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Innovate - Great ideas. Successful Business. - Aria nui. Kaipakihi momoho.

Speakers

Scene Setters included:


  • Rt Hon Helen Clark, Prime Minister New Zealand - the state of innovation
  • Hon Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development - Co-Chair of Innovate
  • Hon Parekura Horomia, Minister of Maori Affairs - Growing Innovation: the Maori way
  • Dr Graeme Fogelberg, Vice Chancellor of the University of Otago - Co-Chair of Innovate, sharing with us some of Otago University's success stories in taking great ideas from the University's laboratory and research programmes and transforming them into successful business ventures
  • Ian Taylor of Taylormade, sharing the international success story of Taylormade's technology and innovation through computer graphics
  • Richard Taylor, Company Director of Weta Workshop - an open lunch forum sharing the innovation and great ideas behind the success of the international blockbuster - Lord of the Rings
  • Prof Colin Campbell Hunt, co-author of "World Famous in New Zealand" and Professor of Management at the University of Otago - about the key to global markets
  • Jeremy Moon, Managing Director of Icebreaker - one of New Zealand's most successful and fastest growing companies
  • Craig Knox, General Manager Innovation of Carter Holt Harvey - telling us Carter's Innovation to Business (I2B)story
  • Maxine Simmons, Chief Executive of Immuno Chemical Products Limited - one of New Zealand's leading bio-tech companies
  • Mark Pennington, Design Director of Formway Furniture - one of New Zealand's most successful export stories
  • Frank Findlow, Director Supply and Operations of Heinz Wattie Australasia - telling us why Heinz Wattie are returning their manufacturing and R&D operations to New Zealand
  • Mary Ann Wangemann, EDS Innovates Fellow (USA) - working across the organisation worldwide providing thought leadership
  • Sir Angus Tait, Chairman of Tait Electronics - telling of the failures, setbacks and successes of Tait Electronics
  • Bill Lloyd, President of Sovereign Yachts NZ Limited and Allen Jones, Chairman of New Zealand Yachts - two of New Zealand's marine sector leaders recently returned home after operating successful businesses off-shore
  • Prof John Tagg and Dr Kelvin Moffatt, BLIS Technologies Ltd - From lab-bench to market, the formation of a leading bio-tech company

Dinner Speaker


  • Prof. Alan MacDiarmid, NZ born chemist and Nobel Laureate - talking about the process of creating businesses based on innovative ideas and the actions New Zealand can take to ensure it gets the best from its innovators, whether they are in New Zealand or overseas.

Other Session Speakers and Participants included: