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Techweek 18 - 10 Billion Mouths To Feed

May 23, 2018 03:56 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

Our 15 minute wrap up from Tauranga and the "10 Billion Mouths" event talking agritech/agtech and foodtech alongside investors from the US and innovative startups. We talked with: - Arama Kukutai - Graeme Mueller - A taste taste of Sunfed Chicken - George Kellerman - Steven Saunders & Alistair Scarfe - Sarah Nolet - Rosie Bosworth - Richard Wildman ------------------------------------------------------ Access Granted podcast featuring Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Pascale Hyboud-Peron, Vau...

Techweek 18 - Auckland Events Wrap Up

May 22, 2018 05:44 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

DAYS 1 and 2 are in the can - we have Techweek TV as a going concern, it's happening! We learned that #ai is writing media, #electric bikes are fun, the passion of the many to #collaborate and grow the #newzealand #tech industry, what #UpStarters is, how awesome #cricket #bats are made, and Techweek NZ is a massive beast! We'll be LIVE tomorrow from the #Tauranga headline event chatting with #Agritech, #foodtech, and all things #food. 12pm-2pm - let us know where you'll be listening from! ...

Hamish McGregor – Vitamins vs Painkillers

May 16, 2018 20:59 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

We thank Hamish McGregor who took time out of his busy schedule to meet Mike in Miramar between flights, and it was well worth it. Hamish discusses the kin2kin (https://kin2kin.com/) app that he co-founded in Wanaka, it's origin, the journey of a startup, being an entrepreneur, and how having an idea and even the first release is only the first tiny steps. [Mike: kin2kin is probably one of the few apps we've encountered via the podcast that I have instantly seen how it would help in my lif...

Ben Reid - Advancing The AI Ecosystem

May 15, 2018 02:29 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Following on from last week's Ben talking AI we have another :) Ben Reid is Executive Director at Artificial Intelligence Forum of NZ and we were extremely fortunate to have some time with Ben on the day that the "Artificial Intelligence: Shaping a Future New Zealand" report was released upon the world. "This report is the culmination of a one year research project led by the AI Forum with research partners IDC and Sapere. The research examined the New Zealand and international AI industry l...

Ben Rose - Having A Chat(bot) About AI

May 07, 2018 23:21 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Ben Rose, General Manager, Direct and Partnerships at nib, joined us via the magic of the Internet to take us through how nib are experimenting with Artificial Intelligence through the use of chatbots and machine learning to automatically answer clients questions. Ben also explains how a seemingly "stuffy" insurance company has an attitude of this century and not the last, and how they have "online" in their DNA that enables agile experimentation. He also advises that companies of all sizes ...

Wellington Techweek 2018 Event Organisers

May 01, 2018 01:27 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

ALL Wellington events: https://techweek.co.nz/whats-on/filter/?Location=3 At a WREDA organised event we stick our microphone under a number of Wellington event organisers and ask them, "What is your event, where / when and why should people come along?", enjoy the answers from: - Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Edmund Hillary Fellowship / Spacebase NZ Space Challenge Regional Showcase - Monday 21st 5:30pm - 7:30pm / BizDojo, 115 Tory St - Amber Joseph, New Zealand Students' Space Association Stud...

Melissa Firth – Culture Trumps Strategy

April 24, 2018 01:46 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Melissa Firth, a person we have been working hard to get on the show for what seems like a lifetime ;) And it was worth the wait as she takes us through the inner workings of Te Papa, what the Chief Digital Officer role involves, how the team has been built-up in a short number of years. and their goals for the coming years. Melissa also highlights some of the attributes of her team, the organisation and the wider environment that has allowed them to experiment, deliver and ensure they aren'...

Adam Blackwell – Amongst Skullduggery

April 18, 2018 03:44 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

Adam Blackwell, a man on a mission to rid the world of not just terrible Powerpoint presentations but also give back the joy to meetings. Through the use of training and services at Stun Sells he moves people and companies to those that can engage business peers, whether that's to close a deal, sell a concept or merely to inform progress. And it's not just services but using the app, Showcase, he is able to equip those out on the road with the information that they truly need to do their job...

New Zealand WiDS 2018

April 10, 2018 03:35 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

In a quiet, yet hot corner of the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering Mike stole away most (not all, unfortunately) of the speakers at the inaugural Women In Data Science 2018 New Zealand (https://www.widsnz.org/) to find out what they were going to say on stage - here they all are: - Professor Rosalind Archer - Liz MacPherson - Pieta Brown - Dr Lisa Chen - Amanda Hughes - Dame Diane Robertson - Kat Kolich - Emma Vitz - Alex Garkavenko (unfortunately we missed Agate Ponder, but wa...

Menno Finlay-Smits – Blending of Tech and Environment

April 02, 2018 23:02 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Dave Lane chats with Menno Finlay-Smits (@mjs0) about the Cacophony Project that will turn birdsong into data and use the best of breed IT technologies to dramatically improve our trapping ability. It's a cracking conversation and we'd like to thank Dave for his first episode on the podcast, here's to many more. - https://cacophony.org.nz/ - https://github.com/TheCacophonyProject - https://twitter.com/birdsongnz - https://twitter.com/mjs0 - http://menno.io/ -------------------------------...

Corin Healy - The Funny Side of Tech

March 28, 2018 01:42 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

Corin Healy (@corinhealy78) is a man with two sides - one is the IT manager of a team at a well respected telco company (Chorus), the other is a stand-up comedian ... how on earth does he know when to do which? We have a cracker of a conversation with Corin, covering off the trials and tribulations of middle management, the over use and bad design of Powerpoint slide decks, what's it like to be a team lead and, surprisingly, Avatar. Underneath this is the ever constant crossover between you...

Kowhai Montgomery - Special Snowflake Startups

March 20, 2018 01:39 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

Kowhai Montgomery has moved amongst the Wellington tecch scene for a while and, after working with NGO's and small startups before heading the sales for one is now working in the online/"blended" learning space. Kowhai has many comments on the archetypal sales approaches, the language used and the approaches that can be taken - discussing the difference between "hunter" and "gatherer" (and even saying those words aren't really correct. Sales, an issue for many Kiwi companies, takes many dif...

System Error / Mauricio Freitas - Bad, Worse and Worser

March 14, 2018 23:27 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

We have Lucas, Kay, Mike, Raj and off course Mauricio gathering around a the table at Golding's Free Dive to discuss the tech issues of the day! - https://twitter.com/freitasm - https://twitter.com/JennyKayNZ - https://twitter.com/lukaszfromwelly - http://www.goldingsfreedive.co.nz/ We cover: - Telcos – 2G is no more – forced upgrade off handsets - (lack of) Service providers - Netflix hacking - Some Devs teams don't think User Experience - Those dam updates! - The Olympics - How we judge...

Adam Shand – From WiFi To Wild Via Weta

March 12, 2018 23:42 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

Adam Shand is enjoying a journey that involves a lot of learning. He has learnt about setting up WiFi for communities before it was a thing, he has learnt how movies work (and don't), he is learning how to become sustainable, and he is learning what makes great managers tick and how to support them. All of this learning is not just for himself though is one that he does with others and wants to share as far as he can. This podcast has so much gold in it we just say - listen up! - http://ad...

Gavin Knight - Consulting Is Like A Performance Art

March 05, 2018 21:44 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Gavin Knight (@gavinknight) has a story that is both typical and individual as he takes us behind the word "consultant" and exposes what it's really like to work for many clients, a handful of agencies and ultimately for oneself. http://www.gavinknight.com/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gavinknight LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/gavinknight ------------------------------------------------------ Access Granted podcast featuring Mike Riversdale, Raj Khushal, Pascale Hyboud-Peron, Vau...

Merridy Marshall – Talking To Kids And Tall children

February 27, 2018 01:08 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MB

Merridy Marshall is a powerhouse taking the world of tech to the kids (big ones and small ones) through bringing Code Club Aotearoa to Wellington and touring with the Robotics Roadshow. And all this whilst she is an active mum, and principal consultant at Assurity ... that's one busy person. But the passion for tech for all shines through - enjoy! Contact Twitter: https://twitter.com/merridymarshall LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/merridy-marshall-96412030 Code Club Aotearoa https://co...

Kate Kolich – You Can't Be What You Can't See

February 21, 2018 23:49 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

Kate Kolich (https://nz.linkedin.com/in/katarina-kolich-28881a118) has worked in the Wellington banking industry for many years, most notably at BNZ where she is currently the Head of Enterprise Data and Information Services. Whilst we touch on her work at the BNZ, as we sat in their sparkly new Partner Centre, we focussed mostly on her role in engaging more women into tech and specifically into the data sciences arena. This work includes New Zealand's first ever Stanford Women In Data Scie...

Mahuki pt 2 - SimplyFi, Tide Talk, Vaka Interactiv & ContinUX

February 20, 2018 01:40 - 1 hour - 60 MB

(recorded December 2017) We finish off our chats with the 2017 Mahuki cohort by finding out what the teams had worked upon, how they found the programme and, most importantly, what next. SIMPLYFI LTD SimplyFi are a family team of three dedicated to two things: simplicity and sharing. They are developing an application that will help artists, private collectors and everyone in between to simply and securely catalogue their collection. http://simplyfi.co.nz/ Showcase video: https://www.you...

Mahuki pt 1 - Collaborate, I Want To Experience, LocalFlair & ScimitAR

February 19, 2018 23:43 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

Mahuki pt 1 (of 2) - Collaborate, I Want To Experience, LocalFlair & ScimitAR After an introduction about Mahuki (https://www.mahuki.org/) from Bronwen Newton (2017 Mahuki Entrepreneur in Residence), we found out what the teams had worked upon, how they found the programme and, most importantly, what next. COLLABORATE We are a Social Enterprise called Collaborate run by four young Wellington women. We have designed a platform for matching volunteers skills with opportunities in community a...

Dave Knight – Cultivating Sales, People

February 14, 2018 22:09 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Dave Knight (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcknightnz/) is a salesman at heart. He knows how to sell. He also knows how to not be a dick, stay away from the politics and focus on the outcomes required and it's from all of this that he started Hear:Say:Do (https://www.hearsaydo.co.nz/) his sales coaching company. Why do we on Access Granted even bother talking with "sales people" - well, it's for exactly the reason you're thinking that, because we believe that New Zealand tech and media has...

Dean Johnson - Your Mess For Less

February 13, 2018 00:51 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Dean Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-johnson-03142b1/) is an experienced consultant that has worked in many countries, mainly in the banking industry - check out his roll of roles: CEO, CIO, IT Director, Pre-Sales Director and Programme Management. As we cover all of the tech industry we were honoured to hear Dean's story AND to get to grips with his THREE tips for all people that work in tech, no matter at what level: 1; There's No Such Thing As An IT Project 2: You Don't Manage ...

Sam Jarman – No time for messing around, just get into it

January 28, 2018 23:11 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MB

Sam Jarman (@samjarman) is a man on a mission and has the focus and goals of someone with many more years his 'senior'. From working as a dev (at time of recording it was Sailthru, but he is now at BNZ), to being a futurist and technology commentator he has a passion to share the world of technology - a mission we wholeheartedly approve of! This was a redo interview as we had technical difficulties and we quickly dive into what makes Sam tick, where he sees it all going and how he IS going t...

Josh Forde – Rabid about software and social good

January 24, 2018 02:08 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

Josh Forde (@JoshForde) co-founder of Rabid Technologies the tech company behind many of New Zealand's online companies such as PledgeMe. Raj and Josh talk a little about what they do but focus more on where they are taking the company, the challenges within (re)focusing a fairly well established company. Josh explains how they have grown out of their Enspiral roots and are now looking at supporting "social good" using the skills and experiences they have at their fingertips. They also discu...

Jo Eggers - Deep Inside The Machine

January 17, 2018 22:03 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Jo Eggers (@IslandBayGirl) works as senior project administrator inside New Zealand central Government and we can to chat about what it's like being deep inside the machine. We also divert into what iot's like being a woman inside IT, a common thread we cover in many episodes (https://www.accessgranted.nz/women-in-tech/). Jo has a fascinating take on the differences (or none) between the works she does and many IT Departments do and those out in the so called "start-up" and commercial world ...

Deborah Robb - Loving Life and Banking

January 13, 2018 02:43 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

Deborah Robb (@robbdj) is a powerhouse of positivity, joie de vivre, and seeing all things glass half full. Working in, and loving (of course), the world of banking for many years she takes Mike and Raj on a journey from South Africa to New Zealand and how we can all learn from the advantages we have in life to ensure we give back as much as we possibly can. (and Deb and Raj had a wee dance as well - check out the photos on the website) ------------------------------------------------------...

Jim Donovan - Professional Director Changing The World In Big Ways

January 09, 2018 04:28 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

Jim Donovan (@jimisambard) loves change and positive disruption! He began his career as an information systems engineer, progressing through project management, sales, marketing and general management in Britain and New Zealand. As a CEO, he led the transformation and expansion of several substantial technology-based companies: Electra, Fronde and Deltec (Hi Tech Company of the Year in 2000). He's advised major corporations in New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia on business strategy and perf...

The year that was #WellyTech 2017

December 18, 2017 19:15 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

What a monster of an 2017 ending we have for you! In between the fantastic interviews with the #WellyTech Xmas Do guests, Raj and Mike name their top episodes of 2017 ending with their picks of the year - what was yours (leave a comment) We take the #WellyTech interviews in batches of 3, thus: - Hon Clare Curran (@clarecurranmp) - "Minister of the Future" (Mike's supplied title, not official) - Liz MacPherson (@GovStatistician) - CEO of Stats NZ - Vic MacLennan (@optimalhq) - best person, ...

Jenene Crossan – Growing successfully but taking time for yourself

December 14, 2017 06:15 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

It's always awesome when we have people back to share their ongoing stories and with Vaughan catching up with Jenene Crossan (@Jenene), founder and CEO of and winner of the 2016 Most Inspiring Individual at NZ Innovation Awards, that's exactly what we have* Vaughan and Jenene discuss the changes that have happened, the growth in the company and the challenges therein. They also discuss how important it is, as founders and CEO's of young growing companies, to take time to look after oneself,...

Julie Treanor - Corporate to startup, it's all the same people challenges

December 11, 2017 19:09 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Julie Treanor (@domesticexec) has worked in "HR / leadership" (people focussed areas) at all levels of the corporate ladder but recently decided to stride out on her own and found herself in Wellington's BizDojo surrounded by "startups". Through a number of workshops, sitting down with people and listening she discovered that the differences in challenges were ones of scale not content. Julie has recently started her own business, Just Lead, set-up a woman-focuses mentoring service (Triple T...

Pia Andrews (Waugh) – To do something so well that you transcend the act itself

December 07, 2017 20:36 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Pia Andrews (recently married, you probably know her as Pia Waugh, @piawaugh) is a deep thinker, a deliciously cohesive speaker and one of the most active and effective people we have ever met when it comes to making changes in how governments work. Mike and Pia discuss her work in various parts of the Australian Government, the recent challenges therein, and how she is now (openly) working on Government As A Platform (GaaP) within the Lab+ team within DIA for us Kiwis. We also find out why...

Aliesha Staples – The reality of storytelling

December 04, 2017 19:08 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Vaughan Rowsell (@rowsell) talks to Aliesha Staples who comes from a 13 year film industry and VR/AR content creation background. Aliesha is the founder of Staples VR, a production studio for the creative technologies sector, and Staples Rentals, an emerging technology equipment rental company. Aliesha was the winner of the High Tech Awards Young Achiever of the year award for 2017 (Idealog story) and her company Staples VR is the finalist for both innovation and emerging business categories...

Natalie Albert – Diversity is hard work

November 23, 2017 07:09 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

Natalia Albert (@nataliaalbert) is currently a Project Manager at Stats NZ after having tried her professional hand at many roles both inside and out of the public sector. Moving to NZ from Mexico Natalia discovered how insular NZ can be when it comes to "experience gained elsewhere" and so, to prove she can do the work that makes her smile she set up events - there's nothing like showing someone you can do it! Based on this experience Natalia, alongside her day job which she loves, is sett...

Miki Szikszai – Getting out of the building

November 21, 2017 00:17 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB

Miki Szikszai (@mikiszikszai, LinkedIn), CEO Snapper, talks to us about change, how things change and why we need to change. We learn how Snapper evolved quickly to create a solution that customers flocked to and now they are exporting the technology globally. Miki has a background in technology innovation in New Zealand having led the development of new markets and capability for Telecom NZ that include it’s Fixed and Mobile Internet Content businesses, deployment of NZ’s first 3G Mobile ne...

System Error / Mauricio Freitas - The End Of 2017

November 16, 2017 03:15 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

This was our last system Error session for 2017 and we had an open invitation for anyone that wanted to come along. Along with Mike and Raj, we had Lukas, Dave, Rochelle, Kay and off-course Mauricio. The session covered: * Intergen conference * The countdown to Christmas (yay or Uhhh depending on your point of view) * Gift giving – minimalism vs consumerism * What happens when the internet (connectivity to the web) goes down? * New smartphones and the dramas that come with them * 2degrees...

Rachel Hatch – Bringing the VR & Physical world together

November 13, 2017 20:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

We talk to co-founder Rachel Hatch (@rachelnzvr) about the VR kiwi project that has been 8 years in the making and the journey to make an idea into a viable product ready to ship. VR kiwi provides the missing link, the freedom to be able to naturally and physically walk and run within virtual reality. This system includes both hardware and software allowing custom made experiences delivered – “plug and play”. We also talk about what inspired and motivated Rachel to do what she does ... Vi...

Lukas Zawilski – Turkeys are never gonna vote for Christmas

November 06, 2017 20:10 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

“Making life better through technology is my thing” Lukasz Zawilski (@lukaszfromwelly) is the Chief Information Officer at New Zealand Qualifications Authority. An internationally experienced executive and leader with a unique blend of skills and experience gained through working with some of the world's leading organisations. Relocated to New Zealand in 2002 and have been fortunate enough to work with some great organisations across New Zealand & Australia since then. Our discussion leads...

Vic Crone - NZ Rise Innovation Interview

November 02, 2017 03:18 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Vic Crone, CEO of Callaghan Innovation joined NZ Rise members in Wellington to discuss their experiences with Callaghan Innovation and shared her views on where she believes Callaghan Innovation can play a role in supporting the local eco-system. The interview was with Miki Szikszai, CEO of Snapper, and provided by NZ Rise https://nzrise.org.nz/ The interview was hosted by Equinox IT https://www.equinox.co.nz/ ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories fro...

Alex Clark – Crowdfunding for journalism

October 30, 2017 18:40 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB

Alex is passionate about digital technology, and enjoy exploring ways to embrace its full potential. His academic background lies within the fields of media studies, ICT law and technology enterprise, while my professional background is in journalism. Alex created PressPatron, which makes it easy to support media outlets online. In a few simple steps, supporters can make monthly and one-off contributions to their favourite online publishers – which Access Granted love and are part of. We ta...

Chris Cormack – Delightfully subversive

October 23, 2017 22:04 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB

Chris created Koha and has spent the last 17 years refining his creation. Chris has worked for a few companies but his core focus has been Koha throughout his career. Koha is a fully featured, scalable library management system. Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies worldwide. Chris is a "stealth Maori" and he explains how he uses his Maori culture around the world – funny story. An amazing open source tale. -------------------...

Murray Clode – Artpreneur, yes it is a thing

October 16, 2017 19:27 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Pascale, one the team, talks to Murray Clode about art, tech and what happen when the two worlds collide. Tucked upstairs in a nice new sunshiny office at Basestation coworking space in Tauranga CDB, Murray share how he has followed his passion for exploring his inner-creative while at the same time helping unleash others. If you are into non linear journeys, Murray’s story is one of a kind. From the world of Telecommunications to Architecture to heavy industry then on to management and Busi...

Vivian Chandra – OMG Tiger Mum

October 09, 2017 19:40 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Vivian Chandra (@vivster81) is passionate about many things, CRM’s, data, and ensuring kids are not left behind. Being involved with OMGTech! since day one and offering to help out at the launch event she was hooked from the very first moment. We talk about how technology needs to be integrated into the school curriculum not just an add on (optional) subject. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in New Zealand tech, social media...

System Error / Mauricio Freitas – Why is there a reset phone in your anus?

October 05, 2017 01:22 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

Wow this conversation went in every direction possible. Around the table were Troy, Mauricio, Mike, Raj and Gavin. We jabbered about: Usability, functionality, service Using AI bots Recruitment tech LinkedIn spam (“Hi Troy you have a nice face”) Paring down your social channels Email is broken (still) but which messaging app to go to? The old battle between Windows vs Mac vs Google Buzz word BS Data – Analytics and patterns/trends Telcos, they just don’t get it iPhone X and Facal recognit...

Jordan Carter – The plan is not to have a plan

October 03, 2017 02:46 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Jordan Carter (@jordancarter) has been CEO of Internet New Zealand since 2013, leading the organisation as it builds a better New Zealand through a better Internet. He is a policy expert on many of the issues raised by the Internet, especially policy, regulation, and social impact as well as being a a leader of teams, strategist in terms of organisational development and achieving policy outcomes, and experienced at working with and for Boards. We talk about the way we use the Internet now ...

Anna Guenther – Getting Sh_t done!

September 25, 2017 19:12 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

We have had Anna on many times talking about the amazing campaigns that are on Pledgeme.co.nz This time we actually talk about PledgeMe itself and its amazing growth path and some very interesting news. *Cough* Australia. Women in Tech - its a thing, its a thing people are talking about. Anna shares some cool insights. Note, this episode contains many pop culture references from the 90’s. ------------------------------------------------------ We share the stories from people that work in ...

Kat Greenbrook – From insight to action

September 18, 2017 20:07 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

Kat is on a mission to increase the number of data insights actioned. There is a growing gap between analytics teams and decision makers, stemming from a breakdown in communication. This is why Kat started Rogue Penguin.   Kat has worked across multiple industries, NZ and internationally. With both science and graphic design degrees and is happiest when making data come to life. We cover Data visualisation through graphic design Branding Consistent change Analytics and insights ---------...

System Error / Mauricio Freitas – Everyone's got a good point

September 14, 2017 00:43 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

We have Mike, Raj, Mauricio and new addition to the team AJ (graduate of the NZ Radio Training School) sitting around a table at Golding Free Dive we discuss “is radio still a thing” and what's happening to broadcast TV? Nostalgia We have a nostalgic moment when talking about Palm (“Palm is coming back!”) and Windows in the 90’s and how things used to be. “The support process is broken” We discus many many fails and interesting stories in tech at the moment including but not limited to: ...

Kai Koenig – my cat, my chickens & my wife

September 11, 2017 20:18 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

The lost episode. We recorded this one a while ago but unfortunately we misplaced it, until now. Kai Koenig (@agentK) works as a Software Solutions architect for Ventego Creative in Wellington, New Zealand. He also co-founded the company with two partners and is the CTO of Zen Ex Machina, a startup in the fields of digital & user experience consultancy based out of Canberra in Australia. Kai's work comprises a mix of consulting, training, mentoring and actual development work using a range...

2017 ICT Policy Election Special

September 04, 2017 19:31 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Over the past few weeks we spent some time with the main party political parties and their ICT representatives in order to have them articulate their stance. == ICT representatives We get to hear from: - Greens: Gareth Hughes, @GarethMP - NZ First: Tracey Martin, @TraceyMartinMP - National: Brett Hudson, @bhudson_nz - Labour: Clare Curran, @clarecurranmp - ACT: David Seymour, @dbseymour == Questions - What is your own tech background? - Can you sum up your parties ICT policy for us pleas...

Yoseph Ayele & Alina Siegfried – Tackling global challenges from NZ

August 28, 2017 20:08 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Growing up in Ethiopia and living in six countries has made Yoseph a global citizen driven to make positive impact through entrepreneurship. Yoseph works closely with the entrepreneurship community across NZ, Silicon Valley, and other hubs around the world. As a former New Zealand National Poetry Slam champion and TEDx speaker, and with a diverse background in resource management, startups, communications and government, Alina believes in the power of story above almost everything else. Edm...

Sam Daish – Do little things that make a big difference

August 21, 2017 21:17 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

Sam Daish started in recruitment to HR and strategy which lead to information management and analytics. These days Sam spends his time at Xero as Head of Data Innovation, so he’s all about how to use data and conveying information in interesting ways. Using data for business and automation but also for social good. Mike and Sam talk also about the art of play.

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