I focus on the design and implementation of strategies compatible with an accelerating future.
In July 2019, I hosted the Customer Experience Collective New Zealand (CX Collective NZ) their monthly practitioner & networking event on behalf of The Employers and Manufacturers Association…
The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition is coming to our corner of the world.
In May 2019, I hosted the quarterly meeting of e-Learning practitioners across New Zealand at the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern). During the 3-part event had a…
I was asked by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern) to lead and moderate a panel for their 2019 Digi_X Digital Decisions event as part of New…
In May 2019, I gave a talk at Digi_X Digital Decisions 2019. The event was organized by The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern) and it took place…
Since April 2019, I have been working closely with The Manufacturers’ Network in Christchurch and Auckland on the Skill Shift 2025 project which aims to define the skills…
In March 2019, I was invited to be a speaker for the Telco & Digital Service Futures Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. The event explored converging technologies for…
Since February 2019, I began a relationship with the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern) in Auckland. The work involves: Special Projects for the Office of the CEO,…
In November 2018, I was invited by Dr. Salam Salih to be the Keynote Speaker of the Iraqi Health Professionals New Zealand (IHPNZ) Association. This event was done…
In November 2018, I was invited to give a talk to Territory Studio about my project Tactile Astronomy: Teaching Astronomy to blind youth. The talk + briefing was…
In November 2018, I was invited as guest speaker for ARUP’s Foresight, Research & Innovation team in London UK to give them a talk about innovations and trends…
In November 2018, as Co-founder of Aria Logistics and Matternet, I was invited to give a talk in Europe’s largest commercial UAV trade show in London UK. We…
In November 2018, I was invited by the first ever Chief Design Officer of Lloyds Banking Group, Dan Makowski, to give a guest talk to their full Design…
The Inaugural Falling Walls LAB is set to take place in September 2018.
A 10-city tour of New Zealand sponsored by the Royal New Zealand College Of General Practitioners is taking place this year.
In May 2018, I designed and facilitated a workshop for the Pacific Business Trust as part of a long term collaboration.
In April 2018, I was invited as Panel Moderator for the “What’s next? Looking 20 years into the Future” session.
In February 2018, I conducted high-level strategy, frameworks and foresight consulting work of what learning can be for all 4,500 GPs of New Zealand.
In February 2018, I am participating as a Mentor for Fishhackathon 2018.
The insights from this project will underpin the emerging Be. Lab – Aotearoa’s first centre of access innovation.
In 2017, I completed the Be.Accesible Leadership Programme.
In November 2017, I gave the Opening Keynote for the Digital Summit 2017 with a focus on the paradigm shift of Lifespans to Healthspans.
In August 2017, I was invited by Autodesk to share my perception of the future of Manufacturing and Generative Design.
In May 2017, I was the Closing Keynote Speaker for PRINZ 2017 in Christchurch, New Zealand.