Innovation and Design Panel

Professor Jarrod Haar (PhD), of Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Mahuta descent, is a Professor of Management and Māori Business, in the School of Management, College of Business (Albany). Jarrod received his PhD in Organisational Behaviour/Human Resource Management from the University of Waikato

Tony is an independent economist. His focus is on explaining what is happening in the economy in layman’s terms, providing people with information they can use for planning business growth and understanding factors affecting the housing market. Kindly sponsored by TCL Hunt

Dr. Michelle Dickinson (MNZM) is a force of nature in the world of nanotechnology and materials engineering. Her career is a testament to her unwavering commitment to innovation, education, and empowering others. Kindly sponsored by PIL

Marine vessels use an incredible amount of energy just to push through the water. Vessev exists to develop entirely new, more sustainable solutions to marine propulsion – to lift vessels up and out of the water to drastically reduce drag and minimise energy consumption.

At Critical. we are building both the products and the technology platform to transform plastic waste into beautiful, low carbon and endlessly recyclable materials to empower the next generation of buildings. Join Rui Peng on their journey to innovate.

Join us for an informative and thought provoking session as we discuss the latest in Innovation and Design with some of the Industry's leading companies