We hosted our AGM before the June Event. Our President, Gavin Lennox, presented the financials and the members elected the Executive Committee for the coming year.

We are delighted to welcome a new addition to the team: Averill Dickinson, as well as the return of Anchali Anandanayagam to the Committee. 

We also salute Martin Keyte, who has stepped down from the Committee after many years fantastic service. A special thanks to you Martin for the huge contribution you've made to the NZSA.

The Exec Committee announced at the August event that Gavin Lennox had stepped down as President, but will remain on the Exec. Roger Ford, an Exec Committee member since Dec 2013 has been elected as the new president. Roger is honoured to take up the challenge. At the dinner announcement, Gavin was acknowledged by the members, attendees, including a number of past presidents, for the outstanding contribution he has made to the organisation during his tenure.

Join us on the 8th of September to hear Mitchell Pham, co-founder and Director of the Augen Software Group.

In 2015, Augen celebrate their 10th Anniversary of operating between NZ and Vietnam. Their transformational business model brings more capability and scalability while reducing risks to NZ businesses for rapid development and deployment of innovation, to harness IP and take new products to market, or to advance growth and expansion.

Mitchell Pham will share with us Augen’s 10-year journey, with its many successes and obstacles, risks and challenges, and lessons learned.

​August’s NZSA networking event was a sell-out, with a packed house turning out on a wintry Auckland evening.

The evening got off to a cracker start thanks to a round of drinks kindly sponsored by Howard & Co, followed by (once everyone had found a seat) some entertaining stories from Regan on German Rieslings and German winemakers.

John Quirk from Howard & Co then hosted a panel discussion with 3 leaders from the aviation software industry (Mark McCaughan from merlot.aero, Simon Mitchell from Matchbyte and Martin Grant from Private Flight) on managing growth.

Each of the speakers gave an overview of their business then discussed issues such as market positioning, innovation, crowd-sourced development, and the ability of Kiwi companies to take on larger offshore players.

The panel format created a very interesting and interactive evening, and it was interesting to hear the 3 presenters’ different perspectives on a number of issues.

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Think your startup can change the world?
IBM SmartCamp will give you the tools.

IBM SmartCamp is one part mentoring bootcamp, one part networking extravaganza, and one part epic pitch competition between rising startups from around the globe.

Get training from, network with, and pitch to top-tier mentors from local businesses, startups, and VCs. Win the chance to study & demo at LAUNCH Scale, pitch on stage at LAUNCH Festival (the world’s largest startup conference), be accepted into the LAUNCH Incubator with $25k investment prize, and become IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year.

Register at: http://www.smartcamp2015.com/auckland

​​Morgo is where the people building exciting high growth companies from New Zealand (and Australia) come together to share their stories, learn from each other and get re-excited about being in business. It’s your annual re-charge, a mini sabbatical to get you re-excited about being in business. Morgo is open to all the senior people from these companies: not only CEO’s but also CTOs, CFO’s, CMO’s COO’s, and very active board members. It’s an opportunity to re-connect with old friends and make new ones.

When: 10 - 11 September 2015
Where: Waitangi, Northland

When : 2 September 2015, 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Hotel Mercure 8 Customs Street East, Auckland

​​Dunedin-based Tech entrepreneur Ian Taylor became President of the Institute of IT Professionals NZ in late 2014. But why did he take this role, and where does he see the future of the organisation and the profession as a whole?

Come and hear Ian's story, from humble beginnings to one of New Zealand's most celebrated tech entrepreneurs. He'll also outline why he put himself forward for IITP President, his view of the importance of the Institute as a voice for the profession, and how he sees that continuing to evolve in future, with your help.

Register here: http://iitp.nz/members/register?1161

​When: 10 Nov 2015 (Register by 28 Sept to receive SuperSaver price).
​Where: Viaducts Events Centre

IDC and Conferenz are proud to collaborate to bring a new and improved Internet of Things Conference to New Zealand. 

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to transform a company's processes, products and services. New approaches to innovation are needed. Ideas and research have to be transformed into commercial value propositions.

The 2015 Internet of Things conference will focus on practical benefits and IoT business values for New Zealand businesses. We aim to provide a knowedge-sharing environment where companies can learn from each other and understand how to benefit from IoT applications.

Register here: www.conferenz.co.nz

​When: 7 September 2015
Where: Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland

“As cloud continues to shape the technology landscape and service delivery paradigm, companies need to re-evaluate all aspects of their service delivery model—from processes, controls and tools to governance, skills and culture.

Faster time-to-market, reduced capital outlay, and the ability to rapidly scale are among the promised benefits of cloud. However, cloud also introduces new complexities and dependencies into the IT management landscape that must be addressed to enable said benefits.

I invite you to join a proactive exchange at the 2015 NZ Cloud Computing conference to discuss how to future-proof cloud adoption strategies to achieve commercial advantage.”

- James Fuller, Associate Director, PwC

Register here: www.conferenz.co.nz