GEN NZ Unconference and Workshops are back again and it's all happening in Auckland this year!

This unique opportunity to connect and reconnect will be held on Thursday 14 March (Workshops) and Friday 15 March (Unconference) at GridAKL Futures Lab / Level 4, 12 Madden Street Auckland CBD.

Let's come together kanohi ki te kanohi / face to face and learn from each other about the art and science of entrepreneurship, and how to improve our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Join your ecosystem colleagues and new ones for a barely controlled explosion of entrepreneurial energy.

The Unconference on Friday 15 March brings together people from all over the country and the various niches in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to collaborate on how we can connect entrepreneurs to the resources and people they need to thrive, locally and globally. At an unconference, you set the agenda - and we’ll be soliciting ideas for sessions closer to the date. We’ll meet in small groups and discuss topics that are of interest on the day. Everyone can contribute to the conversation, and the main idea is to connect with like-minded people that you can work together with to achieve your common goals. The Unconference sessions will be facilitated, but there won’t be a single “presenter” as such in the sessions.

The Unconference will be preceded by a day of workshops on Thursday 14 March. The workshop sessions will be like more traditional conference workshops - lead by one or two people, with presentations, each with specific learning outcomes, and ideally feed in the Unconference sessions the following day.

We’ve already had a number of workshop proposals, including Founder Wellbeing, Impact Investment Landscape, Policy Imperatives for the new Government, Youth Entrepreneurship, Innovation in the Regions, Entrepreneurship as a solution for Tertiary Institutions and Why you need a Community Strategy if you're supporting Entrepreneurs.

If you're interested in running a workshop, please let us know by emailing nz@genglobal.org