Hardware Meetup NZ - Christchurch

Overview

Join Hardware Meetup NZ on 20th November 2024 for a relaxed evening at the Health Technology Centre in Christchurch, where we will showcase several companies leading the way in Innovation in Christchurch.

This event will feature a fireside chat with founders and builders, who are building interesting products from Aotearoa. Hear more about their products, their journey so far and their dreams for the future.

Our events are designed to bring together a wide range of the community, from startup founders and execs, to subject-matter experts, investors, students and general startup enthusiasts not only in Auckland but from all around NZ.

A live-stream will be available - you can register to be sent the link prior to the event start-time.

Speakers

Speaker 1: Stefan Powell from Dawn Aerospace

Stefan Powell is the CEO,CTO and Co-Founder of Dawn Aerospace.  His passion for sustainable technologies began with wind energy, which led him to study engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. While at Delft, Stefan joined a rocket-building club, which ultimately inspired the creation of Dawn Aerospace, alongside a group of like-minded friends. Now leading the company, he is focused on developing a rapidly reusable rocket-powered aircraft and green in-space propulsion to drive the future of sustainable space technologies.

Speaker 2: Brendon Hale from Basis

Brendon joined Basis as its first technical team member during the COVID lockdown, when the company was still in its exploratory and feasibility stages. As CTO, he led the development of the engineering capabilities from the ground up, building the foundations necessary to innovate while navigating the challenges of creating safety-critical, regulated products. Now, as Head of Research and Technology, Brendon is focused on driving the enablers of future growth and expansion. 

Speaker 3: Jason Orchard from Evnex

Jason Orchard is the Head of Engineering at Evnex. He is passionate about product development, enjoys working with teams that are dedicated to solving challenging problems, and thrives on seeing the positive impact their hard work has on communities. His interest in technology began at a young age, always eager to discover how things work under the hood. This curiosity has led him to work in various industries, including medical devices, scientific instrumentation, and now e-mobility.

MC: Mikayla Stokes

Mikayla is a Mechatronics Engineer at Crown Equipment making autonomous forklifts. She loves using tech to make cool wearable things like a light-up dress or 3D printed earrings. She's passionate about creating an inclusive community where any kid can pursue a future in STEM, and is the two time overall female winner of the BrightSparks inventing competition.

Event Details:

Date and time
Wednesday. 20th November 2024
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Venue: 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013
Cost: $15 (+ processing fees)
Food: pizza, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks

About Hardware Meetup NZ

Hardware Meetup NZ exists to showcase founders and engineers and the world-leading products they're building, or diving into hardware-specific topics. Since 2016, we've showcased dozens of New Zealand's most exciting physical product companies.

Sponsors

Outset Ventures

Outset Ventures are committed to empowering overlooked science and engineering innovators to transform their ideas into groundbreaking ventures, helping them succeed at the critical early stages. As New Zealand's center of gravity for science and engineering startups and scaleups, Outset is home to a community of 40+ founder-led companies, 5000 square meters of laboratory and workshop spaces, and the country's most active deep technology investment fund.

GPC Electronics

GPC Electronics, is Australasia's largest contract electronics manufacturers, specializing in a wide range of sectors including Industrial Controls, Power Electronics, Aerospace, Medical and Defence. GPC Electronics provides comprehensive services from design and prototyping to full-scale production and testing, leveraging advanced technologies to deliver high-quality electronic solutions globally.

Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes provides business and people with 3DEXPERIENCE universes to imagine sustainable innovations capable of harmonizing product, nature and life.  Their SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE Works are mastered by 7.5 Million engineers and designers worldwide. SOLIDWORKS Startup Program does two incredible things to help accelerate growth of early stage hardware companies.  First, we remove barriers by providing access to world-class design and collaboration software.  Second, we nurture an ecosystem which understand the difficult challenges of launching innovative hardware products.

Intranel

Intranel provides services to accelerate technology projects covering a full range of emerging tech, including hardware design, LLMs, AI/ML, computer vision, mobile and web app development, and cloud services. Intranel works with start-ups to multi-nationals, with a particular strength in developing tech to support R&D projects. Recent projects include an AI assisted medical ultrasound imaging device, pathogen detection using computer vision, a nano-particle isolation device, and robotics and software for controlling biochemical experiments on the ISS.

Health Technology Centre

The Health Technology Centre at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is a co-working space for a cluster of health technology companies and the wider community to work from a unique and collaborative environment. 

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