Join us to help progress Wellington by bringing together science, tech & investors from across the city into an informal, fun and informative meet-up. The goal of the event is that you learn something new, meet someone new, have fun and we all start forging new paths ahead for Wellington.

The August event will have see us ask the mayoral candidates for Wellington about their plans for the economy and how they see tech, science & innovation playing into it. The event will be MCed by Wellington science journalist Peter Griffin, and, at this point, we have six candidates confirmed:

The venue is bohemian bookstore, Undercurrent, a perfect venue for story telling but tickets are limited - so please reserve yours, but if you do end up not being able to come please return the ticket!

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