Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 15 April
17:30 - 20:30
Location
Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3, DSV House, 15 Daly Street, Lower Hutt
Hardware Meetup NZ is excited to announce its first event to be held in Wellington, where they will be showcasing several companies leading the way in innovation in Wellington.
This event features a fireside chat with founders and builders, who are building interesting products from Aotearoa, about their products, their journey so far and their dreams for the future.
The 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 from all around NZ.
A live stream will be available for those not able to make it to the venue – you can register to be sent the link prior to the event start time.
Speaker 1: Bradley Leuw
Bradley Leuw is the Head of HTS Subsystems at OpenStar. Over the last three years, Brad has had the opportunity to design and build the hardware under the hood of OpenStar’s core magnet, a technology stack that ranges from sensitive instrumentation and power electronics to mechanical systems in vacuum and cryogenic environments. His focus currently is on building teams that can quickly scale the technologies needed to build a fusion power plant.
Speaker 2: Terry Miller
Terry Miller – founder and CEO (Chief Everything Officer) of the hardware startup Eight360, creators of a world-unique untethered VR motion simulator called the NOVA. He has always been interested in technology and how things work, studying electronics engineering and starting his career in R&D and product development before his side project Eight360 became a full-time job. He was awarded NZ Young Engineer of the Year in 2019.
Speaker 3: Craig Bond
Craig Bond is the co-founder and head of Product Development at Wellington-based Goodnature. Goodnature are a team of ecologists, scientists, designers and developers, revolutionising the way the world kills rats, mice and other invasive species so nature can thrive. Craig is also involved in community restoration projects that focus on re-planting, trapping, and weed removal to restore wild areas of Wellington to their former biodiversity glory.
MC: Mikayla Stokes
Mikayla Stokes 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.
In person (limit 2 people per organisation) $15.00 + $1.43 fee
Buy tickets
Online (link will be sent out before the event starts) $5.00 + $0.85 fee