We had a wonderfully diverse group of about 30 tech enthusiasts and interested people joining our second Northland Tech Cluster Meeting on 18. May .

Here the agenda for the day:

5:00 PM  Welcome and Tour of WHBS Labs including CNC machine – Allister Gilbert

5:20 PM  Possible impact of  Hawaiiki Cable and ultrafast broadband for Northland Tech – Duncan Hamilton (Chorus)

Lightning Talks (5 min max!)/ Panel Discussion

Maori Digital Arts & Technology – Te Piha Tipene (InnoNative Business Hub)

Multimodal Transport Demo in Whangarei end of this year – Martin Knoche (Vision Zero, N3T)

Technology Education and Development in Whangarei – George Norris (Developers Institute)

Technology Eco-System in Tai Tokerau – Matt Keane

Creative Technologies in Northland – Maggie Buxton

Inventors Club – Dave Bennett

6:20 PM – Drinks, Nibbles and networking

7:00 PM – Closing

If you enjoyed the event, please tell two new people, bring your partner and friends next time to have a lively discussion on how technology can be an enabler to mobilize more innovation from Tai Tokerau.