Programme 2010

Morgo 2010 Programme

7.00 – 9.30pm Pre-conference function: Informal networking Dinner  

Day 1 Conference

8.45 – 9.00 Jenny Morel Welcome
9.00 – 9.35 Ian Taylor
Animation Research
Stepping into the Unknown
9.35 – 10.10 Jonathan Sackier Dr. No and Goldfinger: what Bond can teach us about building medical businesses
10.10 – 10.20 Cameos  
10.20 – 10.50 Morning Coffee  
10.50 – 11.20 Al Monro
Next Window
No Safety Net – taking a hi-tech company global
11.20 – 11.50 Mario Wynands
Sidhe Interactive
 
11.50 – 12.20 Grant Ryan
YikeBike
Yikes, What a Journey
12.20 – 12.30 YikeBike Demo  
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch  
1.30 – 2.05 Richard Little
Rex Bionics
The Story of Rex
2.05 – 2.40 Andrew Dzurak
University of New South Wales
Quantum Information Technology
2.40 – 3.15 Jeff Gordon
Open Cloud
Executing the plan
3.15 – 3.30 Cameos  
3.30 - 4.00 Afternoon tea  
4.00 - 4.30 Steve Bayliss
Air New Zealand
 
4.30 - 5.30 Pitch Competition  
6.00 – 7.30 Drinks  
7.30 Conference Dinner Entertainment

Morgo 2010: Conference Day 2

8.30 – 8.40 Jenny Morel Welcome to Day 2
8.40 – 9.20 Andrew Grant
McKinsey & Company
Building a Successful Business in China
9.20 – 9.50 Sean Simpson
Lanzatech
China case study: The Lanzatech Story
9.50 – 10.20 Stephen LeFebvre
BioVittoria
The Sweet Taste of Success, a Venture into China
10.20 – 10.30 Cameos  
10.30 – 11.00 Morning Coffee  
11.00 – 11.30 Neil Cowie
Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin Patch – Our China Experience
11.30 – 1.00 Workshops:  
  1. PWC/ Bell Gully:
Going Global – finance & legal issues
Owen Gibson, PricewaterhouseCoopers
David Flacks, Bell Gully
Dean Oppenhuis, Bell Gully
2. FRST – Solve, Create & Grow – Using R&D to out innovate your competitors.
Richard Bentley, FRST
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch  
2.00 – 2.35 Sean Gourley
Younoodle/ Mathematics Researcher
The Mathematics of War
2.35 – 3.10 Naomi Simson
Red Balloon
Red Balloon – a growth story
3.10 – 3.30 Wrap  
3.30 - 4.00 Afternoon tea  
4.00 - 6.00 Walk to Haruru Falls Sunset is about 6.10.
Minibus in one direction
7.00 Optional Dinner For delegates who stay Friday night