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In May 2019, I hosted the quarterly meeting of e-Learning practitioners across New Zealand at the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern). During the 3-part event had a…
I was asked by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern) to lead and moderate a panel for their 2019 Digi_X Digital Decisions event as part of New…
In May 2019, I gave a talk at Digi_X Digital Decisions 2019. The event was organized by The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA Northern) and it took place…
In March 2019, I was invited to be a speaker for the Telco & Digital Service Futures Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. The event explored converging technologies for…
In November 2018, I was invited to give a talk to Territory Studio about my project Tactile Astronomy: Teaching Astronomy to blind youth. The talk + briefing was…
In November 2018, I was invited as guest speaker for ARUP’s Foresight, Research & Innovation team in London UK to give them a talk about innovations and trends…
In November 2018, as Co-founder of Aria Logistics and Matternet, I was invited to give a talk in Europe’s largest commercial UAV trade show in London UK. We…
In November 2018, I was invited by the first ever Chief Design Officer of Lloyds Banking Group, Dan Makowski, to give a guest talk to their full Design…
A 10-city tour of New Zealand sponsored by the Royal New Zealand College Of General Practitioners is taking place this year.
In November 2017, I gave the Opening Keynote for the Digital Summit 2017 with a focus on the paradigm shift of Lifespans to Healthspans.
In August 2017, I was invited by Autodesk to share my perception of the future of Manufacturing and Generative Design.
In May 2017, I was the Closing Keynote Speaker for PRINZ 2017 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
In March 2017, the Tactile Education team shared the journey of building new educational experiences through accesible technologies in Tasmania.
I am involved in the development of the MESHED collaborative to support resillient communities in Auckland through neighborhood activations of MakerHood.
In August 2016, I gave a talk at the User Experience Auckland Group about the Tactile Astronomy Project.
En Julio de 2016 dí una plática en PLATOON Ciudad de México con la temática de El Futuro Del Trabajo.
I am a Mentor for the inaugural cohort of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa’s Te Mahuki program from August to December 2016.
In June 2016, I participated in the Labour Party Future Of Work Commission session on the implications for the ICT sector -and related sectors- in knowledge-intensive manufacturing and services industries.
My talk was centered on how Generative Design is changing how we see and value Design. The presentation was divided in four areas: (1) background in exponential technologies, (2)…
My talk was centered on how Transportation will be impacted by other trends that are happening worldwide and how we should be preparing for this accelerating future.
In March 2016, I was interviewed for the Point Of Learning Podcast by Network For Learning (N4L) New Zealand on Synthetic Biology, Makerspaces… and the role of mentorship.
This presentation was an introduction to exponential technologies for an audience of designers and developers of workforce training materials.
I was asked to design, develop and deliver a facilitated all-day workshop to bring together a group of industry, science and academic leaders
As a 3-part workshop engagement with the Innovation Liberation Front, I helped co-facilitate a specific session on raising capital for UAV startups.
The session focused on IP creation, protection, understanding how a startup works and how it works in the context of UAVs and New Zealand regulations.
I had the opportunity to co-present Network Society on Day Zero of NetHui 2015 on 08 July. This presentation was done in Te Reo Māori and…