Reflecting on a 50 year journey, and the next 50 years to come

Welcoming visionary business entrepreneurs, ICT industry professionals and academics – this is your conference.

Are you helping to create the future? Or do you have experiences from the past to share? We as individuals, as organizations and as a country must take action, harness our creative energy and ‘no limits’ spirit to propel New Zealand forward as a leader in the digital economy, and dramatically improve our productivity. Kiwi ingenuity is needed today more than ever.

And we must celebrate what the last 50 years have brought up, and learn from them whilst looking forward to  the future.

Our recipe for a successful anniversary conference is to invite top talent from around the country, give everyone a few days in a beautiful place, create a catalyst for innovation and create the future by understanding the past. The conference will not only reflect on the 50 year journey of the ICT industry in New Zealand, but more importantly the 50 years to come. We will celebrate New Zealand’s achievements over the past 50 years, learn from our collective experience and listen to the innovators and entrepreneurs of the future.

This is the first Premier New Zealand Computing Conference – it will become an annual event, to be  embraced by our sector.

The conference will bring together the people who deliver results for New Zealand – visionary ICT industry professionals and academics, business entrepreneurs, and a veritable “who’s who” of ICT innovation.  NZ and International Keynote Speakers include Kiwis who have cut their teeth with proven success in the international arena of ICT and wish to share and inspire us with their stories.

Breaking from the traditional approach to conferences this event will be about innovation and practicality – getting ideas from a concept to reality. We’ll hear from those that have done it, with incredible results. We’ll be learning from their mistakes, embracing their success, and celebrating the past to prepare us for the future.   As well as a traditional conference we also have a full day BarCamp – the perfect opportunity for you to present your own ideas in a nurturing environment.

The conference is also immediately prior to the Brisbane World Computer Congress, hosted by IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing).

Sponsors and Trade Exhibitors are encouraged to register your interest as early as possible – there are only limited options remaining. The brochure is available now.

We look forward to celebrating with you, New Zealand’s achievements over the past 50 years and the next 50 to come.

Elizabeth Eastwood

Chairman, Organising Committee
NZCS 50th Anniversary Conference