Join us in celebrating the official launch of Digital Identity NZ. Digital Identity NZ is here to help shape the New Zealand digital identity agenda, where everyone can participate in society by confidently expressing their digital identity. Executive Director Andrew Weaver will share Digital Identity NZ's plans for 2019 and beyond. He will be joined by Department of Internal Affairs Alan Bell and Ahau NZ's Kaye Maree Dunn in a facilitated panel to discuss key digital identity issues. This discussion…

Join us at the 123Tech Mini Expo and National Finals event with host Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) and others. Te Papa, Wellington 2pm – 4pm, Wednesday 5 December

Investor panel session: Hear from our expert line up of panelists that will guide and advise you on everything you need to know about raising capital for your business. The Exit: The journey through to exit is often a long and complex path. Come and hear from someone who has been there, done it and come out the other side. The art of the entry form: We'll be running a short session on tips and tricks on writing a great entry - learn…

Be inspired by previous entrants, finalists and winners: We've got a great line-up of past Hi-Tech Award winners who will be speaking about what entering and winning a Hi-Tech Award has meant for their business. The art of the entry form: We'll be running a short session on tips and tricks on writing a great entry - learn why many companies fail at the first hurdle with a poorly written entry. For other enquiries please email info@hitech.org.nz

NZSA are delighted to have Andy Prow, the CEO and Co-Founder of RedShield Security as their guest speaker for the final event of the year. RedShield is a globally expanding cyber-security company, winner of two HiTech Awards in 2017, and the iSANZ InfoSec Company of the Year 2016, to name a few. Andy is the winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Services Business category. Andy will be presenting the RedShield story so far. From a BSC Hons…

The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is the world's largest game jam event (game creation) taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves in a multitude of ways using video games – it is very universal. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games, while at the same…