35 EVENTS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS
Where Tauranga comes alive with a range of events that push boundaries and break the mould.
Groundswell hosts game-changing founders, revolutionary business leaders and cutting-edge social entrepreneurs. It’s your chance to hear from high-performance athletes, international chefs, local and international innovation heroes! In 2019 we heard from experts at adidas, Hootsuite, Weta Workshop, Air New Zealand and more.
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DIP YOUR TOES OR DEEP DIVE IN TO TAURANGA’S INNOVATION COMMUNITY
KEY EVENTS
Central Tauranga Location | Fri 6 Sep | Cost: $250
False Forgeries: Two loves I have, of comfort and despair. An immersive culinary dining experience by Australia’s most outrageously creative ensembles.
Tauranga Art GalleryFri 6 Sep 7am-9am
Cost: $75 +GST
Get breakfast with two global innovators. War stories of innovation and creativity in the trenches and the good that came of it.
Tauranga Art GallerySun 8 Sep 5pm-7pm
Cost: FREE
Let your hair down as we celebrate the good, the bad and the awesome of Groundswell 2019! All welcome!
2019 KEY SPEAKERS
We brought in the big guns – local, national and international innovation superstars! Here’s a sneak peak of just a few of the heroes who shared their innovation inspiration in 2019:
Like many kids born in Tauranga, Mark grew up with a passion for sport. This passion led him to the bleeding edge of sport innovation. As Senior Director for the adidas Future Team, he leads the development of game changing ideas with a 3-7 year horizon.
This go-getting jaffa, who grew up holidaying at the Mount, is now VP of Customer for the world’s most widely used social media relationship platform. Kirsty is an international leader in innovation, leadership and business transformation.
This 26-year-old is a non-stop serial entrepreneur having already co-founded and sold two tech companies, she is currently preparing to launch her largest start-up to
date, Passphere, a ticketing and analytics platform taking on the big players. Ezel was a finalist in the Women of Influence Awards, featured in Forbes and Te Papa’s entrepreneur in residence for Mahuki. Not bad for a university drop out.
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