Presenting high-tech, local talent and Innovation in Hawea
When & Where
- Monday 26 October 2026
- 2 PM to 7 PM, and drinks at the lake
- The Camp, Lake Hāwea (Beehive dome), 1208 Haast Pass-Makarora Road, Lake Hāwea 9382
- Free coffee & healthy locally sourced nibbles.
Who it’s for | It’s free
- Tech Folk in Otago: We want to create a space to meet.
- Local community groups and volunteers | Powering community with AI
- Local businesses of all kinds | Understanding and testing smart offices & workplaces
- Farmers and agriculture related businesses | Sensor Technology & Smart Farming
- Private individuals | How to become efficient at everything and spent less time on admin
- Tourism Operators | How to actually keep on-top of regulation, admin, training, H&S faster, cheaper and lower costs.
- Interested Youth | Presenting the local Fun-Tech Network for curious young people & families
- Anyone welcome | Interested in local community, innovation & self development
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Schedule
- 2 PM – 3 PM: Pre-Networking, socialising and meeting
- 3 PM – 4 PM: Talk session: six 10-minute speakers representing local ingenuity in tech and innovation for local businesses
- 4 PM – 6 PM: Networking, socialising and learning
- 6 PM – 7 PM: Earlier talk session repeated
- From 7 PM: Drinks and Pizza at the lake
Speakers
- Harald Bettin | ~20 years NZ tourism experience, including 4y as Business Advisor @ Qualmark (Tourism New Zealand), and 4ys @ AA Traveller. H&S background, geo-politics, NZPHGA, Fin-Tech, project management, IT, AI.
- GenB | www.genb.co.nz | Mobile Power Supply: Riddara RD6 (4WD) | Jungle J80, 80 kWh | 2 × SWIT Volta Pro, 9 kWh | 3 × Jungle J5, 5 kWh | 2 × EcoFlow, 3 kWh | 2 × EcoFlow, 2 kWh | 4 × Instagrid, 2.1 kWh | Instagrid Link | 10 × G-Comin PL-300 Petal light towers, 8,000 lm
- AgRythm | AgRythm | Local Inventors, Tech-Experts, AI, Mesh, Smart Farming, Hawea Build Domes, Drones, AI, Sensors, events, lighting/lazer and more …
- The Cool Tech Network for kids and families | Our Local community group and their mentors presenting their smart farming, agriculture and private projects.
- More | To be continued …
TOPICS
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Mash-Networks
Smart Farming
Electric High-Tech (Vehicles)
Fin-Tech
Community Services
Business & Private AI
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Anyone Welcome @ The Beehive (large Dome) at The Camp/Hawea | Bring your best questions.
Booking/Ticket not essential 🙂
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