Business session
During a session to be held in the concert chamber from 3pm to 4.30pm tomorrow, the following speakers will describe how UFB availability will change the business environment.
Jayson Herewini, director, Mobile Traffic 2.0
Jayson will explain there are more mobile phones than televisions in the world, that the mobile device arena is growing exponentially, and what that means for your business. Jayson will tell you how easy it is to raise your mobile profile and also to increase revenue. His interactive session will examine:
What role smart phones play in decision making for products and services
What types of information consumers search for on mobiles
How consumers respond to mobile ads
Brett Rawcliff, Cloud HQ, ComputerCare NZ Limited
Brett will describe how to "access everything, from anywhere, at any time," and inter-device operability (connecting your devices to each other and to the Cloud) and ComputerCare's NZ Data Protection Services.
Jason Simons, information services manager, Wanganui District Council
Jason will explain how ultrafast broadband (UFB) will change the way we do business, and:
How UFB-based services are already saving Wanganui District Council money
How UFB enables new services to be provided to ratepayers and businesses, which would otherwise be unaffordable.
Rural session
In the concert chamber from 1.30pm to 3pm on Saturday, speakers will discuss subjects for those living in rural areas who are less well served in terms of broadband.
They will, however, demonstrate that despite this, forward-thinking companies and individuals are already providing online services which can increase innovation, planning and productivity.
David Matthews, Wanganui Rural Community Board.
David (Tex) will describe how, being frustrated at the lack of any broadband capacity at Kakatahi, he took matters into his own hands and set about working out how he could get connected. Tex worked with James Watts from Inspire (a Palmerston North retail service provider) and his no-nonsense attitude, coupled with James' innovative and solutions-focused approach have already caused many towers to start popping up all over rural Wanganui. Tex will explain how he is doing it, how it all works, what it looks like and how much it costs.
Richard Li, manager enterprise information services Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Richard will explain:
How the rollout of RBI and UFB provide a good platform to build an integrated information portal.
How this will be an important tool for providing sheep and beef farmers with information and will allow for a greater connection between farmers, the wider industry and all interest groups.
He will speak about B+LNZ's online information initiative to enhance the performance assessment, benchmarking and sheep planning capability for the rural users and information transformation from farm survey to end users. He will also discuss the lessons, impact and challenges from their development and end users' experience.
Bridgit Hawkins, CEO, Regen Effluent Management Made Easier
Bridgit will describe how, thanks to Kiwi ingenuity and clever science, dairy farmers can receive specific, daily recommendations about when to apply effluent and exactly how much.
Bridgit will discuss how:
Kiwi company, Regen Ltd created the smart tool, Re:Gen Messenger which helps farmers manage and monitor dairy effluent disposal.
How Regen helps save money, increase efficiency and reduce waste.
How Regen and NEC are working together to take the Re:Gen Messenger solution to a wider market in New Zealand. (www.nzregen.co.nz)
If you cannot make any of the events over the three days, you can watch the programme from your own home, as it will be streamed live from the TechEx 2012 website. (www.techex.co.nz)
Article contributed by the Wanganui Employers Chamber of Commerce UFB Business Strategy Group. To contact the group, drop an email to: john.patty@xtra.co.nz
