Thursday, March 6 2008, 10.00am – 4.30pm
Hall 14, Stand G38
CeBIT’s first ever New Zealand Day has been created to recognise and celebrate New Zealand’s innovative technology and unique culture.
New Zealand’s growing ICT industry springs from the country’s tradition of self-sufficiency, where geographical isolation has meant New Zealanders finding ingenious solutions to everyday problems. Examples of ingenious ‘Kiwi’ technologies are being profiled at the New Zealand Pavilion. Visitors will have the opportunity to converse with a humanoid robot boy named Zeno, try out the latest computer mouse device with enhanced accuracy and speed, have their faces scanned by a 3D laser surface scanner and view the latest banking, business software and telematics technologies.
New Zealand Day also has some exciting opportunities for those who dream of visiting or moving to New Zealand. Immigration New Zealand and Hudson Recruitment will be on hand to offer advice about living and working in New Zealand, whether short or long term.
In addition Air New Zealand is offering all CeBIT visitors the opportunity to win return flights from Germany to New Zealand. Fill out an entry form at the New Zealand Pavilion on 6 March and be in to win. Be sure to read the competition terms and conditions before entering.
With a range of business solutions being exhibited, the ‘New Zealand, New Thinking’ stand will be a real showcase for the best in New Zealand technologies – not to mention the country, culture and opportunities.
Ernst Raue, Board of Deutsche Messe, said: “Deutsche Messe is pleased to present New Zealand Day, CeBIT’s first ever national day. This is the fourth year New Zealand has attended CeBIT and we have created this national day to celebrate New Zealand’s innovative technologies and unique culture.”
NEW ZEALAND DAY OPENING CEREMONY - 10-11am, 6th March, New Zealand Pavilion
The official opening ceremony for New Zealand Day will begin at 10am on 6 March at the New Zealand pavilion. New Zealand’s Minister for Economic Development and Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Hon Pete Hodgson, will be present to welcome VIP guests and take a tour of the stand to try out all the innovative technologies including Aranz’s handheld 3D scanner and Zeno the robot.
Speakers
Ernst Raue, Deutsche Messe AG
New Zealand Minister Pete Hodgson, Minister for Economic, Research, Science and Technology
New Zealand Consul-General & Trade Commissioner Jennifer Scoular Representative of Hamburg/Northern Germany (tbc)
NEW ZEALAND AT THE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FORUM - Hall 17, 4.00 pm
Join trailblazing companies Author-it, Fronde Anywhere and Vcomms Ltd at the Financial Services Forum and hear more about how New Zealand is leading the field in smart technologies.
And afterwards why not enjoy a glass of New Zealand wine and the opportunity to talk to the speakers.
Profit from new options for connecting off-premise cash machines (ATMs).
John Robins, General Manager, Vcomms
Conquering the Basel II mountain – How to get smart with your documentation.
Steve Davis, President, Author-it
Changing the way banks engage with customers: how to target tailored mobile banking solutions to different customer demographics.
Caroline Dewe, Executive Vice President, Fronde Anywhere
PRESENTATIONS - Hear from the innovators themselves
| 11:00 | Animation for Robotics. Massive, Diane Holland, CEO |
| 11:10 | Interactive characters & virtual worlds. Hanson Robotics, Dr David Hanson, Founder |
| 11:20 | Xtend™: Extend the power of your content. Author-it, Steve Davies, President |
| 11:50 | Card transactions over secure low-cost networks. Vcomms, John Robbins, GM |
| 12:00 | Swiftpoint: One superior pointing device for the diverse user environments of today and tomorrow. Simtrix, Grant Odgers, CTO |
| 12:10 | Visually connecting people to knowledge in your business. Centruflow, Steve Dickinson, CEO |
| 12:25 | Mobile banking and payments; a strategy for mobile financial services. Fronde Anywhere, Caroline Dewe, Product Strategy & Marketing |
| 12:35 | ibright™ Telemetry, adding more dimension to your business. International Telematics, Alan Leigh, CEO Europe |
| 12:45 | Ezidoesit Outlook productivity software. Starsoft, Dermott Renner, MD |
| 13:00 | Multi-touch technology for the future consumer market. NextWindow, Roger Price, Channel Director |
| 13:10 | Work NZ: a world class opportunIT. Immigration New Zealand, Matt Hoskins, Relationship Manager |
| 13:20 | TracPlus: Leading the followers. Daestra, Mike Hanning, VP Sales & Marketing |
| 13:35 | Globalization, from the bottom up. Imarda, Mike Ogle, VP Global Market Development |
| 13:45 | 3D laser scanning, demonstration & applications. ARANZ Scanning, Brent Price, MD |
| 13:55 | Mobile banking and payments; a strategy for mobile financial services. Fronde Anywhere, Caroline Dewe, Product Strategy & Marketing |
| 14:10 | Animation for Robotics. Massive, Diane Holland, CEO |
| 14:20 | Interactive characters & virtual worlds. Hanson Robotics, Dr David Hanson, Founder |
| 14:30 | Xtend™: Extend the power of your content. Author-it, Steve Davies, President |
| 14:45 | Card transactions over secure low-cost networks. Vcomms, John Robbins, GM |
| 14:55 | Visually connecting people to knowledge in your business. Centruflow, Steve Dickinson, CEO |
| 15:05 | Ezidoesit Outlook productivity software. Starsoft, Dermott Renner, MD |
| 15:20 | ibright™ Telemetry, adding more dimension to your business. International Telematics, Alan Leigh, CEO Europe |
| 15:30 | Multi-touch technology for the future consumer market. NextWindow, Roger Price, Channel Director |
| 15:40 | Swiftpoint: One superior pointing device for the diverse user environments of today and tomorrow. Simtrix, Grant Odgers, CTO |
| 15:55 | 3D laser scanning, demonstration & applications. ARANZ Scanning, Brent Price, MD |
| 16:05 | Work NZ: a world class opportunIT. Immigration New Zealand, Matt Hoskins, Relationship Manager |
| 16:15 | Globalization, from the bottom up. Imarda, Mike Ogle, VP Global Market Development |
| 16:25 | TracPlus: Leading the followers. Daestra, Mike Hanning, VP Sales & Marketing |