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HOW DO WE GROW THE MĀORI
INNOVATION PIPELINE?
HOW DO WE GET MORE
MĀORI INTO BUSINESS
& INNOVATING
COMMERCIALLY?
THE CHALLENGE
Hemi Rolleston GM, Māori Economy Callaghan Innovation
THE CHALLENGE
Darren Bean, Deputy CE, NZQA
* Māori enrolled in Science, technology, engineering & maths
THE CHALLENGE
Koa Douglas, Principal
Te Wharekura o Mauao HOW DO WE GROW MĀORI
ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY IN A WAY
THAT EMBRACES
OUR REO & TIKANGA?
TAMARIKI INVESTMENT:
Kumikumi Trust agreed to invest $500 K* in
Te Wharekura o Mauao to increase their focus on STEM, Innovation, & Technology ...
* The Trust decided to forgo divs over 10 y @ $50 K p/a
THE SOLUTION - A Pilot
Expose 12 Wharekura kids
To Entrepreneurs, Coders,
Hackers, Maker Spaces,
and Scientists in
Silicon Valley & Stanford Connect them via a Stanford
Grad/Business woman
Funded by a Māori Trust
Coordinated by NZ
Government Agencies
THE PROGRAM DESIGNER Anne Gibbon, Former Naval Officer, Stanford Graduate, Design Thinking Expert
Anne volunteered her time and contacts to organise a Stanford / Silicon Valley
program for Wharekura students.
Saumitra Thaker President of College 100 A network that pairs emerging leaders from the tech world, with current world leaders.
Girls LOVE Science
Two Stanford Health Researchers into Cardiovascular illnesses talked about their careers. When they finished they asked the girls, who would like to be a scientist....
ALL NINE GIRLS RAISED THEIR HANDS
Most people would describe me as constantly excited and extremely curious. I'm passionate about merging the arts and sciences, and currently interested in biomimetic materials and microfluidics for improved material research. I'm a Macgyver as well. I can build a microfluidic chip in the clean room in the morning and make a set of lab benches in the woodshop come evening..
Be curious Ask questions Be confident Speak your truth
Be inquisitive Be positive Do not fear speaking up You are unique and valuable
Craig Elliot – CE of Pertino, Mountain View, San Fran
Serial entrepreneur
Was once Steve Job’s best Sales man
Used to live in Queenstown
Advisor to NZTE
On the Board of NZ tech companies, Xero and Magic Moments
Now has a number of tech start ups
THE CRUCIABLE IS A MAKER SPACE – THESE ARE PLACES WHERE STUFF IS MADE WITH YOUR HANDS OR WITH TOOLS – WHERE WE ENCOURAGE KIDS TO LEARN THE OLD TRADES LIKE WELDING, WOOD WORK, GLASS WORK....HANDIWORK