M2 Summit - M2 Magazine

Fri 30 September 2022

Pullman hotel, Auckland

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THE M2 SUMMIT IS A LIVE EVENT THAT BRINGS THE
PAGES OF M2 MAGAZINE TO LIFE

Focused on Innovation, the Future of Work, Success, Wellness & Sustainability, to keep you, your colleagues and your valued clients ahead of the game in a rapidly changing world, while supporting New Zealand Inc.

The M2 Summit creates a space for you to network with like-minded business professionals working on ideas and solutions to meet the challenges of growth in today’s exciting world. The perfect place to grow your network and strengthen your professional relationships, reward, upskill and team build with colleagues & clients on a Friday afternoon that is both entertaining and informative.

The afternoon starts with lunch, then a series of 20 minute keynote presentations from experts & top professionals from their respective fields, to open your mind & inspire you and your team to what’s possible. An afternoon tea and 4:30pm a networking cocktail party are all included, all you need to do is invite your guests.

Join us at our next M2 Summit:

Fri 30 September 2022 at the Pullman hotel

Our Experts

Connection between physical, mental & business performance

Moe Cassiem

Les Mills Personal Trainer
From everyday people just wanting to move better and feel confident in their own skin, to high performers in business, to athletes, to those struggling with their mental health and depression, to those with eating disorders such as Bulimia, clients in abusive relationships and even those contemplating taking their own life, Moe Cassiem’s 8 years of running a Personal Training business has given him to opportunity to work with many different clientelle and has taught him about people, connection and emotion. Guiding his clients to better performance in business, healthier relationships, clearer outlook on life, and most importantly, realising their self worth, Moe understand the answer to everything lies within you.

Designing the workplace to encourage employees back

Anna Hill

Jasmax Principal and Interior Design Lead
Passionate about designing spaces that convey unique personalities and connect existing and prospective users, Principal and Interior Design Lead, Anna Hill, draws on experience in residential, recreational, commercial, and hospitality projects to support her multi-skilled design approach within Jasmax’s fully integrated design offering.
With over a decade of local and international experience in executing world-class interior design projects, Anna has led complex retail and high-end department store projects across Asia Pacific, America, and Europe, as well as the Invercargill Central inner-city redevelopment and the Sylvia Park Galleria in Auckland.
Anna’s design acumen, alongside a comprehensive understanding of different user experiences, allows her to create spectacular design outcomes.
Anna leads Interior Design team at Jasmax nationwide, across studios in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading architecture practices, Jasmax works collaboratively and creatively to combine practical needs with innovative thinking to provide design solutions that exceed expectations and enrich and connect communities.

Predicting diseases with AI & eye scanning

Ehsan Vaghefi

Co-founder and CEO of Toku Eyes

Because his father lost his eyesight as a child, due to a preventable but undiagnosed disease, Ehsan has focused his academic and entrepreneurial career on preventing blindness through accessible and novel technologies. Ehsan has been a guide all his life. After all, when other children his age were being helped across the street by their parents, he was helping his blind father across roads.
Ehsan is now an associate professor of Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Optometry and Ophthalmology at the University of Auckland. As an academic, Ehsan has published more than 45 peer-reviewed journal articles and 3 patents, and been awarded more than $10M in research grants. In 2018, Ehsan and his co-founder (Dr David Squirrell) started Toku Eyes, a social enterprise focused on his life’s goal: helping prevent blindness on a large scale. Today, Toku Eyes’ AI platform is being used in many clinics across the US, India, Australia and New Zealand, identifying people at the risk of blindness from downtown LA to rural India.

How to raise capital to grow your business

Janey Haringa

Programming plants with UV light to help address food shortage

Jason Wargent

Chief Science Officer and founder of BioLumic
Dr. Jason Wargent is Chief Science Officer and founder of BioLumic. In addition to leading the science vision and science team at BioLumic, he leads the company’s IP strategy. Jason is a world-leading plant UV photobiologist, with more than 15 years of research know-how in the space. His industry-sponsored PhD from Lancaster University, UK, delivered fundamental insights for the agri-application of UV photobiology, and he received a letter of commendation on behalf of the UK Horticulture industry. Jason took up a faculty position at Massey University, New Zealand, in 2010, leading to appointment as Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and Professor in Plant Photobiology. The recipient of numerous research excellence and research funding awards, Jason is deeply committed to developing novel world-changing technology for agriculture.

NFT’s, Crypto & the future of investing

Rupert Carlyon

founder and managing director of Kōura

After returning home to New Zealand in 2014, following a stint working at global investment bank UBS in London, Rupert found the KiwiSaver market stagnate and uninspiring in choice. The industry had not progressed in the time he had been working overseas.
Kōura was established with the kaupapa of giving Kiwis access to the technology, portfolios and digital advice that enables choice and ultimately helps them achieve their financial goals. Kōura creates a tailored portfolio in partnership with each customer that is aligned to their financial goals and appetite for risk, while also offering advice and guidance to get the best possible KiwiSaver outcomes.

Together, Kōura believes Kiwis can have more freedom when it comes to KiwiSaver, setting them up to have the best first home deposit or retirement fund possible, allowing more choice when it comes to the decisions that matter most.

Creating an Impact as an Individual

Kate Gibson

Ex-New Zealand Aerobic Gymnast and Marketing Brand Manager.
From her experiences in High School to working in the fitness, fashion and hospitality industries, Kate Gibson shares her journey with depression, anxiety and bulimia.
A story that encourages personal accountability, challenging physical, societal and psychological prejudices and movement for holistic, overall health and wellness, empowering you to take control of your relationship with yourself.
Most importantly, a reminder that whether for better or for worse, every individual has the power to influence and impact, and the weight this holds.
A reminder that whenever you think you are too small to make change, one million starts with one.

World’s smartest AI from NZ

Tim Warren

CEO and CoFounder of Ambit
Recent advances in AI mean that powerful capability is not around the corner, it’s here now, and understanding it is essential as we go into a world of unprecedented change. Tim Warren is the CEO and co-founder of Ambit, a company that automates customer service with smart Digital Employees.
Prior to starting Ambit, Tim worked as a software developer in the Tech ‘boom, at Goldman Sachs and JBWere through the GFC ‘boom’, and now he’s going to make your mind go boom with a new take on AI.

Solving the world’s energy storage problem

Tim Hawkey

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Event Details

PROGRAMME

12:30pm Registration & Lunch

1:20pm Keynote Speakers 1-4

2:50pm Afternoon Tea

3:10pm Keynote Speakers 5-8

4:30pm Network Cocktail Party

5:30pm Close

A FREE 1-year subscription to M2 Magazine & M2now.com.
This gives you exclusive access to podcasts, videos, transcriptions,
summaries of discussions from the speakers, and pictures from all our events.

Buffet Lunch

Afternoon Tea

Some free gifts to take home

Drinks and nibbles at the Networking function

Network opportunities throughout the day with like-minded people

Table (of 8) Bookings include 8 x 1-year subscriptions,
and lunch, drinks and nibbles for eight people.

We’re taking appropriate measures to ensure your safety at M2 Summit
by working closely with the Cordis Hotel to provide a safe and seamless event.
Everything will be planned according to the best interest of our attendees, also taking
into consideration the rules and regulations advised by the Government at the time of the event.

Areas we will focus on for the event. and that we are working on with The Cordis include:

– Advance online registration and managed contact tracing

– 5 star sanitisation and hygiene practices

– Appropriate seating arrangements

– A table service menu and table drinks service

– Signage to remind all attendees of the current safety requirements

If you have any questions around what we are doing to keep you,
our staff and the Cordis team safe, please don’t hesitate to
email Lucie at: [email protected]

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m2 summit resources

Watch and/or listen to recordings from our previous events to give you a preview of what you can expect at the next M2 Summit.

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m2 summit feedback

“The guests we hosted and myself had the opportunity to re-invest in ourselves & our businesses. It was about personal and business and we all got a lot out of it. During our usual workday we are busy, but the M2 Summit allowed use to re-calibrate. I was able to invite people I bump into in the industry that I wanted to spend more time with. The variety of topics & speakers made a valuable day, as opposed to just one speaker / one topic events – there was something to keep everyone engaged throughout the event”.

Reese Barragar

Senior Commercial Broker at Barfoot & Thompson Commercial.

I enjoyed the day and came away with several excellent take outs and a couple of good networking opportunities for follow up. Often when one attends such events, they are industry specific and themed, but what really made the day was the eclectic range of speakers covering a broad spectrum from start-ups to business stars with something to interest most people. I think the 20 min speaker format kept things interesting and moving as did the format and variety from individual speakers, to Andre interviewing some of the presenters. Well done to you and your team.

Les Probert

Many thanks for the exceptional day! The broad range of speakers were inspirational, as were the amazing people that filled your audience. The venue was spot on and the food was awesome! I particularly enjoyed the format – fast moving that showcased the depth of talented people doing some incredible things both here and internationally. I’m looking forward to more.

Peter Adams

What an inspirational start to a Wednesday, hearing Dave Letele aka the Brown Buttabean open the #m2successsummit. Love his message that health is the real wealth – it’s not uncommon to forget this if we’re too focused on our work life demands. A good reminder to stop making excuses for neglecting your physical and mental wellbeing (and with that, I’m leaving the office and heading off to play a game of netball!).

Sally Vernon

Well done on an exceptional event. By far the best of its kind in New Zealand. Can’t wait for the next one.

Melanie Reece

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Fri 30 September 2022

Pullman hotel, Auckland

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With a focus on Innovation, the Future of Work, Disruption, Strategy, Wellness, and Technology, M2 Summit is designed to keep you, your colleagues and team, and your valued clients ahead of the game in a rapidly changing environment while supporting New Zealand Inc.

Now that the world has been forced to go digital, M2 understands that the value of face-to-face interaction is stronger than ever. M2 Summit creates the space for you to network with like-minded business professionals working on ideas and solutions to meet the challenges of growth in today’s exciting world. Get back to growing your network to build, strengthen and deepen your professional relationships in person, rather than over a quick coffee or Zoom meeting.

Every Summit will introduce you to multiple keynote speakers, all experts or top professionals from their respective fields, to speak wisdom, value, and inspiration to you and your team. These talks are followed by a Q&A session and a networking event for our guests to engage.

Fri 30 September 2022

Pullman hotel, Auckland

THE M2 SUMMIT IS A LIVE EVENT THAT BRINGS THE
PAGES OF M2 MAGAZINE TO LIFE

Fri 30 September 2022 at the Pullman hotel

Our Experts

Connection between physical, mental & business performance

Designing the workplace to encourage employees back

Predicting diseases with AI & eye scanning

How to raise capital to grow your business

Programming plants with UV light to help address food shortage

NFT’s, Crypto & the future of investing

Creating an Impact as an Individual

World’s smartest AI from NZ

Solving the world’s energy storage problem

Event Details

m2 summit resources

m2 SUMMIT GALLERY

m2 summit feedback

Reese Barragar

Senior Commercial Broker at Barfoot & Thompson Commercial.

Les Probert

Peter Adams

Sally Vernon

Melanie Reece

Fri 30 September 2022

Pullman hotel, Auckland

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Fri 30 September 2022

Pullman hotel, Auckland

THE M2 SUMMIT IS A LIVE EVENT THAT BRINGS THEPAGES OF M2 MAGAZINE TO LIFE

Fri 30 September 2022 at the Pullman hotel

Our Experts

Connection between physical, mental & business performance

Designing the workplace to encourage employees back

Predicting diseases with AI & eye scanning

How to raise capital to grow your business

Programming plants with UV light to help address food shortage

NFT’s, Crypto & the future of investing

Creating an Impact as an Individual

World’s smartest AI from NZ

Solving the world’s energy storage problem

Event Details

m2 summit resources

m2 SUMMIT GALLERY

m2 summit feedback

Reese Barragar

Senior Commercial Broker at Barfoot & Thompson Commercial.

Les Probert

Peter Adams

Sally Vernon

Melanie Reece

Fri 30 September 2022

Pullman hotel, Auckland

© M2 Magazine

Join our emailer

© M2 Magazine

THE M2 SUMMIT IS A LIVE EVENT THAT BRINGS THE
PAGES OF M2 MAGAZINE TO LIFE