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Ranui Sustainable Brings Kiwi Innovators to Northland
Ranui Sustainable Brings Kiwi Innovators to Northland
Northland, New Zealand – 6 April 2016
Showing Young Northlanders the Sustainable Future
Ranui Sustainable, a Whangarei-based business incubator with the mission to make Northland the most sustainable region in the Southern Hemisphere by 2025, today launched its Kiwi Innovators series which will connect Northlanders with New Zealand’s best thinkers in sustainable innovation.
The first Kiwi Innovators event will take place at community creative hub OneOneSix (116 Bank St) on Monday, 18 April beginning at 10:00am.
Keynote speaker at the event will be Ben O’Brien, CEO of StretchSense, an Auckland-based start-up that makes wearable motion capture sensors.
The free event is open to everyone with an interest in sustainable development and new technology. The event’s organisers also specifically aim to attract young Northlanders interested in a career in fast growing sustainability industries.
“Increasing pressure on our environment is forcing the world to take proactive steps toward a sustainable economy,” says Ranui Sustainable Chief Executive Martin Knoche.
“While this environmental change has large implications and brings serious threats for the planet, it is also encouraging a new wave of innovation as people get serious about making change and finding solutions.”
Ranui Sustainable is working with partners and businesses in Northland to leverage the growing global demand for sustainable practices.
Mr Knoche wants Northland’s youth to think seriously about directing their intelligence and enthusiasm towards careers that will have a positive effect on the planet.
“Northland is naturally well endowed to become a global leader in renewable resources and we need innovative people in the region to help build a sustainable future,” says Mr Knoche.
StretchSense was a winner at the 2015 NZ Hi-Tech Awards and New Zealand Innovators Awards. They will be demoing their latest award-winning sensors at the Kiwi Innovator event in Whangarei.
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