MaD2018: Programme
MaD2018 Programme Outline
Venue – ANZ Viaduct Events Centre (unless otherwise stated)
| MONDAY 21 May 2018 | |
| 8.00am | Registration | Exhibition Viewing |
| 8.45am | Conference Opening: Nic Smith (Dean of Engineering, University of Auckland) | Vic Crone (CEO, Callaghan Innovation) | Steve Saunders (Owner, & Founder, Plus Group) |
| 9.30am | Keynote Speaker 1: Prof Alex Slocum (MIT, USA) |
| 10.00am | University of Canterbury Morning Tea | Poster Session | Exhibition Viewing |
| 10.30am | Concurrent (3x Parallel) Conference Sessions |
| 12.30pm | Lunch | Poster Session | Exhibition Viewing |
| 1.30pm | Keynote Speaker 2: Peter Beck (CEO, Rocket Lab Ltd) |
| 2.00pm | Concurrent (3x Parallel) Conference Sessions |
| 3.30pm | University of Waikato Afternoon Tea | Poster Session | Exhibition Viewing |
| 4.00pm | Panel Discussions (concurrent): 1. Navigating NZ’s Research Funding System | 2. Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Design and Manufacturing Processes in NZ |
| 5.00pm | Industry-Researcher Collaborative Match-making |
| 6.00pm | Fisher & Paykel Pre-Dinner Drinks and Networking |
| 7.00pm | Fisher & Paykel Conference Dinner (ticketed) – Key Address by Hon. Minister Megan Woods |
| TUESDAY 22 May 2018 | |
| 8.15am | Registration | Exhibition Viewing |
| 8.45am | Introduction of Day |
| 9.00am | Keynote Speaker 3: Troy Coyle (CEO, HERA) |
| 9.30am | Keynote Speaker 4: Prof Olaf Diegel (Lund University, Sweden) |
| 10.00am | University of Canterbury Morning Tea | Poster Session | Exhibition Viewing |
| 10.30am | Concurrent (3x Parallel) Conference Sessions |
| 12.30pm | Lunch | Poster Session | Exhibition Viewing |
| 1.30pm | Keynote Speaker 5: Brendan Lindsay (prev. MD, Sistema Plastics) |
| 2.00pm | Panel Discussions (concurrent): 3. Research Strategy for a MaD CoRE | 4. Innovation in Manufacturing and Design |
| 3.00pm | Beckhoff Afternoon Tea | Poster Session | Exhibition Viewing |
| 3.30pm | Panel Discussions (concurrent): 5. Collaboration in a MaD World | 6. Industry 4.0 |
| 4.30pm | Awards | Conference Close |
| 5.00pm | MaD2018 Post-conference Cocktails (optional) – Venue: M Social Hotel, 196-200 Quay St, Auckland |
Due to the impact of COVID-19 MaDE2020 has been postponed until further notice.
Conference dates are to be advised, with the event likely to be in late 2020.
MaDE2020 is brought to you by the University of Auckland’s IMM Programme
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