Celebrating NZ Innovation: Hi-Tech Awards, AI, and Tech Leadership

About this episode

Paul Spain discusses New Zealand's tech innovation with Marian Johnson, covering the Hi-Tech Awards and recent tech news.

Join Paul Spain as he welcomes Marian Johnson for a lively discussion about New Zealand’s tech innovation scene. Explore the NZ Hi-Tech Awards, tips for aspiring finalists, Partly’s exciting journey in North America, and why New Zealand is positioned to lead globally in technology and innovation. Plus, the latest tech news including: NZ’s annual space launch limit increased Chris Liddell joins Anthropic Parking fine Tech mishaps Russian Soldiers tricked by fake Starlink registrations Ring doorbell Superbowl ad sparks privacy backlash Blue Origin unveils TeraWave Satellite Internet Service A big thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet and Gorilla Technology.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Spain

Guest: Marian Johnson

Topics covered

• New Zealand tech innovation
• Hi-Tech Awards
• AI
• tech leadership
• latest tech news
• space launch
• privacy concerns

Keywords

• NZ Hi-Tech Awards
• technology innovation
• AI
• space launch
• privacy backlash
• TeraWave
• Partly
• tech leadership
• Blue Origin

Sponsors

One NZ, Spark, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet, Gorilla Technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Partly, Blue Origin

Products: TeraWave Satellite Internet Service

Places: New Zealand

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