Canterbury Tech Cluster November 2017

Canterbury Tech (formerly known as Canterbury Software Cluster) is a non-profit organisation helping Canterbury’s tech sector succeed at home and worldwide. Our aim is to help individuals and companies connect, be inspired, and grow.

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<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #888888;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;"><STRONG>Technical Speaker:</STRONG></SPAN><EM><STRONG><SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;"> </SPAN> <SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;">Andy Masters, CEO and Co-Founder of <A HREF="http://inductive.co.nz/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;">Inductive</SPAN></A></SPAN></STRONG></EM></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;"><STRONG>Talk Title: </STRONG></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="background-color: #ffffff;"><STRONG><B STYLE="color: #666666; font-family: 'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Real-world applications for blockchain based Smart Contracts</B></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;"><STRONG>Business Speaker:</STRONG><EM><STRONG>  Chris Woodman, CEO of <A HREF="http://www.manufacturingnz.org.nz/resources-and-tools/innovation/contract-manufacturing-directory/electronics/asl" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ASL</A></STRONG></EM></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #888888;">Chris started his career as an electronic design Engineer in the UK. In the early stage of his career he developed many products for use within the medical &amp; laboratory instrumentation and environmental monitoring market. Prior to coming to NZ he led a team that developed and won the British Gas contract for hand held Flue Gas Analysers used to set up, analyse and report on domestic gas water heaters. These are still the most widely used analysers in the UK. In NZ, Chris has led design, manufacturing teams and businesses in the fields of remote radio links and elevator equipment, across domestic and Chinese based factories. He was the first non- Chinese national to be invited to join the Chinese Elevator Association Standards Committee.  Chris now leads ASL working with NZ based businesses to partner as their manufacturing operation.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #000000;"><STRONG>Talk Title: Outsourcing your Factory.......key thoughts in choosing a partner</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #888888;">Insights into the key considerations when evaluating and choosing a manufacturing partner.</SPAN></P>
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