Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem - Session 2

Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem - Session 2

Session 2: Finding your place – roles beyond the founder

By Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Date and time

Thursday, July 31 · 5 - 7pm NZST

Location

Unleash Space

20 Symonds Street Auckland, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem is a four-part series designed to introduce you to surprising, exciting career paths in Aotearoa’s innovation landscape — from start-ups and scale-ups to roles in corporates, government, and research. Whether you’re into science, arts, business, engineering or beyond, this is your chance to explore what’s possible.

Session 2: Finding your place – roles beyond the founder.

Not everyone wants to be the boss. Uncover the wide range of roles behind every successful innovation - from product and marketing to operations, finance, and design.

Guest speakers:

Pawan Gonnakuti - Senior Manager - Technology Strategy and Transformation, EY

Dil Khosa - COO / Operations Manager, Dewpoint Innovations

Jony Lee - Head of Growth, The Attention Seeker

Bowen Pan - Advisor & Investor | Ex-Facebook, Stripe, Dropbox

About the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship:

The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides a world of opportunity to participants so that they can stand out and create value through innovative careers and start-up creation.

CIE is New Zealand’s leading University entrepreneurship centre, winning 12 international awards since 2020.

Organized by

The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland.

Founded in 1883, Auckland is the country's largest University with over 40,000 students, nearly 10,000 of whom graduate annually. 

Where is Unleash Space?

Where is Te Ahi Hangarau Technology Hub

FreeJul 31 · 5:00 PM GMT+12