How is inequality impacted by technology? How can we utilise technology to create the future we want? How are we going to reduce ever-increasing inequality in world where technology is capable of doing more and more of our jobs? These questions have no easy answers, so join our panel of leading local and international experts to discuss how we can understand, adapt and thrive in an exponentially changing world.

This event is part of a series of six panels and events hosted by SingularityU Christchurch Chapter as part of Techweek 2017.

Panelists:

Nathaniel Calhoun

Nathaniel Calhoun sits on the Global Impact Faculty of Singularity University (SU), helping to guide the institution’s strategy and curriculum around creating massive, positive global change. He moderates Executive Programs for SU and is the Director of Global Grand Challenges and Team Project Leader for the Global Solutions Program. Nathaniel specializes in applying technology to solve problems in low income countries and challenging environments. He founded CODE Innovation in 2007 to help development work organizations like UNICEF and DFiD to use web and mobile technologies more effectively in their education programming. His background in education is particularly deep, with several years of direct teaching experience, and pioneering work with online mentoring programs and out of school youth. He also consults for U.S. educational institutions and nonprofits, evaluating the strength of existing digital initiatives and encouraging the creation of more effective ones.

Lillian Grace

Lillian is CEO and Founder of Figure.NZ, the first organisation globally to assert everyone can use data in their thinking, and to build the systems, software, relationships and trust to enable this. Lillian is on the Data Futures Partnership Working Group, on the Expert Advisory Panel of the Open Government Partnership, as well as on the board of the NZ Innovation Partnership and of NZ’s Centre of Research Excellence Te Pūnaha Matatini. Previously Lillian was at Academy Award-Winning Massive Software, and at think tank The New Zealand Institute.

Dr. Lance O'Sullivan

Dr. Lance O’Sullivan is a medical and community leader living and working in Kaitaia, a remote and challenged area of rural New Zealand. Lance is an accomplished author, national and international public speaker, role model, disruptive leader and innovator. From a young boy labeled by society as a trouble maker Lance developed into a passionate advocate for Maori health and in 2014 was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.

Lance made headlines in June 2012 when he left his former employer after a difference in patient philosophy; he believed in treating patients regardless of whether or not they could afford treatment. He left disillusioned with a system that failed to deliver the care needed for his patients and vowed to change the system for the better. Now ensconced in Northland, New Zealand Lance has set about making this happen. Harnessing the skills he acquired from his cultural heritage and medical training he and his wife Tracy established Navilluso Medical a healthcare company committing to developing innovative ways to ensure appropriate and quality health care reaches the right people at the right time in the right place.

Moderator: Kaila Colbin