Overcoming Key Sector Challenges

Canterbury Health Innovation (CHI) is a non-profit organisation helping Canterbury’s health community to succeed at home and worldwide. Our aim is to help individuals and companies to Connect, Be Inspired and Grow.We have a broad-based member community – Canterbury’s most innovative companies and successful entrepreneurs based in a region renowned globally for its health excellence. This cluster of small-to-large Canterbury and other South Island companies works to facilitate strong foundations for commercial success in world-class products and services, and establish national and international business relationships.Our activities include bi-monthly speaker events where industry experts come along and share their knowledge of particular topics, and tech industry workshops and facilitation. Our meetings provide excellent networking opportunities for members to meet and make contacts.

Canterbury Health Innovation

The Great Hall - The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora

We’re excited to invite you join us in person to our next networking event!As we are all aware, our environment is everchanging with the pandemic bringing added challenges, complexity and uncertainty. From ongoing supply chain issues to regulatory burdens and unique challenges businesses face, one thing remains certain - we are not in this alone. What are we doing to support our Healthtech community?Join us to hear from our guest speakers who promise to provide you with some insights into these challenges. We’d like to thank Philip Aldridge and Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre for graciously hosting this event. <h3>TOPICS &amp; SPEAKERS</h3>MC for the evening – Alison Adams, CEO Christchurch NZ1.	Regulatory Affairs - from exchange of experience to professional supportHealthtech and digital health technologies often face the challenges of overcoming regulatory hurdles, which are especially stringent in healthcare. Annett Arndt, Director of the Johner Institute, a professional service provider that supports companies in bringing their medical devices to market, will discuss navigating regulatory challenges. Annett will also talk about the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), a global organisation involved in the regulation of healthcare and related products. 2.	Retaining your talented workforce The NZ market is experiencing a significant shortage of candidates across all industries, with organisations and recruiters actively targeting a passive candidate market to attract talent. Webtools Client &amp; Partnership Director, Al Duncan, knows first-hand the importance of a great company culture. He will spearhead this topic speaking to work-place retention and culture amidst an aggressive and competitive job market. 3.	Logistical and Supply Chain Challenges TBCSupply chain performance and disruption are ongoing issues and are predicted to continue for some time. NZTE offers supply chain reviews for their customers. Noël Thomson, Supply Chain Advisor for NZTE will share some of the key pain points, and how by utilising private sector external supply chain expertise, NZTE’s reviews can help customers examine all aspects of their supply chain, and look at solutions and options to optimise it. 4.	Establishment of The Health Technology Centre at The Arts CentreIn February 2023 The Health Technology Centre will open in the last two buildings to be restored in the decade-long restoration of the original home of Canterbury University. The Centre will be housed in what was the first School of Engineering in Aotearoa. The Centre will host a cluster of technology companies and is aimed at those companies emerging from incubators. The Centre will be a place of support, connection and community so we can foster and grow the healthtech sector in Canterbury. Madeleine Martin, who is involved in the development of the Centre, and was the previous General Manager of Ossis, will present the concept and ambitions of the Centre. <h3>EVENT DETAILS</h3>When: Wednesday 17 AugustTime:	 17:00 – 18:30Venue: The Great Hall, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, City CentreCost:	 FreeFormat:•	Networking drinks and nibbles from 17.00•	Presentations will begin at 17.30 followed by a 20 min Q&amp;A session•	There is the opportunity for further networking after the talk with the event closing at 18.30

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