*** Event will run completely online due to COVID restrictions.***

Join us ONLINE for the final pitch session and award ceremony of the “Space for Planet Earth Challenge” at the Turanga Christchurch Library.

Six teams will compete at the high school and university/startup levels for a chance to win up to $30,000 dollars, mentorship, and more data to work on their environmental solutions addressing carbon sequestration and coral health.

Host: Kaila Colbin, Founder and CEO, BOMA New Zealand and TEDxChristchurch Curator

Challenge teams from New Zealand, Australia and Pacific Islands will pitch solutions to climate change issues focusing on carbon sequestration and coral health.

High School Level:

Cashmere High School - Christchurch, NZ

Christ's College - Christchurch, NZ

Newlands College - Wellington, NZ

University/Startup Level:

Lidar Team - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

The Heal Initiative - University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Yadrava Na Vanua - University of South Pacific (etal.), Suva, Fiji

Invited Presenters:

Hon. Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Christchurch, NZ

Vicky Robertson, Chief Executive and Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, NZ

Tanya Harrison, Director of Strategic Science Initiatives, Planet

Angela Kennedy, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy

Dimitri Geidelberg, Principal Advisor, New Zealand Space Agency

Judges

Final judges will be representatives from Planet, the US Embassy, Callaghan Innovation, Rocket Lab, ChristchurchNZ, Consegna and the Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council.

Grand prize winners award ceremony after the presentations .

For more information about the Challenge teams, go to spaceforearth.org.

The Challenge is brought to you by SpaceBase and Lead partner Planet