The M2 Summit is a live event series bringing the pages of M2 Magazine to life!
With a focus on Innovation, the Future of Work, Disruption, Strategy, Wellness and Technology, designed to keep you, your colleagues and your valued clients ahead of the game in a rapidly changing environment while supporting New Zealand Inc.
You will network with like-minded business professionals working on ideas and solutions to meet the challenges of growth in today’s exciting world. Each event has 10 expert keynote thought leaders speaking on a variety of topics.
You will come away with actionable ideas, new business opportunities and new contacts for your innovation journey.
Our 2021 Auckland event is on Thursday 20 May.
You can book single tickets or tables of 8.
Speakers
Vaughan Fergusson
Founder & Director of Vend
Kiwi Retail tech success story Vend hit the headlines recently after being bought by Canadian company Lightspeed for US$350 million ($NZ484m). The sale is a testament to the vision of founder Vaughan Fergusson who was EY’s Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 & is the co-founder of The Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust which runs educational initiatives like OMGTech!, Voluntari.ly and inawe.co.nz
Scott Walker
Director, Writer, & Producer
He’s spent 13 years in international advertising, overseeing dozens of commercial productions and culminating in 1999 with him being one of the leads responsible for SONY PlayStation’s $100m worldwide advertising account based in London. Then, after running his own agency, winning a client roster that included the global launch of Xbox, Scott transitioned into writing and directing feature films. On Aug 27, 2020 Scott’s film, The Frozen Ground was acquired and released by Netflix, and within 3 days it became their #1 most watched film in the US.
Nuwanthie Samarakone
Founder of ICE
An experienced international business owner and company director, Nuwanthie stands for values-based impact that creates better lives. Her founding business, ICE, is an early in careers people consultancy firm specialising in designing, delivering and developing schemes for organisations looking to build early talent pipelines for the future. She grew the business from Aotearoa to 6 countries covering off 24 markets across Asia Pacific. Some of the clients ICE partner with are FTSE 500, Forbes top 100 brands and Government Agencies in the Asia Pacific region.
Greig Brebner
Founder Blunt Umbrellas
As the fascinating founder of Blunt Umbrellas, Greig’s work needs little introduction. He has turned an ordinary product into an extraordinary one – taking the humble umbrella and creating something that we cherish. But Greig’s story is certainly not one of overnight success, he has had quite the journey – particularly with the mental challenges involved and stamina required as he focused on creating the best umbrella in the world. His story is one of relentless focus in pursuit of perfection. And now of course, getting ready for what comes next for Blunt.
Melissa Davies
Founder at Holdmine and Independent Director
She has built a career demystifying the complex, bringing structure from chaos, and creating high performing teams, driving success for herself and others. Though all the skills in the world were rendered redundant and Melissa Davies was left feeling completely overwhelmed by grief and confusion when her father died suddenly, the experience of navigating her father’s estate, amidst complex family dynamics, left her feeling there had to be an easier way. She has spent the last few years developing Holdmine – a product that has arguably the most important task in the world — to hold our intentions, and hopes and dreams for our family, when we are not able to communicate them ourselves.
Katheren Leitner
CEO of Asthma New Zealand
She’s a woman on a mission. As CEO of Asthma New Zealand, Katheren Leither represents more than 700,000 New Zealanders who suffer from Asthma or respiratory illness. There are many reasons why New Zealand has one of the highest Asthma rates in the world – and the humble home is one of them. Katheren will explain how our homes, even brand new or in the most affluent of suburbs, impact our health, the tech advances to address this, simple things we can do ourselves and new thinking regarding building and creating healthier futures for Kiwis.
Greg MacPherson
Anti-Aging Expert
Pharmacist, technologist, entrepreneur and author of, “Harnessing the Nine Hallmarks of Aging: to live your healthiest life.” For more than 30 years Greg has worked at the intersection of technology and the health fields and recently, in the last decade working in the biotechnology sector, specifically focusing on the aging process at the cellular level.
Feedback
“The guests we hosted and myself had the opportunity to re-invest in ourselves & our businesses. It was about personal and business and we all got a lot out of it. During our usual workday we are busy, but the M2 Summit allowed use to re-calibrate. I was able to invite people I bump into in the industry that I wanted to spend more time with. The variety of topics & speakers made a valuable day, as opposed to just one speaker / one topic events – there was something to keep everyone engaged throughout the event”. – Reese Barragar, Senior Commercial Broker at Barfoot & Thompson Commercial.
I enjoyed the day and came away with several excellent take outs and a couple of good networking opportunities for follow up. Often when one attends such events, they are industry specific and themed, but what really made the day was the eclectic range of speakers covering a broad spectrum from start-ups to business stars with something to interest most people. I think the 20 min speaker format kept things interesting and moving as did the format and variety from individual speakers, to Andre interviewing some of the presenters. Well done to you and your team.
-Les Probert
Many thanks for the exceptional day! The broad range of speakers were inspirational, as were the amazing people that filled your audience. The venue was spot on and the food was awesome! I particularly enjoyed the format – fast moving that showcased the depth of talented people doing some incredible things both here and internationally. I’m looking forward to more.
-Peter Adams
What an inspirational start to a Wednesday, hearing Dave Letele aka the Brown Buttabean open the #m2successsummit. Love his message that health is the real wealth – it’s not uncommon to forget this if we’re too focused on our work life demands. A good reminder to stop making excuses for neglecting your physical and mental wellbeing (and with that, I’m leaving the office and heading off to play a game of netball!).
-Sally Vernon
Well done on an exceptional event. By far the best of its kind in New Zealand. Can’t wait for the next one.
-Melanie Reece
Companies that Attend
Each ticket includes:
– Learnings and advice from 10 inspiring speakers
– Network opportunities throughout the day with like-minded people
– Lunch included
– Further networking opportunitites at the cocktail function (drinks included)
– A 1 year M2 Subscription including a summary of the event, all the speakers & image galleries
Held at Cordis Hotel, Auckland CBD
M2 Success Summit November 2020 Gallery
Thursday 20 May 2021
Cordis Hotel, Auckland CBD
11:15am – 6:00pm
How we’re hosting a safe event
We’re taking appropriate measures to ensure your safety at M2 Summit by working closely with the Cordis Hotel to provide a safe and seamless event.
Everything will be planned according to the best interest of our attendees, also taking into consideration the rules and regulations advised by the Government at the time of the event.
Areas we will focus on for the event. and that we are working on with The Cordis include:
– Advance online registration and managed contact tracing
– 5 star sanitisation and hygiene practices
– Appropriate seating arrangements
– A table service menu and table drinks service
– Signage to remind all attendees of the current safety requirements
If you have any questions around what we are doing to keep you, our staff and the Cordis team safe, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Greg@m2now.co.nz
