AUT UNIVERSITYAUT University is a university for the changing
world; an increasingly powerful force for learning and discovery
that promotes the wellbeing of people and their environments, and
provides them with opportunities to expand and achieve their
aspirations.
AUT is committed to having active relationships nationally and
internationally with communities, industry, businesses and the
professions, in the creation and exchange of knowledge and in the
application of learning and research. A strong advocate of
innovative approaches to teaching, learning and research, AUTs
learning environment encourages interaction between students and
with their lecturers.
AUT has four campuses: City (Auckland CBD), South (Manukau),
North Shore and
Millennium Institute in Albany.
THE US EMBASSYThe U.S. Embassy in New Zealand is one of the
leading proponents of the U.S. Governments global digital outreach
strategy. The term 21st Century Statecraft is a philosophy
developed by Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It involves
complementing traditional foreign policy tools with new instruments
of statecraft that fully leverage the networks, technologies, and
demographics of our interconnected world.
The Project Conference will further the Embassys efforts to
achieve the Obama Administrations goal of advancing U.S. foreign
policy diplomacy and development by bringing diverse communities
together to network more efficiently and
productively.
SOCIAL MEDIA NZSMNZ is one of Asia Pacifics leading and most
credible resources for social media, tech and digital news and
opinion. Their website is a gathering place for the regions
sharpest minds to discuss, share, learn and push into the digital
frontier. With a diverse set of industries and disciplines
represented in discussions around different digital issues, SMNZ
sets out to make sense of the digital era.
CONVERGECONNECTCREATE
30 APR 01 MAY 2014
THE PROJECT 2014 SPONSOR BENEFITS
Be seen as a leader in an important annual initiative that plays
a crucial role in raising knowledge and the quality of dialogue
around digital innovation in New Zealand
Secure a significant opportunity to associate with an event that
brings together some of the brightest minds in the digital
innovation sector
Access to significant networking and business development
opportunities
Put your logo on event signage, branding and related promotional
material, including tickets, AV presentation and MC thank yous
You can nominate a representative or presenter to speak at the
event
Distribute 5 complimentary tickets to your staff, team or VIP
customers ( a $2500.00 value)
Place your logo and links on The Project website
(www.the-project.co.nz)
Acquire a list of event attendees (subject to Privacy Act
legislation)
Activate social media activity AUT Twitter and Facebook can
include links to your organisation within a wider social media
campaign for the event
Get first right of refusal for The Project 2015 sponsorship
Leverage this sponsorship in other day-to-day business
operations
You are encouraged to provide input and feedback into how
additional sponsorship benefits can help you to achieve
maximum value.
THE SPONSORSHIP FEES $10,000 + GST
DIGITAL DISRUPTION
CONTACT: Martin Bell, AUT UNIVERSITY +64 9 921 9999 (ext) 6705,
[email protected]
DIGITAL DISRUPTION
CHANGE
IDEASINSPIRATION
INNOVATION
PERSPIRATION
PIONEERS TECHNOLOGYSTART-UPS
PRACTICALITY
Think about the way you live now. How you connect with friends,
how you get news and entertainment, how you manage your money,
play, work, and relax.
The infinite interconnections made possible by digital
technology are remapping the lives of almost everyone on the
planet. A new image of the world is being created that is always-on
and animated in real-time, where static is a thing of the past and
everything you know to be true today will be history tomorrow.
Nothing will go untouched, no activity: medicine, media, religion,
relationships, manufacturing, marketing and more. We are in the
midst of a metadata metamorphosis.
Everyone participates in the digital world one way or another.
The opportunities offered by a digitally facilitated future are
endless. But how are those opportunities going to be turned into
reality? How will connections be made and ideas spread and
implemented? How are we going to solve the pressing problems that
confront us?
The Project: Digital Disruption is your chance to be at the
forefront of this change.
In an action-packed two-day event, attendees will hear from over
30 international and local speakers on how digital disruption is
changing the way we live and work and learn how organizations are
leveraging the opportunities created by digital
disruption to transform their businesses. The unique structure
allows for exploration of topics on a conceptual, inspirational and
practical level, and brings together innovators and world-class
minds from the Pacific Rim and further afield some blazing with
huge ideas and others who have already made their ideas real.
Whatever your industry or interest, The Project offers a rare
chance to learn from their successes and failures and together try
to make sense of the ever-shifting and constantly-evolving digital
world. At the same time The Project will provide a platform for
diverse people and networks to converge and catalyse something new
and different.
Lets connect the dots and see what we can create.
THE AUDIENCEThe Project: Digital Disruption targets the change
agents that are putting New Zealand on the map when it comes to the
strategic and creative implementation of digital technologies.
With an expected attendance of 400+, The Project offers a rare
opportunity to connect with early adopters, innovation drivers,
vanguard thinkers and pioneering spirits from a diverse range of
industries and backgrounds. From bold young start-ups to
established businesses, from ICT executives to technology
entrepreneurs, from marketers to manufacturers, from students to
senior managers, The Project will bring together a unique audience,
hungry for a better understanding of todays opportunities and
tomorrows possibilities. The Project will foster putting global
trends into action, to enable New Zealanders and the companies they
lead to innovate and prosper on a global stage.
Following on from the success of The Project 2012 and The
Project 2013, AUT University, the US Embassy and SMNZ are
partnering again this year to deliver The Project 2014.
FORMAT AND VENUEEqual parts inspiration and enlightenment, The
Project is sure to provide valuable insights that will help nurture
and promote a culture of innovation amongst New Zealanders.
Over two days, attendees will hear from, connect and network
with world-class international and local speakers. They will meet
future business partners, collaborators and co-conspirators and be
exposed to ideas that will re-invent their approach to
everything.
DAY ONE Focusses on Inspiration and Innovation and mixes keynote
addresses with interactive sessions, live-stream events and
panel discussions.
DAY TWO Focusses on Perspiration and Practicality and introduces
case studies that highlight hard-won lessons and war stories from
the front lines of digital innovation.
This unique programme and format will make the most of the
state-of-the-art facilities on offer in Aucklands newest conference
venue, including two stunning lecture theatres and a massive 5m x
3m video wall. The Project is a one-of-a-kind event that will have
attendees buzzing long after the conference
is over.
THE MARKETING CAMPAIGNAUT has a large, well connected audience
and marcomms infrastructure that will be utilised to engage with
potential prospects socially, through direct marketing channels and
via a concerted PR campaign. Partnerships with relevant media
organisations will provide further exposure in the lead up to and
during the event.
LOCATION
Sir Paul Reeves Building Governor Fitzroy Place, Auckland,
NZ
The conference will be held at AUTs newest building. Designed to
reflect what students around the world want from their learning
spaces, the Sir Paul Reeves Building and the areas within it are
flexible, contemporary and invite collaboration. It reflects AUTs
position as The University for the Changing World, and features one
of the most contemporary media teaching and learning spaces in this
hemisphere.
With its impressive 12-storey tower and glass-roofed atrium, the
Sir Paul Reeves Building is right at the heart of the AUT city
campus, connecting the surrounding buildings, including the
Business School, by way of Governor Fitzroy Plaza. This building is
rich with student- centered learning and social spaces and houses
the most advanced communications school
in the country.