Creative Mornings x Slush'D Wellington Breakfast and Panel Talk

Panelists: Caitlin Hartnett-Poelman (Healing Architects), Holly Norton (Riverlink), and Elisa Harley (Enivo Pots)

Moderator/Host: Christine Luiten (Creative Mornings) and Senior Creative (StudioC)

7.45 am - 9.00 am | two/fiftyseven, 2/57 Willis Street, Wellington Central

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Pioneering With Impact: Sustainable Corporate Gifting

Helen McLaren and Clare Gallaher, Co-founders of With Impact

2.30 pm - 2.45 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Scent Pioneer Crafting Beauty from Nature's Elegance

Frances Shoemack, Founder of Abel Fragrance

2.45 pm - 3.00 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Navigating NZ's Start-up Terrain: Real-life Stories of Triumph and Fundraising

Mason Bleakley, Principal of Icehouse Ventures

3.00 pm - 3.15 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Student Showcase: Navigating the Student Start-up Landscape with Atom Innovation Space's Rising Stars

Ava (Testli), Hanna (Beeloved), Daniella (Social media influencer and content creator), Josie (Encore) Caitlin (Healing Architect), and Aidan (Archway Education)

Facilitator: Pauline Abeleda

3.30 pm - 4.15 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Crafting Success One Brew at a Time – A Taste of Garage Project's Entrepreneurial Journey

Jos Ruffell, Founder of Garage Project

4.30 pm - 4.45 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Building Brands with Purpose

Ciaran Jack and Essi Airisniemi, Founder and General Manager of Obvious Brand Partners

4.45 pm - 5.00 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Curating Timeless Style, Championing Sustainability with Perfect Circle

Keaton Ennis, Founder of Perfect Circle

5.00 pm - 5.15 pm | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Weaving Community Threads – Unveiling the journey of two/fiftyseven, building spaces into places from Rotterdam to Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Ash Holwell, Design Activist (two/fiftyseven)

5.15 pm - 5.30 pm | | RH MZ03/04 (Rutherford House)

Panel 1: Wave of Change – A Dialogue with Visionary Startups Navigating Eco-Friendly Journeys Across Land and Sea

Panelists: Luke Sinclair (FTN Motion), Kendall Bristow (FTN Motion), and Jack Candlish (Verdure Surfboards)

Facilitator: Christian Schott

2.30 pm - 3.15 pm | RHLT 3 (Rutherford House)

Panel 2: Startup Investors Unleashed: Peek Behind the Curtain

Panelists: Dave Moskovitz (Investor/ Director), Kathleen Lucere (EVEN Capital) and Millie McKelvie (MOVAC)

Facilitator: Andrew Chen (Matu Group)

3.30 pm - 4.15 pm | RHLT 3 (Rutherford House)

Panel 3: An Entrepreneurs’ Career, the Squiggly Journey

Panelists: Steph Benseman (Icehouse Ventures/Benny), Sonya Williams (Sharesies), Kat Lintott (Wrestler/Rewiring Aotearoa), Samantha Gadd (Excellent & Humankind), Jessie Wong (Yu Mei), Monique Kaminski (Jeuneora), and Emily Blythe (Pyper Vision)

Facilitator: Claudia Batten (Entrepreneur/Speaker/Director)

4.30 pm - 5.30 pm | RHLT 2 (Rutherford House)

Panel 4: Decoding Success in Digital Creativity: Expert Insights from the Digital, Gaming, and Media Industry

Panelists: Mario Wynands (PikPok), Ciaran Jack: Obvious (Obvious Brand Partners), Andrew Hillstead (Psychoactive Studios), and Alex Matthews (Xequals)

Facilitator: Christian Schott

3.30pm - 4.15 pm | MZ 05/06 (Rutherford House)

Panel 5: Cultural Superpowers Unveiled: Maori Entrepreneurs Share Their Journeys

Panelists: Johnson Witehira (Indigenous Design and Innovation Aotearoa (IDIA) and Waahi Wairua) and Narida Hooper (He Putiputi)

Facilitator: Jesse Pirini (Atom Co-Director)

3.30 pm - 4.15 pm | MZ02 (Rutherford House)

Interactive Session with Fonterra: Unveiling Sustainable Innovation and Startup Synergy

Sneha Chatterjee (Venture Analyst, Fonterra) and May Tagaolo Wright (Early Careers Manager, Fonterra)

4.30 pm - 5.15 pm | MZ02 (Rutherford House)

Workshop 1: Startup 101 -Building a Startup with $0

By Creative HQ

2.30 pm - 3.15 pm | MZ05/06 (Rutherford House)

Workshop 2: From Passion to Prosperity: Mastering the Art of Funding Your Hobby-Turned-Business

By Findex

2.30 pm - 3.15 pm | MZ02 (Rutherford House)

Workshop 3: Unlocking Your Future: CV Building and Job Search Strategies for Gen Z

By Zeil

4.30 pm - 5.00 pm | MZ05/06 (Rutherford House)

Check out our awesome expo spaces!

Victoria University of Wellington

Abel Fragrance

FTN Motion

Six Barrel Soda

Momentum Investment

Perfect Circle

Young Enterprise (YES)

Dignity NZ

2.00 pm - 6.00 pm | Ground Floor Foyer (Rutherford House)

Need a break from sitting down and listening to talks?

Check out Vivita's interactive innovation zone and jump into a range of mini-creative challenges including turning trash into treasure, transforming random objects into interactive art with viviware cells, and a surprise master challenge that needs to be cracked by the end of the day.

2.30 pm - 5.00 pm | The Atom Innovation Space, Ground Floor, Rutherford House

A space for you to mix, mingle, refresh, and recharge before you move on to your next Slush’D Wellington experience. Brought to you by Bird Island and Obvious Brand Partners.

2.30 pm - 5.45 pm | Mezzanine Floor (under the hanging sculptures), Rutherford House

Slush’D Plus After Party

Join us at the After Party for some networking, kai, and some cold bevvies with Garage Project!

6.00 pm onwards | MZ05/06 (Rutherford House)