Global talent comes to talk tech

Some of the world’s top innovators and business minds are descending on Auckland for “Future State” – an event which explores the driving forces behind the next era of tech innovation.

Presented by Spark Lab and Semi Permanent, the event is aimed at attracting people from emerging small businesses right through to large enterprises, and has assembled an international calibre of speakers from some of the world’s most innovative and successful companies, including adidas, Google, VICE media and more.

Spark marketing director, Matt Bain says the one-day event will deliver a series of high-impact business briefings “from amazing leaders who have pushed the boundaries and found themselves at the edge of innovation”.

“We are seeing the possibilities for digital technology to enable cross-sector transformation explode – and the speakers we’ve assembled will speak to the newest trends, offer practical advice and renewed approaches to innovation to drive commercial success through technological and creative development.”

This first edition of the event is themed ‘New Realities’, and will explore the driving forces behind the next era of the Internet and unpack the challenges and opportunities of developments such as the metaverse, data sovereignty, AI,

VR, gamification and tokenisation, UX and UI design. It will be the first Future State event, with Spark Lab and Semi Permanent committing to host them annually and a smaller event also taking place in the second half of the year.

Future State: New Realities, 11 May at Spark Arena, Auckland. For tickets go to www.future-state.live