November 2011 Event

Tuesday 1 Nov 2011 from 5:30pm at NZi3, Creyke Road, Christchurch. Speakers: Peter Chrisp (NZTE), Andrew Plimmer (Motim Technologies), Carl Pavletich (One Fat Sheep) 

Free for members, $10 on the door for non-members.

	Peter Chrisp, NZTE CEO ICT and NZTE's Strategic Direction Peter Chrisp is the CEO of New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (http://www.nzte.govt.nz/), the New Zealand Government’s national economic development agency. Peter’s experience spans more than 20 years in the engineering, manufacturing, and pulp and paper industries. Previously Peter had roles in human resources, operations, logistics and supply chain before becoming the general manager of the Fletcher Challenge pulp and paper mills in Kawerau. He then moved to the headquarters of Norske Skog Paper International in Oslo to take up a global role as Senior Vice President, covering business in South America, Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Peter’s final role before returning to New Zealand as CEO at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise was Regional President Norske Skog Australasia, based in Sydney. Peter holds a Master of Social Sciences from Massey University and has undertaken additional study in law, marketing, strategy, accounting and finance at universities in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe. He has held several board roles, including the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the Australian Pulp and Paper Innovation Council.
	Andrew Plimmer, CEO Motim Technologies Ltd "Selling Beer" - How international brands are using Augmented Reality Andrew Plimmer is CEO of Motim Technologies (http://www.motim-technologies.com/), a Christchurch-based specialist software company that develops compelling interaction experiences for leading global companies. Motim uses advanced intellectual property in computer vision, signal processing, 3D graphics, augmented reality, game mechanics and interaction design to tailor a technology solution to meet an individual design brief. Andrew will be talking about Motim's work delivering award winning unique solutions for clients around the world, including Nike, Coca Cola, Ford, Becks and Tsing Tao Beer.
	Carl Pavletich, One Fat Sheep Game Changers – The role of gaming in business Carl Pavletich is a Digital Producer for One Fat Sheep (http://www.onefatsheep.com/), a trans-Tasman company that specialises in digital marketing. Carl will discuss the impact Gamification will have on the role of enterprise over the coming years. Gamification is the strategic application of the engagement tactics found in games to real world initiatives. With the advances of technology and the shifting dynamics of the new generation of digital savvy workers, business needs to embrace a significant cultural change. By applying the fundamentals of gaming to business systems, business has an opportunity to design processes that solve problems, stimulate innovation, while at the same time, make work both engaging and fun. While still in its infancy, Gamification has the potential to radically change the framework of business and our concept of 'work'. In this session, Carl will introduce the fundamentals of gamification and offer real life examples of how it's been successfully applied to business, education and marketing, and why it is the role of the Enterprise Architect to look towards game technology to help solve common business problems.