Richard is a successful technology entrepreneur with 25+ years experience in building and marketing innovative products and technologies. Since founding his first company at age 20, Richard’s products have been adopted by thousands of organisations, supporting hundreds of thousands of users, spanning dozens of different industries and markets globally. He is passionate about creatively applying new technologies to solve difficult problems.

Alisdair has more than a decade’s experience building automation software and specializes in small and mobile devices. With a background in electronics, software engineering and HMI (human machine interfaces), Alisdair has developed mission critical systems that automate factories, control manufacturing processes and power utility systems.

Mark is an emerging future trend scanner & strategy consultant. He has spent the last 12 years working with a wide variety of private & public sector leadership teams to challenge existing thinking patterns and explore future strategy choices. Prior to this Mark worked for IBM in New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong, in a number of professional and senior leadership roles.

Mel has a strong background in administration, event management and promotions, working in the media, retail and software industries. At 22 she founded her own talent agency that integrated modeling, beauty and live entertainment.