Rural Connectivity Symposium 2022 including WISPA Conference

Tue 14th and Wed 15th June | Claudelands Events Centre | Hamilton

TUANZ Media Release: Closing the urban and rural digital divide

Kia Ora,

Welcome to the 2022 Rural Connectivity Symposium including the WISPA Conference

We’re heading to Hamilton to meet in person becuase Rural Connectivity is to important to give up on!

The last two years have shown the real value in high quality connectivity as we dealt with a global pandemic. But while urban NZ has been able to deal with the changes without missing a beat, in Rural NZ users have had a mixed experience.

We have not been able to meet together to share stories, both positive an negative, of the state of rural connectivity and so 2022 will give us the chance again to sit down, reset the dialogue around the next steps for connectivity and imagine what could be if we saw continued real improvements to rural services.

In 2022 we’re partnering with WISPA to offer a two day event around the theme of “Imagine if…”

Day One will start with a WISPA member only morning which will include their AGM, and then everyone is welcome to join from lunchtime onwards. The afternoon session on day one will be a time to set the scene, including updating everyone on progress in improving rural connectivity since the last time we were able to meet.

Day Two will then focus on the future around four specific ‘communities’ – on the farm, on the Marae, in the classroom, and on the move.

Join us on Tuesday 14th June and Wednesday 15th June 2022

Tickets are available for either day seperately, or for both days.

At the Rural Symposium 2022 we looked at four communities needs for high quality connectivity – on the farm, on the marae, in the classroom and on the move. In our Communique we updated our five calls to action for decision makers.

You can read the 2022 Communique here.

Programme

Tuesday 14th June

9:00am through to 12noon – WISPA only sessions

from 12noon Lunch with Complete-Comms : All participants welcome from this time

1:30pm – Welcome and Introductory Comments – MC Andrew Cushen, Interim CEO, InternetNZ

2:00pm – Ensuring every person in Aotearoa can fully participate in the digital world – Dr Warren Wiliams, CEO, 20/20 Trust

2:30pm – Where are we at – rural voices speaking out – Angela McLeod, Policy Manager, Rural Women NZ

3:00pm – Satellites – they aren’t all the same – Vignette presentations – Kacific Satellite & Gravity and Vocus Wholesale

3:30pm – Afternoon Tea with GoWirelessNZ

3:50pm – A new transport world – Cristian Burungiu, Head of Pre Sales APAC, Ceragon

4:20pm – Changes are happening to your voice service – Steve Pettigrew, representing the Telecommunications Forum

4:50pm – A view on the overall progress – Graham Mitchell, CEO, Crown Infrastructure Partners

5:20pm – Summary and closing comments

5:30pm – End of Day drinks with Feenix

Wednesday 15th June

9:00am – Welcome and Introductory Comments – MC Andrew Cushen, Interim CEO, Internet NZ

…on the farm

9:10am – The future of farm technology – using IoT in rural NZ – Panel presentations from WISPA Network, Halo Systems

9:55am – Agribusiness update – Brendan O’Connell, Executive Director, Agribusiness NZ

10:30am Ministerial Presentation from the Hon David Clark

11:00am – Morning Tea with Crown Infrastructure Partners

…on the marae

11:25am – Future needs of Māori in rural Aotearoa – Panel presentations and discussions – Led by Raniera Albert, Chief Advisor, Māori at InternetNZ

12:15pm – New technology in batteries will be a boost to rural energy needs – Frank de Jong, Business Development Manager, Marshall Power

12:30pm – TABLE SESSION ONE

from 12:40pm – Lunch with Kacific Broadband Satellites

…on the move

1:30pm – The RCG – how are we tracking – John Proctor, CEO, The RCG

2:o0pm – The future of Mobile – Panel presentations – representatives from Vodafone, Dense Air and the Interim Māori Spectrum Commission

2:45pm – TABLE SESSION TWO

Afternoon Tea with GoWirelessNZ

…in the classroom

3:15pm – Providing service to the remotest communities – Sid Kumar and Sonia Coupe, Network for Learning

3:40pm – A strategy for digital in the rural classroom – Marg McLeod, Strategic ICT Business Advisor, Ministry of Education

4:00pm – TABLE SESSION THREE

4:15pm – The future of rural health – Panel presentations from Hauora Taiwhenua, Miriam Wood Psychology

5:00pm – Symposium Summary & Closing

End of Day Drinks with the TCF

Register now for the 2022 Rural Connectivity Symposium and WISPA Conference

Rural Connectivity Symposium 2022 including WISPA Conference

Tue 14th and Wed 15th June | Claudelands Events Centre | Hamilton

Kia Ora,

Welcome to the 2022 Rural Connectivity Symposium including the WISPA Conference

Programme

Tuesday 14th June

Wednesday 15th June

Register now for the 2022 Rural Connectivity Symposium and WISPA Conference

14th and 15th June 2022 | Hamilton

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