​Business Locally: How Companies and Individuals Can Use Superhuman AI and Local Talent to Remain Competitive

​Free Community Event | Limited to 80 tickets on LUMA

​Presenting high-tech, local talent and Innovation in Hawea

• ​Purpose: Help local community groups, businesses and private individuals understand the opportunities of the future and how to leverage knowledge and access local solution providers.

• ​Relevance: Special focus on tourism, smart-farming, sustainable living and networking and the use of Super-Intelligence in everyday lives.

​When & Where

• ​Monday 26 October 2026

• ​2 PM to 7 PM, then drinks at the lake from 7 PM

• ​The Camp, Lake Hāwea (Beehive dome), 1208 Haast Pass-Makarora Road, Lake Hāwea 9382

• ​Free Coffee & healthy locally sourced nibbles

​Who it's for | It’s free 

• ​Tech Folk in Otago: We want to create a space to meet.

• ​Local community groups and volunteers | Powering community with AI

• ​Local businesses of all kinds | Understanding and testing smart offices & workplaces

• ​Farmers and agriculture related businesses | Sensor Technology & Smart Farming

• ​Private individuals | How to become efficient at everything and spent less time on admin

• ​Tourism Operators | How to actually keep on-top of regulation, admin, training, H&S faster, cheaper and lower costs.

• ​Interested Youth | Presenting the local Fun-Tech Network for curious young people & families

• ​Anyone welcome | Interested in local community, innovation & self development

​Schedule

• ​2 PM – 3 PM: Pre-Networking, socialising and meeting

• ​3 PM – 4 PM: Talk session: six 10-minute speakers representing local ingenuity in tech and innovation for local businesses

• ​4 PM – 6 PM: Networking, socialising and learning

• ​6 PM – 7 PM: Earlier talk session repeated

• ​From 7 PM: Drinks and Pizza at the lake

​Format

​6 inspiring local speakers presenting, 6 different topics (10 minutes each) in one hour sharp from 3-4pm and again from 6-7 pm for people joining after work. Before and in between sessions it's time for networking and checking out cool stuff. We will finish with more networking and pizza & drinks on the lake.

​Speakers

• ​Harald Bettin | ~20 years NZ tourism experience, including 4y as Business Advisor @ Qualmark (Tourism New Zealand), and 4ys @ AA Traveller. H&S background, geo-politics, NZPHGA, Fin-Tech, project management, IT, AI.

• ​GenB | www.genb.co.nz | Mobile Power Supply: Riddara RD6 (4WD) | Jungle J80, 80 kWh | 2 × SWIT Volta Pro, 9 kWh | 3 × Jungle J5, 5 kWh | 2 × EcoFlow, 3 kWh | 2 × EcoFlow, 2 kWh | 4 × Instagrid, 2.1 kWh | Instagrid Link | 10 × G-Comin PL-300 Petal light towers, 8,000 lm

• ​AgRythm | AgRythm | Local Inventors, Tech-Experts, AI, Mesh, Smart Farming, Hawea Build Domes, Drones, AI, Sensors, events, lighting/lazer and more …

• ​The Cool Tech Network for kids and families | Our Local community group and their mentors presenting their smart farming, agriculture and private projects.

• ​More | To be continued ...

​TOPICS

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Mash-Networks
Smart Farming
Electric High-Tech (Vehicles)
Fin-Tech
Community Services
Business & Private AI
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​Anyone Welcome @ The Beehive (large Dome) at The Camp/Hawea | Bring your best questions.

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​Booking/Ticket not essential :)

​…but we may share some pre-event pics & updates here for guests with tickets soon 👍

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