About
We are delighted to announce that the Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, Minister for Science & Innovation will be opening the forum on the 19th April.
The changing world economic conditions have placed pressure on all economies to re-examine their commitment to public science investment. The emphasis on supporting business expenditure on R&D has grown and there is increasing expectation that science will support economic recovery through addressing immediate industry and firm needs. A quality science education will be an absolutely critical part of this equation.
What’s at Stake?
New Zealand will succeed in the global marketplace by doing what we do best, which is harnessing the talents and ingenuity of our people. This kind of innovation however isn’t born in the boardroom or on the factory floor. It doesn’t begin in a basement workshop or a research laboratory. That’s where the payoff happens. It starts long before. It starts in a classroom.
New Zealand’s future hinges on our ability to prepare our next generation, to harness their creativity, dynamism and insight. The cost of inaction is immeasurable — the inventions that are never built, the businesses never started, the cures never discovered, the sparks of imagination never lit — the brimming potential squandered because we failed to come together for the sake of not just our children, but for the sake of our future.
A Platform for Collective Innovation
This forum aims to unite the best minds and innovators from government, education institutions, CRIs, industry bodies and businesses from across key sectors.
A focus on developing ideas and solutions around 3 key overarching questions
- What is the role of STEM education in the innovation system?
- What do businesses actually require from the future workforce and what is motivating this?
- How do we optimise the education system across the sectors to support the advancement of a science-based economy?
Take part in the discussion period, where the audience and speakers will flesh out the issues and next steps around each focus question.
Secure your Place
Are you an influencer? Then you should be in attendance.
With a high-level line-up of thought leaders and mavens you can expect a rich and stimulating exchange of ideas.
Register today and share your ideas and expertise as we work through key issues that will influence the future direction of New Zealand.
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Agenda
Agenda: Day 1
8.30
Registration and coffee
9.00
Opening Remarks from the Chair
Dr Andrew West
9.10
Ministerial Address
Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, Minister for Science & Innovation
9.40
Murray Bain, Chief Executive, Ministry of Science and Innovation
10.10
Professor Michael Walker, Professor, Ecology,
Evolution & Behaviour, Faculty of Science
The University of Auckland
10.30
Morning Break & Refreshments
11.00
DISCUSSION FOCUS ONE
• How should we be managing the balance between the focus on learning content and the focus on acquiring generic or transversal skills in the process?
• What importance should society place on science relative to other parts of the curriculum in order to foster innovation? Which parts of the curriculum matter most?
• What level of scientific literacy do we want the Nation to have and why?
• What do we want to create, and why?
11.00
Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory
11.20
Hon Steve Maharey, Vice-Chancellor, Massey University
11.40
Professor Alister Jones, Dean, School of Education, The University of Waikato
12.00
Discussion
12.40
Lunch
1.50
DISCUSSION FOCUS TWO
• How can we continue to develop the partnerships between industry and the education system so that both our current and future workforce is positioned to meet changing business requirements?
• How can we create clear pathways for students?
What investment will we require?
1.50
Phil O’Reilly, Chief Executive, Business New Zealand
2.10
Rob Heebink, GM Research and Development, Gallagher Group
2.30
Chris Kelly, Chief Executive, Landcorp
2.50
Afternoon Break & Refreshments
3.20
Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor, AUT University & Chair, Universities New Zealand
3.40
Bernie Burrell, Website Content Manager, Career Service - National Office
4.00
Professor Richard Blaikie, Director, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
4.20
Discussion
5.10
Reflections from the Day
Dr Andrew West
5.20
End of Day One & Networking Function
Agenda: Day 2
9.00
Opening Session
Dr Andrew West
9.30
Setting the Scene
9.30
Professor Margaret Carr, Professor, Department of Professional Studies in Education, University of Waikato & Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research
9.55
Dr Jane Gilbert, Chief Researcher, New Zealand Council for Educational Research
10.15
Morning Break & Refreshments
10.35
DISCUSSION FOCUS THREE
What skills vis-à-vis science do we expect each level of the education system to leave students with and why?
How can education best serve science and how can science best serve education?
• What changes need to be made across the system?
• What are we currently doing really well that we might want to increase or replicate in other forms?
• What specific new interventions do we need to explore?
• How could the organisation of University education be reshaped to facilitate the learning or experience of innovation?
Part 1: Focus on Compulsory Education
10.35
Patrick Walsh, Principal, John Paul College & President, SPANZ
10.55
Tony Turnock, Manager, Secondary Outcomes, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning – Design Schooling Group, Ministry of Education
11.15
Terry Shubkin, Chief Executive, Young Enterprise Trust
11.35
Dr Stuart Middleton, Director External Relations, Manukau Institute of Technology
11.55
Discussion
12.35
Lunch
1.30
Part 2: Focus on Tertiary Education
1.30
Anthony Scott, Chief Executive, Science New Zealand Inc
1.50
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Director, Pastoral Agriculture, Massey University
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2.10
Prof. Graham Le Gros, Director, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
2.30
Discussion
3.10
Afternoon Break & Refreshments
3.30
So What Next?
Dr Andrew West
4.00
Close of forum
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