Christopher leads Fabrum, a precision engineering company in Christchurch which has developed world-leading cryogenic technology. The AFCryocooler technology was chosen by NASA for use on the MARS Lander. And the America's Cup team went to Fabrum to develop the technology for hydrogen powered foiling chase boats, which Fabrum developed in 5 weeks. Fabrum is driven by developing technological excellence whilst leaving the lightest footprint possible on the earth.

www.fabrum.nz

Richard is the CEO & co-founder of Totara whose learning and talent management platform is used by organisations across many sectors, governments & not-for-profits throughout the world. Totara leverages open code to enable more flexibility for the customer and deliver better value. The objective is to lower barriers to using enterprise-level learning technologies and unlock new innovation potential.

www.totaralearning.com

Reason is a digital marketing agency that helps ambitious businesses around the world re-imagine and realise their opportunity for growth through digital. It charges on how well it performs, not on how much is spent. As a result, it is one of Asia Pacific's fastest-growing digital companies. Two years ago it spun out a SaaS company, Rescue Metrics, to give clients full visibility over conversion analytics.

www.reasonagency.co.nz

www.rescuemetrics.com

Catalyst IT develops & supports expert open source solutions: UX and design, eLearning, website development, training, library management, enterprise solutions, document management & cloud hosting. With 25 years of experience, Catalyst IT has worked with organisations across the globe, spanning all sectors. It now has 400 people, with offices in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the UK.

www.catalyst.net.nz

Over 25,000 tradespeople around the world use Tradify job tracking software. It promises to be the fastest, simplest and easiest way to run a business: invoicing, quoting and scheduling integrate with existing accounting solutions. You can use it on desktop, tablet and mobile, anywhere, anytime. Michael brings a wealth of business experience to the job of scaling Tradify out into the world.

www.tradifyhq.com

ZeroJet is a fast-growing start-up developing high-performance electric jet propulsion systems for boats. Its vision is to eliminate combustion engines on small watercraft, such as tenders. Did you know that 10,000 outboards produce the same emissions as 1.5 million cars? ZeroJet is the first jet propulsion system to be designed specifically for an electric motor, accelerating the marine industry's transition to sustainable energy.

www.zerojet.nz

NanoLayr uses nanofibre as a technology platform to solve many industry needs in markets ranging from composite reinforcement to cosmetic applications and filter media for use in facemasks. Using the process of electrospinning, and only the finest materials, it creates custom-made fibres, delivering revolutionary products to multiple markets including filtration, cosmetics and healthcare, textiles, composites and electronics.

www.nanolayr.com

Quantifi Photonics is on a mission to transform the world of photonics tests & measurements. From its New Zealand base, it develops and manufactures a wide range of test & measurement instruments along with customized test solutions for multinational tech companies and world-leading research organizations developing the technologies to enable future global networks. The company has just completed a Series B funding and acquired a company in Thailand to strengthen its R&D capabilities and IP position.

www.quantifiphotonics.com

Soul Machines is a digital people company: re-imagining how real & virtual humans can connect in today's digital worlds and the metaverse. It develops intelligent, emotionally responsive avatars as a user interface for AI platforms, creating the digital workforce of the future and digital twins. It has patented Digital Brain and Autonomous Animation technology based on work by double academy-award winner, Mark Sagar.

www.soulmachines.com

Author-it provides cloud-based structured component authoring systems for the creation, management, localization & publishing of information, with products for Life Sciences, Compliance & Technical Documentation, & eLearning catering for SMBs to Enterprise. It now has 120 people around the world.

www.author-it.com