Hub's event programme adding value and building networks
Since "well-informed urban innovators" - members of The Innovation Hub's INNOV8 high-tech and knowledge-intensive community - gathered in February 2005 for the first Pub@Hub business networking evening ever to take place at the Hub's new Pretoria campus, a number of other events have been held at the Hub precinct.
Members of the INNOV8 community arriving and interacting before the start of the Pub@Hub event at the Hub's new site earlier this year.
First up was a P•O•W•E•R early in March with Mike Gourlay, Executive Director of Think London. Mike's presentation discussed business opportunities in the UK and Europe, with a special focus on the ICT sector; the benefits of basing one's UK or European headquarters in London, and the value your organisation can derive from engaging with Think London. Think London is the official inward investment agency of London.
Mike Gourlay, Executive Director of Think London, during his presentation at the Hub's P•O•W•E•R Breakfast early in March this year and some of the attendees at the event.
This was followed on 15 March with a Forum Event - a seriously educational "partnered" business and networking opportunity, which was presented in collaboration with the SABS Design Institute. The event featured international guest speaker Marcelo Aflalo, Professor of Urban Visual Identity, São Paulo, Brazil. Marcelo discussed his design projects and gave his views on industrial design in Brazil. He also touched on similarities with South Africa, with particular reference to high technology in a predominantly developing economy.
Forum Event attendees interacting during the joint event with the SABS Design Institute and guest speaker Marcelo Aflalo, Professor of Urban Visual Identity, São Paulo, Brazil talking about industrial design in Brazil and the similarities with South Africa.
Early in April a Public Lecture was given by Michael Thackeray, one of South Africa's great innovators currently working at the Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. Michael talked about "Batteries for hybrid electric vehicles - the design of new materials for high-energy/power systems".
| Michael Thackeray, one of South Africa's great innovators currently working at the Argonne National Laboratory in the United States, who presented a public lecture on electric vehicle batteries. |
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Ayanda and her musicians added a special sparkle to the Hub's official opening event early in April. |
The following evening saw the Official Opening of The Innovation Hub site by Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa.
On 21 April the next Pub@Hub event was held with the Founder and Director of nFold (Pty) Ltd, Sandra Pullinger. Sandra revealed findings of the nFold/ITWeb enterprise software survey. The survey is an initiative aimed at establishing the state of play in the software space in South Africa.
Many of the events listed above were exclusively for members of The Innovation Hub's INNOV8 high-tech and knowledge-intensive community. If you are not yet part of the INNOV8 community initiative, but would like to benefit from these value-adding opportunities and/or participate in our various business networking and other events, please e-mail us or visit Value-Added Services for further information.
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