2017 Hi-Tech Awards winners announced
Frances Valintine is 2017 Flying Kiwi
Frances Valintine is 2017 Flying Kiwi
The awards aim to acknowledge, recognise and celebrate excellence within the New Zealand Hi-Tech industry, which is the third largest export earner in the country and the fastest growing export sector, says Wayne Norrie, NZ Hi-Tech Trust Chair.
Awards will recognise a new Flying Kiwi who will be inducted into the Tait Communications Hi-Tech Hall of Fame
A record breaking 900 people attended the awards ceremony, which celebrates the successes of New Zealand high-tech companies across 13 categories and to recognise two new Flying Kiwis.
Meet the winners 2016 Hi-Tech Awards and the two new ‘Flying Kiwis’ – Katherine Corich and Sam Morgan
“It takes continuity of performance over more than a single year to earn this award. The company evidences superb operational efficiency,” says Wayne Norrie, chair of the Hi-Tech Trust.
Wayne Norrie outlines ways New Zealand Enterprises can ensure they are the disruptors – and not the disrupted - in the fast-paced digital environment.
Vend and Vmob also among standout winners at the awards’ 20th anniversary gala dinner.
Bill Buckley started company that now supplies machinery used in the manufacture of more than 90 per cent of the world’s silicon chips.