"The ability to learn faster and deeper than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage." Arie de Geus

Since 1997 SmartNet has helped organisations keep up to date with business and technology trends, opportunities and issues and connected key decision-makers via regular events and meetings. SmartNet is the largest New Zealand-based innovation network linking the private and public sectors to facilitate new opportunities for New Zealand enterprises.

Michael Sampson

Michael Sampson
In this masterclass, Collaboration and SharePoint guru Michael Sampson will take you through the steps required to make collaboration a success inside your organization.

Michael Sampson is a Collaboration Strategist. He helps end-user organizations in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Europe and other places around the world improve the performance of distributed teams.

David Gurteen - 18-29 September 2010
David Gurteen, founder of The Gurteen Knowledge Community is an independent knowledge educator and coach helping people in organizations to share their knowledge more freely; to be more creative and innovative and to work more effectively together.

David will again run his Gurteen Knowledge Café One-Day Masterclass and work with companies in-house while in NZ.

Dr Jack Bacon

Dr Jack Bacon - Futurist, Speaker TBC August- September 2010
Jack Bacon returns from Houston, Texas for his fourth speaking visit downunder. Dr Bacon is one of the world's most powerful and popular speakers on technology and the factors that shape human society. He is the author of three popular books; My Grandfathers' Clock, My Stepdaughter's Watch, and The Parallel Bang. In his daily work, he is on the management team overseeing the construction and operation of the most complicated technical project in history: the International Space Station. Contact us to discuss how Jack could lift your 2010 Conference or management event into a new orbit.