EHF Events
EHF events are focused on connection and convening for action.
What’s Coming Up?
EHF ‘Friendly Sharks’ Mentor Hours for Founders
Tuesday 30 April 2024, 2pm-3.30pm (NZT)
Secure your 20-minute spot to meet virtually with EHF Angel Investors/VCs Kirsty Reynolds, Sean McGrail, Mark Bregman, and guest investor Mark Pavlyukovskyy, at the monthly free online ‘Friendly Sharks’ Mentor Hours for Founders.
If you're a founder, don’t miss this valuable opportunity to connect with these experienced Fellows in a friendly and relaxed environment.
Each month we’re offering 3 Kiwi startups the opportunity to present their ideas, pitch*, or seek advice in a 20-minute slot; 10 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for feedback, including tips to boost your business success and improve your chances of securing funding.
Can't make it this month? This is now a monthly event, so join our waiting list to receive updates on the upcoming sessions.
RSVP now! Limited spaces for this month so get in quick.
*This is not a pitching for funding session.
Recent Events
Check out our recent events that have concluded, including links to any recordings that are available.
How NZ Can Be A Global Leader in Sustainable Space & Aerospace
Aotearoa NZ’s aerospace & space activity is on the rise, with many ventures and products offering sustainable solutions or applications. So what is the potential for NZ to be at the forefront of global sustainable space & aerospace innovations, and how do we get there?
In this discussion, ‘How NZ Can Be A Global Leader in Sustainable Space & Aerospace’, the panel explores how Aotearoa NZ can lead the way, with insights from:
• Philipp Sueltrop, EHF Fellow & CTO at Kea Aerospace
• Max Arshavsky, CEO at Zenno Astronautics
• Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, EHF Fellow & CEO at SpaceBase
• Moderated by Mark Rocket, President of Aerospace New Zealand & CEO at Kea Aerospace.
Watch the recording of the session below.
Impact Springboard - February 2024
The EHF Impact Springboard was a FREE online multi-session event held over four days in February 2024 connecting Aotearoa NZ's innovation ecosystem with EHF Fellows, Hillary Laureates and NZ leaders around critical challenges facing Aotearoa NZ.
Gain valuable insights from global leaders, panel discussions, case studies, and more. Hear about EHF Fellows’ groundbreaking ventures transforming industries and systems for global impact, and from experts who are helping to elevate NZ startups onto the global stage.
Watch the recording of each session below.
Session Recordings
Transformative Ventures with Global Impact
A panel of Fellows share their groundbreaking ventures that are transforming industries and systems for global impact. How can Aotearoa NZ embrace the scale of opportunity these transformative ventures present?
Aaron McDonald | EHF Fellow | Founder of Futureverse
Dipanwita Das | EHF Fellow| Co-founder of AI startup Sorcero
Lovina McMurchy | EHF Fellow | COO at Kry10 Limited
Panel:
Going Global: Transforming NZ Startups into Global Leaders
We are bringing together experts for a systems view on how we can accelerate the growth of NZ's emerging startup and innovation sector. Join a panel of local and international experts to gain insights into how to mature Aotearoa NZ’s innovation system to enable NZ businesses to scale and succeed internationally.
What shifts are required to make our startups - and innovation sector - world-leading?
Panel:
Guy Te Kiniwe Royal | Investor and Indigenous Development Adviser | Director
at Tuia Group
Anthony Lee | EHF Fellow | C100 Member | Venture Capitalist | Altos Ventures and TechSoup Director
Marian Johnson | Ministry of Awesome CEO
Emerging Models: Regenerative & Blended Finance
EHF Fellows are developing a Climate Impact Fund for Asia Pacific Islands (CLIMAP) to support communitarian projects in the region, and test new purpose-driven finance models and instruments. With a focus on impact, this session, with Fellows Satya Dontamsetti, Vishal Chaddha, and Siddharth Sthalekar, is an opportunity to explore an important new initiative focused on unlocking capital for on-the-ground communities.
Panel:
Satya Dontamsetti | EHF Fellow | Quondam Entrepreneur | Mentor
Vishal Chaddha| EHF Fellow | Enabling Early Stage Ventures
Sid Sthalekar | EHF Fellow | Neighbourhoods Founder
Transforming New Zealand into a Low-Carbon Economy by 2050
International Climate Leader, Builder and Strategist Aimée Christensen discusses how Aotearoa NZ can responsibly manage its transition to meet its 2050 net zero commitments in ways that affirm economic and social benefits.
Speaker:
Aimée Christensen | Hillary Laureate | Founder and CEO of Christensen Global Strategies
Interviewer: Anna Kominik | Hillary Institute and EHF Chair
Catalysing Communitarian Responses to Combat World Crises
Web 3.0 technologies are sparking whole new patterns of social coordination at scale. In this presentation, we will showcase how projects like Neighbourhoods (headquartered out of Aotearoa NZ) are enabling new kinds of social impact: ranging from a global climate initiative in a region of 1.2m people in Sri Lanka, to climate accounting projects emerging out of Stanford University, micro-lending/micro-investment in communities backed by on-chain social fabric, and community hubs for local and geographically dispersed networks of people.
Speaker:
Siddharth Sthalekar | EHF Fellow | Founder of Neighbourhoods
With Camia Young | Hillary Institute & EHF Trustee/Director