CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Sir Ray Avery GNZM Sir Ray Avery GNZM is a successful Pharmaceutical Scientist, a founding member of the Auckland University School of Medicine, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and former Technical Director of Douglas Pharmaceuticals who, over the past thirty years, has made a major contribution in the development of New Zealand’s Pharmaceutical industry. Working throughout Africa and Asia and exposed to the raw and real shortcomings in healthcare, Ray was determined to use his knowledge of Pharmaceuticals, Science, Project Management and Product Design to tackle big health issues endemic throughout the developing world at a very practical sustainable level. In 2003, Ray founded Medicine Mondiale and using his contacts, and charisma he enlists the help of other scientists, and social entrepreneurs to work with him. Today, an International network of scientists, technologists together with New Zealand companies and Nobel Laureates’ support him and somehow everyone finds themselves donating their time and knowledge for free and they are rewarded by making a difference. Ray has also invented the Acuset IV Flow Controller which was a finalist in the 2008, Saatchi & Saatchi World Changing Ideas Award, and Proteinforte a revolutionary treatment for Protein Energy Malnutrition and a low cost infant incubator specifically designed for use in the developing world His work has been recognised by his peers and he has received numerous awards including a Rotary Paul Harris Medal,The Bayer Research and Development Innovator Award 2008,World Class New Zealand Award for Biotechnology 2009,TBWA Disruption Award 2010,Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the year 2010.The Blake Leadership Medal 2010 The Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur Award 2011. Ray is also the Patron of the Non Resident Nepali Association of New Zealand a position previously held by Sir Edmond Hilary. In January 2011 Ray was appointed a Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand order of Merit which is the highest order of the New Zealand Knighthood honors. Sir Ray Avery will articulate how Observation is the Key to Innovation and provide a toolbox for creating disruptive,game changing  technology which creates dynamic leading edge companies.   Ray will show how being customer centric rather than product centric is the key to developing a sustainable profitable enterprise and the need for all organisations to orchestrate  defining moments which examine the current and future health of the organisation. Steve Couper Steve is currently Executive Director at AWT Water Ltd and president elect for Water New Zealand.  Steve started his career as a Process Engineer, firstly with the Water Research Centre in the UK working on process development and process design initiatives and then worked for Beca and later Harrison Grierson in NZ.  Steve has been responsible for both overseeing the design and implementation of several waste water treatment plants and wider schemes along with solids management and energy recovery initiatives.  Steve also has substantial process evaluation and design experience with industrial wastewater treatment installations across a range of industries. Our Sponsors Gold Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Dinner Sponsors Satchel Sponsor