Hardware Meetup NZ
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See the hardware. Meet the humans.
About this event
Join Hardware Meetup NZ on 16 July 2025 for a relaxed evening at Outset Ventures in Parnell, where we will showcase several companies leading the way in Innovation in internet of things.
This event will feature a fireside chat with founders and builders, who are building interesting products from Aotearoa. Hear more about their products, their journey so far and their dreams for the future.
Our events are designed to bring together a wide range of the community, from startup founders and execs, to subject-matter experts, investors, students and general startup enthusiasts not only in Auckland but from all around NZ.
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A live-stream will be available - you can register to be sent the link prior to the event start-time.
Date and time
Wednesday, July 16
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Venue:
Outset Ventures,Level 4, 24 Balfour Road Parnell, Auckland
Cost: $20 (+ processing fees)
Food: pizza, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks
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Speakers
Speaker 1: John Wagner from aofrio
John Wagner is a Product Manager at AoFrio where he leads the development of IoT technologies for the global beverage industry, powering connected solutions for brands like Coca-Cola and Pepsi. His work focuses on embedding intelligence into everyday assets, turning bottler coolers into smart, data-driven devices that deliver commercial insights at scale. With a background in environmental science, working in the air quality space, and a passion for all things hardware, John loves the interplay between hardware and software, how the combination of this creates value for the user and how it returns the value back to the organisation.
Speaker 2: Rob Willcox from Eco Logical
Rob Willcox is the Co-Founder of Eco Logical Automation, a company delivering smart energy, automation, and security solutions for homes, schools, and workplaces across Aotearoa. With a strong background in product development and smart home technologies, Rob has spent years building connected systems that make spaces more efficient, secure, and sustainable. From founding Smartlife and Smartlife Energy to developing hybrid software teams with OutSmart Hub, Rob brings deep experience in turning bold ideas into reliable, real-world solutions.
Speaker 3: To be announced
MC: Mikayla Stokes
Mikayla Stokes is a mechatronics engineer at Crown Equipment making autonomous forklifts. She loves using tech to make cool wearable things like a light-up dress or 3D printed earrings. She's passionate about creating an inclusive community where any kid can pursue a future in STEM, and is the two time overall female winner of the BrightSparks inventing competition.
Event Sponsors
Lune Digital
Lune Digital is an embedded systems expert specialising in high-tech, IoT and wearable solutions. For the past 10 years, Lune Digital has been assisting visionary companies with hardware design, electronics engineering, embedded software development, and technical advice. They excel in optimizing battery life, boosting power efficiency, enhancing wireless connectivity, and creating scalable, future-proof systems.
Outset Ventures
Outset Ventures are committed to empowering overlooked science and engineering innovators to transform their ideas into groundbreaking ventures, helping them succeed at the critical early stages. As New Zealand's center of gravity for science and engineering startups and scaleups, Outset is home to a community of 40+ founder-led companies, 5000 square meters of laboratory and workshop spaces, and the country's most active deep technology investment fund.
Blender
Blender is a product design and development consultancy. Their collaborative approach, strategic design process and technical know-how deliver engineered, purpose-made products. Since 2006 Blender partnered with many incredible companies, helping them to realise their vision and shape the future, by supporting them with exceptional product design, prototyping, engineering, and manufacturing services.
TO be announced
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