National Series: Making the most of Ultra Fast Broadband

IITP is excited to announce the return of the IITP National Event Series presenting some of the country's top experts in a range of tech topics in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin.

Making the most of Ultra Fast Broadband

The Government's Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) project is now in full swing in 17 towns and cities nationwide. How is it progressing and what are we going to do with it when it gets here?

In this topical presentation Crown Fibre Holdings Strategy Director Rohan MacMahon will provide a warts-and-all update on the the UFB build and how the UFB infrastructure is progressively coming online - progress, holdups, hickups and victories.

But what now? The next inevitable question will be how New Zealanders use it, both as consumers and as businesses wanting to make the most of this new capability. Rohan will talk about some of the opportunities which UFB will enable for the IT sector and IT professionals, as well as for exporters & businesses, local Councils, schools & in the health sector.

If you're interested in UFB and want an overview of progress and to find out how you can get the most out of it, this presentation is for you.

Light lunch included.

About The Speaker

Rohan MacMahon joined Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH) in April 2010. In his role as Strategy Director he is responsible for developing and implementing business strategy, engaging the many stakeholders in the Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative, and building industry understanding of Ultra-Fast Broadband products and services.

Rohan was previously General Manager of Planning for Telstra's Enterprise and Government division in Australia. Over 10 years at Telstra he held senior roles in strategy, marketing, business development and e-commerce.

Prior to Telstra, Rohan established a start-up company to build Web-based applications. He also worked as a Management Consultant at Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) in industries such as telecommunications, IT, financial services and consumer products.

Rohan holds degrees in Economics and Law from the University of Sydney.

 

The 2012 IITP National Event Series

The 2012 IITP National Event Series will include the following presentations:

• May: UFB update from Rohan MacMahon, Strategy Director, Crown Fibre
• June: Games Development from Stephen Knightly, Chair, NZ Game Devs Assn
• July: ICT in Earthquake recovery from Julian Carver, Acting CIO of CERA
• August: Advanced open networks from Steve Cotter, CEO of REANNZ
• Sept: Security update from Andy Prow, CEO of Auro Information Security
• Oct: Managing BYOD from Gary Griffiths, Good Technology APAC
• Nov: Entrepreneurialism from Seeby Woodhouse, Founder of Orcon

Other than May, all events will run in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin. The National Series will begin in Dunedin in June.

 

Registration Details:

You can register for this event via Credit Card online now by using the link below, or alternatively call 0800 252 255 with your Credit Card details.

IITP Corporate Partners and approved organisations can opt to pay by invoice by calling 0800 252 255 or emailing attendee and business details through to [email protected]. Credit criteria and other conditions apply.

Please note that this session may be video or audio recorded for viewing by other members at a later date. As it is possible that audience members may be incidentally recorded, please let us know if you specifically want to be excluded and we will ensure you are not shown.

Attendance Cost

ITP Financial Members: FREE
Staff of CITRENZ member institution: $13.91 + GST / $16.00 incl GST
Staff of Corporate Partners (20% Discount): $13.91 + GST / $16.00 incl GST
Non-Members: $17.39 + GST / $20.00 incl GST