5,000 people tuned into the livestream of the first ever TEDxChCh on October 22, 2010 — and the reason they were able to do so is that ICT company Gen-i came to the rescue, setting up two separate networks so tweeters and bloggers wouldn’t interrupt the broadcast. And, in addition to their generosity in arranging [...]

The The Hillary Institute for International Leadership searches the globe for exceptional mid-career leaders. Their goal is to provide them a platform, a shared community of engagement, and an enhanced resource base to take their efforts to larger scale. Inspired by the late Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand’s most celebrated public figure, the Institute was [...]

Bruce McIntyre bought Macpac in 1973 when he was 19. Living the classic entrepreneurial narrative, he dropped out of university in his first year and purchased Macpac with money his parents raised by putting their own house up as collateral. After making design partners out of a group of Canterbury men venturing into Andes, the [...]

Rob Hamill made sporting history as a New Zealand International rowing representative for 16 years, with accomplishments that include World Championship silver, Commonwealth gold, and a world record on the indoor rowing machine. In 1978, a charter yacht under the command of Rob’s “brother number one” Kerry strayed into Cambodian waters. Kerry was subsequently imprisoned, [...]

As a professor at the University of Canterbury, Ian researches our future ability to procreate and prosper from the angle of endocrine disrupting chemicals in food. He says, “I am particularly interested in how these chemicals, which mimic hormones, affect human growth and development. Specifically, how bisphenol-A (used in plastics manufacture) may affect babies.” You [...]

US-based John Marshall Roberts has crafted his career around converting corporations and communicating with cynics. In an interview with Planet Shifter magazine he said, “Corporations are becoming a force for good. I’m doing what I can to help that process, that transformation, move forward.” Through strategic communications and values-based messages, John coaches leaders on inspiring [...]