The document summarizes the Young Innovator Awards event held on July 26th, 2012 in Tauranga. The event's vision is to inspire students and young professionals to be creative innovators. It recognizes award winners in different categories and thanks sponsors and teachers for their support in making the initiative possible. The goal is to provide resources to help educate students in creativity and innovation.

1. Awards
Night
The Young Innovator Awards
July 26th - 2012, TECT Arena, Tauranga

2. Special Thanks
Lyn Parlane & Jill Beedie
All the Teachers & Schools
Without them the initiative would not be
happening.

3. Vision
To inspire students & young professionals to
become true creative innovators.

4. Objectives
Create a platform for dynamically engaging
with students and young professionals;
Consistently lift the bar in both quality and
quantity of entries each year.

5. Objectives
Provide the tools for teachers to effectively
educate students in creativity and innovation.
Establish a series of Innovation events
around the awards each year that
constructively engages with regional
businesses.

6. A key goal is to develop and enhance the
resources available to students and teachers
providing an in depth range of inspiring
information.

7. Expand to incorporate young professionals to
provide them an opportunity and a forum for their
great ideas.

8. Bring innovation leaders into the region and
build activity around their visits;
2010-Ray Avery, 2011-Paul Callaghan, 2012- Mark Pennington;
Build an annual innovation forum around
this event each year
That incorporates business, young professionals,
research organizations, students & schools.

14. This year we got out and into schools.
The YIA team presented into the 9 Schools to
raise awareness among both students and
teachers.

15. Chose something you are strongly interested in.
Find something you can change or improve.
Learn first, then apply.

17. Win the 13 Voucher th
We’ve made it easy with two options. First answer
wins.
This one is hard, a real test of prowess, which
innovator started with the claw of an eagle to emerge
victorious from a can of Sardines

18. Exhibition
Bayfair came on board to help out and also
created a new award ‘Peoples Choice’.
Help to create greater awareness of the
program among parents & students.

19. Now to the Awards
• Finalists
• Highly Commended
• Junior & Senior Winners
• Internship Award
• Peoples Choice (in a week)

20. Award Sponsors
• Junior Award - Priority One
• Senior Award - Page Macrae
• Internship Award - Locus & Woods
• People’s Choice - Bayfair/AMP Capital