Aotearoa Brain Project Day
Wednesday 28th June 2023
Jade Room, The Cordis Hotel, Auckland.
| Time | Session |
| 8:30 am | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 am | MIHIMIHI |
| 9:10 am | WELCOME
Professor Peter Thorne, Dr Julie Wharewera-Mika & Professor Cliff Abraham, Co-Leads of Aotearoa Brain Project (ABP) |
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9:15 am
10:00 am
| SESSION 1: HAUORA - HOLISTIC HEALTH & WELLBEING
Mindfulness and the kaupapa of Te Aho Tapu Trust
Sharon Rickard, Te Aho Tapu Trust Māori data sovereignty
Karen Blake, PWC & HiNZ |
| 10:30 am | Morning Tea
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11:00 am
11:20 am
11:40 am
12:00 pm
| SESSION 2: SCREENING & DIAGNOSTICS Progressing blood-borne microRNA as diagnostic tools for Alzheimer’s disease
Associate Professor Joanna Williams, University of Otago EEG in the diagnosis and management of tinnitus: from auditory nonsense to sense
Professor Grant Searchfield, University of Auckland
Digital solutions for stroke prevention
Professor Valery Feigin, Auckland University of Technology Digital health screening
Dr Marc Gutenstein, University of Otago |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm
2:00 pm
| SESSION 3: WEARABLE & MOBILE NEUROTECHNOLOGIES Wearable neurotechnologies
Professor Paul Breen, Western Sydney University Neurotechnology Showcase
An interactive session where you will have the opportunity to engage with a range of neurotechnologies. - Remotely monitor Parkinson's Disease with the Mobile Phone Smile reaction time app - Yusuf Cakmak, UoO
- Computational brain reconstruction and diagnosis - Gonzalo Talou, UoA
- Assessing cognitive load on a balance board using EEG - Usman Ghani, NZ College of Chiropractic
- Instrumented mouthguards for measuring mild traumatic brain injury - Eryn Kwon, Mātai
- VR rehabilitation for stroke - Chris Heinrich, UoO
- VR rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury - Jo Nunnerley, UoO
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| 3:00 pm | Afternoon Tea |
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3:30 pm
3:55 pm
4:20 pm
| SESSION 4: DEVELOPING FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES Conversations with the C Suite
Natalia Lopez, COO of Kitea Health
The (bumpy) road to commercialising MedTech ideas. The Power of Philanthropy – transforming the future
Dr Nicole Bassett, Liggins Institute & Auckland Bioengineering Institute Pitching for Progress - telling great stories that can change the future
Chloe Wright, Wright Family Trust |
| 4:50 pm | CLOSING |
| 5:00 pm | Conference Day 3 ends |