4th Annual ANZA Technology Network
‘Gateway to the US’ Conference
A Great Success
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Guy Manson Award Winners receive their prizes from Chris Shipley, Executive Producer DEMO |
Hundreds of senior technology executives converged on the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Palo Alto last week to attend the 4th Annual ANZA Technology Network Conference.
In its 4th year, the conference reached new heights in providing a forum for innovative Australian and New Zealand technology companies to showcase their business propositions and network with a senior Silicon Valley audience.
This year ANZA attracted over 70 leading executives to participate on feedback panels and business forum panels over the three days which benefited the 35 plus companies who visited from Australia and New Zealand.
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Guy Manson Award Winner Luceille Outhred from Digislide makes her pitch |
Twenty five companies delivered their carefully prepared pitches to the audience on Tuesday. As a result, Digislide and VibraQ won the Guy Manson Award which entitles them to pitch at the industry leading invite only DEMO conference in February, 2006.
“The level of the conference keeps reaching new heights every year, from the quality of the companies, the quality of the presentations, the quality of the panelists and the quality of the audience…..we couldn’t be happier with the results this year” says David Cannington CEO ANZA Technology Network.
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Panelists on the Success Stories Business Forum |
Over the last four years ANZA has showcased over 175 companies at its Silicon Valley conference, trained over 160 companies through its Boot Camps, and attracted over 5000 executives to the 70 events it has hosted throughout the region.
Through its Gateway to the US Conference Program 2005 ANZA has cemented its leadership position in bridging the Australian, New Zealand and US technology sectors.
The full conference catalog can be found here. Over the next few weeks ANZA will be publishing the highlights of the conference to its network.
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