

The festival will bring together 12 of the planet's top creative thinkers and doers in an all-inclusive art and creative showcase, run by creatives for creatives.
We Can Create features both up-and-coming talent and seasoned professionals over two days of seminars surrounded by satellite events and exhibitions and is an opportunity for Kiwis to connect with the top creative thinkers and doers on the planet.
The inaugural event will be curated and produced by The Church, who for the past seven years ran and produced Semi-Permanent. This new event will connect with the best in art, design, culture and technology as well as showcase marketing creativity and innovation.
"After running Semi-Permanent for the last seven years, we are handing the moniker back and taking complete ownership of New Zealand's only globally-focused creative communications festival. We Can Create will showcase top international and local speakers across all creative arenas - from design, technology, marketing, art and pop-culture," says The Church's newly appointed CEO, Simon Kozak.
Speakers who will be sharing their passion, perspectives and practices at We Can Create include: Taika Waititi, NZ film director, screen writer and actor; KesselsKramer, the leftfield Amsterdam advertising and publishing agency behind campaigns for Nike, Parool and Levi's; Morag Myerscough, Britain's multiple award-winning, integrated graphic design powerhouse; and London based The Rumpus Room, whose innovation and creativity has seen them combine real world, interactive and social platforms for Coca Cola, Xbox and MAC.
"The calibre of speakers is mind-blowing. We want to give New Zealanders a highly charged creative arena, where insights and perspectives can collide to produce new and exciting ideas that will both educate and inspire," says Kozak.
For more information on We Can Create visit http://wecancreate.co.nz where you can join the mailing list to keep up-to-date with the festival's progress.
Leading up to We Can Create, AUT students from various disciplines have come together to form a props team. The team explored the creative possibilities of a new type of construction cardboard.
Although 3D Printing has been around for a while, recent developments in hardware technology has transformed it from a high-end Rapid Prototyping tool for businesses to a highly accessible technology for everyday inventors. Our students had the opportunity to build a printer as part of their paper.
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A limited number of Earlybird tickets are on sale now for only $250.00*.
Once they sell out, general tickets are $320.00* (only $26.66 per speaker session!)
Tertiary student tickets are on sale now for $190.00* (only $15.83 per speaker session!) Secondary student tickets are available from the call centre only, phone 09 357 3354. Student tickets are venue collection only and valid ID must be presented on collection and at registration for the event, failure to do so will result in additional charges.
Organise a student group of ten or more to receive 10% discount on tickets (discount does not apply to General or VIP tickets). Phone 09 357 3354.
For the ultimate We Can Create experience purchase a VIP ticket for $495.00* and receive the following benefits:
*VIP front row seating at the event
*VIP goodie bag
*Opportunities to meet the speakers with:
*An invitation to the VIP launch of We Can Create
*Dedicated VIP lounge at the We Can Create After Party
All tickets include access to the two-day event and the We Can Create After Party. There are no one-day tickets available.
The event is not suitable to children aged 10 years and under.
Buy Tickets – 0800 BUY TICKETS (0800 289 842)