Fieldays Innovation Awards - Prototype Award
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Fieldays Innovation Prototype Award
The cut-off for applications for the 2024 Awards was 1pm Wednesday 24 April 2024.
2024 Prototype prize package:
- $10,000 cash, sponsored by Fieldays
- Machine learning kit to get started with exciting computer vision, IoT and other experiments and a session with an expert at AWS who will help you get started prototyping, and give you advice on accessing AWS support programmes sponsored by AWS
- Product Design and Development Services to the value of $5,000 sponsored by Blender Design
2024 Prototype Entry Criteria:
- The innovation must have application in the Food & Fibre sector
- The innovation cannot have been exposed widely prior to Fieldays 2024
- The innovation must not be available for sale on the market
- Your innovation must be professional looking, a working prototype or a display that demonstrates the innovations intent and viability
- The category is open to NZ companies/inventors only
Food and Fibre Sector refers to: Dairy, Meat & Wool, Forestry, Horticulture - including Viticulture, Seafood - including Aquaculture and Fishing, Arable, and Agri Tech - including Food Tech and Green Tech.
2024 Prototype Judging Criteria:
Innovation | Market Opportunity | Business Plan | Founder/Team | Health & Safety |
Problem identification | Awareness of the potential market | Who will buy it? | Presentation of the Innovation | Is it sensitive to the environment? |
What is the innovation? | Who are your competitors and how do you differ? | IP Strategy | Is it tested? | |
Originality/newness | ||||
What is the unique solution - benefit to the primary industries | ||||
How well has the solution been executed and presented? |
Prototype Entry Fees
Entry fee and Fieldays Innovation Hub site (if required) - $400 plus GST
Fees are invoiced after you are accepted into the Awards.
These fees include:
- 8 x 1-day passes - these can either be allocated as 1-day or 4-day passes, and you can purchase additional tickets as required.
- A Starter directory listing. There will be an opportunity to upgrade these listings and increase your exposure
- Two complimentary tickets to the Innovation Awards event.
The Innovation Hub site includes:
- A 3m wide x 3m deep site footprint within the Fieldays Innovation Hub, with the following provided:
Walls | Furniture | Company identification signs | Power | Lighting | Wifi |
2.3 m high black frontrunner Velcro receptive panels, 32mm thick. | A table (3 sizes to choose from), 2 x stools Flooring (carpet tiles) | A 600mm wide and 1.2m high printed sign including stand number, Innovation name and logo (if provided). | One 10 amp, 3-pin connection, with a 4 plug multi-board | General overhead lighting, and 2 x wall-mounted spotlights per site | General Free wifi provided. You can purchase a wired connection with a router in the Exhibitor Portal. |
Back wall - 3m wide by 2.3 high | |||||
Side walls - 2m wide by 2.3m high |
This year's new Fieldays Innovation Hub layout
Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year Award
Special recognition is also given to younger innovators, with an award for the Fieldays Young Innovator of the year.
All entrants in any category who are 19 years old and younger can indicate they would like to also be considered for this award, and could win $2,000.
Watch our recorded info session about the Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year Award.
Please email us if you have any queries: innovation@fieldays.co.nz