Innovation Hub
An indoor space for inventors/businesses to showcase their ideas for the primary industries. Sites in the Fieldays Innovation Hub are available to Fieldays Innovation Awards participants only.
The Hub is home to the Fieldays Innovation Awards, and showcases the latest innovators, their inventions, and industry developments, all aiming to improve operations within NZ’s primary industries.
- The Fieldays Innovation Awards clearly represent the innovation lifecycle in three award categories:
Prototype, Early-Stage, and Growth & Scale. - Entries are encouraged from across the Primary Sector: Dairy, Meat, & Wool, Forestry, Horticulture (including Viticulture), Seafood (including Aquaculture and Fishing), Arable, and Agri Tech (including Food Tech and Green Tech).
- Special recognition is also given to younger innovators, with an award for the Fieldays Young Innovator of the Year.
- All Awards participants are in the running for People’s Choice Award.
- International entries are welcome in the Early-Stage and Growth & Scale categories.
- Awards participants can exhibit in the Innovation Hub, or on a site elsewhere at the event. All participants are showcased on the Fieldays Innovation Trail.
Apply for the Innovation Awards, to exhibit in the Fieldays Innovation Hub
Awards participants can exhibit in the Innovation Hub, or on a site elsewhere at the event. All participants are showcased on the Fieldays Innovation Trail.
Site inclusions and pricing
Innovation Hub sites include:
- Partitions - black velcro-friendly, 2.3m-high, 32mm thick partition walls
- Flooring - wooden aisles with carpeted tile sites
- A table (3 sizes to choose from) and up to two barstools
- Lighting - overhead and two spotlights
- 10 Amps of standard power and a 4-way multi-board (Upgrades available)
- Signage - Fieldays Innovation branded 600mm x 1200mm sign placed on each stand to show your trading name, site number, awards category and the sponsors’ logos.
Note: Photo shows an example only. Site will be slightly under measurement due to the width of a 32mm divider panel
Exhibitor staff tickets
You will be provided with an allocation of Exhibitor tickets determined by the size of your site. If you have more than one site, you will receive a ticket allocation for each of those sites.
Exhibitor listing - starter
All Fieldays Exhibitors will receive a complimentary Starter Listing in the Exhibitor Directory on the Fieldays App. However, the App offers even more opportunities to elevate your presence.
Fieldays Innovation Awards tickets
You will be provided with 2 x complimentary tickets to the Fieldays Innovation Awards function
Shared Storage
A small shared storage area is available for Innovation Hub exhibitors to store essential items (not secure).
Pricing
For full inclusions, criteria, and pricing, head to the Fieldays Innovation Awards page.