IChemE in New Zealand would like to welcome you to the New Zealand Annual General Meeting, Post Graduate Researcher of the Year competition and Kennedy Wunsch lecture. This event will be held at Aurecon in the Asteron Centre in Wellington, with live streaming.

Date and time: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 15:00 - 19:00 NZST

Location: Aurecon, Rutherford Room level 8/42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011

Max Kennedy

Managing Director, BioLighthouse Limited

Max Kennedy, a biochemical engineer, has had a varied career in research, industry and government. Most recently he was Manager of Contestable Investments at the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) which invests the majority of the NZ Government’s Research funds. 

Max has expertise in investing in research in the biological economy i.e. the primary sector and products made from these resources including dairy, meat, seafood, wood, wool, kiwifruit, wine, arable products, food for health, food safety and food processing. Max led MBIE’s COVID Innovation Acceleration Fund to support research to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Max received his doctorate in Biochemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Max has been Chair of SCENZ – IChemE in New Zealand and Chair of The Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers (ANZFChE) and is a Fellow of IChemE.