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Arts, Business, Community - The ABC of Recovery at CPIT

Drop in at our Open Day on January 28 and catch the latest news from five of the most exciting recovery initiatives in town.

1.00 – 1.15pm Mind the gaps

Trent Hiles from Gapfiller

Where most of us saw cleared sites where city buildings used to be, the Gapfiller team saw potential for creative urban regeneration and a way to involve communities in making Christchurch more interesting, dynamic and vibrant in the short term. Gapfiller's Trent Hiles talks about some recent projects that have taken off around town.

1.20 – 1.35pm Getting it done

Deon Swiggs from the Rebuild Christchurch Foundation

Rebuild Christchurch has achieved great things since being established after the September 2010 earthquake. But there is still plenty of work to do. One young man, CPIT business student Deon Swiggs, is in for the long haul – he talks about why he launched the Rebuild Christchurch foundation and upcoming projects such as sending senior managers out to help those communities most in need.

1.40 – 1.55pm Building mana

Hana O'Regan from CPIT

Dean of Te Puna Wanaka and CPIT's Kaiarahi Hana O'Regan talks about how CPIT has responded to challenges to upskill Maori and Pasifika workers for the rebuild of Christchurch and why this is essential for the entire country's future.

2.00 – 2.15pm A most EPIC project

Wil McLellan from Stickmen Studios/CerebralFix

Wil McLellan from leading computer games companies Stickmen Studios and CerebralFix talks about the EPIC Campus project, which will revolutionise ICT business operations in Christchurch in the short term and eventually produce a world class 'Google-style', innovation-focused hub.

2.20 – 2.35pm Thinking inside the (art) box

Martin Trusttum from CPIT and George Parker from Free Theatre and Arts Voice

CPIT's Martin Trusttum and George Parker from Free Theatre and Arts Voice talk about how the city's various arts sectors have worked together to create the River of Arts plan to promote the resurgence of the arts in central Christchurch. CPIT is part of this conversation and is involved in several projects - the Art Box and the Arts Circus.