Ian Taylor

Founder, Animation Research Ltd

Ian Taylor (Ngati Kahungunu) is recognised as one of New Zealand's leading Maori innovators and has established three successful technology businesses from his base in Dunedin: Taylormade Media - a television and multi media company; Animation Research Ltd (ARL), one of the country's most celebrated high tech companies; and BookIt, a specialist online booking company.

Ian revolutionalised the way the world watched sport with the creation of real-time 3D graphics for the Americas Cup. This was later expanded to cover other sports such as Golf, Cricket, Motorsport, Gliding and Aerosports, and the mobile America's Cup app last year.

Ian is President of the Institute of IT Professionals NZ.