Andy Blackburn is a Director, Co-Founder at Ideas Accelerator Limited. He possess expertise in strategy, start ups, product development, business strategy, leadership and 23 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I feel incredibly privileged to have met Andy so early on in his Otautahi journey. We first worked together as Mentors in the inaugural Lightning Lab Tourism Accelerator programme and we instantly "clicked". This has now moved into a more formalised Advisory BOard role. He brings a focused and considered calmness to the table, topped with an extraordinary wealth of experience in the start-up sphere. He is passionate about giving his time and expertise to grow Otautahi's start-up ecosystem with an additional focus on sustainable, multicultural practices. Anyone with the chance to work alongside Andy should leap at it -- he is an absolute gem." and "Andy is an expert in all aspects of innovation, more importantly he fully understands the cultural aspects required to support innovation initiatives and the level of commitment required to see projects through. He has a knack for dealing with adversity and change which is due to his positive outlook and his ability to always see the opportunity. Andy is an exceptional influencer, networker and public speaker his passion for innovation and sustainability are second to none. I enjoyed working with Andy and would love to work with him again in the future."