Agenda

9.00am - 9.15am
Welcome
Master MC and Drawcard TED Speaker: Adam Spencer
9.15am - 9.30am
Fireside Chat with...
Angela Nash, Chief Information Officer, AA Insurance [CIO of the Year, 2023, CIO Awards]
9.30am - 9.45am
Fireside Chat with...

Angela Fox, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, ANZ, Dell Technologies

9.45am - 10.25am
THE CHIEFS: CXO Leaders Panel
  • Generative AI – the chiefs’ perspectives on the future impact of AI generated audio, text, and synthetic data
  • Chief Information Officer, Chief Data Scientist or Chief Executive Officer: who will own the AI agenda?
  • Measure AI's Success: a board's perspective
  • Future Ready: what are the jobs that do not exist yet?
  • What's Next: the emerging tech that will transform the world by 2030
Panellists:
  • Fiona Hewitt, Deputy CEO, Stats NZ
  • Steve Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer, Payments NZ
  • Neville Richardson, Chief Information Officer, Gallagher
10.25am - 10.40am
Keynote: The New Era of Generative AI

Christopher Mende, Head of Technology, Google Cloud NZ

10.40am - 11.10am
Morning Tea
11.10am - 11.25am
Keynote: Scaling Responsible AI - The Platform, Process & Policy
Matt Haigh, Head of AI & Machine Learning, Westpac
11:25am - 12.05pm
THE STAND-OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel
  • Standout case-studies and innovation success stories to draw inspiration from!
  • The [BIG] deal about Generative AI and it's potential to create competitive points of differences
  • What tech should CXOs invest in to progress their AI journey?
  • The next generation of AI and how to navigate the new dawn of digital transformation
Panellists:
  • Kari Jones, Chief Data Officer, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
  • Helius Guimaraes, Chief Data Officer, Fonterra
  • James Bergin, Executive General Manager, Technology Strategy & Integration, Xero
  • Luka Topic, Director - Unstructured Data Solutions, ANZ, Dell Technologies
12.05pm - 12.20pm
Keynote: Future of Agreements: Unlocking Agreement Data with the use of Data and AI
Ed Knott, VP Australia & New Zealand, DocuSign
12.20pm - 12.35pm
Fireside Chat with...
Tiffany Bloomquist, NZ Country Manager, Amazon Web Services & Summer Collins, Head of Data & Growth Capability, One NZ
12.35pm - 2.00pm
Lunch
2.00pm - 2.15pm
Keynote: Spark's Journey Towards a Data Driven Organisation
Kallol Dutta, Group Lead for Data & Automation, Spark Business Group
2.15pm - 3.00pm
THE CHANGE MAKERS: The Future of Work Panel
  • The standout companies that are embracing the future of work today!
  • The skills required to support the emergence of AI in the workforce, including Generative AI
  • The impact of Generative-AI on productivity and creativity
  • The next digital wave and how emerging technologies will impact the future workforce
Panellists:
  • Nicholas Fourie, Chief Information Officer, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
  • Madeline Newman, Executive Director, AI Forum
  • Paul Duignan, Work & Social Strategist
  • Michelle Hannan-Brown, Senior Executive, Data & Analytics, Air New Zealand
3.00pm - 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea
3.30pm - 4.15pm
THE BRAINS TRUST: The Ethical Panel
  • The ethical implications of AI [and Gen AI] when accessing customer data and enhancing CX
  • Why Elon Musk and other tech chiefs are calling time on AI development – and what’s next?
  • Getting real with Gen AI and its impact complementing (or replacing) skills and expertise?
Panellists:
  • Jan Sheppard, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research)
  • Roger Jones, Chief Technology Officer, Auckland Transport
  • Alistair Vickers, Chief Information Officer, Horizon Energy Group
4.15pm - 5.45pm
Networking Drinks & Canapes & Prize Giveaway