Events Agenda 6D AI Auckland 2026

9.00am – 9.10am

Welcome by MC: Mark Jones, Author, Journalist and Entrepreneur

9.10am – 9.45am

CHIEFS Panel: CXO Leaders Panel

  • Super-AI – what leaders must do to balance innovation with long-term safety, privacy and trust
  • The Buck Stops Where? – accountability, governance, and ownership when AI gets it wrong
  • Sovereign AI – how national data control, regulatory compliance, and locally governed AI infrastructure is a strategic enabler for trust, resilience, and market differentiation

Panellists:

  • Toby Granwal, Chief Information Officer, Fonterra
  • Roxanne Salton, Chief Digital Officer, TSB New Zealand
  • Michael Butler, Chief Information Officer, Fletcher Building
  • Craig Lauchlan, Executive General Manager (CIO) Technology, Suncorp Group

9.45am – 10.00am

Keynote Address

10.00am – 10.15am

Fireside Chat

10.15am – 10.30am

Keynote Address: Simon Kennedy, Chief Digital Officer, Foodstuffs North Island

10.30am – 11.15am

Morning Tea 

11.15am – 11.30am

Fireside Chat: Agentic AI in Action – Elevating the Customer Journey with Trusted Data

11.30am – 12.15pm

THE STAND OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel

  • Competitive Edge – how future-ready enterprises are leveraging AI to outperform rivals
  • The Next Frontier – harnessing agentic AI, Large Language Models, small language models, and synthetic data at scale
  • Beyond the Horizon – Automated Super Intelligence, quantum, immersive enterprise collaboration and other frontier technologies set to redefine the next 5 years

Panellists:

  • Peter Kennedy, Chief Data and Technology Officer, New Zealand Post
  • Scott Pyles, Chief Technology Officer, Fonterra
  • Luke Longney, Chief Technology Officer, AIA

12.15pm – 12.30pm

Fireside Chat: Preparing for the Quantum Era

12.30pm – 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm – 1.45pm

Fireside Chat

1.45pm – 2.15pm

THE AGE OF AGENTS: Autonomous Enterprises & the Future of Work Panel

  • Beyond Chatbots – real-world cases where AI agents cut costs and create new revenue streams
  • Careers Rewired – the rise of new roles and the skills that CxOs can’t afford to ignore
  • The Human Contract – redefining what organisations owe their people as AI reshapes work and trust

    Panellists:
  • Brian Northern, Group Chief Information Officer, Fulton Hogan
  • Kari Jones, Executive Director – Operational Excellence and Enablement, Financial Markets Authority
  • Jeremy Rooke, Group Chief Digital Officer, Turners Automotive Group

2.15pm – 2.30pm

Fireside Chat: Cyber in the Age of AI – Defending and Counterattacking at Machine Speed

2.30pm – 3.00pm

THE ACCELERATORS: The Data Readiness Panel

  • Data Priority One – how to manage retention, cost, risk and accessibility and what to prioritise when everything can’t be stored, governed or used
  • Human-in-the-Loop Governance – how leading organisations are enforcing data and AI policies in real time
  • Sovereign Data Control – balancing data residency, regulatory requirements and model strategy, and what it means for ownership, risk and long-term architecture

Panellists:

  • Wayne Kingi, Head of Operational Data Services, Westpac
  • Stephanie Creasy, Chief Technology Officer, AA Insurance
  • Peter Radich, Group Chief Digital Officer, New Zealand Health Group
  • Marc Hale, Global Chief Information Officer, Restaurant Brands

3.00pm – 3.30pm

INDUSTRY VOICE: Audience Questions Answered

Pose your burning AI questions on the registration form and have them answered live from industry experts in this dynamic Q&A session.

Panellists:

  • Alistair Vickers, Chief Information Officer, Horizon Energy Group
  • Angela Henderson, Chief Information and Delivery Officer, Fidelity Life
  • Andrew Ramsay, Chief Information Officer, T&G Global
  • Paul Natac, Chief Information Officer, Provident Insurance

3.30pm – 4.00pm

Prizes Giveaway, Canapes, Music & Networking!

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