Nyssa Waters, Co-Founder & CEO, Possibl.ai Prior to founding Possibl.ai in 2023, Nyssa held senior roles including Head of Financial Services & Fintech at Google Cloud NZ, and Sales Leadership with Spark and Telstra. She partners with organisations to transform data into actionable AI insights, driving efficiency, improved customer experiences and strategic advantage across industries. Nyssa […]
James Laughlin, High-Performance Leadership Strategist & Executive Coach A globally recognised expert in high-performance leadership and personal mastery, based in Christchurch, James is a seven-time world champion musician. He now channels his exceptional mental discipline into empowering elite performers, from professional athletes to Fortune 500 CEOs, through his unique frameworks and coaching methods. As the mental […]
Dr Peter Catt, Director of Quantum & AI, Virtual Blue Peter spearheads the integration of advanced AI, machine learning, and automation into business strategies and solutions. Holding a doctorate in applied computing, he brings deep expertise in predictive modeling and forecasting, helping organisations transform complex data into confident and actionable insights. He’s also a recognised global […]
Cowan Henderson, Founder, Avocado AI Cowan focuses on bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI technology and the people who use it. His approach is highly practical and people-centric, rather than overwhelming teams with tools, he empowers them with the habits, safety frameworks and playful experimentation that make AI adoption sustainable. Cowan is known for turning […]
John-Daniel Trask, CEO, Autohive & Raygun CEO and founder of Autohive and the co-founder and CEO of Raygun, a global application monitoring company serving customers in over 120 countries including Domino’s, HBO, and Virgin Atlantic. With more than 18 years of experience building globally competitive Wellington-based technology companies, JD has been at the forefront of […]
Andrew Nicol, Founder, Preductive Through Preductive, Andrew works directly with CEOs and business owners to unlock clarity, establish solid foundations, and run hands-on “agentic sprints” that deliver AI-driven solutions within weeks, not years. He interviewed 100 senior leaders last year to understand their challenges, the rates of adoption and the market. His approach is software-agnostic, […]
Bede Cammock-Elliott, Founder, seeo.ai & seedigital Since 2003, seedigital has become a world-leading interactive remote video monitoring company, protecting over $5.5 billion worth of assets for some of New Zealand’s most iconic brands and organisations through integrated CCTV, intrusion detection, audio, and access control technologies. Bede Cammock-Elliott’s keynote is a blunt reminder that AI in […]
Caelan Huntress, Head of Training & Enablement, Agentic Intelligence Caelan Huntress starts off with some simple definitions. GPT is “generative, pre trained, transformer”, LLM is a large language model, NLP in this context is natural language processing, and MCP is the Model Context Protocol, the emerging “language” that lets different AI agents talk to each […]
Under Danu’s technical leadership, Rush has built platforms and products used daily by millions of people, including the NZ COVID Tracer app, large-scale digital systems for global brands, and AI-powered solutions that now serve 1 in 10 New Zealanders. Trained as an engineer and known for his ability to translate cutting-edge research into applied technology, […]
Alex Johnson, Senior Systems Engineer, Arctic Wolf. Alex works with organisations across industries to strengthen their defences against evolving threats, helping executives translate cybersecurity complexity into practical strategies. Drawing on findings from the Global Cyber Risk Report, Alex will share where AI is creating both risk and opportunity and what leaders can do right now […]
Under his leadership, Arcanum has delivered AI-powered solutions that fast-track retention, streamline workflows, and drive real business impact across diverse industries. Asa leads strategic development of Numa, a practical AI platform that helps SMEs grow profitably by turning business data into actionable insights and automation. Asa Cox doesn’t talk about AI like a futurist, he […]
James Laughlin has spent his career in the company of champions and not just in the pipe band world, where he’s a seven-time world champion drummer or his award-winning podcast. As a high-performance coach, he’s worked with elite athletes, CEOs, founders, world-class musicians, and leaders at the very top of their game. These are people […]
Dermot Butterfield, CEO and Founder of Wych, delivered a focused and timely presentation on how artificial intelligence is intersecting with regulation, privacy, and the ownership of personal data. His talk emphasised that the rise of generative AI is not just a technological shift, but a regulatory and ethical one, particularly as new laws around consent […]
