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/New Tech Conference 2026

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lashNEW is a celebration of all things technology, uniting the most innovative thinkers and passionate techies that are building a brighter future for the Hunter. The /New Tech Conference gathers technology professionals for two days of keynote speakers, insightful panel discussions, and networking opportunities in Newcastle.

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28Voices
11Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
33Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at /New, in alphabetical order.
Andrew Cresp
Chief Information Officer · Newcastle Greater Mutual Bank
Bec Gallen
IT Technical Specialist · Australian Taxation Office
Callum Whyte
Technical Director · Bump Digital
Carolyn Breeze
CEO · Scalare Partners
Charlotte Fleming
Dan Godden
Founder & Principal · SolveSimple
Daniel Bartosiewcz-Clements
Senior Security Operations Manager · nib
Dr Ben Shelton
Senior Manager, User Experience & Business Improvement · The University of Newcastle
Dr Jacqueline D Bailey
Lecturer/HunterWiSE Representative · University of Newcastle
Elena Scifleet
Cyber Security Consultant · CyberCX
Fadila Fidina
Senior Software Engineer · Atlassian
Jack Skinner
CTO For Hire · Your CTO For Hire
James MacDonald
Managing Director · NTP Talent
John Brøndum
Enterprise Architect / Principal Consultant · brøndum.au
Josh Doolan
Managing Director for APAC · Endava
Jovana Dunisijevic
Senior Technical Evangelist · Atlassian
Katherine Squire
Program Advisory · SET Strategies
Liz Fong-Jones
Technical Fellow · honeycomb.io
Margareta Studdert
IT Leader
Maria Padisetti
CEO · Digital Armour
Matt Goldman
Innovation Consultant · Arinco
Michelle Mei-Ling Sandford
Developer Engagement Lead · Microsoft

— and 6 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
NTP TalentPlatinum
Applied Virtual SimulationGold
BiscitGold
EndavaGold
Equal ExpertsGold
NGM GroupGold
SSWGold
Galah CyberSilver
School of Computer and Information SciencesSilver
10x LabsBronze
Orica Digital SolutionsBronze
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 33 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

33 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
3All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
22Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Endava·Equal Experts·NTP Talent

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

32% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite414%
  • Founder / Owner14%
  • Director / Head of414%
  • Manager / Lead621%
  • Product14%
  • Engineer · IC518%
  • Other roles725%

Of 28 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01EndavaSp·G1V
  2. 02Equal ExpertsSp·G1V
  3. 03NTP TalentSp·P1V
  4. 0410x LabsSp·B
  5. 05Applied Virtual SimulationSp·G
  6. 06BiscitSp·G
  7. 07Galah CyberSp·S
  8. 08NGM GroupSp·G
  9. 09Orica Digital SolutionsSp·B
  10. 10School of Computer and Information SciencesSp·S
  11. 11SSWSp·G
  12. 12Atlassian2V
  13. 13Ampcontrol1V
  14. 14Arinco1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum1
9% of 11
gold6
55% of 11
silver2
18% of 11
bronze2
18% of 11