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NZ Tech Rally 2026

NZ Tech Rally is a grassroots technology conference in Aotearoa New Zealand, designed for people and teams creating human-centered tech solutions. The event focuses on local stories, practical solutions, and fosters an inclusive environment for celebration, connection, and growth within the NZ tech community. With multiple tracks spanning engineering, design…

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25Speakers
9Sponsors
28On the bill · sessions
28Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at NZ, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Hodder
Allan Munar
Principal Consultant · TTC Global
Barbara Gruber
Principal Engineer · Wires Uncrossed
Ben Chapman
Lead Full Stack Developer · UNICEF Aotearoa
Camy Bhandari
Co-Founder & Director @ NZ Tech Rally · NZ Tech Rally
Chris Jia
Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Automation Expert
Darshit Pandya
Senior Principal Engineer - Platform · Serko
Deep Pandey
Senior Consultant in AI · Planit
Dipin Thomas
Lead Engineer · Xero
Feilong Wang
Principal Engineer · Kiwibank
Greg Ng
Co-founder · BA Career
Kelsey Hallahan
Educational Programme Manager & Digital Equity Champion · Digital Future Aotearoa
Lauren Peate
Founder & CEO · Multitudes
Lora Vardarova
Lead Engineering Enablement Specialist · Culture Amp
Maia Miller
Managing Director · Aleph Accessibility
Norie Ape
Program Manager · EROAD
Oli Treadwell
Senior Software Engineer
Peter Jakowetz
Managing Director · PrivSec Consulting
Rachael Fitzjohn
People Director · Emerging Engines
Ramya Ravishankar
Lead UX/UI Designer · Ministry of Education
Sneha Pulapaka
Senior Insights Analyst & Product owner
Steve Barnett
Digital Accessibility Consultant · Intopia
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Creative HQPlatinum
AgglestoneGold
Find RecruitmentGold
PlanitGold
PrivsecNetworking mixer sponsor
Profile PhotosProfessional headshot partner
Summer of TechCommunity partner
Tech WomenNon-profit exhibitor
Tuhura TechNon-profit exhibitor
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Agenda

Selected from 28 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00 am – 10:40 am

    Keynote 2: Building with AI without losing our values

  • 11:30 am – 11:55 am

    Multi-track talk: Give an app to 5 different security testers, you'll get 5 different reports

    Testing & Quality
  • 11:30 am – 11:55 am

    Multi-track talk: Invisible design: Making data governance work for regulated industries

    Product, Design & UX
  • 11:30 am – 11:55 am

    Multi-track talk: Manager, leader or engineer? It’s a pendulum and a continuum

    Engineering & Platforms
  • 11:30 am – 11:55 am

    Multi-track talk: RADical innovation: Circular economy meets digital equity

    Community, Culture & Wellbeing
  • 11:30 am – 11:55 am

    Multi-track talk: Small voices, big stakes: How children's rights shape AI governance at UNICEF Aotearoa

    AI, Data & Ethics
  • 12:00 pm – 12:25 pm

    Multi-track talk: Can AI really replace testers in the future?

    Testing & Quality
  • 12:00 pm – 12:25 pm

    Multi-track talk: Getting "Accessibility Ready" for a design system

    Product, Design & UX
  • 12:00 pm – 12:25 pm

    Multi-track talk: Strategic AI assessment and deployment for optimal adoption

    AI, Data & Ethics
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 28 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

28 companies. one 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.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
8Sponsoringsponsor only
19Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Planit

Speakers by seniority

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

  • C-suite14%
  • Founder / Owner416%
  • Director / Head of312%
  • Manager / Lead1144%
  • Engineer · IC520%
  • Other roles14%

Of 25 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01PlanitSp·G1V
  2. 02AgglestoneSp·G
  3. 03Creative HQSp·P
  4. 04Find RecruitmentSp·G
  5. 05PrivsecSp·N
  6. 06Profile PhotosSp·P
  7. 07Summer of TechSp·C
  8. 08Tech WomenSp·N
  9. 09Tuhura TechSp·N
  10. 10TTC Global2V
  11. 11Aleph Accessibility1V
  12. 12Atlassian1V
  13. 13BA Career1V
  14. 14Culture Amp1V
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
11% of 9
gold3
33% of 9
community partner1
11% of 9
networking mixer sponsor1
11% of 9
non-profit exhibitor2
22% of 9
professional headshot partner1
11% of 9
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