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NZ Tech Rally 2027

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Z Tech Rally is an inclusive conference for Aotearoa’s tech community, bringing together people who build, design, test, and deliver technology across New Zealand. The 2027 event will feature 3 keynotes and 20 talks across 5 dedicated tracks: Engineering & Platforms, Product, Design & UX, Testing & Quality, AI, Data & Ethics, and Community, Culture & Wellbe…

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29Voices
7Underwriters
0Exhibitors
27On the bill · sessions
26Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at NZ, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Hodder
Track Lead, Testing & Quality
Aleisha Amohia
Track Lead, Community, Culture & Wellbeing
Allan Munar
Principal Consultant · TTC Global
Altieris Peixoto
Track Lead, AI, Data & Ethics
Barbara Gruber
Principal Engineer · Wires Uncrossed
Ben Chapman
Lead Full Stack Developer · UNICEF Aotearoa
Camy Bhandari
Event Lead · 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 & Business Analyst · BA Career & Transpower New Zealand
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
Rachel Collingridge
Track Lead, Engineering & Platforms

— and 7 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Creative HQPlatinum
AgglestoneGold
Find RecruitmentGold
PlanitGold
PrivsecNetworking mixer
Profile PhotosProfessional headshot partner
Summer of TechCommunity partner
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The Programme

Selected from 27 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:00 am – 10:40 am

    Building with AI without losing our values

    Keynote 2
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Give an app to 5 different security testers, you'll get 5 different reports

    Testing & Quality – Matiu
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Invisible design: Making data governance work for regulated industries

    Product, Design & UX – Mākaro
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Manager, leader or engineer? It’s a pendulum and a continuum

    Engineering & Platforms – Plenary C
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

    RADical innovation: Circular economy meets digital equity

    Community, Culture & Wellbeing – Plenary B
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

    AI, Data & Ethics – Plenary A
  • 12:05 pm – 12:30 pm

    Can AI really replace testers in the future?

    Testing & Quality – Matiu
  • 12:05 pm – 12:30 pm

    Getting "Accessibility Ready" for a design system

    Product, Design & UX – Mākaro
  • 12:05 pm – 12:30 pm

    Strategic AI assessment and deployment for optimal adoption

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

What does it mean when 26 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

26 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.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
1All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
19Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Planit

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

24% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Founder / Owner310%
  • Director / Head of310%
  • Manager / Lead1759%
  • Engineer · IC517%

Of 29 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  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. 08TTC Global2V
  9. 09Aleph Accessibility1V
  10. 10Atlassian1V
  11. 11BA Career & Transpower New Zealand1V
  12. 12Culture Amp1V
  13. 13Digital Future Aotearoa1V
  14. 14Emerging Engines1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum1
14% of 7
gold3
43% of 7
community partner1
14% of 7
networking mixer1
14% of 7
professional headshot partner1
14% of 7

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