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NZ Tech Rally 2027

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NZ Tech Rally 2027 runs on May 7, 2027 at TĀKINA, 50 Cable Street, Wellington Central in Wellington, New Zealand. It is a Technology conference. ConferenceGrid lists 33 speakers, 7 sponsors and 27 sessions so far.

Lineup updated Sep 3, 2026 · dates verified Jun 10, 2026

NZ 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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33Speakers
7Sponsors
27Sessions
26Companies · in total

Speakers

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
Prae
Speaker manager · NZ Tech Rally
Prae Songprasit
Speaker Manager · NZ Tech Rally

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Creative HQPlatinum
AgglestoneGold
Find RecruitmentGold
PlanitGold
PrivsecNetworking mixer
Profile PhotosProfessional headshot partner
Summer of TechCommunity partner

Agenda

Selected from 27 sessions.

  • 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

Quick answers

When is NZ Tech Rally 2027?
NZ Tech Rally 2027 runs on May 7, 2027 at TĀKINA, 50 Cable Street, Wellington Central in Wellington, New Zealand.
Where is NZ Tech Rally 2027 held?
NZ Tech Rally 2027 is held at TĀKINA, 50 Cable Street, Wellington Central in Wellington, New Zealand.
Who is speaking at NZ Tech Rally 2027?
ConferenceGrid lists 33 speakers, including Aaron Hodder (Track Lead, Testing & Quality), Aleisha Amohia (Track Lead, Community, Culture & Wellbeing) and Allan Munar (Principal Consultant, TTC Global).
Who sponsors NZ Tech Rally 2027?
ConferenceGrid lists 7 sponsors, including Creative HQ, Agglestone, Find Recruitment, Planit and Privsec.
Company intelligence

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.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
19Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Planit

Speakers by seniority

21% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Founder / Owner39%
  • Director / Head of39%
  • Manager / Lead2164%
  • Engineer · IC515%

Of 33 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1PlanitSponsor · Gold1
2AgglestoneSponsor · Gold-
3Creative HQSponsor · Platinum-
4Find RecruitmentSponsor · Gold-
5NZ Tech Rally3
6PrivsecSponsor · Networking mixer-
7Profile PhotosSponsor · Professional headshot partner-
8Summer of TechSponsor · Community partner-
9TTC Global2
10Aleph Accessibility1
11Atlassian1
12BA Career & Transpower New Zealand1
13Culture Amp1
14Digital Future Aotearoa1
Sponsors 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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