The Strategy of Data, Analytics & AI Conference

The Strategy of Data, Analytics & AI Conference, themed "Turning AI ambition into intelligent enterprise", looks at how organisations move from scattered AI pilots to an integrated, AI-enabled enterprise. Sessions cover AI transformation and agentic workflows, aligning analytics and AI with strategy, data foundations, sovereignty and trust, AI governance, cybersecurity and resilience, and leadership and culture. Speakers include Tighe Wall (Contact Energy), Marco A. Ciobo (Bain & Company and Cyient), Sharyn Reichstein (Tower), Caroline Webb (ACC), Pouria Asghari (Halter), Wayne Bloem (Ritchies Transport Holdings), Tuscany Joelle-Hui (TVNZ), Jeff Sutton (OfficeMax) and Paul Jepson (FMG). On Thursday 1 April a standalone hands-on workshop, "From AI Approval to Audit Readiness", applies ISO/IEC 42001 to an AI adoption scenario.

The conference runs on Wednesday 31 March 2027 at the Grand Millennium, 71 Mayoral Drive, Auckland, with registration from 8:30am, sessions until 5pm and a networking reception afterwards. Prices range from $599 per person for groups of three or more to $2,199 for a single ticket (plus GST), with discounted tickets limited to enterprise and public sector end-users; the workshop costs $799 + GST on its own or $400 + GST as an add-on. It is aimed at senior executives, data and analytics specialists, and transformation leaders.