Eli Hirschauge
Head of Information Security
ANZ
Leading AI, digital transformation, and cyber resilience in Aotearoa.
6-7 April 2027 | Pullman Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau
300+
attendees across both summits in 2026
200+
Unique organisations represented
50+
speakers across both summits
2
dedicated exhibition areas, new for 2027
Event overview
One banner. Two summits.
TechXcelerate Aotearoa brings the CIO Leaders Summit and the CISO Leaders Summit together under one banner in Tāmaki Makaurau, creating a single platform for New Zealand's most senior technology and security executives.
In 2027 the summits move to a mid-week format at Pullman Auckland on 6 and 7 April. Day One runs as two distinct summits, each focused on its own priorities. On Day Two the two communities converge for a shared programme on collaboration, board accountability and the decisions CIOs and CISOs now have to make together.
The 2027 programme is built around what New Zealand's digital and security leaders told us they are working on right now: moving agentic AI from pilots into governed production, controlling AI and cloud spend, modernising core systems without disruption, and getting ready for New Zealand's changing cyber regulatory environment.
For solution providers, TechXcelerate offers direct access to two distinct buying centres in one venue, in a room built for quality conversations rather than booth footfall.
Our 2026 sponsors and exhibitors
Key event themes for 2027
Responsible and agentic AI
Practical guardrails to move from pilots to governed production.
New Zealand's changing regulatory reality
The Cyber Security Strategy 2026-2030 and the incoming critical infrastructure regime.
Cyber resilience and incident-response leadership
Beyond prevention to response readiness, including crisis communications, legal exposure and cyber insurance.
Data and AI sovereignty
Data as a strategic asset, plus New Zealand data sovereignty and sovereign AI hosting.
Optimising technology and AI spend for value
FinOps extended to AI cost governance, and proving business value rather than delivery.
Talent, culture and human-centric security
Upskilling, security culture and team wellbeing.
What's new and different for 2027
A mid-week format
Tuesday and Wednesday, with an earlier Day Two finish and a tighter agenda.
A new home
Pullman Auckland, across a split floor.
Separate exhibition areas
Dedicated CIO and CISO expo spaces, so the leaders you meet are the ones buying in your category.
A different kind of content
More customer-led case studies, hands-on workshops and table-top exercises, and protected time for questions.
An in-person international keynote
Our headline session for 2027.
And much much more!
Plenty more to come as the 2027 programme takes shape.
Guided by the community
2026 Advisory Board
Steve James
General Manager of Technology and Digital NZ
Woolworths New Zealand
Richard Harrison
Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber and Technology Risk
Foodstuffs South Island
Andrew Ramsay
Chief Information Officer
T&G Global
Alexandra Smart
Chief Technology Officer
Southern Cross Travel Insurance
Ange Nash
Chief Information Officer
AA Insurance NZ
Paul Natac
Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Provident Insurance
Jeremy Rooke
Group Chief Digital Officer
Turners Automotive Group
Our 2026 speakers
View allPaul Natac
Chief Information Officer
Provident Insurance Limited
Alexandra Smart
Chief Technology Officer
Southern Cross Health Society
Rohit Kashikar
Group Head of Technology
Delta Insurance New Zealand
Alistair Vickers
Chief Information Officer
Horizon Energy
Priscila Bernardes
CEO
Lancom Technology
Peter Radich
Group Chief Digital Officer
New Zealand Health Group
Lem Prestage
Group IT Manager
Southbase Construction
John Deeb
Field Chief Technology Officer
Workato
Andrew Menet
Head of Cyber and Security
Auckland Airport
David Irecki
Chief Technology Officer
APJ Boomi
Mircel Van Der Walt
Solution and Architecture Manager
HEB Construction
Wayne Kingi
Head of Operational Data Services
Westpac NZ
Xanthe Sulzberger
Head of Data - Operational Excellence
Fonterra
Kari Jones
Executive Director Transformation and Operational Delivery
Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko
Andrew Goodin
Chief Information Officer
Classic Group
Kevin Robinson
Partner
ARA Digital
Zahid Arain
APAC General Manager
TBM Council
Alistair Mascarenhas
Partner - Ara Digital
Ara Digital Limited
Frank Handerhan
Engagement Director, Data & AI
HSO, ANZ
Raji Haththotuwegama
National Solutions Advisor - Data, AI and Apps
Canon Business Services
Pablo Munoz
Marketing Director
Ninjaone
Sean Wallace
VP Sales & Community
Flowingly
Jarred Griffiths
Director of Strategy and Engagement
Hutt City Council
Ange Nash
Chief Information Officer
AA Insurance
Fiona Millar
Digital Technology Manager
Christchurch International Airport
Marc Sofinowski
Technical Director for New Zealand and a Principal Microsoft 365 Consultant
Engage Squared
Peter-Lucas Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Te-Hiku Media
Fraser Paine
Head of AI
HSO, ANZ
Craig Lauchlan
Executive General Manager of Tech NZ
Suncorp
Jeremy Rooke
Group Chief Digital Officer
Turners Automotive
Angela Henderson
Chief Information & Delivery Officer
Fidelity Life
Amanda White
Chief Information Officer
Open Country Dairy
Tighe Wall
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Transformation Officer
Contact Energy
Sam Schuurman
Country Manager
EverPure
Roy Godwin
Managing Director
ECM360
Sheldon Dargaville
New Zealand Country Lead
IBM
Andrew Choat
Head of Security & Infastructure
MTF Finance
Adam Ennamli
Chief Risk Officer
General Bank of Canada
Duncan Hills
Chief Information Security Officer
Fletcher Building
Laura Ross
Chief Information Security Officer
One NZ
Lakshya Mehra
National Security Awareness and Phishing Lead
Health New Zealand te Whatu Ora
Richard Harrison
Chief Information Security Officer, Head of Cyber & Technological Risk
Foodstuffs South Island
Alastair Miller
General Manager of Network & Security
Genesis Energy
Josh Schwarz
Senior Sales Engineer
Airlock Digital
Tony Allwood
Head of Cyber Security
Silver Ferns Farms
Laura Marshall
Head of Information Security
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC)
Eddy Pereira
General Manager - Global Supply Chain
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Chris Russell
Area Vice President - Australia & New Zealand
Silverfort
Adwin Singh
Head of Cyber Security
Inland Revenue NZ
Kyle Wong
Cyber Security Technology Specialist - CISO Office
Inland Revenue NZ
Shivali Kukreja
Head of Risk & Compliance
nib NZ
Sukhjit Gill
Head of Risk, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Southern Cross Health Insurance
Sam Johnstone
Group IT Security Manager
Fulton Hogan
Sarah Penman
Director of Enterprise Information Security
National Cyber Security Centre
Tony Arnold
Chief Information Security Officer
TSB Bank
Darren Beattie
Head of Information Security
Tower Insurance
Eli Hirschauge
Head of Information Security
ANZ
Nadia Yousef
Country Manager
CISO Lens
Paul Macpherson
Chief Information Security Officer
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Igor Portugal
Fractional Chief of Growth
Blacklock Security
Matt Ramsey
Senior Solutions Engineer
Wiz
Nicholas Fourie
Chief Information Officer
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Nancy Taneja
Chief Information Officer, Business Technology
Toyota New Zealand
Clare Thomas
Head of Operations and Security
Nodero
Caroline Wishart
Head of Information Management
Fonterra
Laura Jury
Business Resilience Consultant
Air New Zealand
Alan Fraser
Team Lead - Security & Awareness
Xero
Trevor Delaney
Chief Technology Officer
Entrada Travel Group
Tanya Dednam
Director of Transformation
Fire and Emergency NZ
Steve Smith
Chief Security Officer
Transpower NZ
Jenni McNeil
Head of Information Security
Contact Energy
Sonny Taite
Director Digital Innovation & AI, Former CISO
Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ
Mandy Simpson
Chief Financial Officer
Meridian Energy
Sam Salehi
Managing Director ANZ
Qualys
Asim Khan
Head of Architecture & Platform Engineering
Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Paul Natac
Chief Information Officer
Provident Insurance Limited
Alexandra Smart
Chief Technology Officer
Southern Cross Health Society
Rohit Kashikar
Group Head of Technology
Delta Insurance New Zealand
Alistair Vickers
Chief Information Officer
Horizon Energy
Priscila Bernardes
CEO
Lancom Technology
Peter Radich
Group Chief Digital Officer
New Zealand Health Group
Lem Prestage
Group IT Manager
Southbase Construction
John Deeb
Field Chief Technology Officer
Workato
Andrew Menet
Head of Cyber and Security
Auckland Airport
David Irecki
Chief Technology Officer
APJ Boomi
Mircel Van Der Walt
Solution and Architecture Manager
HEB Construction
Wayne Kingi
Head of Operational Data Services
Westpac NZ
Xanthe Sulzberger
Head of Data - Operational Excellence
Fonterra
Kari Jones
Executive Director Transformation and Operational Delivery
Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko
Andrew Goodin
Chief Information Officer
Classic Group
Kevin Robinson
Partner
ARA Digital
Zahid Arain
APAC General Manager
TBM Council
Alistair Mascarenhas
Partner - Ara Digital
Ara Digital Limited
Frank Handerhan
Engagement Director, Data & AI
HSO, ANZ
Raji Haththotuwegama
National Solutions Advisor - Data, AI and Apps
Canon Business Services
Pablo Munoz
Marketing Director
Ninjaone
Sean Wallace
VP Sales & Community
Flowingly
Jarred Griffiths
Director of Strategy and Engagement
Hutt City Council
Ange Nash
Chief Information Officer
AA Insurance
Fiona Millar
Digital Technology Manager
Christchurch International Airport
Marc Sofinowski
Technical Director for New Zealand and a Principal Microsoft 365 Consultant
Engage Squared
Peter-Lucas Jones
Chief Executive Officer
Te-Hiku Media
Fraser Paine
Head of AI
HSO, ANZ
Craig Lauchlan
Executive General Manager of Tech NZ
Suncorp
Jeremy Rooke
Group Chief Digital Officer
Turners Automotive
Angela Henderson
Chief Information & Delivery Officer
Fidelity Life
Amanda White
Chief Information Officer
Open Country Dairy
Tighe Wall
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Transformation Officer
Contact Energy
Sam Schuurman
Country Manager
EverPure
Roy Godwin
Managing Director
ECM360
Sheldon Dargaville
New Zealand Country Lead
IBM
Andrew Choat
Head of Security & Infastructure
MTF Finance
Adam Ennamli
Chief Risk Officer
General Bank of Canada
Duncan Hills
Chief Information Security Officer
Fletcher Building
Laura Ross
Chief Information Security Officer
One NZ
Lakshya Mehra
National Security Awareness and Phishing Lead
Health New Zealand te Whatu Ora
Richard Harrison
Chief Information Security Officer, Head of Cyber & Technological Risk
Foodstuffs South Island
Alastair Miller
General Manager of Network & Security
Genesis Energy
Josh Schwarz
Senior Sales Engineer
Airlock Digital
Tony Allwood
Head of Cyber Security
Silver Ferns Farms
Laura Marshall
Head of Information Security
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC)
Eddy Pereira
General Manager - Global Supply Chain
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Chris Russell
Area Vice President - Australia & New Zealand
Silverfort
Adwin Singh
Head of Cyber Security
Inland Revenue NZ
Kyle Wong
Cyber Security Technology Specialist - CISO Office
Inland Revenue NZ
Shivali Kukreja
Head of Risk & Compliance
nib NZ
Sukhjit Gill
Head of Risk, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Southern Cross Health Insurance
Sam Johnstone
Group IT Security Manager
Fulton Hogan
Sarah Penman
Director of Enterprise Information Security
National Cyber Security Centre
Tony Arnold
Chief Information Security Officer
TSB Bank
Darren Beattie
Head of Information Security
Tower Insurance
Eli Hirschauge
Head of Information Security
ANZ
Nadia Yousef
Country Manager
CISO Lens
Paul Macpherson
Chief Information Security Officer
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Igor Portugal
Fractional Chief of Growth
Blacklock Security
Matt Ramsey
Senior Solutions Engineer
Wiz
Nicholas Fourie
Chief Information Officer
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Nancy Taneja
Chief Information Officer, Business Technology
Toyota New Zealand
Clare Thomas
Head of Operations and Security
Nodero
Caroline Wishart
Head of Information Management
Fonterra
Laura Jury
Business Resilience Consultant
Air New Zealand
Alan Fraser
Team Lead - Security & Awareness
Xero
Trevor Delaney
Chief Technology Officer
Entrada Travel Group
Tanya Dednam
Director of Transformation
Fire and Emergency NZ
Steve Smith
Chief Security Officer
Transpower NZ
Jenni McNeil
Head of Information Security
Contact Energy
Sonny Taite
Director Digital Innovation & AI, Former CISO
Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ
Mandy Simpson
Chief Financial Officer
Meridian Energy
Sam Salehi
Managing Director ANZ
Qualys
Asim Khan
Head of Architecture & Platform Engineering
Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Two buying centres. One venue. Two days.
TechXcelerate puts your solution in front of the New Zealand technology and security leaders who hold the budget, write the business case and choose the platform.
In 2026 the co-located summits drew more than 300 attendees from [XXX] organisations, including ANZ, Westpac, Fonterra, Air New Zealand, Woolworths, Auckland Airport, Fletcher Building, IAG, One NZ and Te Whatu Ora. 65% of the CIO room and 53% of the CISO room were at senior management level or above.
New for 2027: separate CIO and CISO exhibition areas, so the leaders you meet are the ones actually buying in your category. A tighter, mid-week agenda built around customer-led case studies. And category exclusivity, available as a premium.
Full inclusions and investment levels are in the 2027 prospectus.
From the room
What delegates say
Good cross section of practical sessions, with a focus on leadership and business application, not just tech.
The CISO Leaders Summit was a well run and highly valuable event, bringing together strong perspectives from across security, technology, and business leadership.
It was pitched at the right level and the content was relevant. The breakout sessions were very useful and I took a lot from them.
A well run event with strong peer engagement and relevant discussions, particularly valuable for exploring how security leaders are adapting risk management approaches to keep pace with AI and rapid business change.
Real life case studies and shared experience from organisations working on the same sort of challenges and opportunities as me.
Attending the summit was a great opportunity to have in-depth discussion with industry experts. The networking opportunities allow time to connect with fellow professionals and potentially forge future opportunities. I highly recommend the summit.
After the CISO Leaders Summit NZ, we were able to take back to our teams concrete tools and tactics with which to keep building our people-centric security culture.
Great summit. Kudos to the organisers and sponsors. Looking forward to a bigger event next year.
The venue
Pullman Auckland
TechXcelerate Aotearoa 2027 is hosted at Pullman Auckland, in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau. A split floor gives each summit its own plenary and exhibition space on Day One, with a shared programme bringing both communities together on Day Two.
Venue information