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CIO Summit New Zealand

NZ CIO Summit - Public Sector Forum
​Free exclusive event - 20 August 2025, Viaduct Events Centre

New Zealand's public sector CIOs are tasked with navigating a landscape filled with technological advancements and complex new challenges. "Moving Beyond the Digital Hype" is an executive forum designed to cut through the noise and focus on sharing experiences of real solutions that address the pressing issues faced by public sector CIOs today.

 

 

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Public Sector Forum Facilitator:
Louise Francis

Facilitated by IDC’s Louise Francis, Head of Public Sector for Asia Pacific, this Public Sector Leaders forum is an exclusive invite-only session, where leaders will be invited to share experiences, and exchange ideas on how they are addressing the big opportunities and challenges they face in New Zealand’s public sector. To complement this exchange of ideas, Louise will provide insight through IDC’s research into how peers in other countries are tackling the same challenges through resiliency frameworks and innovation.



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Key themes

AI | Threats | Geopolitics

Using the landscape as the foundation, the forum will be shaped around three key areas confronting the public sector worldwide in 2025;
  • AI Fueled Public Sector: From AI to Agentic Systems – how are New Zealand’s public sector agencies moving beyond experimentation to effectively integrate AI technologies into public services?
  • Navigating the Hybrid Threat Landscape: As new technologies expand the threat landscape, how is the public sector addressing sophisticated threat landscape and the proliferation of misinformation?
  • Assessing the risks of Geopolitical Dynamics: How are public sector leaders navigating sovereignty and procurement pressures in the context today’s geopolitical dynamics?

Check out the agenda below.

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Meet the mentors
​(More to be announced)

David Kennedy

River Guide for boards & executive teams 


Shayne Tong

General Manager - People & Capability

Foodstuffs South Island


Neville Richardson

Chief Information Officer

Gallagher

Roxanne Salton

Chief Digital Officer

Southern Cross Health Society

Steve James

GM Technology

Woolworths NZ

Hilary Walton

Technology Strategist

YouTuber of Digital Content Ideas

Agenda 

20 August 2025
20 August 2025
4:00Opening Keynote
Setting the Stage: Moving Beyond the Digital Hype
Louise Francis, Head of Public Sector – Asia Pacific, IDC
An overview of the current public sector technology landscape in Aotearoa and the critical need to move beyond hype to practical, scalable solutions. Louise will also share insights from IDC’s global research and resiliency frameworks.
4:15Case Study Presentation
AI in Action: Integrating AI into Public Services
A real-world example of how a New Zealand public sector agency is moving from pilot to production in AI deployment, delivering measurable outcomes in service delivery and efficiency.
4:30Panel Discussion
Confronting 2025: Navigating AI, Threats, and Geopolitical Tensions in the Public Sector
Moderator: Louise Francis, IDC
A robust discussion on the three core areas of 2025: scaling AI adoption, addressing the evolving hybrid threat landscape, and managing geopolitical risks with an eye toward sovereignty and procurement.
5:10

Interactive Discussion and Close
Open floor Q&A and reflections from attendees. Opportunity for CIOs to share short perspectives and continue conversations in follow-up sessions. Attendees will be provided with access to a complimentary IDC report and offered a follow-up conversation with an IDC analyst.