Our Programme

Don't Ruin Your Website! - A Website Optimisation Clinic

Is your website serving your company or your customers? Get your website diagnosed and optimised to increase traffic, conversion and sales.

Jam in the Makerspace

Create. Play. Learn. Make.

How to Create an Effective Infographic

2021 is the year of visual storytelling. Learn to create infographic! Get to know the trends and techniques to convert data into visual now.

Tech21 Summit

A one day Summit to spark inspiration for Technology Learning career pathways.
This event is invite-only

Mohan Nair - The Innovator's Mind

Movac interviews Mohan Nair, Chief Innovator for Cambia Health, author and TED speaker.

Hyper focus – How to stay focused in an age of distraction!

In an age of distractions, learn how to become more focused at work and more present in your private life!

Sustainable future using digital twins

How digital twins can provide us with the tools to make sense of complexity.

The story of stories, Lockdown and Social Media

How does social media shape and frame events, especially in a world locked down in 2020/2021?

How do I create a smart city?

Find out the best approaches to take to develop a smart city framework or strategy.

A conversation with thought leaders in tech about new ways of working

How are innovative tech teams in NZ meeting the challenges of reinventing the ways of working to attract and retain tech talent.

Understand your digital skills – why you need a skills framework

Do you know what digital skills you have, and what skills you need, to drive your success?

Blockchain Innovation and Developments

Join us to hear about the latest blockchain projects, innovation and developments in New Zealand!

The data generation - the growth of IT in insurance

The role of data science, insights and analytics are evolving at a significant rate.

But how do these modern fields of practice fit into an industry that is centuries old? Come and find out!

Agony Aunts of Tech Week

We present to you the Agony Aunts of Techweek- advising you on problems you have with your people, culture, workplace or transformation.

Starting an Indie Hacker Business

The path to Indie Hacker in New Zealand.
Challenges, approaches to consider and loads of discussion.

OPEN LAB: Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab

Interested in (Design for)
Additive Manufacturing
(3D Printing)?

Head to Prof Olaf Diegel's Lab
to discuss and view
DfAM in action.

NZTE Connect

Learn about how NZTE can help you realise your global ambitions.

How to Create an Effective Infographic

2021 is the year of visual storytelling. Learn to create infographic! Get to know the trends and techniques to convert data into visual now.

How to find, attract and retain tech talent in a skills-scarce world

Find the right tech talent to grow your digital success!

Digital Lean Food Manufacturing - Digitising the Food Production Floor

Learn how food manufacturers can increase profit, reduce waste and decrease business risk by the digitalisation of their production floor.

Explore Hillary’s Hut - Antarctica in VR

Step inside Sir Ed’s Antarctic hut using fully immersive virtual reality.

What tech means for the future of work

Thought the way we work had transformed a lot since Covid? Well, there's a lot more to come. Come along and find out.

Dealing with unprecedented scale during Covid-19

Hear Sean Hamlin discuss Dealing with Unprecedented Scale during COVID-19 and the 80x traffic increase experienced over the last few months.

Tech Story Inform Series: Webinar

An interactive webinar to explore how and why a compelling brand story about NZ’s tech and innovation capabilities can help our tech businesses grow internationally.

This is a FREE online webinar event.

How Machine Learning is helping customers during Covid-19

How is Machine Learning helping ANZ proactively help it's customers and lessons have been learnt through the process?

How will technology help to decarbonise transport?

New Zealand uses circa 2.7 Billion litres of diesel for transport annually. As we move to a decarbonised world with EV and Fuel Cell vehicle uptake growing is there also an opportunity to be more efficient with the fuel we use.

Intro to Process Mining Lunch and Learn

Get an up-close look at Process Mining and how you can use it to make better business decisions.

DermaLayr, the fastest non-invasive dermal delivery platform

Modern skincare technology has a new phase. DermaLayr is a breakthrough technology that has revolutionized the rapid delivery of beneficial actives and compounds into the deep dermal layers of the skin. 100% NZ made, natural and sustainable.

TechTalk #16 - Enhance Organizational Performance Applying Industry 4

Research showcase tour and TechTalk networker hosted in the University's shiny new Engineering building.

Innovation for Inclusion – Socius XR & Disability Assistive Technology

Come and learn all about the VR platform transforming the landscape of inclusivity!

Is VC investment in NZ set to grow?

Get in the room with three of New Zealand’s top venture capital (VC) investors at this one-off NZTE investment event for Techweek 2021.

THIS EVENT IS NOW AT FULL CAPACITY

Media Design School – Official Opening

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new campus in the heart of Auckland's Innovation Precinct.

This event is invite-only.

The Call to Contract: What Next?

After everything 2020 threw at us, we’ve certainly seen a lot of uncertainty. The world of contracting is no different, but what’s next?

The Truths to Gaming and Start-up - SheSharp Edition

Interested in Gaming & AR or planning a Start-up? Don't miss this special event hosted by She# & Geo AR Games. Join us & be inspired!

Breaking Boundaries in Bioengineering

Hear about some of the life-changing research being done at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and help support an iconic venue.

Ideas to Reality - A snapshot of Technology in Architecture

Learn all about how we bring ideas to reality using technology to inform the future of the cities we live in.

Agony Aunts of Tech Week

We present to you the Agony Aunts of Techweek- advising you on problems you have with your people, culture, workplace or transformation.

Starting an Indie Hacker Business

The path to Indie Hacker in New Zealand.
Challenges, approaches to consider and loads of discussion.

Conquering remote work challenges for individuals and organisations

Remote working: get global, get ROI, get compliant, get healthy and productive!

OPEN LAB: Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab

Interested in (Design for)
Additive Manufacturing
(3D Printing)?

Head to Prof Olaf Diegel's Lab
to discuss and view
DfAM in action.

NZTE Connect

Learn about how NZTE can help you realise your global ambitions.

How to Create an Effective Infographic

2021 is the year of visual storytelling. Learn to create infographic! Get to know the trends and techniques to convert data into visual now.

The future tech workforce of Aotearoa... is female

Join us on Zoom for a free online kōrero with expert educators and thought-leaders from The Mind Lab & Tech Futures Lab.

RUSH Roundtable Discussions

Get face to face with NZ industry leaders to discuss the role that technology can play in better serving humankind.

Jason Fried - Keeping It Simple

Movac interviews Jason Fried Founder of Basecamp, best selling author and Ted speaker.

New Zealand in the Digital Asia-Pacific

What are the opportunities and challenges for NZ businesses in the digitally-dynamic Asia-Pacific region?

Tech Executives Forum 2021

Collaborating in the Digital Ecosystem to Tackle NZ's Productivity Gap.

InnoTribe Meetup at AUT

Join us at the next AUT InnoTribe meetup

What working virtually means for the future

Is it time your team embraced tech to create a new way of working? Come along to learn more.

Deploying web applications on Kubernetes, without the pain

There are many great reasons to host your web applications on Kubernetes, except that Kubernetes is really hard!

Integrating AI into your Contact Centre

A smooth customer experience is key to maintaining loyalty. Explore how you can make this a reality in your Contact Centre by integrating AI.

The AI Debate: AI Delivers Better Customer Experience Than Humans

Agree or disagree? Be bold – take a side and get involved! Join us for a dynamic, inclusive debate on the 26 May 2021

The Future of Customer Service - Leveraging Intelligent Automation

Understand how Intelligent Automation helps businesses to rapidly improve customer outcomes, service quality and productivity.

Future Big Business: Build OR Buy Startups?

When it comes to in-house innovation, new digital products and new ways of working, is the answer to build OR buy startups?

Inspiring wāhine behind Aotearoa’s most successful businesses

We'll be giving you the opportunity to rub shoulders with and pick the brains of some of the most successful businesswomen in New Zealand!

Computer vision AI in horticulture-swipe right for a career in hort

Computer vision AI is making big impacts in hort!
AUT alumni, Luke Butters, shares the real life computer vision story of Spectre.
There'll be FREE PIZZA (always essential!) plus the chance to WIN an experience with the team at Hectre.

Paving the Digital Path for Māori and Pasifika Talent

Come and listen to inspiring Māori and Pasifika creatives who use technology to pursue vibrant careers in Aotearoa and across the globe.

World leading AI for insights: how to get the most from your data

Discover how our AI-powered insights generator saves hours in data analysis for businesses.

OPEN LAB: Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab

Interested in (Design for)
Additive Manufacturing
(3D Printing)?

Head to Prof Olaf Diegel's Lab
to discuss and view
DfAM in action.

NZTE Connect

Learn about how NZTE can help you realise your global ambitions.

Kauricone - DevOps

Reduce your Software Development Costs by at least 50% using System Programmer

Kauricone Servers

Karuicone showcases its new range of Energy Efficient,Small Footprint, ARM powered, Application Servers, Cluster Servers, and IOT Servers

Kauricone IOT Servers

Kauricone IOT (Internet of Things) Servers are ideally suited to the collection of large amounts of Data

How to Create an Effective Infographic

2021 is the year of visual storytelling. Learn to create infographic! Get to know the trends and techniques to convert data into visual now.

Accessing the UK’s “Silicon Roundabout” – creating a global business

Join the Lord Mayor of London and guests as they share insights on what makes the UK the best location to scale a global business.

The role of tech, for good.

Do you want to create a world where everyone has the potential to thrive? Join us for this workshop & learn how tech can be used, for good.

Lean Digital Transformation

Apply lean thinking to digital transformation and make this a continuous process

Tour of Spark’s new IoT and 5G Innovation Studio

The Spark Innovation Studio showcases Internet of Things and 5G technology in action.

Accelerating Business Growth with Sophisticated Social Strategy

Learn how to set realistic goals and benchmarks that will allow you to quantifiably measure social’s impact on your business.

Using technology for self leadership

Learn how to use digital tech to enhance your self-leadership.

Data-Driven Farming

A conversation to envision & build data-driven farming in Aotearoa

Demystifying Tech Jobs

What are these tech roles all about?

How Process Mining is Saving Health Industry $Millions

A Health Sector lunch-and-learn on Process Mining with Arkturus Founder Athena Wu and Consulting Director, Mike Morrow

Cybersecurity in health

POSTPONED. New date to be advised. This webinar will explore best practices for cybersecurity in healthcare for suppliers and IT developers.

Developing high trust teams

Learn how to build a baseline of trust in your team, so that everyone works together and has each other’s back.

Shaping the Future of Cyber Security in Aotearoa NZ and AU

Future of cyber attack prevention in New Zealand and Australia

Creating fun in your virtual workplace through tech

Is your team lacking in fun? Come and learn how using tech you can introduce fun back into your hybrid or virtual team environments.

GraphQL Extravaganza – Deep Dive into 4 GraphQL topics

The Movio Engineering crew will cover a range of intermediate to advanced GraphQL topics

Growing with AgriTech: New Zealand and German collaboration

As the trade-link between two countries of impressive farming heritage, the German-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to be helping push forward the new frontier of AgriTech.

Scaling your tech & product to reach the world

Everything you need to know about scaling your company globally while based in New Zealand!

Taitamariki Potentia: Students Solving Real-World Problems

Taitamariki Potentia is back with a World Cafe event for students/graduates! We're talking real world problems...real world problem solving!

3D Design and Printing drop-in with Brain Play!

Come along to Te Manawa and try your hand at 3D printing!

Blockchain 101 workshop

Learn about blockchain technology and its use cases beyond cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency Trends

Join us and find out the 2021 trends that are changing the crypto industry.

Gibbons Lecture: “Dissolving the interface between humans & computers"

The University of Auckland 2021 Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series
"Dissolving the interface between humans and computers"

Making boats fly at the America’s Cup with Deep Reinforcement Learning

QuantumBlack will share how the team helped Emirates Team New Zealand defend and win the America’s Cup with AI.

Sustaining Global Ambitions for Tech Success + Investor's Guide Launch

Join TIN for the Launch of the 2020 Investor's Guide to the NZ Tech Sector & hear from leaders from some of NZ's top M&A deals of 2021.

World leading AI for insights: how to get the most from your data

Discover how our AI-powered insights generator saves hours in data analysis for businesses.

OPEN LAB: Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab

Interested in (Design for)
Additive Manufacturing
(3D Printing)?

Head to Prof Olaf Diegel's Lab
to discuss and view
DfAM in action.

NZTE Connect

Learn about how NZTE can help you realise your global ambitions.

How to Create an Effective Infographic

2021 is the year of visual storytelling. Learn to create infographic! Get to know the trends and techniques to convert data into visual now.

Transforming and growing Pacific economies through tech

How can digital and tech innovation help our Pacific neighbours rebuild their economies after COVID-19 and increase their resilience to climate change?

Designing Solutions for a Brighter Future

Strategically future-proof your innovation process for sustainable business.

XR Virtual Production

Developing capability, capacity, resilience & competitive edge

Using technology to explore innovation & learning

Explore how you can use tech to create a learning and experimentation culture in your organisation.

VR in Education - From using VR to creating for VR.

Supporting teachers and schools to educate and enable students to create their own content for Virtual Reality.

Silverstripe from local to live on Lagoon

Come and see the first and only open source container hosting solution in action!

My Digital Workshop - Online

A workshop where our experts come up with digital solutions to help SMEs be more productive and grow sales with a stronger online presence.

Using tech for virtual collaboration

Having trouble collaborating virtually? Come along to find out how to harness tech to collaborate better than ever before.

Poets vs. Quants: How AI is increasing inclusivity in decision making

AI is helping business, government agencies, academia and not-for-profits to engage more broadly for better decision making

VR in Education - From using VR to creating for VR (Repeat Session)

Supporting teachers and schools to educate and enable students to create their own content for Virtual Reality.

2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner

The NZ Hi-Tech Awards celebrate New Zealand’s most successful high-tech companies and highest achieving individuals.

Dev environment setup & Hackathon briefing

This workshop gets you ready for the CENNZnet Blockchain Hackathon.
*Required for CENNZnet Hackathon hackers!

2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards Live Stream

Join us LIVE to celebrate New Zealand’s most successful high-tech companies and highest achieving individuals at the 2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards.

OPEN LAB: Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab

Interested in (Design for)
Additive Manufacturing
(3D Printing)?

Head to Prof Olaf Diegel's Lab
to discuss and view
DfAM in action.

NZTE Connect

Learn about how NZTE can help you realise your global ambitions.

Kauricone - DevOps

Reduce your Software Development Costs by at least 50% using System Programmer

Kauricone Servers

Karuicone showcases its new range of Energy Efficient,Small Footprint, ARM powered, Application Servers, Cluster Servers, and IOT Servers

Kauricone IOT Servers

Kauricone IOT (Internet of Things) Servers are ideally suited to the collection of large amounts of Data

Media Design School Open Day

Explore Media Design School's new campus and courses in the in the heart of Auckland’s thriving Wynyard Quarter.

Indie Game Showcase

A mixture of established and up-and-coming game developers will be showcasing their games to all who wish to attend.

Kauricone - DevOps

Reduce your Software Development Costs by at least 50% using System Programmer

Jam in the Makerspace

Create. Play. Learn. Make.

Kauricone Servers

Karuicone showcases its new range of Energy Efficient,Small Footprint, ARM powered, Application Servers, Cluster Servers, and IOT Servers

Kauricone IOT Servers

Kauricone IOT (Internet of Things) Servers are ideally suited to the collection of large amounts of Data

How to Create an Effective Infographic

2021 is the year of visual storytelling. Learn to create infographic! Get to know the trends and techniques to convert data into visual now.

CENNZnet Blockchain Hackathon

Come and learn about the latest innovation in blockchain technology and build your own DApp on our network in a weekend! Cash prizes up for grabs!

Become a UX Designer in the Post Covid Age

Learn the skills essential for landing your first UX design job.

CENNZnet Blockchain Hackathon

Come and learn about the latest innovation in blockchain technology and build your own DApp on our network in a weekend! Cash prizes up for grabs!

Become a UX Designer in the Post Covid Age

Learn the skills essential for landing your first UX design job.

Moonhack 2021

Code your way to the stars in Moonhack 2021!

EdTech Showcase Monday

Meet four NZ Educational Technology (EdTech) companies changing the world: Crimson Education, Kara Technologies, MyMahi, and Dame Wendy Pye.

Use AI to create the ultimate customer engagement

Conversational self-service is the new norm in customer service. Learn how to integrate AI without compromising on the human touch.

EdTech Showcase Wednesday

Meet four NZ Educational Technology (EdTech) companies changing the world: Celadon, iUGO, dotdot, and KidsCoin.

The Strategic Approach to Talent Management

It's time to re-think the way we attract and recruit tech talent into our organisations. Join us online to learn more!

Gamification to improve employee engagement and customer experience

Learn how to use analytics and gamification to motivate agents and enhance customer experience.

Insurtech Pathways - How InsurTech can scale between Australia and NZ

Crossing the ditch – the key to successful InsurTech market penetration into both Australia and New Zealand - for all InsurTechs!

Techweek TV: Digital Twins enabling more Smart Cities:

Poets vs. Quants: How AI is increasing inclusivity in decision making

AI is helping business, government agencies, academia and not-for-profits to engage more broadly for better decision making

EdTech Showcase Friday

Three NZ Educational Technology (EdTech) companies show how they're changing the world:: Peer Assess Pro, VReady, VR VOOM, and Quicksense

Daily Tech Trivia Challenge from National Library

Learn something new with these free online Tech quizzes!

The Rise of Computer Vision in Agtech

Learn how computer vision & machine learning is transforming the agricultural sector with AWS.
Monday - In person event in Wellington
Wednesday - Virtual event via Zoom

VC office hours

Express your interest in a VC Office Hours session and one of the NZTE team will be in touch.

Game Jam Aotearoa 2021

A fun collaborative weekend of game making. Join online from anywhere in NZ, meet new people or create with your friends, it's up to you!