Microsoft AI Tour Auckland
Learn directly from industry leaders, Microsoft, and partner experts who will show you how to develop and use AI responsibly to help your organization achieve its goals with AI.
Turning vision into impact
At Microsoft AI Tour, we’re bringing together senior business leaders and industry experts in AI. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and turn your AI vision into reality.
Attend an innovative keynote
Senior business leaders are seeking to understand the AI landscape. Join us for a keynote that’ll demonstrate how to harness AI with Microsoft solutions to power your AI transformation.
Drive your business forward with emerging AI technology
Connect with industry experts, partners and your peers to learn best practices and key next steps in your AI journey while gaining a fresh perspective that will broaden your understanding of the value of AI. Also, learn about the benefits of the New Zealand cloud region
Experience the Connection Hub
Connect with thought leaders in the Expert Meet-up Showcase, interactive theater sessions, and networking, all focused on driving your business forward with emerging AI technology.
Featured speakers
These speakers will be live in Auckland. Check back regularly for the most recent agenda and newly added speakers.
Judson Althoff
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Microsoft
Steven Worrall
Managing Director, Australia
Microsoft
Vanessa Sorenson
Managing Director, New Zealand
Microsoft
Mark Jacobsohn
Vice President, Global Expansion
Microsoft
Janice Le
GM, Microsoft Security, Compliance, Identity & Privacy
Microsoft
Jimmy Kerr
Launch Lead - NZ Cloud Region
Microsoft
Mark Shaw
Security Lead
Microsoft
Nic Bishop
Senior Power Platform Technology Specialist
Microsoft
John Downs
Principal Software Engineer
Microsoft
Emma Bessey
Director, ANZ
Microsoft
Shelly Blackley
Modern Work Specialist
Microsoft
Matthew Frank
Director, Financial Services Industry
Microsoft
Riki Plester
Modern Work Lead - New Zealand
Microsoft
Natasha Brownlie
Modern Work Specialist
Microsoft
Penelope Lewin
Sustainability Lead
Microsoft
Michelle Lancaster
Sustainability | GTM Leader
Microsoft
Dom Pringle
Modern Work Leader
Microsoft ANZ
| Time ((Auckland, New Zealand, GMT+12:00)) | Description |
|---|---|
| 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM | Registration and Connection Hub Opening |
| 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Opening keynote: Microsoft’s Judson Althoff will share how this new generation of AI is reshaping how people live and work everywhere, including in the region. |
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Break / Connection Hub |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Breakout Sessions |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Break / Connection Hub |
| 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM | Breakout Sessions |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Lunch Break and Connection Hub |
| 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Afternoon Breakout Sessions |
Featured Partner
Securing your AI data
AvePoint is committed to going above and beyond to ensure security, governance, and resilience of AI data to deliver Copilot readiness and adoption success. 21,000 customers worldwide rely on our solutions to modernise their digital workplace. AvePoint's global channel includes over 3,500 managed service providers, value added resellers and systems integrators, with our solutions available in more than 100 cloud marketplaces.
Databricks is the data and AI company
With the Data Intelligence Platform, Databricks democratizes insights to everyone in an organization. Built on an open lakehouse architecture, the Data Intelligence Platform provides a unified foundation for all data and governance, combined with AI models tuned to an organization’s unique characteristics. Now, anyone in an organization can benefit from automation and natural language to discover and use data like experts, and technical teams can easily build and deploy secure data and AI apps and products. With origins in academia and the open source community, Databricks was founded in 2013 by the original creators of the lakehouse architecture and open source projects Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, MLflow and Unity Catalog.
Our goal is to empower you to innovate, profit, and grow
When we work with you, we don’t recommend technology for technology's sake. What drives us is delivering outcomes that genuinely improve your business. Our unique experience and advanced understanding of the solutions we offer, together with innovative technology that can be wrapped around them, means we can offer 'fit for you' solutions that amplify solution benefits for your business. We realise adopting new technology is not just a one-off activity — it requires change management, support and continuous improvement to ensure your digital journey evolves with your business. We're here to partner with you through all aspects of the journey.
Innovative, secure and future-proof solutions to address your organisation’s top challenges head on
Insight is a leading solutions integrator, helping you navigate today’s ever-changing business environment with teams of technical experts and decades of industry experience.
Resources for AI transformation
Before the Microsoft AI Tour arrives in your city, get the latest information from our experts to help guide you on your AI journey.
Build your own AI solutions
Develop and deploy the unique AI apps your organization needs.
AI Strategy Roadmap: Navigating the Stages of Value Creation
Learn how to create and optimize your strategic plan for AI by exploring emerging AI best practices for organizations at each stage of AI readiness.
Become a Featured Partner
Share your AI innovations and solutions with other customers and partners—discover more local opportunities on the Microsoft AI Tour.
