ThinkTech Kāpiti is back for TechWeek 2026
Global perspectives. Practical insights. Regional opportunity.
ThinkTech Kāpiti is the district’s flagship tech and innovation event – bringing together founders, business leaders, professionals, supporters and future talent for a day of ideas, insight and connection. Last year sold out, so don’t delay!
You’ll hear from people shaping industries in real time – across AI, infrastructure, game development, agritech, aerospace and global markets – alongside the next generation of tech founders. Together, we’ll dive into how we can better support and grow this talent, and what these shifts mean for businesses and districts like ours.
Get in quick and be in the draw to win a coaching session with Instinct Lab NZ.
Registration commences at 8:30am.
Date: Wednesday 20 May 2026
Venue: Te Raukura ki Kāpiti
Registration: 8:30am
Time: 9am - 2:30pm, followed by networking and refreshments
Cost: $25
What's on
20 May 2026
8:30am: Registration opens
9:00am: Welcome
Session 1
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Power Play – How Aotearoa’s Game Studios Are Winning Globally with Joy Keene, Game Developers Association of New Zealand and Kianush Rodani.
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Raising the Next Generation – What’s driving young tech founders to shape the future with Abbie McKoy, Young Enterprise Scheme.
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The Global Shift – What’s Changing in Tech Markets and Why It Matters for New Zealand with Dave Moskowitz.
Morning Tea
Session 2
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Built for Orbit – How New Zealand Is Winning in the Space Economy with Anna Kominik, Dawn Aerospace.
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Powering Scale – AI, Infrastructure and the New Rules of Building Global Companies with Marcel van den Assum, Anna Kominik, Scott Houston, Dr Sandya Sriram and Diana Minnée.
Session 3 - Conference workshops (included):
Marketing and Canva Power-Ups with Amberley Kennish, Marketing Manager
Learn how to effectively present using Canva’s advanced tools and apps to create more polished, consistent and effective marketing content for your business.
You’ll leave with:
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Knowledge on how to create high-impact core presentations you can reuse across pitches, updates, and workshops using Canva’s tools
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Practical ways to adapt your content for different channels – from investor decks to LinkedIn
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Understand the core principles of marketing to ensure your business is remembered.
Navigating the Job Market in the AI Era with Daniel Wharekura, H2R Tech
Understand how recruitment is changing, how AI is used in hiring, and what you can do to position yourself well.
You’ll leave with:
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a clearer view of where technology is heading
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practical insights you can apply straight away
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new connections across business and tech in Kāpiti
Lunch
Session 4
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From Deep Tech to Global Impact – How Innovation Is Transforming Food, Farming and Export with Dr Sandhya Sriram.
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Ideas to Impact – Building Sustainable Ecosystems That Actually Deliver with Dave Moskowitz, Marcel van den Assum and Dr Sandhya Sriram.
Proudly supported by
Kāpiti Coast District Council, Economic Development Kotahitanga Board, NewstalkZB.
