In a market where speed, pressure, and complexity are the new normal, future-ready businesses aren't standing still, they're adapting faster, thinking smarter, and moving with purpose.
Chair of Event
Partner at Tompkins Wake
Leading the firm’s life sciences, biotechnology, and food & beverage practice groups, Tina specializes in commercial contracts, regulatory matters, and large-scale projects within these sectors. She advises global and local clients on product sales, distribution, and marketing, covering areas such as product categorization, pre-market approval, advertising, licensing, and compliance.
Tina has negotiated pharmaceutical supply agreements with Pharmac and provided counsel on global pharmaceutical recalls. She is a trusted advisor to major New Zealand exporters and FMCG companies, guiding them on regulatory compliance, food labeling, and complex cross-border transactions.
Kayur Patel
Director - PWC
Kayur, FCA, is a Director in PwC New Zealand's Gen AI & Emerging Technology team, specialising in integrating democratised Gen AI tools into everyday business processes. With a decade of experience, he has led workforce, finance, and technology transformation engagements for his firm and his clients globally, spanning 25+ countries.
Kayur is also a Lecturer at the University of Auckland, having taught information systems for over 10 years; and is a member of the CA ANZ Auckland Local Committee. His passion lies in bridging cutting-edge technology with practical solutions to drive innovation and efficiency.
Rachel O'Shea
COO & Co-founder - Yabble
Rachel is a 20 year veteran in the marketing and insights categories. Most recently as Co-founder of Yabble, a generative AI company for insights where together with the founder Kathryn, she took a business from an idea to an exit all through the biggest technological change in our generation.
She'll share her story of how being cutting edge innovators in generative AI gave them a competitive advantage and how they scaled for growth.
Shona Grundy
Co-founder - Source
Shona is a commercial business builder with a passion for creating products and experiences that solve real-world problems and build lasting brands.
She is currently the Co-founder of Source, a sacred water drawn from an ancient Miocene aquifer with a naturally high alkaline pH of 9.5. With Source, her vision is to honour the sacredness of water and build a globally significant longevity-wellness brand rooted in nature, science, and spirit.
Brandon Hutcheson
Co-founder - Aware - An HSO Company
Brandon Hutcheson is the Co-founder of Aware - an HSO Company, a pioneering firm specialising in AI and data consultancy and development services for nearly a decade. Brandon has spoken globally on AI and ethics with a particular focus on emerging market adoption, aged care accessibility, and society's acceptance of AI.
In 2024, Aware was acquired by European tech giant HSO. Brandon's role has now expanded to include deploying New Zealand's AI model internationally, with a strong focus on ethical implementation.
This Session will cover:
How organisations are applying emerging technologies to create immediate value.
Turning vision into action by aligning innovation and operational goals.
Leveraging customer data to identify opportunities and accelerate business growth.
Pushing the boundaries to scale from eight to nine nine-figure global company, and what it takes to lead at that pace.
Ticket price: $100 incl GST
About Business Intelligence Series
Business Intelligence Series Workshops offer the opportunity to hear from some of the best in the business about emerging and trending sectors in the New Zealand economic and business environment. Our workshops attract managers, advisors, corporate counsel, business executives, and many more.
Workshops run from 7.00 am to 9.30 am and include a networking breakfast. At each workshop we welcome a panel of experts, specialists in their respective fields, to discuss their insights and specialist sector knowledge in an interactive and engaging format. During the workshop, you'll have opportunities to ask any questions to the panel, as well as ample networking time.
In order to provide the best experience possible, workshops are limited to 100 people. Tickets sell out quickly so make sure you secure your seat early.
For any questions, please contact: Catherine.cook@tompkinswake.co.nz
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7:00am - 7:30am - Breakfast & Networking
7:45am - 8:00am - Welcome: Chairperson
8:00am - 8:10am - Speaker 1
8:15am - 8:25am - Speaker 2
8:30am - 8:40 am - Speaker 3
8:40am - 8:50 am - Speaker 4
8:50am - 9:30am - Panel Discussion
9:00am - 9:30am - Networking & refreshments
9:30am - Event concludes
Vanue: Grand Millennium Hotel - Ballroom
“Awesome way to start the morning with networking and a high value packed session”