‘Automating Inequality’ author on the impact of technology, data and algorithms on the poor and working-class. US-based professor and writer Virginia Eubanks will visit New Zealand in March for a series of events promoting her new book Automating Inequality and discussing the impacts of technology and big data on the poorest people in society. For … Continue reading "US author Virginia Eubanks book launch – Wellington"

DAOs have the potential to create global operating systems for collective intelligence. This can enable new companies, funds and markets to make fast and innovative decisions at scale. DAOs can have sophisticated governance, reputation, token management and voting systems encoded as immutable blockchain smart contracts. Since the now infamous 'The DAO' collapsed in 2016 there … Continue reading "Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs): the future of business? – Auckland"

A leadership conversation about delivering value from your technology investments Welcome to the Digital Leaders Lab 2019, a series of monthly breakfast sessions designed to enhance the personal effectiveness and strategic relevance of IT leaders in the digital age. Our focus is on developing great digital leaders who deliver value to their organisations through technology. … Continue reading "The Digital Leaders Lab"

DAOs have the potential to create global operating systems for collective intelligence. This can enable new companies, funds and markets to make fast and innovative decisions at scale. DAOs can have sophisticated governance, reputation, token management and voting systems encoded as immutable blockchain smart contracts. Since the now infamous 'The DAO' collapsed in 2016 there … Continue reading "Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs): the future of business? – Wellington"

Mental health and wellness is an extremely important topic, as is how digital tech can play its part in enabling delivery of services and supporting people in their wellness journey. Join us to listen to keynote speakers who are experts in their fields and find out how we can all contribute to the changing mental health and addiction environment.‍‍

InsurTechNZ is kicking off the year with an event from the Sales and Distribution working group. We’ll be exploring alternate perspectives around the theme of how Tech in Insurance is affecting ‘sales-ability’ for institutions and practitioners. The line up includes: “There’s room for all” Presenter Tony Vidler, Co-Founder, AdviceNet. Hear from a financial advice thought … Continue reading "InsurTechConnect: Is Tech Driving Sales, or is Tech Driving out Salespeople?"

Many believe that using blockchain technology to create self-sovereign identity solutions is the future. Can decentralising identity management empower the individual by returning control over their own identity to them, the user? Is it more secure than relying on centralised identity providers, in the form of authorisation services, password or key management systems? These and … Continue reading "Leveraging Blockchain for your Digital Identity – Auckland"