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Digital Learning Showcase 2026

Join us for the 2026 Digital Learning Showcase, on Friday 11 September, as we unveil a diverse array of cutting-edge digital learning and development solutions, meticulously crafted to tackle real business challenges. This event promises to be a game-changer, providing insights into the latest trends and innovations in the digital learning landscape.

What to expect

Engage with local and national speakers presenting real business challenges, innovative digital learning solutions, and the outcomes they achieved.
Dive deep into practical applications with case studies that demonstrate how solutions were implemented and the lessons learned.
Experience a curated program that avoids sales pitches and focuses on authentic, practitioner-led insights.

Why Attend?

Inspiration and Idea Generation:
Immerse yourself in a day of thought-provoking discussions, creative ideas, and forward-thinking concepts.
Networking Opportunities:
Connect with industry leaders, professionals, and peers to build relationships and explore collaborations.
Real World New Zealand Based Insights:
Discover practical solutions tailored to the dynamic needs of Kiwi businesses and learners.

Programme

Speakers being confirmed shortly.

Time	Speaker	Topic
8:15 am	Registration Opens
9:00 am	Welcome
9:10 am	Tania Vercoelen, Cognitition Evolve and Mindy Wigzell, Foodstuffs	Nutrition Quest - Transforming Classroom Education into a Digital World
9:35 am	Sonya McIlroy and Izette de Toit, NZ Post	Digital Learning That Makes the Grey Areas Clear and the Red Zones Easy to Avoid
10:00 am	Nicola Macdonald and Milly Bekx, Optimism	Growing Our Own: Building the Next Generation of New Zealand Farmworkers
10:25 am	Sam Kelsey and Saran Read, Hohepa Hawkes Bay	Whiriwhiri - Supported Decision Making - Flipped learning in the disability sector
10:45 am	Morning Tea / Networking
11:05 am	Punit Parekh and Bhawna Raina, 2degrees	Shaping Future Learning in 2degrees
11:30 am	Vaughan O'Leary, KPMG	Gamifying Learning to Engage, Inspire and Grow
11:55 am	Joanna Smith and Cain Prentice, Pukeko Learning Solutions	Behind the BOT: Building an AI simulation through testing, feedback and iteration
12:15 pm	Lunch / Networking
1:05 pm	Secret Session
1:30 pm	Aaron Howes, Like-Minded and Taipari Mahanga, Careerforce	Designing a virtual marae: balancing culture, learning, and technology
1:55 pm	Xiao Zhang and Chris Rosato, Orion Group	Making Learning Stick: Using Digital Learning to Support Behaviour Change
2:20 pm	Tony Leslie, Waxeye	What if the Technology Followed the Learning?
2:45 pm	Afternoon Tea / Networking
3:05 pm	Miranda Verswijvelen and Katie Riddle	The Benefit Sharing Compass - a Serious Game
3:30 pm	Maire Smith and Phil Garing, Synapsys	Beyond the Hype: What Actually Happens When You Use AI in Learning Design
3:50 pm	Closing Session
4:00 pm	Finish