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HR Tech Kōrero & Meetup series

Across Aotearoa, we’re bringing people together to talk all things HR Tech—through our Korero Speaker Series and HR Tech Networking Meetups.

The Korero Series features expert-led speaker sessions where industry voices share practical insights, ideas and real-world experiences. Our HR Tech Meetups are all about connection; casual, no-pressure gatherings designed to bring like-minded people in the HR Tech space together for conversation, community, and a bit of fun.

There are no sales pitches, just open, honest discussions and the chance to learn, share, and build your network.

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past events

HR Tech Networking Meetup - Auckland

Wednesday, 3rd December | Auckland CBD Space | 4pm - 6pm

Catch up, connect, and talk about what’s next in 2026

We’re bringing the HR Tech community together again to celebrate the festive season. Whether you’re deep in the tech, driving change, or just love connecting with others in the space, this one’s for you. Come as you are. All are welcome – whether you’re a seasoned leader, a curious newcomer, or somewhere in between. 

What to Expect:

  • Easygoing Networking: No pressure, no pitches. Just relaxed chats with people working across HR, tech, payroll, people analytics, and more.
  • Wrap up & look ahead: Share what worked in 2025 and what you’re planning for 2026.
  • Grow Your Network: Make new friends and connections that can lead to exciting opportunities down the road.
  • First Drink’s on us: We’ve got your first drink covered – and yes, there’ll be nibbles too.

 

These events are always relaxed, friendly, and free from sales pitches – just good conversations and useful connections. Spots are limited, so if you’d like to join us, register below. 

Please note: This event is for HR, People & Tech professionals only. If you’re in product sales, this one’s not for you. We appreciate your understanding.

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HR Tech Kōrero Series 'rua'

Wellington, 6th June 2023

We are pleased to announce our next HR tech kōrero series focuses on HR analytics and we are very pleased to welcome one of the foremost leaders in this space within Australia – Adam McKinnon (PhD)

Adam is currently responsible for people data and analytics at Reece Group across Australia and New Zealand. Prior to returning to Australia in 2020, he worked internationally for 13 years delivering advanced people analytics and HR Innovation for a variety of organisations. Drawing upon a multi-disciplinary background in Psychology, IT, Epidemiology and Finance, Adam is an advocate of asking three questions in his work: 1. says what? 2. so what? and 3. now what?

The presentation explores the critical necessity of data for HR organisations to be successful in the future. Practical topics of exploration will include when to use data, types of data to employ, and ways of quantifying impact and financial ROI in a bid to drive evidence-based decision making. Practical examples will be provided relating to employee churn, referral programme impact, M&A, and training ROI—utilising various HR, Finance and public data.

Three key takeaways from this session include
  • Successful HR organisations must learn to manage data effectively
  • Data is key to problem understanding, business case development, and impact measurement
  • Quantifying the monetary impact and ROI of HR initiatives is possible!

See Adam’s presentation in-person, at the Wharewaka Function Centre on Wellington’s waterfront on Tuesday, 6th June. Or watch him live over our online platform and take part in the Q&A session at the end.

Adam McKinnon

People Data & Analytics Lead, Reece Group

We are delighted to have Tina Lundkvist join us to share her insights on the current themes and challenges of HR analytics at Fonterra.

Tina, has a strong passion for people, innovative technologies, data and insights. Tina works for Fonterra, a global dairy coorporation. Enjoying a number of roles in insights and visualisation, data transformation and systems deployment. Currently working on deploying SAC in SuccessFactors.   Tina has a background in finance and banking in UK and NZ. 

Tina will be live over our online platform as part of the session and take part in the Q&A.

Three key takeaways from this session include
  • Diversity and analytics - the challenges and opportunity
  • AI - natural language processing power. The pros and cons
  • The art of visualization and storytelling

Tina Lundkvist

Head of People Analytics
Fonterra

HR Tech Kōrero Series 'Tahi'

We Are Pleased To Announce Our First Event Will Be Hosted By Sydney University Showcasing Their Recent Journey With Robotics And Who Have Deployed 4 Bots To Help Them Manage Discrete High Volume HR Processes.

HR and Robotics is a global trend I can see more and more hitting the NZ/Australia market, Bots are relatively inexpensive, scalable, quick to implement and any business case to support has payback within weeks rather than years.  The biggest benefit especially for NZ is that they will run on any user interface so can neatly stitch together all of your HR systems without the need for costly integrations.

There are some challenges however so we are pleased to announce that Drew Williams, HR Director at the University of Sydney, and a few team members are offering an hour of their time to explain their journey and showcase their existing bots covering some of the scenarios below:

  • ServiceNow triage BOT (machine learning)
  • Payroll BOT
  • Casual Academic BOT (volume onboarding)
  • Workday to DMS (HRIS transfer/categorisation of employee documents to DMS)