WELLINGTON DIALOGUES

Programme - Monday 29th July

Explore our one day conference programme filled with keynote presentations, engaging panel discussions, and plenty of networking opportunities in the company of policy makers and changemakers who are shaping the future of digital safety in Aotearoa and around the world. 

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DAY ONE

A vision for the future

Hear from biotech leaders, government, investors, and sustainability experts on their vision for a better tomorrow enabled by Aotearoa’s life sciences sector.

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DAY TWO

A new frontier

Deep dive into the latest developments in life sciences; from synthetic biology to AI in biotech; from genomics to alternative food production

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DAY ONE

A vision for the future

Saturday 29th July

Day 1

Monday 11th March

Conference registration, coffee and networking.

Mihi Whakatau

Andy Prow, NZTech Board member and Chair of the NZTech Digital Safety Sub-Board
Brent Carey, Chief Executive, Netsafe
Graeme Muller, Chief Executive, NZTech

  • The reliance on technology and how we will safeguard ordinary kiwis
  • The impact on global and local reputations of technology driven services, platforms and devices
  • Examples from abroad around legislation, codes of practice and industry education
Safer online platforms
  • Multi stakeholder approaches and lessons from the Christchurch Call
  • Prioritising consumer trust and safety
  • Challenges involved with user generated content platforms and how we can imbed a risk-based approach
  • Understanding the influence of AI and the impact it has on digital safety
  • Mechanisms to regulate and respond to harmful or malicious content
  • Balancing community expectations vs requirements under existing legislation, and are they realistic?
  • The role of technology leaders in creating safer processes, systems, and services
  • What does best practice in enforcement look like?
  • How can we maximise “good behaviour” environments for human interactions online

 

Michael des Tombe, Chief Legal Advisor, Netsafe

Kathryn Dalziel, Barrister, Walker Street Chambers

David Shanks, Executive Director, RDC Group

Jed Horner, Product Policy – Trust & Safety, TikTok

Safer Online Services
  • Investigating the policy implications for cyber security in New Zealand
  • What can we learn from overseas cyber security discussions and legislation
  • Uncovering the risk profiles of cyber breaches and the impacts they have on the provision of safe online services
  • “This wont happen to me” – removing the preconception that breaches only happen to the large players and making cyber accessible to SMEs
  • Privacy, breaches, and cyber threats
  • Designing services that mitigate harm opportunities at the outset
  • Embedding flexibility and a robust regulatory framework to enable safer online platforms
  • The nuances around ownership of data – limitations around legislation that should be explore


Representative from Hudson Gavin Martin

Safer internet enabled devices
  • Improving the robustness of safety within internet enabled devices
  • Closing the gaps in internet enabled devices – where are the security threats
  • Prioritising the human impact of these devices and technologies
  • Practical integrations within software of physical internet enabled items
  • Wearables and safety by design
  • What activity is happening abroad around legislating safety of software
  • Is NZ able to be a leader in this area?
  • Where should the buck stop?

 

Andy Prow, NZTech Board member and Chair of the NZTech Digital Safety Sub-Board

Andy Prow, NZTech Board member and Chair of the NZTech Digital Safety Sub-Board

Tākina Convention & Exhibition Centre