Lead the Future
Navigate Complexity
Shape What's Next.
The AdaptiveNZ Conference brings together bold, forward-thinking leaders to explore how to lead, scale, and build organisations that thrive in a rapidly evolving and complex world. Join us this November in Auckland.
When
Mon 17th & Tue 18th November 2025
Where
JW Marriott
Albert Street
Auckland
We are living through unprecedented times. The incomprehensible is becoming normal. What seems strong can quickly break. And change happens so rapidly that it's hard to make sense of cause and effect. People feel overwhelmed and uncertain.
As business leaders, our job isn’t just
to manage change — it’s to rethink how your organisation works, from the way people lead to how things get done. The organisations that will thrive are not the biggest or the most efficient, but the most human and adaptive.
It is time to rethink what it means to be part of an ecosystem.
It is the time to explore new possibilities for how we interact at work.
It is time to turn our attention to what is possible.
The conference will blend inspirational talks, case studies and networking. Hear from business leaders, practitioners, inventors and business owners who are spearheading a future where organisations are not just surviving, but thriving.
Key themes
- Embracing AI
- Human-centred leadership
- Organisational design
- Transformation
- Unlocking performance with purpose and humanity
- Building leadership depth, not dependency
- Future of work
- Delivering at pace
- Governance
- Planning, Prioritisation, Cadence
Who should attend
- Executives and senior business leaders
- Transformation and change leaders
- Strategy, product, operations, and delivery professionals
- People & Culture and Organisational Development leaders
- Curious humans ready to challenge how we lead
and organise