Build trustworthy and resilient data ecosystems to strengthen capabilities and enhance service delivery at the NZ Government Data Summit

7  –  9  May 2025   |   Te Papa Conference Centre, Wellington

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NZ Government Data Summit overview

The amount of data collected by the government has reached unprecedented levels. With advancements in data utilisation and deployment, there are now unparalleled opportunities to enhance nearly every facet of New Zealand citizens’ lives. This includes more efficient and effective decision-making, improved social and environmental outcomes, and heightened economic growth.

The 7th Annual NZ Government Data Summit is your platform to dive into the dynamic realm of data, technology, and governance. Our primary focus is reimagining the public sector’s role in service delivery. At the NZ Government Data Summit, we tackle critical challenges related to the public sector’s data, digital technologies, and cybersecurity. Discover how the government is committed to ensuring effective data management, privacy, security, and accessibility for all.

Gain insights from 50+ industry leaders at the NZ Government Data Summit:

Hon Judith Collins KC
Minister for Digitising Government and Public Service
New Zealand Central Government
Liz MacPherson
Deputy Privacy Commissioner 
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Marek Rucinski
Deputy Commissioner
Australian Tax Office
Andy Neale
Deputy Chief Executive, Access and Digital Services
Parliamentary Counsel Office
Hamish McEwen
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Fire and Emergency NZ
Elle Archer
Chair, Te Hapori Matihiko
Te Matarau (Māori in DigiTech)
Director
N4L
Adwin Singh
Cybersecurity Domain Lead External
Inland Revenue
Andrew Coster
Chief Executive and Secretary for Social Investment
Social Investment Agency

Attend the NZ Government Data Summit and learn how to:

Leverage cross collaboration and data sharing processes to make well-informed decisions

Safely and responsibly collect, manage and secure data to establish and nurture public trust

Enhance your systems, processes, and services to be agile and future-proof

Strengthen data governance frameworks to maintain data integrity, quality and privacy

Optimise data and AI technologies to enhance and personalise public services for citizens

Establish robust mechanisms to safely and ethically implement AI into existing systems

Testimonials from past NZ Government Data Summits

Public Libraries New Zealand
Public Libraries New Zealand
Executive Director at Public Libraries of New Zealand
"The Government Data Summit has lifted the game over the past four years, resulting in robust and evidence based research to assist our constituents."
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health
Manager Data & Analysis at Ministry of Health
"A good networking opportunity to find some people to learn from / share opportunities."
Department of Internal Affairs
Department of Internal Affairs
Manager, Data Analysis and Insights
"Great event, lots of excellent speakers on engaging and thought provoking topics."
The main thing I liked about the Summit was the audience was very engaged. It was a big crowd and probably the biggest event I’ve seen since Covid. People really wanted to come in and see what we did. So thank you for that.”
“Great conference at NZ Government Data Summit lots of discussion around Governance, Social License and Stewardship for using data to drive business value and realise importance of sharing data and tracking its use.”
“The Government Data Summit has lifted the game over the past four years, resulting in robust and evidence based research to assist our constituents.”
The NZ Govt Data Summit was a well run and excellent event with content that covers some very relevant data related issues that organisations should address now or get left behind.”
“It a great forum for organisations on different stages of their journey with technology to see how they can get to the next step. The main thing is that we’re able to help customers and they are able to learn form forums like this.”

Who should attend the NZ Government Data Summit

39% C Suite

31% Directors

23% Managers

7% Others

39% CDO, CTO, CIO, CISO

47% Data governance, Data security, Data architects

12%Information Technology

2% Others

Sectors:

60%

Central Government

20%

Government Agencies

15%

Local Government

5%

Universities

NZ Goverment Data Summit Sponsors

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Gallery from past NZ Government Data Summits

NZ Government Data Summit