An original member of the D7, the world’s most advanced digital nations, New Zealand is embracing the possibilities of digital platforms and the terabytes of data this generates. Having recently adopted the International Open Data Charter and established the Open Government Partnership, the public sector is beginning to realise the value of adopting big data and analytics to drive improvements in service delivery, organisational efficiencies and informed decision making.
Akolade presents the NZ Government Data Summit, bringing together 20+ sector leaders to explore how public sector agencies can establish strategic infrastructure and facilitate data availability whilst prioritising the interests of stakeholders and Māori peoples. Attendees will gain strategies to enhance data interoperability and quality, and ensure information security.
100
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20
Speakers
International
case studies
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8:00 Registration opens
9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Annette Cooper, Director- Enterprise Analytics, New Zealand Defence Force
Securely engaging in data sharing and collaboration
9:10 Overhauling MOJ UK’s approach to the use, integration and visualisation of data
Jonathan Roberts, Head of Data Science Hub, Ministry of Justice UK 
9:50 Data driven decisions require data first culture
Mac Bryla, APAC Technology Evangelist, Tableau Australia
10:30 Exploring new methods of data sharing and exchange
Wendy Hamilton, Director of Informatics and Business Intelligence, Ministry of Justice
11:00 Morning refreshments
11:30 Exploring open source solutions to improve cutting edge analytic and visualisation capability
Chris Casey, Chief Data Scientist, Ministry of Education
Leveraging data for enhanced policy and decision making
12:10 Building a Lego Aircraft Carrier - Evolving Data & Analytics
Mike Congdon, Head of Enterprise Information Management, New Zealand Post
12:50 Networking luncheon
1:50 Embedding user needs in decision making and policy creation through strategic analysis
Steven Parrish, Chief Information Officer, Taranaki District Health Board
2:30 Roundtable discussions
Lead by an industry expert, this session is your opportunity to collaborate with like-minded professionals and delve into the issues that are most important to you.
Roundtable 1- Enabling open data and information sharing
Roundtable 2- Information privacy and protecting stakeholder interests
Roundtable 3- Supporting strategy and decision making through data analytics
3:10 Afternoon refreshments
3:40 Driving better decisions
Dave Richards, Business Intelligence Manager, St John New Zealand
4:20 Exploring the possibilities of predictive analytics and algorithmic decision making
Janet Blake, Business Information Manager, Central Agency Shared Services
5:00 Closing remarks from the Chair and networking cocktails
8:00 Registration opens
9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Annette Cooper, Director- Enterprise Analytics, New Zealand Defence Force
Supporting data capability through emerging technologies
9:10 Developing a data-skilled workforce to drive efficiency and productivity
Andrew Lalor, Assistant Secretary- Data and Digital Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet AUS 
9:50 Enhancing analytical capability and maturity in the public sector workforce
Anna Tarasoff, Head of Data and Analytics Capability, Southern Cross Health Society
10:30 Exploring best practice technology and infrastructure for data governance
Matt Montgomery, Head of Innovation, Auckland Council
11:00 Morning refreshments
11:30 Building data lakes to provide cross government visibility
Cameron Tod, Public Sector Solution Architect, AWS
12:10 Panel discussion
Innovation agenda: Exploring real-life applications of data analytics to benefit citizens
Panelists:
Dukessa Blackburn-Huettner, Head of Lifecycle Management, Auckland Council
Andrew Lalor, Assistant Secretary- Data and Digital Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet AU
Professor Leo Paas, Professor- Marketing Analytics, University of Auckland
12:50 Networking luncheon
1:50 Building capacity and meeting increased demand for data management
Stella Ward, Chief Digital Officer, Canterbury and West Coast District Health Board
2:30 Accelerating big data into big intelligence through cutting edge infrastructure
Angela Nash, Chief Information and Operating Officer, Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand
Culley Angus, Head of Software and Systems, Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand
3:10 Afternoon refreshments
3:40 Building information security and privacy whilst ensuring data quality
Eddo Van Loenen, Chief Information Officer, South Taranki District Council
4:20 Acquiring and developing a data-skilled workforce to drive efficiency and productivity
Professor Leo Paas, Professor- Marketing Analytics, University of Auckland
5:00 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day 2
9:00AM - 12:00PM Workshop A
Pitfalls of Data Integration and Data Migration: Best practices for future proofing your results
It’s estimated that 83% of data migration projects fail, exceed their budgets or time constraints. You may be modernizing your business processes to minimize costs or drive efficiency, however any IT transformation project is dependent on successful data migration.
Attendees to this workshop will learn about:
Robert Blaas, Principal Data and Business Information Consultant, Robert Blaas Consulting
12:00PM – 1:00PM Networking luncheon
1:00PM - 4:00PM Workshop B
Boosting information security through effective data governance
Security lapses can lead to increased risk in data management such as users having access to sensitive data, unauthorised changes to data leading to compromised quality, and data processes that violate regulations. There is a direct relationship between cyber security and data governance and by implementing effective governance disciplines; organisations can drastically increase cyber resilience.
Attendees to this workshop will learn how to:
Varonis is an innovative data security platform that allows enterprises to manage, analyze and secure their data. Varonis specializes in creating software that manages and protects enterprise data against insider threats, data breaches and cyberattacks by analyzing the behavior of the people and machines that access your data, alerting on misbehavior and enforcing a least privilege model.
Enterprise data under our scope is typically comprised of sensitive information that is stored in spreadsheets, emails, word processing documents, presentations, audio files, video files, text messages and any other data created by employees. This data often contains an enterprise’s financial information, product plans, strategic initiatives, intellectual property and numerous other forms of critical data.
With offices and partners worldwide, Varonis has over 6000+ customers spanning leading firms in financial services, healthcare, public, industrial, insurance, energy and utilities, media and entertainment, consumer and retail, technology and education sectors.
Chief Information and Operating Officer
Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand
Angela is the Chief Operating Officer at the Research and Education Advanced Network of New Zealand (REANNZ). She has over 20 years IT related experience spanning from hands-on technical roles (analyst/programmer, technical operations, etc) through to executive level leadership roles. Angela has worked across a wide range of sectors and technologies, including Spark (then Telecom), Datacom, and IBM. She is the Co-Chair of the Faucet Foundation furthering OpenSource SDN globally, NZTech Board Member, a member of the Directors Institute of New Zealand and a Business Mentor.
Chief Data Scientist
Ministry of Education
Graduating with a double in Computer Science and Maths from Otago, Chris worked for the GCSB before heading off to London to work in investment banking. After several years as a quant at Credit Suisse and UBS and some boutique hedge funds, and acquiring two masters degrees in Finance and Applied Statistics/Operations Research at the University of London, he took over the running of a large UK Equity fund at Boston-based firm GMO. After being away for 17 years, and with a young family, he returned to NZ and lectured in databases, modelling and data science at SIT in Invercargill before moving to Wellington to take a role as Global Manager of Analytics at Xero, subsequently venturing out as a data science consultant to the NZTA and MOE. Currently is the Chief Data Scientist at the MOE on a fulltime engagement. Passionate about mathematics and coding and has a goal to democratise data and analytics through open source languages, tools and data sources.
Head of Software and Systems
Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand
Culley is the Head of Software and Systems at the Research and Education Advanced Network of New Zealand (REANNZ). He has 20 years of experience in software focused roles across the corporate, automotive, risk and telecommunications industries.
The New Zealand Analytics Forum is a community of over 2,000 professionals who apply analytics to solve business problems. We explore analytics and data science across different industries, and seek to have a positive influence in New Zealand. We formed in 2013 and gather together on a regular basis in. Our regular events are open for anyone to attend.
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