Monday 30 March 2026

NZ Venture Summit Welcome 

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

QT Rooftop Bar, 4 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010

Tuesday 31 March 2026

NZ Venture Summit Programme

Man O' War, Waiheke Winery, 725 Man O' War Road, Waiheke Island, 1971

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8:30am      Registration at Pier 4 Waiheke Ferry Terminal & boarding private vessel

8:45am    Private vessel departs

11:00am Understanding human AI team dynamics 
                 Dr Mahsa McCauley, AI Forum

                    Dr Ellen Ford, Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the Year
                    Nicky Styris, Life Coach and MC

12:30am    Lunch

2:00pm    Tough lessons from raising funds
                    McGregor Fea, Altered Capital

2:45pm    Deep dive into portfolio performance
                     Robbie Paul, Icehouse Ventures

3:30pm    Afternoon Break

3:40pm    Debate: “Defence startups should be excluded from venture fund portfolios.”                          
                    Lachlan Nixon, Motion Capital
                    Angus Blair, Outset Ventures
                    Olivia Jones, IQT 
                    Vignesh Kumar, GD1

4:15pm    LPs at Large
                    Vignesh Kumar, GD1 
                    James Pinner, NZ Growth Capital Partners

    
5:00pm    Canape Hour

6:00pm    Venture Summit Dinner

8:45pm    Private vessel departs back to Auckland

10:15pm Arrive Auckland