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Finalists Announced for the 2026 New Zealand CIO Innovation Awards

The finalists for the 2026 New Zealand CIO Innovation Awards have now been announced, celebrating the exceptional individuals, teams, and organisations driving digital transformation across Aotearoa. Showcasing outstanding leadership, innovation, and inclusive workplace cultures, the ultimate winners will be revealed at the prestigious Gala Dinner on Tuesday, 4 August 2026.

From Imposter Syndrome to the C-Suite

Faced with imposter syndrome when applying for a CTO role, Caio Diehl found the clarity and courage he needed at the Emerging Leaders’ Forum. Now a successful CTO, Caio is paying it forward. Read his inspiring journey and secure your spot for the 2026 Forum today.

Workforce Multiplier: How AI is reshaping NZ public healthcare

How do healthcare leaders safely innovate on legacy systems? Discover how Sonny Taite’s team at Health New Zealand deployed ambient AI to 2,500 frontline staff under strict governance constraints.
Ready to lead the next wave of innovation? Discover her full journey and learn how to enter for 2026.

2025 CIO Awards Winners

Celebrate the visionaries and organisations driving Aotearoa’s digital evolution. From transformative CIOs to community champions, discover the winners of the New Zealand CIO Awards and their impact on our tech future.

This privacy policy describes how the CIO Summit organisers (Brightstar and Ecosystm) deal with your personal information, and how we protect your privacy.

Your privacy

We are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our site or contact us in any way. You have the right to view and update the personal information we hold about you.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at:

database@brightstar.co.nz or +64 9 912 3616, or

PO Box 31506, Milford, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

We deal with your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and this privacy policy.

Your personal information

Brightstar collects and stores personal information from you including:

  • Name
  • Contact information
  • Communication preferences & interactions with us

This information is stored in our secure database.

We collect your personal information in order to:

  • Fulfill our obligations as event organisers and communicate regarding the event(s) you are attending
  • Promote future events and services offered by Brightstar and IDC which we believe will be of interest to you.
  • Conduct ongoing research and product development

Disclosing your personal information

  • Limited information maybe shared with third parties who are contracted to supply marketing activities (eg name and address details for mailings through our mailhouse). Such information is shared for the purpose of that activity only and under strict confidentiality rules.
  • Limited information maybe shared with certain high-level sponsors of events you attend. However, full contact details (ie address, email and phone numbers) are only shared when we have collected your express permission through the registration process or through our event app.

Email communications

All customers are automatically signed up to receive relevant email marketing communications from the event organisers. You can choose to remove yourself from marketing emails by following the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails.

Links to other sites

Our website may contain links to other websites involved with our events (including sponsors, partners and supporting organisations).

Before you disclose any personal information to another site we advise you to check its privacy policies.

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  • Ensure the best user experience on our site

If you would prefer you can turn them off cookies in your browser and/or delete them from your hard drive. You will still be able to visit our sites.

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You can opt out of Google Analytics without affecting how you visit our site. For more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics please visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

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