Wednesday, November 5, 2025

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Parliament Buildings

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Overview

Sponsored by AWS
Our conference dinner is being held in the Banquet Hall of Pāremata Aotearoa New Zealand Parliament, inside the famed “Beehive”. Please be prepared to go through security (metal detectors) upon arrival at New Zealand Parliament.

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Details

Sponsored by AWS, the Dinner will include a brief talk on national digital resilience strategies by Liam Maxwell, Director of International Central Government at Amazon Web Services and former CTO of the UK Government. Drawing from his extensive public sector experience, Liam will share insights on how nations are protecting their critical digital infrastructure, cultural assets, and national knowledge repositories against evolving threats. The evening's conversation will explore innovative approaches including data embassy implementations, hybrid architectures, and the transformative role of cloud technologies in enhancing national resilience. Discover how countries are safeguarding their digital heritage and critical assets against criminal, geopolitical, and natural threats in this thought-provoking dinner presentation.