Events

Keen on learning more about the innovative research happening at academyEX? Connect with us at Converge!

Designed as a dynamic hub to cultivate the research culture at academyEX, Converge is a safe and supportive environment where students, alumni, staff and industry professionals come together to collaboratively discuss and critique research ideas. It’s a great opportunity to learn and unlearn!

Physical AI, Robotics, Automation - this session is a forward-looking conversation exploring what happens when artificial intelligence moves beyond screens and software and becomes increasingly embedded in the physical world.

The session will explore the convergence of AI, robotics, automation and connected technologies, what is already becoming possible, and what these developments could mean for businesses, industries and the way we work.

Rather than focusing on individual AI tools, this is an opportunity to step back and consider the bigger picture: what is coming next, where the opportunities and disruption may emerge, and how organisations and leaders can start preparing today.

Join us online for an engaging session from our Hear from our Graduates series, where Master of Contemporary Education Graduates share projects they developed through their MCE journey. Hear about the ideas that shaped them, and what that their learning looks like in their every day practice.

These sessions bring contemporary education to life through the experiences of educators applying new thinking in real learning environments, with real communities, and creating meaningful impact through their mahi.

At Girl in Motion, we bring migrant women entrepreneurs in Aotearoa together through community, storytelling and practical opportunities to build thriving businesses.

Technology is changing faster than any one tool, platform or trend can keep up with, so being future-ready isn’t really about mastering the latest thing, it’s about knowing how to think when that next thing arrives.

This session looks at how we make sense of emerging technology, question assumptions, understand the bigger picture and make better decisions as change unfolds.

You’ve done the Postgraduate Certificate in Digital and Collaborative Learning, or you’re nearly there. That isn’t the finish line. It could be the first step towards a full Master of Contemporary Education.

Join us for a short online session to find out:

• What MCE Parts 2 and 3 involve

• What a practice-based Master’s research project can look like

• Which funding and scholarship options could help make it happen

What to do when the plan stops matching reality, even the best change plans rarely unfold exactly as expected.

People respond differently, priorities shift, new information appears and what looked clear on paper can get messy very quickly. Join Sarah Clearwater for a practical session on what it takes to lead change when the roadmap stops matching reality.

Thinking about a Master’s, but not quite sure how to make the finances work?

Funding your study might be more achievable than you think and you don't need to have all the answers before taking the first step.

Join Geraldo Miranda from academyEX for a practical discussion around funding options available for our Master of Technological Futures and Master of Change and Organisational Resilience.

Don't let uncertainty about funding stop you from exploring what's possible.

Wondering where your work is heading?

This is a relaxed, two-hour conversation with Frances Valintine, founder of academyEX, for anyone thinking about how their career might change over the next few years.

Before everyone switches off for summer, give yourself a morning to take stock.

AI, technology, business and geopolitics all moved at full speed in 2026, leaving little time to step back and make sense of it all.

Join academyEX founder and futurist Frances Valintine for our final Quarterly Business & Technology Briefing of 2026. Frances will bring together the year’s biggest shifts, share what she’s watching for 2027 and work through what it means for business, leadership, education and work.