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.
Q4 Business & Technology Briefing with Frances Valintine
Wednesday 16 December 2026
9am - 10:30am
$140 Online | FREE in person
Online and in person at the academyEX Lab, Grafton, Auckland
What you can expect:
Sharp insight into what’s changing, what matters and what leaders need to be thinking about now, so you can stay ahead of disruption instead of scrambling to catch up later. Come ready to be informed, challenged and inspired, and leave with a clearer view of what’s coming next.
Choose how you would like to join:
Join us online ($140)
Watch live from wherever you are, pyjamas welcome. Put your questions to Frances in the chat as she goes, and you’ll get the recording link afterwards so you can come back to it.
Attend online ($140)
Join us in person (free)
Spend the morning with us at the academyEX Lab, 99 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton, Auckland. Coffee and croissants are on us, and you’ll be in a room with people who want to dig further into what Frances covers and keep the conversation going once she’s done.
Attend in person (free)