Event
Exclusive Student Event Auckland | April 2026
You’re invited to our first student marketing event in Auckland, a relaxed, speed-networking-style session where you’ll meet real marketers, explore different career paths, and get honest answers to the questions you’ve been wondering about.
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Brainy Breakfast 2026 / Auckland
A morning of bold ideas, brilliant speakers, and barista coffee
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Brainy Breakfast 2026 / Christchurch
A morning of bold ideas, brilliant speakers, and coffee
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Meet the Speakers
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Nicola Owbridge
Chief Executive,
Partridge Jewellers
As Partridge’s first-ever CEO, Nicola leads strategy, brand and client experience as the business marks 160 years and enters its next phase of growth. Nicola’s career spans top-tier consulting and financial services, where she led large-scale change and operating model design before stepping into retail leadership.
At Partridge, her focus is enterprise-wide transformation - setting clear strategy, aligning the family and wider team on priorities and leading a high-performance culture through the exciting changes ahead.
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Tania Large
Head of Industry Associations ANZ,
NetSuite
Panel Moderator
Tania Large is a seasoned technology and partnerships leader with over 25 years of experience driving growth and transformation across the hardware and software industries. With a track record that spans scaling startups to successful exits - including the sale of a software development business to Oracle—and working across multiple family enterprises, Tania brings a rare blend of entrepreneurial grit and corporate acumen.
Tania’s cross-industry experience - from manufacturing to professional services, agriculture to high-tech - fuels her ability to connect seemingly unrelated ideas and craft creative, commercially grounded solutions.
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David Visser
CEO,
Zyber
David Visser is an experienced eCommerce leader with over 14 years in key account management, digital strategy, and tech leadership. As CEO of Zyber, a Shopify Plus & Klaviyo Master Platinum Agency, he drives strategy, sales, and production, delivering data-driven solutions to help online retailers scale. A seasoned public speaker, he has presented at 150+ industry events and serves on the Partner Advisory Boards for Klaviyo, Rebuy, and Okendo. He is also a Klaviyo Community Champion. Outside of work, David enjoys exploring New Zealand’s outdoors and group fitness classes.
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Matthew Owens
Director,
Annexa
Matthew leads Annexa’s sales and marketing, helping Australian and New Zealand brands turn complex cloud systems into simple, growth-ready operations. He’s spent more than 15 years’ in ERP implementation and delivery, working with well-known ANZ brands to modernise on NetSuite. He’s a regular industry voice - from NORA showcases to industry coverage - known for making technical change intelligible to commercial leaders.
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