9.30am

Arrival into Vodafone Events Centre – morning tea, seating in the venue

9.45am

Mihi Whakatau – Roimata Minhinnick, Ngati Te Ata

10.00am

Opening of Techweek2021 – Duane Grace, NZTech
Connecting for a better future – Te honohono mo te heke mai pai ake.

10.05am

Official opening of the Tech21 Summit and Kia Ora, Talofa and hello from your host and MC

Whaia te pae tawhiti kia tata, Whakamaua te pae tata kia tina!
Explore beyond the distant horizon and draw it near, take hold of your potential so it becomes your reality!

Opening performance by Kings
Tuhoe Te Arawa,  Samoan

Named Breakthrough Artist of The Year  at the 2016 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, plus picking up Vodafone Pacific Music Awards for Best Pacific Male Artist, Best Urban Artist and Best Producer.

10.20am

Opening keynote: Finding Your Voice in the Creative Process – Anne Taunga, Facial Motion Department Manager, Weta Digital
Kūki Āirani, Mangaia

Creative arts and tech (CreativeTech)

10.40am

TechTalk 1: Paving my path into tech through music with James Brooks, ARA Journeys
Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi

11.00am

TechTalk 2:  Building good habits and mindset towards money, careers and technology with KidsCoin co-founder Brittany Teei.
Cook Islands, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Tahu

Pacific and Māori education and development in the tech industry (EdTech)

11.20am

Young Innovators Panel
Year 13 South Auckland ākonga 

Performance by ākonga.

11:40am

Lunch break – hang out in the Imagine Zone!
Explore and discover more in our Imagine Zone. We’re connecting ākonga and the tech sector – navigating through our digital future.  Touch, feel, see and imagine your future in tech.

12.30pm

Keynote: Mātauranga – The land of the voyagers
Sir Ian Taylor, Managing Director, Animation Research
Ngāti Kahungunu, Nga Puhi, Scottish

Tupuna to rangatahi – STEAM in our DNA (Animation)

12.50pm

Weaving Digital Futures 
Think, Challenge and Create with Tara Fagan, Kerry Leaf, Jessie Robieson
Raranga Matihiko

Accessing tech resources  in your community

1.10pm

TechTalk 3:  Defy stereotypes and make powerful career choices with GirlBoss founder, Alexia Hilbertidou
Samoan, Greek

Empowering girls into STEAM careers with choices, purpose and power

1.30pm

Closing remarks

Karakia