Connecting Aotearoa Summit 2026 Presentations & Resources
Thanks for joining us on Wednesday 13 May for this year’s Summit. Here you will find copies of the presentations from the day.
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Presentations
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Rural Connectivity : What’s changing and why it matters
Tristan Gilbertson, Telecommunications Commissioner
The RCG: What we’ve delivered and what’s next.
Ian Hooker, CEO, The Rural Connectivity Group
Amazon Leo – Beyond Boundaries – transforming connectivity for Aotearoa’s critical industries and communities.
Hamish Graham, Commercial Partner Channel Lead for APJ – Asia, Pacific and Japan, Amazon LEO
Panel Presentation: Broadband for the AI Era
Andrew Bender, CTO Fixed Networks, Nokia
Panel Presentation: From infrastructure to outcomes
Johnathan Elle, CEO, Enable Fibre Broadband
Mission Critical: Disaster response and tactical 5G with Ericsson
Michael Miltiadou, Country Manager & Key Account Manager New Zealand, Ericsson Networks
Digital Inclusion & Equity Presentation – Answers to SLIDO questions.
Leala Faleseuga, Digital Inclusion Librarian, Libraries Horowhenua
Panel Presentation: Kaunuku, A localised digital framework for equity, excellence and inclusion.
Elle Archer, Digital Inclusion Advocate
Panel Presentation: Equity in focus
Victoria MacLennan, Co-Chair of DECA
Panel Presentation: Te Ara Hihiko
Megan Matthews, Chair Te Ara Hihiko, TUANZ
Panel Presentation: Internet resilience for community resilience: shared purpose, collaborative action
Ellen Strickland, Brainbox Institute
Resources & Reports mentioned at the Summit
Connecting Rural New Zealand was prepared by Flint Global in March 2026 for the commissioning parties: Spark New Zealand Ltd, One New Zealand Group Ltd, 2degrees Mobile Ltd, Fortysouth Group LP and Connexa Ltd. Link to the full report.
An updated snapshot of digital equity statistics: The snapshot draws on research currently being compiled by DECA and our sector partners, bringing together data from Stats NZ, InternetNZ, Netsafe, the Commerce Commission and others to build a current picture of digital exclusion in Aotearoa.
Two new research outputs have now been published on the Internet Infrastructure Climate Resilience (IICR) research project website. Towards a Shared Understanding of Internet Resilience : This concise publication focuses on sharing the vision for Internet resilience and the 5Rs framework for Internet infrastructure resilience that were developed with the IICR Network, as tools for building shared understanding and supporting collaborative action around Internet resilience. Actions to Support Internet Infrastructure Climate Resilience : This report provides recommendations from the IICR research team around six interconnected themes for action in support of Internet infrastructure climate resilience being built and maintained in the long-term.
