The Organisational Culture Summit delivers cutting-edge insights into the future of organisational culture — from purpose-led transformation and psychological safety to AI, wellbeing, and authentic leadership.
Each session is designed to provide practical takeaways you can implement immediately, helping you create resilient, adaptive, and high-performing cultures.
9:10
The rate of change in technology, business, and society is no longer linear, but exponential. In such an environment, leaders and organisations can’t afford to leave culture behind. Kaila explores how intentional leadership and courageous conversations can shape cultures that thrive.
Drawing on her experience with global leadership movements, Kaila will challenge you to design cultures that are both future-focused and human-focused.
10:00
Organisations everywhere face the paradox of driving results while resources shrink and uncertainty grows. Adrian, a workplace psychologist and global culture and wellbeing consultant, will explore how to build cultures that balance high performance with sustainable wellbeing.
Drawing on science-based frameworks and practical tools, he’ll show leaders how to shift from reactive crisis management to proactive cultural design.
Organisational transformation isn’t just about growth — it’s about purpose. Bruce shares lessons from his career revitalising both commercial and non-profit organisations, including his time as CEO of the Spirit of Adventure Trust. His approach combines clear purpose, equitable leadership, and accountability, creating cultures that unlock performance and deliver sustainable results. This session will explore how to embed long-term purpose into your culture, making your organisation a genuine force for positive change.
Culture only matters when it is lived, measured, and embedded into strategy. In this practical case study, a senior NZ business leader shares their journey of shaping organisational culture in real time — the challenges, the pivots, and the tangible impact on people and performance.
13:45
Leadership is the single most powerful lever of organisational culture. The behaviours, values, and choices of leaders ripple out into the everyday experience of teams — for better or worse.
Drawing on over a decade in HR and her work as a leadership coach, Tash explores how moving beyond “mediocre leadership” is essential to building thriving workplace cultures. She will challenge leaders to step up with authenticity, courage, and values-driven impact, showing how leadership style directly shapes engagement, belonging, and performance.
14:30
Resilience alone is not enough. To truly thrive, organisations must proactively create cultures of psychological safety and awareness. With a career spanning UN war tribunals, frontline services, and corporate psychology, Rajna brings unique insights into human behaviour under pressure.
She’ll reveal how leaders can navigate psychosocial risks, build trust, and create safe spaces that foster engagement and innovation.
Culture isn’t “good” or “bad”—it’s either strategically aligned to your goals or it isn’t. Drawing on 40+ years as a corporate anthropologist and 300+ culture transformations, Michael shows how to turn culture into an operating system that compounds performance over time. He demystifies common misconceptions, links culture directly to execution, risk, and growth, and provides a practical model leaders can take back to their businesses the next day.