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No Pain, All Gain
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Karakia Tīmatanga
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May peace be widespread
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Hei huarahi mā tātou i te rangi nei
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Aroha atu, aroha mai
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Tātou i ā tātou katoa
For one another
Hui e, taiki e!
Bind us all together
Thirty seconds, then we begin
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No Pain, All Gain
Thursday, 3 September 2026 · 5:00pm – 7:30pm · Les Mills International
Grab a plate, then sit
The Shape of Tonight
- 5:00pm – 5:30pmRegistration, networking and food
- 5:30pm – 5:35pmWelcome, health and safety, karakia
- 5:35pm – 5:40pmShe Sharp introduction
- 5:40pm – 5:45pmLes Mills and speaker intros
- 5:45pm – 5:50pmIntroducing Rachael Newsham
- 5:50pm – 6:20pmPanel discussion and Q&A
- 6:20pm – 6:25pmGroup photo
- 6:25pm – 6:45pmRoundtables on the panel's topics
- 6:45pm – 6:55pmTable discussion readouts
- 6:55pm – 7:00pmClosing remarks and karakia
- 7:00pm – 7:30pmNetworking and event close
We are in their building
Thank You, Les Mills
The room, the food and four of tonight's voices
Hosting with She Sharp
The evening starts here
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Meet the Panel
Catch them at the break
The Four of Them
Four jobs, one company, one question between them
Keryn McKenzie
Senior Director – Data & AI
Les Mills International
Carolina Lobos
Head of Finance & Automation Lead
Les Mills International
Ben Sullivan
Legal Counsel
Les Mills International
Gemma Lynskey
Global Comms + Org Development Director
Les Mills International
Bring one of these
4 Topics and Discussion
- 01
Data & AI
What the technology can actually do today
- 02
Commercial
What it costs and what it returns
- 03
Legal & Privacy
What you may and may not feed it
- 04
People & Change
How a company takes any of it up
Everyone in — yes, everyone
Group Photo
5:00
Panel at the front, the rest of the room behind them
Back to your tables
Space — start / pause · → — continue
The clock is on screen
Your Turn
20:00
Talk it through, then we will hear from every table
Back together
Space — start / pause · → — continue
Thirty seconds a table
What Came Up
- The line your table agreed on
- The thing you could not settle
- One thing you will try on Monday
Food and drink still out
Stay a While
Networking and event close
Clap for each group
Thank You
To everyone who gave their time, their venue and their expertise
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Stand one last time
Karakia Whakamutunga
Kia tau te manaakitanga
Settle the care and protection upon each of us
Ki runga ki tena ki tena o tatau
May the health and understanding grow
Kia piki te ora
Return well to others and yourselves
Kia piki te maramatanga
Join together, gather together, bind as one
Kia hoki pai atu, kia hoki pai mai
Haumi e, Hui e, Taiki E
Travel safely, see you soon
Ngā mihi nui
Thank you for being here
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