From around the world to the DWCNZ 2026 stage 🌍

From far and wide, inspiring international speakers are once again making the journey to join us at DWCNZ 2026 – bringing global perspectives that help shape powerful local conversations.

This year, we have 12 presenters travelling from USA, Germany, UK, Australia and Canada. It is great to see these stellar presenters alongside our other experts, who all add depth and breadth to our event.

Meet some of our International Speakers

Rebecca Solano
Chicago, US
A

Designing Teams for Change

Tag You’re IT: Capturing People Impacts in Azure DevOps

The water’s fine – why won’t they jump in?!

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Peter Carson
Ontario, Canada

Designing a Modern Intranet in SharePoint Online: Structure, Search, and Smart Experiences

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Jacqueline Stockwell
UK

From Mess to Masterpiece: How One Person Changed Everything

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Andrew Pope
Sydney, Australia

Making work less crap. Implementing human-centred digital practices in the Australian Federal Govt.

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Brett Gilbertson
Melbourne, Australia

Why AI Won’t Replace the Classroom: Closing the Digital Skills Gap with Human Connection

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Emily O’Brien
Sydney, Australia

Tackling information overload in the digital workplace

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Max McNamara
Sydney, Australia

Building Confidence in AI through control, management and governance

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Kirsty McGrath
Sydney, Australia

WORKSHOP: DWC Prompt-a-thon

Novice to Nimble: Mastering Microsoft 365 Copilot Prompts

The water’s fine – why won’t they jump in?!

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Sharon Connolly
Sydney, Australia

Sceptics to Superfans: How to get everyone in your organisation excited about technology

The water’s fine – why won’t they jump in?!

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Sam Brazier-Hollins
Canberra, Australia

What’s wrong in your M365 environment (and how to find and fix it)

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Brett Lonsdale
Lutterworth, UK

Beyond Access: Mastering SharePoint Permissions for a Secure, Copilot-Ready Workplace

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Marin Niehues DΓΌsseldorf, Germany

AI Is Easy – until you add people: Inside the Chaos of Implementing AI

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