Wāhine shaping tech communities
11 March 2026 - 11 March 2026
4:30–7:00 pm
Region(s): Wellington
Type(s): presentations
Celebrate International Women’s Day 2026 with this free event as NZ Tech Rally recognise incredible wāhine community builders across Aotearoa New Zealand.
These women have played a big role in shaping and growing the tech and engineering spaces. So come along to hear their stories, learn from their mahi and and connect with others in the community.
Panellists
Rachel Collingridge
Rachel is a senior engineering leader focused on building strong teams and meaningful outcomes. She works with engineering managers, senior leaders, and product teams to support sustainable delivery and growth.
Rachel is also a long-term NZ Tech Rally community contributor and will be facilitating our panel discussion.
Erica Anderson
Erica is a security leader with experience in multiple disciplines, but prefers to summarise it as "being a huge security nerd". She is currently the Co-Founder and Director of a cyber security startup called SafeStack, and a Security Engineering Manager at GitLab.
Erica also organises Kawaiicon, the longest running security conference in Aotearoa.
Alyce Lysaght
Alyce Lysaght (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Pākehā) is an engineer and Infrastructure Adviser at Manatū Aorere | MFAT.
Alyce founded the Māori in Engineering podcast while at university and now the kaupapa shares over 40 stories, using storytelling to amplify Māori voices, lived experiences, and pathways within engineering.
Pauli Sosa
Pauli Sosa is a Project Manager – Investment at Auckland Council and a community builder passionate about connection and impact.
Venue: Creative HQ, 7 Dixon Street, Wellington.
For more information: https://events.humanitix.com/nz-tech-rally-iwd-2026-wahine-shaping-tech-communities.
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