Date:
02 Dec 2025,
5.00PM – 6.30PM
duration:
1 hr 30 mins
Venue:
Engineering New Zealand
Address:
Level 6/40 Taranaki Street
Wellington
Cost:
Free event
Register Add to Calendar 2025-12-2 17:00:00 2025-12-2 18:30:00 Pacific/Auckland Unlocking the Future: AI's Role in Software...

Siobhan Lilley from Engineering New Zealand, joined by Panos Patros, Principle Software Engineer at Serato and Dr. Kenneth Johnston, Major Leader - Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology, will discuss updates from the AI Advisory Committee. Where we are headed and the role of AI in Engineering currently. 

The CEO of Raygun and Autohive, John-Daniel Trask, joins us for a presentation on the relationship between, and intersection of AI and Software Engineering. Autohive is an AI spin off of Raygun, a Wellington based company developing monitoring tools that provide real-time insights into software quality and performance. From this, Autohive was born, offering a web platform allowing small and medium-sized enterprises to create their own AI agents with ease. 

Finally, Dr Kenneth Johnston, the Chair of the IT Engineering Group will speak to us once more regarding the group updates and end of year review. Learn about the committees goals for the upcoming year and ideas to bring valuable and engaging events to you in 2026. 

Engineering New Zealand Engineering New Zealand hello@engineeringnz.org

Engineering New Zealand and the IT Engineering Group welcome you to join us for an end of year discussion and updates from the AI Advisory Committee and IT Engineering Group. Join us to hear about AI in software Engineering, AI applications and how AI is driving innovation. Network with your peers, socialise, and grow your community.

Siobhan Lilley from Engineering New Zealand, joined by Panos Patros, Principle Software Engineer at Serato and Dr. Kenneth Johnston, Major Leader - Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology, will discuss updates from the AI Advisory Committee. Where we are headed and the role of AI in Engineering currently. 

The CEO of Raygun and Autohive, John-Daniel Trask, joins us for a presentation on the relationship between, and intersection of AI and Software Engineering. Autohive is an AI spin off of Raygun, a Wellington based company developing monitoring tools that provide real-time insights into software quality and performance. From this, Autohive was born, offering a web platform allowing small and medium-sized enterprises to create their own AI agents with ease. 

Finally, Dr Kenneth Johnston, the Chair of the IT Engineering Group will speak to us once more regarding the group updates and end of year review. Learn about the committees goals for the upcoming year and ideas to bring valuable and engaging events to you in 2026.