DayBreak 2025
Daybreak – Festival of Innovation is a one-day event designed to enhance your innovation capabilities through opportunities for world-class professional development and authentic connections.
You will experience innovation in action, with a mix of expert speakers, interactive workshops and networking, all set in Tauranga city centre.
Be prepared for the unexpected. DayBreak 2025 is not your usual conference.
What to Expect
World-class Professional Development
Deep dive into areas of interest, or challenge yourself with new perspectives, technologies and skills. Learn about local and global innovation success stories across diverse contexts, including people and culture, tangata whenua businesses, marketing, science and technology, investment, entrepreneurship and more.
Cultivating Connections
DayBreak is your chance to connect in a meaningful way with people, companies, stories and ideas across the innovation ecosystem. Through a wide range of speakers and workshops, plus fun networking initiatives, DayBreak is all about bringing together a diverse and inspiring group of people.
Not Your Usual Conference...
DayBreak celebrates the region’s creativity and innovation in an entertaining, interactive way. Activations include the return of the DayBreak Downtown Lunch, where you can connect with fellow attendees at Tauranga’s excellent eateries, and The Sundowner - festival finale, which will see you experience eye-opening, multi-sensory innovation.
The Venue
Set on Tauranga's harbour waterfront, The Cargo Shed serves as the DayBreak hub, with various city centre venues hosting the DayBreakout sessions.
Address: 5 Dive Crescent, Tauranga City 3110
Travel and Parking: We encourage you to utilise alternative modes of transport such as cycling, carpooling or public transport. There is also a range of off-street parking and paid parking available along Dive Crescent and the surrounding streets.
DayBreak 2024
Our inaugural two-day innovation summit featured Tauranga's CBD as the stage for insights, inspiration and development opportunities