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SUMMARY:CEO Unscripted | Sam Vye CEO and Founder of SYOS Aerospace
DESCRIPTION:Priority One’s new event series\, CEO Unscripted\nIn partnership with Ryan + Alexander \nMeet the real people behind the title and get specific insights from some of the Bay of Plenty’s most high-profile CEOs. These talks will go beyond company success stories to explore the behind-the-scenes journey of leadership. \nAlong with the stories of personal achievement and success\, we’ll be asking CEOs about the setbacks\, risk taking\, turning points and lessons that don’t make it into their annual reports. \nYou’ll hear how CEOs: \n\nMake difficult decisions with imperfect information\n\n\nHandle failure\, pressure and doubt\n\n\nHave tough conversations and lead in a crisis\n\n\nGrow personally as their businesses grows\n\n\nThink about leadership\, people and culture\n\nYou’ll leave with perspective\, insights and the confidence that the challenges you’re facing are a normal part of being a leader. \n=== \nAnnouncing our first speaker in the series: Sam Vye\, CEO & Founder of SYOS Aerospace.\n4-6pm\, Thursday 12 February at Bay Oval \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nSYOS Aerospace is a world-class manufacturer of land\, sea\, and air drones based in Mount Maunganui. It was named Company of the Year at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2025. The company has been winning lucrative global business\, including a $67m contract with the UK Ministry of Defence. \nAbout Sam: Sam Vye is a Mount Maunganui leader with a simple playbook: be straight up\, back your people and move faster than the problem. A geophysicist by training\, he’s done hard miles in engineering and venture building\, from the UK to the Bay\, Sam is known for cutting the corporate fluff and creating teams that lead from wherever they sit. \nHe believes positivity under pressure isn’t a slogan – it’s a skill. Case in point: years ago he got properly stuck in the Arctic and turned the experience into a set of principles about preparation\, calm decision-making\, and not panicking when the map runs out. (Turns out\, that works just as well on a factory floor as it does on shifting ice.) \nThese days\, you’ll find Sam toggling between the back‑of‑the‑shed chats at smoko and higher‑stakes conversations with partners offshore – exactly the leadership blend the Bay does best: jandals on\, sleeves up\, results first. Sam lives by: empower good humans\, keep the signal‑to‑noise ratio high\, and send it – together. \n  \nSam will be in conversation with Priority One’s new CEO\, Dave Courtney. \nThis event is also about bringing together our business community\, so come along to make valuable connections and enjoy stimulating conversations! \nThis is the first event in this series\, so stay tuned as we bring you more conversations with our region’s talented CEOs. \n=== \nPriority One’s CEO Unscripted series has been created in partnership with Ryan + Alexander\, a professional recruitment agency offering a world-class service from the Tauranga city centre. Focusing solely on the Bay of Plenty region\, the Ryan + Alexander team are top performers in their field\, so whether you want to find your perfect employee or your next job\, get in touch.
URL:https://www.priorityone.co.nz/event/ceo-unscripted-sam-vye-ceo-and-founder-of-syos-aerospace/
LOCATION:Bay Oval\, Blake Park\, Kawaka Street\, Mount Maunganui\, 3116
CATEGORIES:1Priority One
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SUMMARY:DayBreak - Festival of Innovation
DESCRIPTION:DayBreak is your 2026 playbook\n\nA one-day shot of skills\, ideas and connections to propel you into 2026\, giving you momentum to Make Shift Happen. \nDayBreak is about innovation. That is\, the knowledge\, connections and skills you need to make meaningful change. Whether you are thinking about projects\, communications\, policies\, strategies\, systems or businesses\, DayBreak will give you insights and tools you can put in play now and into the future.  \nDayBreak is for you if… \n– You’re ready for 2026 to be your best year\n– You’re ready to level up in your role or your business\n– You’re done with expensive\, cookie-cutter conferences\n– You want to walk away with ideas you can use tomorrow and into the future \nThis will be the best-value\, most inspiring personal development you’ll get in 2026. Tickets are 100% transferable and strictly limited; they will sell out! \n \nREGISTER HERE.\n  \n\n_____ \n \n  \nEvent details\n\nDate Wednesday 25 February 2026\nTime 8am-6.30pm\nLocation The University of Waikato\, Tauranga Campus \nTickets $215 +GST and booking fees\nTickets are 100% transferrable \n  \n\nKeynote speaker:\nMelissa Clark-Reynolds\n\nMelissa Clark-Reynolds is a street-smart futurist and tech entrepreneur who helps leaders cut through noise\, tackle change head-on\, and build clear pathways to tomorrow.\nTrained by the Institute for the Future and appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the technology industry\, she’s worked with everyone from Spark and IAG to NASA and Australian Pork\, tackling everything from company strategy to digital disruption. Melissa brings principled insight and practical tools that help teams turn uncertainty into direction. \n\n  \nThe 2026 DayBreak line-up\n\nLearn how to navigate change\, grow your success and expand horizons. It’s all on offer at DayBreak. With the theme Make Shift Happen\, all sessions are designed to give you actionable ideas.  \nPlenary keynote: Turning Signals into Strategy with Melissa Clark-Reynolds  \nEver wish your team had a crystal ball? While the future may be uncertain\, it’s not unknowable.  In this keynote\, Melissa will bring sharp analysis and grounded insight to help you see what’s coming – and what to do about it. Melissa doesn’t just predict trends; she decodes the 10 most important signals from the future.  Expect an energising session that leaves you thinking differently – and ready to act \nMorning sessions (choose which to attend)\n– Startup Secrets – From the Bay to the Big Time (panel)\n– Artificial Intelligence – Real Experience (workshop)\n– Leading within Complex Systems for Powerful Change (workshop)\n– Future‑ready Organisations: Critical Success Factors for Intrapreneurship (workshop) \n Afternoon sessions (choose which to attend)\n– Under the Hood – What it Takes to Grow a Competitive Organisation (panel)\n– Turning an Idea into a Scalable Business (workshop)\n– Be Open to Possibility: Small Shifts\, Big Impact (workshop)\n– Sparking Action: 4 Simple Brand Tools for Influencing Behaviour (workshop)\n– The Role Clarity Roadmap – From Whiteboard to Reality (workshop)\n-Community-driven Approaches to Building Youth Capability (workshop) \nMore info here.
URL:https://www.priorityone.co.nz/event/daybreak-festival-of-innovation/
LOCATION:University of Waikato Tauranga Campus\, 101 Durham Street\, Tauranga\, Bay of Plenty\, 3110\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:CEO Unscripted | Steve Saunders co-founder Robotics Plus
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next CEO Unscripted event with Steve Saunders\, co‑founder of Robotics Plus\, hosted at the Robotics Plus site in Tauranga. Steve’s journey began with decades working across the value chain in horticulture\, grappling with the very real challenges facing growers. That lived experience led to a simple but ambitious idea: use robotics and automation to solve problems that matter. \nFrom a small shed surrounded by orchards\, Robotics Plus grew into a globally recognised ag‑tech company\, developing autonomous orchard vehicles\, robotic packers and port automation technologies now used around the world. In 2025\, the business became the foundation of Yamaha Agriculture’s robotics capability\, marking a major global milestone while keeping its people\, capability and innovation base in Tauranga. \nThis conversation will be focused on how Steve turned regional insight into global impact and his perspective on the innovation and leadership it takes to scale from here to the world.  It will also feature an introduction and chance to hear from Nolan Paul\, CE of Yamaha Agriculture about the long-term plans for the company and its key New Zealand innovation base. \nRobotics Plus develops automation and robotics technologies for the horticulture sector. Their products are designed to improve efficiency\, address labour challenges\, and help growers operate more effectively at scale. Behind that vision is Steve Saunders\, one of the Bay of Plenty’s most influential business leaders. \n=== \nSteve will be in conversation with Priority One’s CEO\, Dave Courtney. \nThis event is also about bringing together our business community\, so come along to make valuable connections and enjoy stimulating conversations! \nMeet the real people behind the title and get specific insights from some of the Bay of Plenty’s most high-profile CEOs. These talks will go beyond company success stories to explore the behind-the-scenes journey of leadership. \nStay tuned as we bring you more conversations with our region’s talented CEOs. \n=== \nPriority One’s CEO Unscripted series has been created in partnership with Ryan + Alexander\, a professional recruitment agency offering a world-class service from the Tauranga city centre. Focusing solely on the Bay of Plenty region\, the Ryan + Alexander team are top performers in their field\, so whether you want to find your perfect employee or your next job\, get in touch.
URL:https://www.priorityone.co.nz/event/ceo-unscripted-steve-saunders-co-founder-robotics-plus/
LOCATION:Robotics Plus\, 241 Taurikura Drive\, Tauriko\, Tauranga\, 3110\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:1Priority One
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SUMMARY:Economic Update Breakfast: Keeping your finger on the economic pulse
DESCRIPTION:The global and national economic environment is changing rapidly. Geopolitical tension\, fuel prices\, inflation\, interest rates and investment markets are creating uncertainty for businesses across New Zealand. \nTo help our business community stay informed and navigate this environment\, Priority One is bringing together leading experts in investment and economics for a timely breakfast event. \nYou’ll hear from:\n🔹 Mohandeep Singh\, Investment Specialist at Craigs Investment Partners.\n🔹 Brad Olsen\, Economist\, Infometrics. \nOur guests will share insights on the current investment climate\, the New Zealand economic outlook\, and what businesses should be watching over the next 12-24 months. \nIf you are a business owner\, director or senior leader trying to make decisions in an uncertain environment\, this is an opportunity to hear directly from experts\, ask questions\, and connect with others in the business community. \nSpaces are limited- register now and be part of the conversation shaping our region’s future. \nA light breakfast will be provided.
URL:https://www.priorityone.co.nz/event/economic-update-breakfast-keeping-your-finger-on-the-economic-pulse/
LOCATION:Priority One\, Ground Floor\, 29 Grey Street\, Tauranga\, Bay of Plenty\, 3110\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:1Priority One
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SUMMARY:Tauranga Moana Investment Summit
DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in investment\, growth\, infrastructure\, impact\, or the future of this region – you should be in this room. \nThe Tauranga Moana Investment Summit has been designed to shine a spotlight on the significant investment opportunities emerging in the Western Bay of Plenty. \nAs the region enters a major growth phase\, this summit will bring together investors\, iwi\, government\, developers and business leaders to showcase the region’s investment priorities\, explore opportunities across key growth sectors and infrastructure\, and discuss the role of impact and Māori investment in shaping long-term regional prosperity. \nOpening with Hon Christopher Bishop\, this event is designed to connect capital with opportunity and to position Tauranga Moana as a premier destination for investment.
URL:https://www.priorityone.co.nz/event/tauranga-moana-investment-summit/
LOCATION:Bay Oval\, Blake Park\, Kawaka Street\, Mount Maunganui\, 3116
CATEGORIES:1Priority One
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