Aotearoa Global Connect Summit 2026
Run Sheet
Date
Friday, 26 June 2026
Venue
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Programme
8:00am - 4:51pm
| Start | End | Duration | Programme Item | Speaker / Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | 8:50am | 50 min | Registration, Networking, Tea, Coffee and Light Breakfast | Registration Team |
| 8:50am | 9:00am | 10 min | Guests Seated and Arrival of Official Delegation | - |
| 9:00am | 9:05am | 5 min | Opening Welcome, Housekeeping and Safety Briefing | Hina Nasir & Najib Jutt |
| 9:05am | 9:10am | 5 min | National Anthems of New Zealand and Pakistan | - |
| 9:10am | 9:15am | 5 min | Quran Recitation | Maulana Wasim Malik |
| 9:15am | 9:25am | 10 min | Māori Cultural Welcome and Haka Performance | - |
| 9:25am | 9:30am | 5 min | Welcome Address | Naveed Hamid |
| 9:30am | 9:50am | 20 min | Keynote Address 1 | Dr Attiq ur Rehman |
| 9:53am | 9:58am | 5 min | High Commissioner's Address | H.E. Dr Faisal Aziz Ahmed |
| 10:01am | 10:11am | 10 min | Keynote Address 2 | Diane McDermott |
| 10:14am | 10:19am | 5 min | Tracey Berkahn Group Manager Road Corridor Access and Coordination (AT) | Auckland Transport |
| 10:22am | 10:32am | 10 min | Keynote Address 3 | John McWhirter |
| 10:35am | 10:40am | 5 min | Official Group Photograph | All Speakers and Dignitaries |
| 10:42am | 11:32am | 50 min | Stream 1 - Leadership, Government and International Relations | Simon Bridges |
| 11:41am | 11:51am | 10 min | Keynote Address 4 | Qamar Zaman |
| 11:56am | 12:46pm | 50 min | Stream 2 - Trade, Investment, Agriculture and Business | Dave Ananth |
| 12:52pm | 1:45pm | 53 min | Lunch and Jumuah Prayer | - |
| 1:45pm | 1:55pm | 10 min | Keynote Address 5 | Amy Malcolm |
| 2:00pm | 2:50pm | 50 min | Stream 3 - Education, Innovation, IT and AI | Ayesha Kausar |
| 3:00pm | 3:15pm | 15 min | Afternoon Tea Break | - |
| 3:15pm | 3:25pm | 10 min | Keynote Address 6 | Bryan Thomson |
| 3:30pm | 4:20pm | 50 min | Stream 4 - Community Leadership, Social Cohesion and Economic Participation | Tayyaba Khan |
| 4:26pm | 4:31pm | 5 min | Vote of Thanks | Farooq Chaudhry |
| 4:31pm | 4:41pm | 10 min | Sponsor Prize Draws | Hina Nasir & Najib Jutt |
| 4:41pm | 4:51pm | 5 min | Closing Karakia and Summit Conclusion | Hina Nasir & Najib Jutt |
Start
8:00am
End
8:50am
Duration
50 min
Registration, Networking, Tea, Coffee and Light Breakfast
Registration Team
Start
8:50am
End
9:00am
Duration
10 min
Guests Seated and Arrival of Official Delegation
Start
9:00am
End
9:05am
Duration
5 min
Opening Welcome, Housekeeping and Safety Briefing
Hina Nasir & Najib Jutt
Start
9:05am
End
9:10am
Duration
5 min
National Anthems of New Zealand and Pakistan
Start
9:10am
End
9:15am
Duration
5 min
Quran Recitation
Maulana Wasim Malik
Start
9:15am
End
9:25am
Duration
10 min
Māori Cultural Welcome and Haka Performance
Start
9:25am
End
9:30am
Duration
5 min
Welcome Address
Naveed Hamid
Start
9:30am
End
9:50am
Duration
20 min
Keynote Address 1
Dr Attiq ur Rehman
Start
9:53am
End
9:58am
Duration
5 min
High Commissioner's Address
H.E. Dr Faisal Aziz Ahmed
Start
10:01am
End
10:11am
Duration
10 min
Keynote Address 2
Diane McDermott
Start
10:14am
End
10:19am
Duration
5 min
Tracey Berkahn Group Manager Road Corridor Access and Coordination (AT)
Auckland Transport
Start
10:22am
End
10:32am
Duration
10 min
Keynote Address 3
John McWhirter
Start
10:35am
End
10:40am
Duration
5 min
Official Group Photograph
All Speakers and Dignitaries
Start
10:42am
End
11:32am
Duration
50 min
Stream 1 - Leadership, Government and International Relations
Simon Bridges
Start
11:41am
End
11:51am
Duration
10 min
Keynote Address 4
Qamar Zaman
Start
11:56am
End
12:46pm
Duration
50 min
Stream 2 - Trade, Investment, Agriculture and Business
Dave Ananth
Start
12:52pm
End
1:45pm
Duration
53 min
Lunch and Jumuah Prayer
Start
1:45pm
End
1:55pm
Duration
10 min
Keynote Address 5
Amy Malcolm
Start
2:00pm
End
2:50pm
Duration
50 min
Stream 3 - Education, Innovation, IT and AI
Ayesha Kausar
Start
3:00pm
End
3:15pm
Duration
15 min
Afternoon Tea Break
Start
3:15pm
End
3:25pm
Duration
10 min
Keynote Address 6
Bryan Thomson
Start
3:30pm
End
4:20pm
Duration
50 min
Stream 4 - Community Leadership, Social Cohesion and Economic Participation
Tayyaba Khan
Start
4:26pm
End
4:31pm
Duration
5 min
Vote of Thanks
Farooq Chaudhry
Start
4:31pm
End
4:41pm
Duration
10 min
Sponsor Prize Draws
Hina Nasir & Najib Jutt
Start
4:41pm
End
4:51pm
Duration
5 min
Closing Karakia and Summit Conclusion
Hina Nasir & Najib Jutt
