Tech Tables: Real Journeys, Real Advice (Auckland In-person Event)

Tech Tables is an inspiring roundtable event designed for students, career starters, and those exploring a transition into the tech industry. This is your opportunity to sit down with experienced IT professionals and hear first-hand how they built their careers — the twists, turns, and lessons learned along the way.

Through small-group conversations, you’ll gain practical advice, honest insights, and personal stories from practitioners in software development, test/QA, data, SRE/DevOps, product, BA, UX/UI design and Scrum Master. Whether you’re figuring out your next step or just getting started, come with your questions and curiosity — and leave with new clarity, confidence, and connections.

Agenda

• 5:30pm - 6.00: Meet and Greet
• 6.00pm - 7.30pm: Career Discussion (intro + 4x15 min rotated discussions)
• 7.30pm – 8:00pm: Networking

Table Hosts
Yifan (Ivan) Cheng, Senior Frontend Engineer at Westpac NZ
Steven (Jiahao) Wang, Cloud Architect at Deloitte Digital
Ki (Duangchan) Ueta, Lead Automation Test Engineer at Timely
Jamie Loke, Data & AI Technical Specialist at Microsoft
Caroline Focke, Business Analyst at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Sabrina Mah, Principal Product Manager at Auror
Eddie Zurita, Senior UX/UI Designer at 2degrees NZ
Julie Wen, Senior UX/UI Designer at Fidelity Life
Mia Voight, Scrum Master at Westpac NZ

A heartfelt thank you to the Chinese IT Association (CITA) for co-organising the event and providing the catering, and AUT for sponsoring the amazing venue!