Chinese IT Association NZ

### Details

This is a hybrid event held in Christchurch, with an online option available.
This event will be delivered in Mandarin.
Please note: this is a technology session only. There will be no discussion of prices, investments, or specific projects, and no recommendations of any kind. The speaker has deliberately excluded all project content in order to keep the session focused on how the technology works.

### Abstract

Blockchain has been in the public conversation for over a decade, and most of that conversation has been about money. Very little of it has been about how the thing actually works.
This session takes the opposite approach. Starting from the 2008 Bitcoin whitepaper, we rebuild the technology from first principles — cryptography, data structures, networking, and consensus — and then look at how Ethereum extended a shared ledger into a shared state machine capable of running code.
The session opens with a live experiment rather than a slide. Everyone joins a small chain from their phone, submits a transaction, and watches a block form. The rest of the talk explains what just happened.
No prior blockchain knowledge is assumed. A host will ask beginner-level questions throughout the session to keep the discussion accessible, so you are never more than a few minutes away from someone asking the question you were too polite to ask.

What we will cover:

• The problem: why digital value can always be copied, and why solving it without a central administrator was the hard part
• Proof: how hashing and digital signatures make tampering visible — and why hashing is not encryption
• Records: blocks, hash pointers, Merkle trees, and Bitcoin's unspent-output model
• Agreement: how transactions propagate with no master node, what proof of work actually buys, and why competing chains resolve themselves
• Programmability: how Ethereum turns a ledger into a state machine, and what a smart contract really is
• Judgement: a three-condition test for when a blockchain is genuinely the right tool — and four common cases where it is definitively the wrong one

Whether you are an engineer who has never touched the space, someone who has heard about blockchain for years without ever getting a straight technical answer, or simply curious about how a system with no administrator manages to agree on anything, this session is for you.

### Speaker Bio

Scott is a software engineer at Koala Technology Ltd, where he works across the company's web and platform products. He has spent several years working with blockchain protocols and contributing to open-source communities in the space, and has been involved in building systems around them — including compliance and reporting tools for the New Zealand market.
His current interest is in how autonomous AI agents can transact directly on-chain without being handed credentials or card details, an area where much of the ongoing work is open source and community-driven.
Scott is presenting in a personal capacity and has chosen to focus this session purely on the underlying technology.

### Agenda

18:00 – 18:30 Registration, light refreshments and networking
18:30 – 19:30 Presentation, with interactive Q&A throughout
19:30 – 20:00 Open Q&A and networking

# Nyuk Loong Kiw

Group Chief Information Security Officer, Spark New Zealand
Nyuk Loong Kiw is the Group Chief Information Security Officer at Spark New Zealand, leading the organisation's cyber security strategy and operations. His career spans more than two decades at Spark, progressing from desktop support through network engineering, security engineering, incident response, and Security Operations Centre leadership before becoming CISO.
Drawing on extensive real-world experience, Nyuk Loong brings practical insights into how modern cyber security functions within a large enterprise, combining technical expertise, business strategy, risk management, and organisational resilience.

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# Topic

Cyber security is often misunderstood as a highly technical field limited to hackers and complex technology. In reality, it is a multidisciplinary profession focused on protecting organisations through people, processes, and technology.
In this session, Nyuk Loong Kiw will explain what cyber security actually looks like inside one of New Zealand's largest organisations. The first half of the presentation introduces the core responsibilities of security teams, why even well-resourced organisations experience security incidents, and the major threats affecting businesses today, including phishing, ransomware, weak credentials, malware, and denial-of-service attacks. Real-world examples, including local New Zealand cases, will be shared throughout the talk.
The second half focuses on careers in cyber security. As the industry shifts from simply preventing attacks to building organisational resilience, new career opportunities are emerging in areas such as detection engineering, identity architecture, AI security, and business-focused risk management. Nyuk Loong will discuss practical pathways into the industry, what employers look for beyond certifications, how experience from other professions can become a competitive advantage, and the impact AI is having on entry-level cyber security roles.
The session is designed for students, career changers, and IT professionals who are interested in exploring a career in cyber security. No prior security experience is required.

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# Agenda

This meetup will be presented in English.
6:00 pm | Door opens & Networking
Light refreshments provided
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Presentation
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Q&A and Networking

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# Date & Venue

🗓 Date: Tuesday, 1 Sep 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (NZST)
📍 Location:
LEVEL 2 RHMZ02 Rutherford House
Rutherford House 33 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011 · WELLINGTON

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# Fee

CITA Members: Free
Other Participants: NZD $5 Donation
💳 Bank Account Details
Account Number: 06-0513-0847960-00
Account Name: CHINESE IT ASSOCIATION NZ

Topic

为机器立心：走向安全超级智能的东西文明路径
Forming the Machine Heart: Eastern & Western Paths Toward Safe Super-Intelligence (SSI)

摘要 | Abstract
当通用人工智能（AGI）向超级智能（ASI）加速演进，传统基于硬编码规则、Guardrails（安全护栏）与RLHF（基于人类反馈的强化学习）的防线正遭遇严峻的工程瓶颈——例如奖励黑客（Reward Hacking）与工具性收敛（Instrumental Convergence）引发的自保与资源扩张倾向。当硅基智能的认知能力呈指数级超越人类，单纯的"技术刹车"已不足以应对存在风险，我们需要为超级智能重构底层的价值与认知框架。
本讲座将首先回顾Anthropic（Constitutional AI）、Yoshua Bengio教授（图灵奖得主）发起的LawZero及其Scientist AI项目等西方前沿机构的对齐路径与其工程局限——其中Scientist AI作为"无利害关系"的监督型预测模型，旨在以外部观察者身份监控其他AI智能体的行为，代表了西方将安全视为"外部约束"的典型范式；随后引入北京大学人工智能学院朱松纯教授团队提出的"为机器立心"认知架构范式，探讨其与西方"规则约束式对齐"在哲学根基上的差异；最终介绍演讲者（AUT阮吉博士）正在开展的"东方安全超级智能"研究课题——尝试融合中国心学传统的价值内生思路与新西兰毛利文化中的Kaitiakitanga（守护者精神与天地共生）伦理，探索一条不同于纯粹工程约束的、以关系性与共生性为核心的超级智能安全路径，其核心理念是将安全从"外部约束"转化为智能体的"内在稳态"。
本讲座旨在为新西兰本地IT从业者、开发者与高校学生，提供兼具前沿技术深度与跨文明伦理启发的思考视野。

演讲者简介 | Speaker Bio
阮吉博士 | Dr. Ji Ruan
新西兰奥克兰理工大学人工智能高级讲师、博士生导师
阮吉博士在人工智能领域拥有逾二十年的研究与教学经验，专注于知识表示与推理、多智能体系统、博弈论等基础理论研究。近年来，他将研究重心进一步拓展至人工智能的实际应用，尤其是在养老服务机器人方向的创新探索，致力于打通理论研究与社会应用之间的桥梁。
他拥有多元且跨学科的学术背景：北京大学哲学逻辑学士、阿姆斯特丹大学逻辑学硕士，以及英国利物浦大学计算机科学博士学位。加入奥克兰理工大学之前，他曾先后在加拿大圣弗朗西斯·泽维尔大学与澳大利亚新南威尔士大学从事人工智能相关研究，积累了丰富的国际学术经验，这也为他此次探讨"东西文明路径"提供了跨文化的独特视角。
在学术研究之外，阮吉博士积极践行"身心一体"的生活哲学，长期坚持跑步、羽毛球与正念禅修，并倡导在快节奏的技术变革中，保持个体的内在平衡与韧性。

Agenda
This meetup will be presented in Mandarin.
5:30 pm | Door opens & Networking
Light refreshments provided
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Presentation & Q&A
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Networking

Date & Venue
🗓 Date: Wednesday, 2 Sep 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm (NZST)
📍 Location:
AUT WG801
WG Building 2 Governor Fitzroy Place, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010

Fee
CITA Members: Free
Other Participants: NZD $5 Donation
💳 Bank Account Details
Account Number: 06-0513-0847960-00
Account Name: CHINESE IT ASSOCIATION NZ