The Jam | Leadership Edition

The Jam | Leadership Edition 🎤Hosted by Movac | Sponsored by Emerging Engines Part of Auckland Startup Week, closing it out in style as the flagship event on the final Friday. Leadership is the part of building a startup nobody really prepares you for. The late-night calls, the tough conversations, building a team from scratch, the moments you doubted yourself and kept going anyway. This Jam is all about bringing those stories to the founders and operators who are out there doing it, raw, honest, and unfiltered. We're bringing 6 Jammers to the stage, each with 10 minutes to share their most honest leadership story, followed by 10 minutes of live Q&A from the crowd. Good questions get Jam... that's how we roll! For 2026, our speaker lineup is: - Alexander Fala: Tend Health- Angie Judge: Dexibit - Claudia Smith: Renti - Phil Thomson: Auror - Alia Bojilova: Movac Operating Partner / Propel Performance Group - Barney Chunn: Conqa / Drumbeat This one's strictly for founders and operators in the NZ tech startup ecosystem who want to learn from others who've been in the trenches. 📍 Auckland Startup Week | Friday 16 October🕑 2pm sharp | doors close, Jams begin🍻 5pm | networking drinks and nibbles MC'd by the one and only Serge van Dam.Proudly sponsored by Emerging Engines.Hold on tight, this is shaping up to be another epic Leadership Jam. Spots are limited, so make sure to secure your ticket early. — Auckland Startup Week 2026 celebrates the rebellion in our DNA, with founders who are unafraid to tackle the world's big problems. Audacity, ingenuity and curiosity are inherent to Auckland's startup scene. Join us in exploring what’s possible when ordinary people are bold enough to challenge established markets.