Event details
- Start date:
- September 1 2026 8:30am
- End date:
- September 1 2026 5:30pm
- Location:
- Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
MITO's Board invites its employers and other stakeholders to express their interest in attending its Industry Summit and Awards. Attendance at this event is complimentary.
Join industry leaders, innovators, and future-focused thinkers for a powerful day dedicated to community, capability, and the future of our workforce across the automotive, commercial road transport, extractives, drilling, gas, and logistics sectors.
The MITO Industry Summit and Awards is where our industries will come together—to share ideas, celebrate achievement, and strengthen the pathways that support skilled, successful people and businesses across Aotearoa.
Programme
| 8:30am | Arrival, tea and coffee |
| 9:00am | Welcome (Te Radar) |
| 9:05am | MITO Board Chairperson Sturrock Saunders |
| 9:15am | Hon Shane Jones MP |
| 9:30am | Brad Olsen, Principal Economist, Infometrics |
| 10:15am | Panel discussion: Te Radar with MITO learners |
| 11:00am | Morning tea |
| 11:30am | David Galbraith, business and leadership coach |
| 12:15pm | Mike Casey, Rewiring Aotearoa |
| 1:00pm | Inspiring Futures Foundation: Supporting trades and industry training |
| 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm | Emma Gilmour, MITO Ambassador and Rally Driver |
| 2:15pm | Dr Michelle Dickinson, engineer and technologist |
| 3:00pm | Drinks and canapés |
| 3:45pm | Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour opens the Industry Awards |
| 4:00pm | Presentation of Industry Awards |
| 5:30pm | Networking |
| 6:00pm | Close |
Timings and Programme are subject to change.