Engage, share, learn and be inspired alongside other employers of engineers from across the motu. Held in Wellington, Thrive is a dedicated two-day event for employers, focused on helping you and your organisation to do things better.
The conference was a notable experience, featuring an impressive lineup of speakers who are experts in their respective fields with extensive knowledge of the engineering industry in New Zealand.
– Cameron Hyndman, National Digital Engineering Lead, Downer
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Previous events
Hear what people got out of attending a previous Thrive conference.
I would highly recommend attending a Thrive event to anyone looking to get the best from their people while ensuring wellbeing and harmony within their organisation.
– Aneela Lala (Ms) BE(Elec) MEngNZ, Senior Technical Expert and Scheme Manager, BSI Group
I recommend the Thrive conference for all those that have an involvement in managing engineers. Having attended the last two conferences I found them thought provoking, informative and really useful.
– Luke Mainwaring, Design Engineer Manager, Substations and Protection, POWERCO
I have attended Engineering New Zealand's conference for Employers of Engineers for the past two years and found it to be incredibly enlightening.
– Wendy O'Leary, People and Culture Manager, CKL