SaaSpocalypse Now Auckland

This is not a sit-and-nod event. Expect practical frameworks, real examples, and useful conversations with people facing similar challenges — whether they’re in your function, at your stage, or just a step ahead. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what’s changing, where your company and function sit today, and what to do next. What to expect: • Connect and learn with your community • Spend the morning with SaaS founders, leaders, and senior operators from across Auckland and beyond. Make better-than-usual connections with people who understand the market, the pressure, and the opportunity. • Understand your strategic options • Explore new market strategies for wild times including new moats, sharper choices and the hunt for durable advantages. • Reimagine your operating model • Challenge your thinking with examples of how leaders are shifting their teams, structures, and ways of working for the next era of SaaS. • Level your functional teams • See where you’re leading vs lagging across sales, marketing, GTM, product, engineering, people, and ops — and what your function should be pushing into next. You’ll walk away with: • A shared understanding of what’s changing (and what’s not) in SaaS right now • A practical sense-check of ‘good vs great vs late’ for your function • Real examples from peers on how AI is being used today and what’s coming • Better-than-usual connections with people at your stage, in your role, or just beyond • A clearer plan of action to take back to your team Who should come? This half-day event is designed for SaaS founders, leaders, and senior operators who want practical insight and useful connection. It is especially relevant for people working across: • Marketing, sales and GTM • Product and engineering • People, ops and leadership Speakers: Charlie Marsh Senior Customers & Sales Leader Serge van Dam Investor/director, Re-Leased, Cogo and Tapi Tasneem Gould Director of Product, Caterpillar Trimble Simon Young CTO, Serko David Clearwater Executive Director, KiwiSaaS Jenae Turner Head of People, Ideally Agenda 9:00am Welcome 9:05am New market strategies + New operating models + New capital environment • Market strategy in wild times: new moats + durable advantages • Operating models: teams, tools, and ways of working for the next chapter • Valuations, capital, M&A: the investor lens on SaaS 10:15am Morning tea 10:30am What does leadings vs lagging look like by functional area? Sales/Marketing • What is the state of AI-assisted selling? Who does what, and what's working? • How is AI working for marketing teams? Who does what, and what's working? Product/Engineering • How far along are we on agentic development? Learnings on accelerators and risks. • How are product/engineering teams changing? Roles, processes, culture. People/Ops/Leadership • How are we going operationalising AI across our teams? What's working and why? • Structure, culture + leadership: What teams are thriving and why? 12:15-1:30pm Lunch and networking EVENT DETAILS: Date: Thursday 15 October 2026 Time: 9.00am – 1.30pm Location: Pipiri Lane, 124 Halsey Street, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland. Format: In-person half-day event Cost: $75 Ngā mihi The KiwiSaaS Team Supported by: