# Event Details - **Event Name**: AI: Gloves Off - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 08:30 am – Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+12:00) - **Event Description**: Unlock your AI edge. Join tech leaders for a high-impact, interactive day dedicated to mastering the AI revolution.About this EventAI is no longer a feature. It’s a fundamental rewrite of how software is built, sold, and scaled. This highly interactive, full‑day event is hosted by Taiawa - Wellington Tech Hub in partnership with NZTE. It's designed for SaaS and software leaders who want to move beyond experimentation and understand how AI is actively disrupting products, go‑to‑market models, and customer delivery —and what that means for the future growth of their business.What you’ll experienceMorning: Building and launching AI‑native productsHow leading SaaS companies are designing, validating, and shipping AI‑driven products that change user expectations—and competitive dynamics.Afternoon: Scaling AI across the businessHow AI is being embedded across development, marketing, sales, and customer operations to unlock step‑change gains in speed, scale, and effectiveness.Networking Drinks from 5pmWhy is this event different?Hosted by Serge van Dam, you’ll hear directly from software and AI leaders who are deploying disruptive AI capabilities inside their businesses—sharing what worked, what didn’t, and what they would do differently. The format is deliberately practical and provocative:Live demonstrations of emerging capabilitiesOpen discussion on risks, trade‑offs, and downstream impactsSpace to challenge assumptions and stress‑test ideasWho should attendFounders and CEOsProduct, technology, and growth leadersSenior decision‑makers responsible for strategy, innovation, and executionIf your role involves deciding where AI truly matters – and where it doesn’t – this day is for you.Why attend?This event is an opportunity to:Understand how disruptive AI capabilities translate into real business impactLeave with concrete ideas you can immediately apply inside your own organisationMorning and afternoon tea, and networking drinks providedUnfunded tech founder? Please contact the event organiser, as your ticket is subsidised. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/ai-gloves-off/100001986396649852 - **Event Categories**: contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fai-gloves-off-tickets-1986396649852 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 75, max: 108.37, currency: NZD ## Event venue details - **city**: Wellington - **state**: WG - **country**: New Zealand - **location**: Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, Level 12 - **lat**: -41.2793858 - **long**: 174.7784188 - **full address**: Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, Level 12, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington, New Zealand ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Victoria University of Wellington (https://allevents.in/org/victoria-university-of-wellington/27573556) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/9210164f41f819ff27253872976ca871e8c5db5a37fcb5679cda101579680e7d-rimg-w960-h540-dc00579d-gmir.jpg?v=1775089574 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=AI%3A+Gloves+Off&date=12+May ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Tue, 12 May, 2026 at 08:30 am (+12:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, Level 12, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington, New Zealand - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 75 up to 108.37 NZD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Victoria University of Wellington - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** contests - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about AI: Gloves Off ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "AI: Gloves Off", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/9210164f41f819ff27253872976ca871e8c5db5a37fcb5679cda101579680e7d-rimg-w960-h540-dc00579d-gmir.jpg?v=1775089574", "startDate": "2026-05-12T08:30:00+12:00", "endDate": "2026-05-12T18:30:00+12:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/wellington/ai-gloves-off/100001986396649852", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, Level 12", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "33 Bunny Street", "postalCode": "6011", "addressLocality": "Wellington", "addressRegion": "WG", "addressCountry": "NZ" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-41.2793858", "longitude": "174.7784188" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Unlock your AI edge. 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