NDF’s biennial conference
Whiringa-ā-rangi November 23-25, 2026
Pōneke Wellington

This year we’re focusing on our roots as the National Digital Forum – a place of connection and discussion. Kanohi ki te kanohi, we’ll be tackling our digital challenges through our collective energy and wisdom.

Together, we’ll explore hononga (connections) within and beyond the digital. We’ll confront our limits and strengths. Many of the dilemmas we face as cultural organisations are intertwined with the challenges of our communities.

How do we deal with AI? What is happening to our information spaces, and what can or should we do about it? How does digital help us create meaningful places and experiences? How can we find connections and stay grounded while navigating technological change?

Join us for our conference in Pōneke, November 23-25, as we dive deep into the digital and weave connections throughout the GLAMIR sector. Tuia te hono e tatou.

Portait image of Ash Mann with a black and yellow graphic

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Ash Mann has spent most of the last couple of decades inside the world of digital in cultural organisations - in-house, as an agency director, and now as an independent consultant. He works with leaders, teams, and organisations across Europe and North America on challenges that usually involve a messy combination of people, strategy, technology, and change.
He spends a lot of time thinking about the conditions that surround digital work and each year he explores a question about what makes digital work, or not. Last year it was failure, this year it’s the invisible labour that nobody budgets for or understands.
He hosts the Digital Works podcast, writes a weekly newsletter, and lives in Göteborg on the west coast of Sweden with his wife and their new baby.