# News and events

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## News and events

# News and events

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## **News and insights**

Keep up to date on the latest news, events and thought-leadership with valuable insights from our industry and academic partners.

[Video: Designing PPPs that work – governance for real-world delivery](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/video-designing-ppps-that-work/)

## [Video: Designing PPPs that work – governance for real-world delivery](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/video-designing-ppps-that-work/)

Watch the recording of our online panel discussion and Q&A unpacking how smart governance makes Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) work in the real world. This event was jointly organised by the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and the Chandler Academy of Governance, the training division of the Chandler Governance Group on 23 February 2026.

[New internship programme empowers Niue’s future energy leaders](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/internship-programme-empowers-niues-future-energy-leaders/)

## [New internship programme empowers Niue’s future energy leaders](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/internship-programme-empowers-niues-future-energy-leaders/)

The University collaborated with two energy sector partners to deliver the first Niuean Energy Leadership Programme designed to empower emerging energy leaders. Four participants from Niue gained a rare, career shaping experience supporting Niue’s sustainable energy future.

[Adaptive strategy: the shortest distance between intention and action](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/adaptive-strategy-the-shortest-distance-between-intention-and-action/)

## [Adaptive strategy: the shortest distance between intention and action](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/adaptive-strategy-the-shortest-distance-between-intention-and-action/)

How do you lead with confidence when the future is uncertain and rigid strategy doesn't keep pace with reality? Learning Adaptive strategy methods can help leaders through practical ways to act, learn and adjust in real time.

[AI literacy beyond the firm: Leading with AI in a small, connected economy](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/ai-literacy-beyond-the-firm/)

## [AI literacy beyond the firm: Leading with AI in a small, connected economy](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/ai-literacy-beyond-the-firm/)

AI value now depends on shared understanding beyond organisational walls. This article shows leaders how to align learning, judgement and credibility across partners, suppliers and regulators – turning fragmented AI experiments into collective capability.

[Operator, builder, architect: the new marketing capability stack](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/operator-builder-architect-the-new-marketing-capability-stack/)

## [Operator, builder, architect: the new marketing capability stack](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/operator-builder-architect-the-new-marketing-capability-stack/)

AI‑powered marketing is moving beyond prompts. Discover how your organisation can scale AI safely, govern autonomy and turn agentic systems into trusted, enterprise‑ready growth engines.

[What changes when intelligence stops being scarce?](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/what-changes-when-intelligence-stops-being-scarce/)

## [What changes when intelligence stops being scarce?](https://www.exec.auckland.ac.nz/what-changes-when-intelligence-stops-being-scarce/)

AI is removing the intelligence bottleneck, but judgment about systems remains scarce in many boardrooms. The real question for leaders is “Which assumptions about value creation, control and scarcity would collapse if we were designing this organisation today?”

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