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Southern SaaS

‍Spaces at this popular annual event are limited to 300 and will sell fast!

When: Thursday, 30 March 2023
Where: Aotea Centre, Auckland

Southern SaaS is back and with a new look for 2023!

Don’t miss New Zealand’s annual gathering for Software-as-a-Service practitioners!

Thought-provoking speakers, seriously actionable workshops, and chances to connect and collaborate with peers will make this year’s one-day Southern SaaS 2023 programme one not to be missed.

Challenge your thinking and be motivated by our exciting morning line-up of local and international speakers, hosted by Q+A’s Jack Tame. In the afternoon you’ll tackle an issue that is relevant to your business in one of our instructor-led, hands-on workshops. Come away with the tools and know-how to achieve real results.

‍Visit www.southernsaas.nz now to read about our exciting line-up of speakers and workshops, and to secure your tickets!

Southern SaaS
Southern SaaS conference

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Hosted by Simon Small and Ali Meredith (LawVu) our monthly Queenstown local chapter is for anyone working in a SaaS company, including technical staff, all function leads and their team members, as well as founders - it's a great way to regularly get together with your local SaaS colleagues.
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kiwiSaaS Local Chapter meetup | Bay of Plenty
Hosted by Korey Rubenstein and Brett Roberts this is a great opportunity to meet your fellow local SaaS Colleagues. Our kiwiSaaS local chapters are for anyone working in a SaaS company.
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February 16, 2023
5.00pm - 7.00pm
kiwiSaaS Local Chapter meetup | Auckland
Hosted by Sam Fielden (Beca) and Brett Roberts (kiwiSaaS) this is a great opportunity to meet your fellow local SaaS colleagues. Our kiwiSaaS local chapters are for anyone working in a SaaS company, including technical staff, all functional leads and their team members, as well as founders.
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February 22, 2023
4.00pm - 6.00pm
kiwiSaaS Local Chapter meetup | Christchurch
Hosted by Lee Stevens, and Brett Roberts (kiwiSaaS) this is a great opportunity to meet with fellow SaaS company members in your local area. Lee will be interviewing Aaron Green who founded and recently sold Streamtime, a Kiwi owned SaaS business that helps creative businesses manage projects better. Our kiwiSaaS local chapters are for anyone working in a SaaS company, including technical staff, all functional leads and their team members, as well as founders - it’s a great way to get to know your local SaaS colleagues.
Presenter:
February 24, 2023
8.30am - 10.30am
kiwiSaaS Local Chapter meetup | Wellington
Hosted by Craig Hadfield (Volpara Health) and Brett Roberts (kiwiSaaS) this is a great opportunity to meet with fellow SaaS company members in your local area. We all know that working in SaaS can feel lonely at times and opportunities to network exclusively with local, like-minded SaaS people are rare. Our kiwiSaaS local chapters are for anyone working in a SaaS company, including technical staff, all functional leads and their team members, as well as founders - it’s a great way to get to know your local SaaS colleagues.
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4.00pm - 6.00pm
kiwiSaaS - Local Chapters

kiwiSaaS Local Chapters

We all know that working in SaaS can feel lonely at times and opportunities to network exclusively with like-minded SaaS people are rare, particularly in the regions. Register to attend your next local Local Chapter meetup - and make sure you've joined our kiwiSaaS community so you'll be notified of future meetups in your area. The gatherings are relaxed with plenty of time to chat and to share ideas on topics such as supporting local SaaS talent growth.

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Why cybersecurity should be a priority for your SaaS business | Online
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kiwiSaaS - Need to know

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Essential, short and punchy learning sessions run by experienced SaaS practitioners and hosted by Brett Roberts, our kiwiSaaS Community Director. The kiwiSaaS 'Need to Know' Webinar equips SaaS entrepreneurs with the critical ‘survival’ skills needed to tackle big business challenges such as attracting talent, data security and business scaling.

Excellent talk and perfect for the stage of our company and my own career path
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Kiss My SaaS and Byte My SaaS are peer-to-peer learning experiences hosted by NZTE. Meet with local SaaS professionals in roles similar to your own, to problem solve and learn from one another. Our small group sessions are organised according to your SaaS company size to ensure discussions remain relevant to your business needs.

Southern SaaS

Our flagship annual event since 2018, Southern SaaS has become an institution for early stage SaaS founders and executives. Featuring top local and international SaaS speakers, practical workshops and networking, this two-day event offers something for everyone.

Our kiwiSaaS Community team is still committed to providing New Zealand’s SaaS businesses with valuable content and events in 2022. We are currently working on plans for Southern SaaS 2023.
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Keep checking this page for updates on other new and exciting kiwiSaaS events.

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Great conference, so much learning... and of a really high quality. Keep it up for next year, I will definitely be back.
The value [of the event] to the NZ tech industry must be huge… We are learning from each other and this avoids the traps we can fall into.
One of the best events I have been to. Better than SaaStr in San Francisco.
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Annual SaaStr Delegations

The event that started it all, our annual pilgrimage to the US SaaStr Annual conference.

This page will be updated when details of upcoming SaaStr delegations are confirmed.

I’m still processing it all! It’s going to take a few weeks for us to work out how to implement some of the things we’ve learnt here – it’s exciting and inspiring!
It’s great having new ways to think about problems that we are facing in our business right now. I’ve learnt some really actionable insights around pricing and customer problem discovery that we can apply as soon as we get home.
I’ve come away with a set of steps and a set of benchmarks to work from to know if I’m on the right track with my business.
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