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PM:AI Summit

A full day of practical AI learning for property management leaders and business owners across New Zealand.

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27 August 2026Park Hyatt Auckland, NZ9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The big picture

The PM industry is at an inflection point.

AI isn't coming - it's here. The businesses pulling ahead aren't waiting for perfect clarity before they act. They're learning fast, experimenting deliberately, and building capability that compounds.

This day is designed to close the gap between curious and capable. Gathered for one purpose: to make sure you leave better equipped than when you arrived.

Every session is built around a single question - what does a PM leader actually need to know and do with AI right now?

What you'll walk away with

Six things you'll
take home.

01

A clear AI foundation

Understand how AI actually works - no jargon, no hype - and where it fits in a modern PM business.

02

Practical skills, not slides

Use AI tools in real exercises during the day - including building your first working AI agent.

03

A strategy you can act on

Leave with a view of where AI fits in your specific business and next steps you can execute immediately.

04

A smarter team culture

Bring your team on the AI journey without losing people, performance, or culture along the way.

05

Confidence to invest wisely

Frameworks to evaluate, implement and measure AI tools - so every dollar you spend on AI works harder.

06

A peer network that gets it

Spend the day alongside NZ's leading PM operators. The conversations between sessions matter as much as the sessions.

The people in the room

Speakers &
facilitators.

Experts who've built real AI expertise, leading every session of the day.

Kendra VantAshley Giles
Serge van DamJason Colbey
Hermione Gardiner
Kendra Vantin

Keynote Speaker

Kendra Vant is a product and tech exec with deep experience in AI and data product development. She led AI product for Xero during its scale up phase, launching seven AI products to the global Xero user base and generating a strong defensive patent portfolio; at SEEK, she pioneered their ML-driven job-candidate matching. With a PhD in experimental quantum physics from MIT, she blends technical rigour with product vision.

Serge van Damin

Keynote Speaker

Originally an Organisational Psychologist, Serge Van Dam is an active, early-stage investor in Kiwi software and AI companies including LawCyborg, Tutaki, Re-Leased and Tapi. He has run over 30 AI events and is a co-founder of New Zealand's original AI training company, AI Supercharge.

Hermione Gardinerin

Keynote Speaker

Hermione Gardiner, founder of SIDEKICK Coaching and Consulting, is the leading business coach in Australia for starting, growing and scaling your rent roll business. Her forward thinking strategies move beyond quick wins and ensure your business is setup for sustainable long term success. Her real, raw and relatable approach leaves business owners feeling the right balance of supported, challenged and motivated, like you have your own Sidekick in your corner.

Ashley Gilesin

Speaker

Jason Colbeyin

MC / Host

Agenda at a glance

One day,
end to end.

9:30 AM
Arrival
Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM
Opening
Welcome & Setting the Stage
Tal & Taylor
10:20 AM
Strategic
AI: what it does well, what it doesn't, and how to tell the difference
Kendra VantKendra Vant
10:55 AM
BREAK
Morning Tea
11:15 AM
Leadership
Cutting through the noise: how to choose and implement the right tech
Ashley GilesAshley Giles
11:35 AM
Workshop
Build your first AI agent - Hour 1
Serge van DamSerge van Dam
12:35 PM
BREAK
Lunch - Facilitated Table Conversations
1:35 PM
Workshop
Build your first AI agent - Hour 2
Serge van DamSerge van Dam
2:35 PM
Foundation
One hub to rule them all: Managing my day through an AI assistant
Jason ColbeyJason Colbey
2:55 PM
BREAK
Afternoon Tea
3:15 PM
Strategic
The future of Property Maintenance coordination
Kendra VantKendra Vant
3:40 PM
Leadership
Your business - Beyond AI
Hermione GardinerHermione Gardiner
4:15 PM
Close
Close & Commitment
Tal & Taylor
4:30 PM
Festivities
Optional Drinks & Networking

Event details

Everything you
need to know.

Date
27 August 2026Thursday
Location
Park HyattAuckland, New Zealand
Time
9:30 AM – 4:30 PMEvening drinks to follow
Format
Full-day, in personHands-on workshop sessions
Hosted by
Tapitapihq.com
Audience
Agency owners & senior leadersAcross New Zealand

Come prepared - it's a hands-on day

A charged laptop - essential, not optional
An active Claude Pro subscription - set up before you arrive
Curiosity - leave the scepticism at the door

Secure your place

Be in the room where property management
leaders get ahead of AI.

Places are limited and held for registered property management owners and senior leaders. Reserve yours below.