Sponsor
Information for those who wish to financially support NZ Tech Rally.
About NZ Tech Rally
Mission
Provide inclusive spaces for the NZ software community to celebrate, connect, and grow together.
NZ Tech Rally wants to see the NZ software engineering community be inspired by how other local companies and engineers are thriving. We are keen to hear Kiwis share how they address different engineering concerns in the NZ context and feel empowered to try those solutions out at their organisations.
NZ Tech Rally does this by
- Showcasing NZ ingenuity in software
- Providing opportunities for community members to grow their network and their impact
- Creating safe, inclusive, accessible and diverse educational content
- Sharing Kiwi adaptation of good software practices and emerging technologies
Values
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NZ software community-focused
We’re here for the NZ software community.
We believe in Kiwi ingenuity and how supportive we can be for one another. So, we’ll focus on rallying and strengthening our community to create a vibrant software sector! -
Inclusive
We want to see a more diverse representation of software engineers in New Zealand. We do this through curation of voices from different abilities, career progression, life stages, sexual orientation, and ethnic groups.
We long for welcoming and safe spaces for the community to gather, in an accessible and affordable way. -
Operate with integrity
We believe in saying what’s on our minds and sticking to our principles while serving our community.
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Pragmatic
Ideals and theories are great. But it can only be as good as the execution. We are all about applicable solutions and relevant content that are well-adapted for our NZ software community.
Goals for 2025
- Increase number of attendees (up to 600)
- At least 50% of speakers are women and individuals from minority backgrounds in NZ tech
- Pay all speakers and panellists. We want to start recognising the effort people invest in preparing and delivering their content to the community.
- Increase accessibility of our content (e.g. professional live and/or closed caption, NZ Sign Language, etc.)
Estimated attendee stats from NZ Tech Rally 2023
- 275 attendees from 4 regions of NZ and Australia
- 60 organisations represented as an attendee
- 63.77% of attendees are in individual contributor roles (E.g. tester, test engineer, developer, software engineer, etc.)
- 31.52% of attendees are women
- 41% of speakers and panellists identify as a woman
- 37.5% of speakers and panellists are from NZ tech’s racial minority groups
- 20% of organisations across NZ sent 6+ employees to the conference
Previous sponsors
NZ Tech Rally 2025
The highlight of our annual calendar — our flagship event — which unites diverse facets of software engineering and product development in a single-day conference.
Friday 16th May 2025
Up to 600 attendees
Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wellington
Sponsorship packages 2025
Sponsorship is the primary source of funding for our organisation. It allows affordable registration fees to encourage broad community participation.
Additionally, it enables us to provide a greater variety of free and accessible content to foster our NZ software community.
| Single conference sponsorship level | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Platinum NZD 6,000 +GST | Gold NZD 4,000 +GST | Silver NZD 1,000 +GST |
| Maximum number of sponsors allowed per sponsorship level | Platinum 1 | Gold 5 | Silver 10 |
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Official sponsor for Quiz
An interactive quiz related to the conference content with a live audience. It’s the most engaging session of the day. |
Platinum | Gold | Silver |
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30-seconds sponsor’s pitch
Read to the audience by the MC, at the opening of the conference. |
Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Exclusive social media appreciation posts | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
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Non-skippable recognition/advertisement on ‘Behind the scenes’ YouTube series ‘Behind the scenes’ YouTube series will consist of 5-8 interviews/episodes, which discuss topics and experiences from that conference. |
Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Link to sponsor in the description of YouTube recording | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| End screen promotion on the YouTube recording | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Pull-up banner allowed on stage | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Complimentary attendee tickets | Platinum 5 | Gold 3 | Silver 0 |
| Booth space | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
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Number of people allowed at booth
Booth staff will be given dedicated tickets. |
Platinum 2 | Gold 2 | Silver 0 |
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Give away swag and materials to attendees
Swag needs to be approved by NZ Tech Rally in writing. |
Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Appreciations on the conference’s social platforms such as LinkedIn, and newsletter | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Brand logo display on the website
A brand logo can link to a specific place on the sponsor's website. If the url isn’t provided, we will link to the sponsor's homepage. |
Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Brand logo display on physical conference banners | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
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Brand logo display on conference slides
Opening remarks, break times, closing remarks. |
Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| Visual and verbal recognition by MC at opening & closing | Platinum | Gold | Silver |
Terms and conditions
Sponsors are never given the attendee contact information, nor are they allowed to purchase speaking slots or panellist slots for talks and panel discussions at events hosted by NZ Tech Rally Ltd.
Sponsors must follow the event’s code of conduct, as the contract highlights. This applies to giveaways, items and images at the sponsor’s table, the behaviour of the sponsor’s staff, etc.
Next steps
Email our sponsor liaison, Camy Bhandari, via sponsor@nztechrally.nz with your plans to support our community-building activities.
Sponsors
Thank you to our amazing sponsors. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you!
Platinum
