
21-22 Oct 2025 | Grand Millennium, Auckland & Virtual
57th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business
Why attend?
Join us for our 57th One Stop Update for the Accountant in Business conference. Hear leaders in your profession and technical experts offer insightful updates on global and local economics, tax, employment law, ethics, financial reporting, sustainable reporting, forecasting and much more.
The One Stop Update conference is designed to provide accountants, finance managers, business owners, industry leaders and key stakeholders an opportunity to come together and explore the latest developments and gain insights into current financial trends or issues in the market. This conference also allows financial professionals to gain their needed CPD hours.
The CPD conference trusted by accountants & finance professionals for over 28 years
Whether you’re an accountant or other finance professional, this conference offers comprehensive insights on the latest updates in accounting, taxation, business law, and more.

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Grand Millennium Auckland
71 Mayoral Drive, Cnr Vincent Street, Auckland 1010
Agenda
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8:30 | Registration and Coffee |
9:00 | Welcoming remarks from the Chair |
9:10 | One Stop update on the global macro-economic outlook and trade policies
Stephen Jacobi, Managing Director, Jacobi Consulting |
9:50 | One Stop New Zealand economic update with Jarrod Kerr
Jarrod Kerr, Chief Economist, Kiwibank |
10:30 | Q&A session with Jarrod Kerr |
10:40 | Morning break |
11:10 | Supply chain risk and resilience: What New Zealand businesses must prepare for
Dave Christie, Director, Synergic Technologies |
11:50 | Deloitte One Stop tax update
Hamish Tait, Director, Tax, Deloitte Haidee Watkin, Manager, Tax, Deloitte |
12:30 | One Stop Employment law update
Representative from PwC Legal |
13:10 | Lunch |
14:10 | One Stop risk update: Managing risk in a shifting landscape
Malcolm Bruce, Partner - Risk Consulting, Advisory, KPMG |
14:50 | Forecasting for impact: Turning financial models into business drivers
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15:30 | Afternoon break |
15:50 | Mitigating the risk of ‘group think’: How to effectively harness neurodiversity in teams
Jenny Turner, Founder & Director, Human Fabric |
16:20 | The One Stop health & well-being update: Improving workplace wellbeing and preventing burnout
Jay Barrett, Principal Psychologist, Glia |
17:00 | Summary remarks from the Chair & Networking Drinks |
8:50 | Registration and Coffee |
9:10 | Welcoming remarks from the Chair |
9:10 | ESG and Strategy: Expanding the Accountant’s role in sustainable business
Mark Baker Jones, Climate Change Policy, Transition Planning, & Strategy Development, Te Whakahaere |
9:40 | One Stop Ethics Update: Delivering the ethical standards required from accounting and finance professionals
Stephen Walker, Executive Director, Audit New Zealand |
10:20 | Morning break |
10:50 | Ethics, governance and legal implications for Data and AI use in Aotearoa New Zealand
Simon Martin, Partner, Hudson Gavin Martin |
11:30 | One Stop tech update
Joshua G McLauchlan, Partner, PwC Megan Nisbet, Finance Transformation Director, PwC |
12:10 | Lunch |
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13:10 | Leveraging AI for Accountants: Tools, trends, and transformation
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14:00 | One Stop Cybersecurity Update: What finance teams must know in 2025
Robyn Campbell , Partner, Cyber and Privacy - Risk Services, PwC |
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13:10 | Level up: Turning excel skills into Power BI confidence
Ingeborg Hawighorst, Digital Productivity Consultant, Spark |
14:30 | Afternoon break |
14:50 | Beyond the numbers: Leading with strategic vision
Annelize du Toit, Country Finance Manager, Colgate-Palmolive NZ |
15:20 | CFO Interview
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16:00 | Summary remarks from the Chair & end of the Conference |
Speakers
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Dave Christie
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Simon Martin
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Robyn Campbell
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Megan Nisbet
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Megan is a Finance Transformation Director and Digital Upskilling Leader at PwC New Zealand. She helps businesses streamline processes through technology and citizen-led solutions. Megan leads PwC’s Alteryx Alliance and is passionate about empowering teams to own their transformation. Outside work, Megan enjoys bush and beach adventures with her family in Thames, Coromandel.

Jay Barrett
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Hamish Tait
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Ingeborg Hawighorst
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Stephen Walker
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Stephen (Steve) is the Executive Director of Audit New Zealand, with over 35 years of experience spanning audit, governance, financial reporting, and public sector management. Formerly Director of Operations at IFAC in New York, he is a Chartered Accountant and was CA ANZ President in 2019. Steve chairs the NZICA Regulatory Board and is a CA ANZ Fellow. He also holds honorary memberships with the UK’s CIPFA and the NZ Institute of Directors.

Annelize du Toit
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Joshua G McLauchlan
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Josh McLauchlan is a Partner at PwC New Zealand, specialising in finance transformation and virtual CFO advisory for growth-focused businesses. With over 11 years at PwC, he has led finance functions, driven tech-enabled improvements, and supported private businesses. Outside work, Josh enjoys time with his young family and improving his golf short game.

Malcolm Bruce
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Stephen Jacobi
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