Changing Landscapes
Community Day


7 November 2026 I Ōtautahi Christchurch I Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland


Connect. Learn. Shape the Future.



Have a question?

We've partnered with the team at Conference Innovators to help deliver Changing Landscapes 2026.


If you have a question, please email Victoria Drinnan at victoria@conference.nz.


Organising committee

Thanks to the Community Day Organising Committee:

  • Ange Hyland
  • Sally Boult
  • Steph McKenzie, Trustee, New Zealand Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Trust
  • Dr Simone Petrich, Gynaecologist and Breast Surgeon, Te Whatu Ora; Chair, New Zealand Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Trust
  • Dr Habil, Magdalena Ratajska, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medical Laboratory Science/School of Pharmacy, University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
  • Dr Mak Sarwar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
  • Cindy Zaitsoff, Senior Genetic Counsellor, Genetic Health Service New Zealand
  • Fay Sowerby, Chair, Breast Cancer Cure; Secretary, Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition
  • Dr Nicola McKendrey, General Practitioner, Havelock North
  • Andrea Reilly, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Te Waipounamu/Te Tai o Poutini West Coast