The Corporate PA Summit returns to Auckland on 27–29 October 2026 at Pullman Auckland, main summit day on 28 October flanked by masterclasses. Run by ThinkTank Media, it is a long-running professional-development conference for executive assistants and personal assistants, now in its 22nd year across Australia and New Zealand.
The Corporate PA Summit is a professional-development conference for executive assistants, personal assistants and administrative professionals, returning to Auckland on 27–29 October 2026. The organiser's site lists the main summit day as 28 October, with pre- and post-summit masterclasses flanking it across the three days.
The summit is dedicated, in the organiser's words, to "inspiring and empowering" EAs and PAs "to achieve your full potential and be the best that you can be."
The event is produced by ThinkTank Media, which runs the Corporate PA Summit series across four cities in Australia and New Zealand. According to the organiser, the series is now in its 22nd year, making it one of the longest-established EA/PA development events in the region; industry aggregator Meeting Newz noted it was in its 19th year back in 2023. Alongside Auckland, ThinkTank Media's 2026 calendar includes a Perth edition (10–12 November 2026, Crown Towers).
The audience is personal assistants, executive assistants and administrative staff from across New Zealand industries. The format pairs a main summit day of keynote and industry sessions with optional masterclasses. The 2026 speaker line-up is described by the organiser as "currently in development"; the 2025 edition featured presenters including Rajna Bogdanovic, Alicia Hoskin, Cassie Roma, Becky Kaapuni, Victoria Mulligan and Dave Wild, indicating the calibre typical of the programme.
The confirmed 2026 venue is Pullman Auckland, on the corner of Waterloo Quadrant and Princes Street, Auckland 1010 — at the top of the CBD beside Albert Park and the University precinct. Note the venue has moved: Meeting Newz recorded the 2023 Auckland edition at Cordis Auckland, so aggregator pages still referencing Cordis are out of date for 2026.
As context for out-of-town delegates, the Pullman sits within central Auckland, a short walk downhill to the Britomart transport hub (rail and bus interchange) and the downtown ferry terminal, with numerous CBD hotels within walking distance and hotel parking on site.
As a recurring, multi-day conference drawing administrative professionals from across the country to a CBD five-star hotel, the Corporate PA Summit is a reliable fixture in Auckland's business-events calendar — the kind of repeat professional-development conference that anchors mid-week CBD hotel and delegate activity each spring.
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