Quentin Christie Associate Director Strategic Programmes, University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau

Quentin Christie leads the Strategic Programmes office which provides support for strategy execution, portfolio management, change management and services to support the of the University’s strategic investment decisions and is currently leading the SAFe® transformation as business owner focussing improving outcomes for students considering and enrolling at the University.

Quentin has significant experience in leading Agile transformations across diverse industry sectors in New Zealand and Australia and has supported organisations in strategy development, business planning and working with businesses to improve performance on a global level with investment and funding support, market establishment , commercial management, and business transformational change.

with Kate Backler – Transformation Lead/Release Train Engineer, Strategic Programmes, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori are Indigenous or Tangata Whenua, the people of our land. The University of Auckland is in the top 10 internationally for sustainable development impact, with staff and students from 107 nations.

Learn how the University of Auckland has partnered to embed indigenous Māori values into their SAFe® transformation in a diverse community and how this took them from launching their first Agile Release Train and Lean Portfolio Management to Equestria, the place where magic happens.