20/08/2026
๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐๐ โ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ค๐
What a wonderful afternoon of ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด at the PDCNZ Professional Networking Lunch & Meetup with the Professional Education Foundation (PEF) team in Auckland.
Held at ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น, the event brought together professionals, business leaders, community representatives, educators, advisors and distinguished guests, continuing PDCNZโs commitment to ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
๐ค ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ & ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the programme and made the afternoon such a valuable and engaging experience:
๐ค Ms. ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ โ for the opening introduction and setting the tone for the programme.
๐ค Ms. Farah Alvi โ for the warm welcome to our guests and attendees.
๐ค Ms. ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ โ for looking after the housekeeping and programme arrangements.
๐ณ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ โ a proud moment celebrating our shared home, Aotearoa New Zealand.
๐ค ๐ ๐ Tayyaba Khan โ Chair, Advisory Board PDCNZ, for her valuable contribution and leadership.
๐ค ๐๐ฟ Ehsan Ullah โ Member, Advisory Board PDCNZ, for sharing his insights and supporting the professional networking initiative.
๐ค ๐ ๐ฟ Ajaz Nusrat Aziz โ VP Engagement and Employment Support, PDCNZ, for highlighting opportunities for professional engagement and employment support.
๐ค ๐ ๐ฟ Omair Adil โ VP Mentorship and Networking, PDCNZ, for emphasising the importance of mentorship, networking and professional connections.
๐ค ๐ ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น ๐๐ฎ๐พ โ Founder & Chairman, Professional Education Foundation, for sharing his vision for education, professional development and international collaboration.
๐ค ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ Nizam ul Haq Thanviโ President, PEF Australia, for his valuable contribution and perspectives on professional and community development.
๐ค ๐ ๐ฟ Mohammad Tauqir Khan โ Senior Professional and Principal Advisor, PANZ, for sharing his professional insights and experience.
๐ค ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ Carlos Cheung MP for Mt Roskill โ MP, National Party, for joining us and sharing his perspectives with the professional community.
๐ค ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ Michael Wood โ Candidate, Labour Party, for his participation and engagement with our diverse professional community.
๐ค ๐ ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป โ Editor, Indian Newslink, for his continued contribution to multicultural and professional community engagement.
๐ค ๐ ๐ผ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ฎโ Senior BA, Suncorp, for sharing his professional experience and insights.
๐ค ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ญ ร ๐ฃ๐๐ โ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐
The Auckland gathering was particularly significant as it followed the successful ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ญโ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐จ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
The Auckland meetup provided an excellent opportunity to strengthen that relationship, engage with professionals in Auckland and discuss how we can collectively create pathways for ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ โ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
The strong participation of professionals from different sectors and backgrounds demonstrated once again the importance of creating spaces where people can:
โจ Share knowledge and experience
๐ค Build meaningful professional relationships
๐ Explore education and professional development opportunities
๐ผ Discuss employment and career pathways
๐ฑ Develop mentorship and leadership connections
๐ Strengthen international and cross-cultural collaboration
๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐
PDCNZ extends its sincere appreciation to all our speakers, distinguished guests, PEF representatives, Advisory Board members, volunteers and attendees who contributed to making the Auckland event a success. Heartfelt appreciation to our event manager Adnan Mirza
Your presence, participation and willingness to share your knowledge are what make the PDCNZ professional community stronger.
The formal programme may have ended, but the ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด. โ๐ค
๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ญ โ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐
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