Sophie Flood

Head of Infra Development & Expansion, Chorus

Sophie Flood is Head of Infrastructure Development & Expansion at Chorus, where she leads the Internet of Things (IoT) product portfolio, oversees commercial and customer-funded bespoke fibre builds, and drives the rollout of fibre to both new and brownfield developments across Aotearoa.

With a background as a senior commercial lawyer in New Zealand and the UK, Sophie specialises in telecommunications, technology, data protection and consumer law. She brings a strategic approach to linking regulation, commercial outcomes and infrastructure delivery, and is passionate about enabling innovation across the digital ecosystem.

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ASSA ABLOY New Zealand

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions, supporting critical infrastructure worldwide with secure, scalable and intelligent technologies. With operations spanning more than 70 countries and strong local expertise in New Zealand, ASSA ABLOY helps organisations design and operate secure environments where availability, resilience and compliance are paramount .

For data centres and other mission‑critical facilities, ASSA ABLOY delivers integrated physical and digital security solutions that align with modern IT and facilities architectures. Our portfolio includes high‑security mechanical and electromechanical locking, intelligent access control, identity management and connected devices designed to integrate with building management systems, DCIM platforms and wider security ecosystems .

ASSA ABLOY’s smart solutions enable precise access governance, real‑time visibility and auditability across sites—supporting uptime, regulatory compliance and risk management. From perimeter and mantrap security through to cabinet‑ and rack‑level access, our technologies help reduce operational friction while strengthening protection of people, assets and data .

Backed by global R&D and cybersecurity‑aware product development, ASSA ABLOY New Zealand works closely with CIOs, infrastructure leaders, consultants and integrators to deliver future‑ready access strategies that scale with growth and adapt to evolving operational and threat landscapes.

Autodesk

Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. We empower innovators everywhere to solve challenges, big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products and more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers design and make a better world for all. Over 100 million people use Autodesk software, like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more, to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business, and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices. It taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D. We provide exceptional compensation and benefit packages, and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we consider all qualiﬁed applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

DHL

DHL Group is the world’s leading logistics company, connecting businesses and markets across more than 220 countries and territories. Through DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Supply Chain, the Group delivers end-to-end logistics solutions spanning international express delivery, freight forwarding, and integrated supply chain services, helping businesses grow, move faster and connect globally.

Cupix

Cupix is a Spatial Digital Twin software company on a mission to enable the construction industry to maximise project outcomes by mirroring construction sites into virtual spaces in minutes.

Combining AI and BIM technologies, Cupix’s flagship product, CupixWorks, is a SaaS platform which transforms 360 photos taken by off-the-shelf 360 cameras into a virtual 3D space and provides a cloud based unified platform for industry data formats.

Many of Australia’s largest construction companies rely on CupixWorks to enhance collaboration, speed up decision-making, reduce risk, and improve overall project outcomes.

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Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power protection, precision cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Vertiv brings together hardware, software, analytics, and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally, and grow with their business needs. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 24,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. In Australia and New Zealand, Vertiv has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Auckland. For more information, visit Vertiv.com, or call 02 9805 5800.

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Octave

Unleashing intelligence at scale.

Octave is a leader in enterprise software, turning data into decisive action and intelligence into your edge. Our software solves for and simplifies complexity, from the design and build to operations and protection of people, property, and assets — for any scope, at any scale. For decades, we’ve partnered with customers to sharpen performance, elevate efficiency, and amplify results. From factory floors to entire cities, our solutions are tuned to scale up what’s possible from day one onward.

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Honeywell

With our experience in top-tier data centers, Honeywell helps operators meet challenges in accelerating the build of a standardised global fleet. Our proven solutions help optimise facility uptime, improve efficiency, reduce carbon footprint and help protect workers, data and assets.

Chorus

Chorus’s fibre network is New Zealand’s digital backbone. We run NZ’s largest open access, carrier neutral fibre network – featuring network diversity with resilient onramps to international cable systems. Our data centre partners and enterprise customers get consistent performance, national reach and trusted neutrality. Engineered for low latency and rapid scale, we power cloud, edge, AI, and latency sensitive workloads. We’re not just connecting New Zealand today. We’re the digital backbone of a nation, unlocking possibilities for generations to come.