The Trans-Tasman Business Circle, in collaboration with Pead, is delighted to launch a new professional community designed exclusively for in‑house corporate affairs leaders: The Corporate Affairs Circle.

This Circle will bring together corporate affairs professionals from across New Zealand for bi‑monthly virtual briefings, curated to deliver sharp insights, fresh thinking, and practical guidance on the issues shaping our operating environment. Each session will feature expert speakers and real‑world perspectives on the topics influencing reputation, risk, and organisational leadership today.

Participation is free for all in‑house corporate affairs professionals. These sessions are invitation only, you are welcome to express your interest using the contact details below.

Our first session: Influencing AI – what comms leaders need to know

AI search is set to overtake traditional search within the next two years — the biggest shift in online visibility since search began. For corporate affairs leaders, this change is already influencing stakeholder perception, trust, and reputation.

New Zealanders are embracing AI at pace:

• Nearly half (48.4%) of people under 45 now use AI tools to research a business, product or service.
• A third of that group have changed their opinion of a business based on AI‑generated information.

Like it or not, today’s reputations are being shaped by the algorithms of ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and other generative platforms. Now is the time for corporate affairs to understand how these systems work and how to ensure your organisation stays relevant and accurately represented.

Join Pead Partner and GEO/AEO specialist Jack Wheeler for an essential briefing on the implications for reputation, relevance and results.