Where the people building the future of commerce swap the boardroom for the bottom of a chairlift.
Ski Commerce brings ambitious commerce businesses, and the partners that power them, to Queenstown for three days. It's our chance to get the people we work with out of the office and onto the mountain. Ski the best snow of the season by day. Trade the ideas shaping the next decade of commerce by night. No trade-show carpet. No death by slides. Just good people, a mountain, and the conversations you actually came for.
The next wave of commerce and AI, unpacked by the people actually building it.
Powder runs, après drinks and a closing party. Work hard, ski harder.
Three days pointed at what's coming, not a recap of what already happened.
There is nothing else like it. A boardroom at the bottom of a chairlift.
There's no thrill like this back home. Queenstown in late August is the best snow of the season and the quietest the town gets all year. The adventure capital of the world, with a mountain, a lake and a runway all within arm's reach.
Late August is peak season on the Southern Alps. Bluebird days, deep base.
No school holidays. The lowest-visited month of the year. The mountain to yourselves.
Bungy, jet boats, alpine everything. The most beautiful office on earth.
Direct from most AU east-coast cities. Runway to first run in under an hour.
Three days, three tracks. Ride the mountain in the morning, dig into the content in the afternoon, and connect over food and drinks at night. Draft programme below, subject to a little change.
AI, operations and agentic engineering. How the next generation of commerce businesses actually get built and run.
Marketing, brand and customer. Winning in AI search, retention and the channels that move the needle now.
The mountain, the meals and the after-hours. The relationships you came up the hill to build.
Draft programme — sessions, speakers and timings will firm up closer to the event.
Operators and founders who've actually done it, sharing what's working right now. More names dropping soon.
The Hilton on Kelvin Heights is our home for the week. It's where the sessions happen, where the welcome drinks kick off, and where our own office, Kia Ora Basecamp, sits right on-site. Stay here to be in the middle of it, or pick one of our partner hotels nearby.
Right on the lake and the heart of the whole event. All our content sessions run here, the welcome drinks kick off here, and our office, Kia Ora Basecamp, is right on-site. Stay at the Hilton to be in the middle of everything.
Smart, well-priced and minutes from the airport. A great-value base, close to Frankton's cafés and an easy run to the slopes.
Modern and comfortable in the heart of Frankton, handy to the shops, eateries and a quick trip up the mountain.
We're lining up more partner hotels and group rates across Queenstown. Details coming soon.
Spots are strictly limited. Book early and pay less. Leave it late and pay the powder tax. When they're gone, they're gone.
The things people usually ask. Can't find your answer? Get in touch and we'll sort you out.
Collector's-edition beanies, jackets and hoodies. Made for this trip, this year, never again.
Same format, the Alps, the quiet season. The Queenstown crew gets first dibs on the package.