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Judy Marcelo

Talk: Do more with less, without burning out or blending in.

In large organisations, scale often means adding more people. But what if focus, speed, and influence grow stronger when you stay lean? In this talk, Judy will share lessons from building a small but high-impact architecture team inside an organisation with a network of 20,000 team members..

About Judy

Judy is the Head of Technology - Architecture & Capability at Woolworths New Zealand, where she focuses on bridging gaps across people, processes, and technology to drive meaningful change. She’s passionate about building technology that delights customers, leading with inclusion, and creating workplaces where people and ideas thrive. Outside of work, Judy is a proud rainbow wahine, wife, and mum, as well as her in-laws’ personal IT helpdesk, called in whenever the Wi-Fi drops or Netflix mysteriously refuses to load on their very outdated TV.