Presenters

Peter Kaiser, Principal, Tirimoana School
Mr Kaiser began his teaching career in 1975 training at Auckland Secondary Teachers College and the University of Auckland. He graduated with a BA in History, and post graduate studies in Education, Psychology and Anthropology. He has taught in a number of schools in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, at Secondary, Intermediate and Primary levels. As well, Mr Kaiser taught in Special Education for 5 years and completed a Diploma in Special Education. Mr Kaiser completed his Master of Education in Professional Studies with 1st class Honours at Auckland University. He has been Principal at Tirimoana School for over 25 years. He established and led the Te Atatu Community of Learning with 8 other West Auckland Schools.


Rachel O’Brien, Director, O’Brien Legal
Rachel O’Brien is the Founder and Principal of O’Brien Legal, a specialist privacy and data law firm focused on privacy, data governance, and technology driven commercial arrangements. She has over 16 years’ experience advising organisations in New Zealand and internationally, across top tier law firms and senior in house roles. Most notably, she spent five years as Head of Legal at BNZ, where she also served as Privacy Officer and Data Protection Officer, leading the design and implementation of an organisation wide privacy and data governance programme in a highly regulated environment. Rachel works directly with clients, providing senior, legally accountable advice that is practical, defensible, and aligned to operational realities. Her practice spans complex privacy impact assessments, data intensive technologies including AI and biometrics, serious privacy incidents, employee and student privacy matters, and high risk commercial and technology contracts. She regularly advises boards and executive teams on privacy governance, regulatory exposure, and managing risk in fast changing digital environments. Known for her pragmatic and collaborative approach, Rachel focuses on building privacy capability that enables safe innovation while maintaining public trust. She embeds fairness, transparency, and resilience into governance frameworks so they can withstand regulatory and public scrutiny. Rachel is a Fellow of Information Privacy, holds CIPP/E and CIPM certifications, and is an ANZ IAPP Board Member. She brings a rare combination of legal rigour, operational experience, and commercial insight to her work in the privacy and education sectors.