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Tracey Evans
Virtus Health
CTO
Martha O'Sullivan
VMCH
CIO
Healthscope Limited
CISO
Tennis Australia
CIO
MMG Limited
Head of Digital Technology, APAC
DuluxGroup
Executive General Manager, IT & Digital
Village Roadshow Limited
Group CIO
Toll Group
CIO
Estia Health
CIO
SEEK Limited
CISO
Eastern Health
Chief Information Security Officer
ISS Australia
Regional Head of Security, APAC
David Jones
CISO
Bunnings Warehouse
Head of Cyber Security
K&S Corporation Limited
CIO
Accent Group
Head of Cybersecurity
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd
Group CTO
Chemist Warehouse Group
General Manager IT Security Risk and Compliance
Australian Red Cross
Executive Director & CIO, ICT
BHP
Group Technology Officer
Fonterra (Australia)
Head of IT, Oceania
Fire Rescue Victoria
CIO
MUFG Pension & Market Services
Global Technology Director (CIO) - Retirement Solutions
Thomson Reuters Australia
Head of Technology and Cyber Security - Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Emerging Markets
Dennis Corporation Australia
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Oracle Australia
Chief Architect
MEGT AUSTRALIA LTD
CIO
Parks Victoria
CIO
Victoria Police
CISO
Mondelez International
Global Information Security Solutions Architect Lead
Transport Accident Commission
Executive General Manager, Enterprise Transformation
Adbri Limited
CISO
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
CIO
Reece Group
CTO
Nando's
CIO
Fortescue Metals Group
Head of Digital Technology, Energy
Department of Education & Training Victoria
CIO
MYOB
GM Reliability and Security
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Crown Conference Centre
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Throughout his tenure as a CIO, Piero Azzalini, Group CIO at Fincantieri, has embraced all aspects of the CIO role, especially innovation. Here, Piero shares more about his career path, his current focus on AI, and about a pioneering application for physical AI and robotics at Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world.
READ ARTICLEDespite the rapid advancements in AI, enterprises are still challenged by scaling AI effectively and integrating it seamlessly into existing workflows. Recently, CIOs and CISOs in our Middle East Communities gathered for a Town Hall discussion on how to scale GenAI across the enterprise – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEIn early April 2025, we surveyed nearly 700 C-level executives about their insights on the current VUCA environment and the strategic shifts they are implementing in response. Here, we outline nine key trends from the survey, including the unique impact the VUCA environment has on each function.
