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Sydney CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Sydney community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Investing in your people and the right technologies
- Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
- Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Sydney CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Sydney CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Ben Doyle
Thales Australia
CISO Asia Pacific
Marco Figueroa
NSW Department of Customer Service
Former Group Chief Information Security Officer
Leanne Fry
AUSTRAC
Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Information Officer
Roger Wahl
John Holland
CIO
Richard Webby
Scentre Group
Group CTO & CIO
Members
Asaf Ahmad
Fire & Rescue NSW
CISO
Victor Akkari
Cochlear
Chief Information Security Officer
Jason Anderson
Qsuper
Head of Information Security
Tim Batten
MetLife Australia
CIO
Gayan Benedict
Reserve Bank of Australia
CIO
Garry Bentlin
Transgrid
CISO
Mitra Bhar
NSW Education Standards Authority
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Bryant
Transport for NSW
CIO
Nishanth Chandran
MLC
CIO
Rod Chapman
Euro Garages Australia
Chief Information Officer
Andy Chauhan
Ausgrid
CISO
Susie Costa
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Australia
SVP, Head of Security Management
Dave Cowan
Link Group
Chief Information Security Officer
Linda Da Silva
ING Bank
Chief Information Officer
Christian Daugbjerg
Demant
Vice President IT, Asia Pacific
Eduardo Dowd
WPP AUNZ
Group CIO
Elrich Engel
AMP
Group Head of Cyber Security and Digital Protection (CISO)
Daniel Evans
Rio Tinto Australia
Chief Information Security Officer
Matthew Fedele-Sirotich
NSW Department of Family and Community Services
Chief Information Security Officer
Ian Forrester
Inghams Group Limited
CIO
Tanya Graham
Healthscope Limited
CIO
Scott Green
McDonald's Australia
Chief Information Officer
Audrey Hanson
Bluescope Steel
Global CISO
Laurence Hatem
Arcadis
CIO Asia & Australia Pacific
Neil Hopkins
HSBC Bank Australia
Head of Cyber Security (AU/NZ)
Rob James
Vodafone Australia
Chief Information Officer & Director of Business Enablement
Doug Jenkins
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
CIO
Ryan Macnamee
Laing O'Rourke
Global CIO
Volker Mayr
Zurich Australia
CIO
Anthony Molinia
University of Newcastle
Chief Information Officer
Jackie Montado
Oil Search Limited
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President
Christopher Neal
Ramsay Health Care Limited
CISO
Jamie Norton
Australian Taxation Office
CISO
Debbie Nova
Coca-Cola Amatil
Group CIO
Hank Opdam
The Star Entertainment Group
Chief Information Security & Continuity Officer
Chris Pogson
Mirvac
General Manager, Technology (CIO)
David Reeve
Metcash Trading
CIO
Sebastian Schultes
Brookfield Asset Management
Vice President, Technology Services
Siva Sivasubramanian
SingTel Optus
CISO
Mark Smink
JLL
Chief Information Security Officer - Asia Pacific
Christoph Strizik
Origin Energy
Chief Information Security Officer
Brad Tallon
Holcim Australia
Executive General Manager, IT, Technical & Engineering (Australia/NZ)
Fred Thiele
Transport for NSW
Group CISO
Wouter Veugelen
Healius
CISO
Marianne Vosloo
Energy Queensland
Chief Information Officer
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
2020 October 8
Sydney CIO Virtual Boardroom
Accelerating Digital Transformation Initiatives
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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October 15, 2020
Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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22 October 2020
Australia CIO Virtual Town Hall
Steering the Enterprise Forward Through Innovation
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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26 November 2020
Sydney CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
