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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.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
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
Dovid Clarke
Sydney Airport Corporation
Head of Cyber Security
Susie Costa
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
SVP, Head of Security Management
Christian Daugbjerg
Demant
Vice President IT, Asia Pacific
Ben Doyle
Thales Australia
CISO Asia Pacific
David Reeve
Metcash Trading
CIO
Members
Victor Akkari
Cochlear
Chief Information Security Officer
Toby Amodio
Parliament of Australia
Chief Information Security Officer
Jason Anderson
Australian Retirement Trust
Chief Information Security Officer
Venkat Balakrishnan
TAL Life
CISO
Stephen Bennett
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd
Group Chief Information Security Officer
Mitra Bhar
NSW Education Standards Authority
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Bryant
NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Richard Burke
Graincorp
Global Information Security Manager
Nishanth Chandran
Suncorp Group
Transformation Director & Interim CIO/Head of Wealth Technology
Lea Cornelius
Compass Group Australia
CIO
Dave Cowan
Link Group
Chief Information Security Officer
Jack Cross
Queensland University Of Technology
Associate Director of Information Security
Eduardo Dowd
WPP AUNZ
Group CIO
Elrich Engel
AMP
Director Cyber Security (CISO), Architecture & Data (acting)
Daniel Evans
Rio Tinto Australia
Chief Information Officer
Richard Exton
Aware Super
CTO
Daniela Fernandez
PayPal Australia
Head of Information Security Australia
Leanne Fry
AUSTRAC
Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Information Officer
Raghu Gandhy
Veolia Australia and New Zealand
Chief Information Security Officer
Tanya Graham
Healthscope Limited
Executive General Manager, Strategic Programs
Kate Ingwersen
Challenger Limited
Chief Technology Officer
Mukesh Kapadia
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia
Global Deputy CISO and BPT Integration Lead
Frederick Lusk
NSW Health
CIO
Colin Mapp
Toyota Finance Australia
Chief Information Officer
Anthony Molinia
University of Newcastle
Chief Information Officer
Mackenzie Muir
Allianz Australia
Chief Information Security Officer
Paul Murphy
GHD Services
Chief Technology Officer
Christopher Neal
Ramsay Health Care Limited
CISO
Hank Opdam
The Star Entertainment Group
Chief Information Security & Continuity Officer
Sebastian Schultes
Brookfield Asset Management Australia
Vice President, Technology Services
Siva Sivasubramanian
Optus
CISO
Mark Smink
Jones Lang LaSalle
Chief Information Security Officer - Asia Pacific
Brad Tallon
Holcim Australia
Executive General Manager, IT, Technical & Engineering (Australia/NZ)
Debbie Taylor
NBN
Chief Information Officer
Wouter Veugelen
Santos
VP Global Cyber & Information Security
Nick Vine
Mirvac
Group Manager, Cybersecurity
Bianca Wirth
Tabcorp
Deputy CISO
"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
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
21 July 2022 | 1 hour
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall
The Future of Email Security
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
16 August 2022 | an evening
Sydney CIO Inner Circle
Ivy Sunroom
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
November 2022 | 1 day
Sydney CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall - 26/05/2022
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall - 28/04/2022
Sydney CIO Inner Circle - 30/03/2022
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall - 02/03/2022
Sydney CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 17/11/2021
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall - 07/10/2021
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall - 08/09/2021
Sydney CIO Virtual Town Hall - 22/07/2021
Sydney CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 27/05/2021
Australia CIO Virtual Town Hall - 24/02/2021
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Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTBLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 21, 2022
What CIOs Are Talking About in 2022
With 44 gatherings for CIOs in the books, the most popular sessions for Evanta CIO Executive Summits focused on value, outcomes and strategic decision-making. Here are highlights from the highest-rated sessions, articles and topics in the first half of 2022.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 16, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CIOs in 2022
CIO leadership is becoming more complex, as they reach beyond and within the organization to achieve their goals in the remainder of 2022. Here, we take a closer look at those goals, based on our annual survey of nearly 1,000 CIOs from Evanta’s communities.
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