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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.
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
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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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.