Evanta: CISO Melbourne

Gain powerful new perspectives

Join fellow CISOs in the Melbourne 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 CISOs today.

Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making

Melbourne CISO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Melbourne CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.

Co-Chairs

Justin Davies

Ovato
CIO

Melinda Duke

RMIT University
CTO

Tracey Evans

Seek
CIO

Barry Magsanay

Treasury Wine Estates
Global Head of Information Security

Matt Mueller

Iluka Resources Limited
CIO

Members

George Abraham

Novatti
CISO

Alan Ariti

Vocus Communications
CISO

Arul Arogyanathan

Village Roadshow
Chief Information Officer

Andrea Bell

EBOS Group
Chief Information Officer

Mark Brown

Costa Group
CIO

Catherine Buhler

EnergyAustralia
Head of Cyber Risk, Assurance and Advisory | Group Security

Byron Collins

University of Melbourne
Executive Director Infrastructure Services and Chief Technology Officer

Liam Connolly

Seek
Head of Cyber Security (CISO)

Frank De Sa

Just Group
Chief Information Officer

John Ellis

BUPA ANZ
CISO

Munro Farmer

Australia Post
CIO

David Fiorina

Bunnings
Head of Cyber Security

William Fleming

Department of Education & Training Victoria
Manager – Information Security, IMT Strategy | IMTD

Kevin Glennon

K&S Corporation Limited
Chief Information Officer

Audrey Hanson

BlueScope Corporate
Global CISO

Nigel Hedges

Kmart Australia
Group Head of Cyber Security

Steve Hodgkinson

Department of Health Victoria
Chief Information Officer / Director, Business Technology and Information Management

Martin Janssen

Department of Transport Victoria
CIO

Alex Jones

CitiPower and Powercor Australia
Chief Information Officer

Mark Jones

Medibank Private Limited
Deputy CISO

Ann Larkins

Australian Red Cross
Executive Director Information Communications and Technology

Thomas Leen

BHP
Global CISO

Morris Lieberman

Nufarm
Group CIO

Mithran Naiker

Transurban
Chief Technology Officer

Ian Padgham

Vicinity Centres
General Manager Enterprise Technology

Ashley Parkinson

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Victoria
CISO

Rob Pickering

Australian Football League
General Manager - Technology

Jennifer Rebeiro

Greater Western Water
CIO

Jamie Rossato

Lion
Information Security Director

Matt Steadman

Nova Entertainment
Chief Technology Officer

Glenn Stuttard

Australia Post
Chief Information Security Officer

Craig Templeton

REA Group
Chief Information Security Officer

Ed Tollinton

Nando's
CIO

Bastian Uber

John Holland
Chief Digital and Information Officer

Mark Wallace

Fortescue Metals Group
Head of Cyber Security, Architecture & Portfolio

"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”

Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company

"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”

Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp

"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”

Jon Moore, CISO
Humana

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

24 March 2022 | an evening

Melbourne CISO Inner Circle

River's Edge Events, Melbourne

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

Learn More

PAST PROGRAMS

Content from your CISO peers

BLOG | JANUARY 19, 2022

Swinging the Pendulum — Women Technology Leaders in 2021

The content team at Evanta, who ensures all topics and agendas are driven ‘by C-level executives and for C-level executives,’ set a goal – to intentionally and deliberately showcase women technology leaders at Evanta in-person summits. Read on to see what they were able to accomplish in 2021.

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SESSION INSIGHTS | JANUARY 13, 2022

Striking the Right Balance Between Data Agility and Privacy

Security leaders need to maintain consistent and centralized control of data, but they also must ensure that data authorization is agile, adaptive, and leveraged in a timely manner. Explore insights from CISOs on striking a balance between data protection and security and its access for business insights and intelligence.

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BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022

What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021

As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.