Melbourne CISO Community
Inner Circle
15 August 2024 | Park Hyatt Melbourne
15 August 2024
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Collaborate with your peers
Join Melbourne's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Strengthening C-Suite Partnerships for Digital Business Initiatives
Driving Secure Modernisation and Collaboration
Communicating Risk Across the Board
Melbourne CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

John Ellis
QBE Insurance Group Ltd
Global Head of Security Trust & Influence
Agenda
15 August 2024
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
Redesigning Partnerships Across the C-Suite to Accelerate Secure Digital Business
Hosted by CloudFlare
Steve Bray
Country Leader Australia & New Zealand
Cloudflare
Clyde Netto
Chief Technology & Security Officer - Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Emerging Markets
Thomson Reuters Australia
Peter Orlowski
Chief Information Officer
MEGT AUSTRALIA LTD
Leela Kalagara
Chief Information Officer
GJK Facility Services
Jennifer Rebeiro
Executive General Manager - Enterprise Transformation
Transport Accident Commission
Serge Ambrose
APAC Digital Technology Head
MMG Limited
Lukasz Gogolkiewicz
Head of Cybersecurity
Accent Group
CIOs and CISOs find themselves in a challenging context of budget constraints and increasing demands from the organisation. This, combined with an ongoing pressure for greater efficiency, means that IT & security leaders must focus on transparency and communication across the C-suite to better exceed the outcomes from their digital technology investments and drive value. But with the ever-increasing complexity of digital business and AI innovation, scaling governance and enabling consistent ways of working can be tough to deliver.
How can CIOs and CISOs better drive an understanding that secure modernisation is a shared responsibility? What are the best ways to engage business colleagues in new, agile ways of working and co-deliver initiatives together?
Join your peers to discuss how to drive business value and true collaboration across the organisation.
Engaging the C-Suite and Driving Secure Modernisation
How are you currently working with your C-suite to overcome budget, talent and capacity constraints? How should this change in the face of scarce resources?
What strategies are you employing to communicate risk across the board?
How have you worked with senior executive leaders to optimise operating models to better manage and deliver digital capabilities?
How are you adapting your approach to advise on safe and secure practices across the business especially during a time of innovation and modernisation?
18:45 - 19:15 Networking Break
19:15 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
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Park Hyatt MelbourneCommunity Program Manager
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