Evanta: CISO Sydney

Gain powerful new perspectives

Join fellow CISOs 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 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

Sydney CISO Governing Body

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

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

Qsuper
Head of Information Security

Venkat Balakrishnan

TAL Life
CISO

Tim Batten

MetLife Australia
CIO

Mitra Bhar

NSW Education Standards Authority
Chief Information Officer

Wendy Bryant

Transport for NSW
CIO

Richard Burke

Graincorp Limited
Global Information Security Manager

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 Security Officer

Matthew Fedele-Sirotich

NSW Department of Customer Service
Cluster Chief Information Security Officer

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

Darren Hungerford

Bluescope Steel
CTO

Doug Jenkins

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
CIO

Sheela Maji

Serco Asia Pacific
Chief Digital Officer (Asia Pacific)

Colin Mapp

Toyota Finance Australia
Chief Information Officer

Anthony Molinia

University of Newcastle
Chief Information Officer

Jackie Montado

Oil Search Limited
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President

Mackenzie Muir

Allianz Australia
Chief Information Security Officer

Christopher Neal

Ramsay Health Care Limited
CISO

Hank Opdam

The Star Entertainment Group
Chief Information Security & Continuity Officer

Chris Pogson

Mirvac
General Manager, Technology (CIO)

Kshira Saagar

Latitude Financial Services
Chief Data Officer

Sebastian Schultes

Brookfield Asset Management Australia
Vice President, Technology Services

Siva Sivasubramanian

SingTel Optus
CISO

Mark Smink

JLL Australia
Chief Information Security Officer - Asia Pacific

Brad Tallon

Holcim Australia
Executive General Manager, IT, Technical & Engineering (Australia/NZ)

Debbie Taylor

NBN
Chief Information Officer

"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

March 2022 | an evening

Sydney CISO Inner Circle

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.