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Sydney CISO Community
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.
- Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
- Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
- Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
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
Ben Doyle
Thales Australia
CISO Asia Pacific
Marco Figueroa
NSW Department of Customer Service
Group Chief Information Security Officer
Leanne Fry
AUSTRAC
Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Information Officer
George Hunt
Sydney Water
General Manager - Digital, and CIO
Richard Webby
Scentre Group
Group CTO & CIO
Members
Asaf Ahmad
Fire & Rescue NSW
CISO
Victor Akkari
Cochlear
Chief Information Security Officer
Jason Anderson
Qsuper
Head of Information Security
Tim Batten
MetLife Australia
CIO
Gayan Benedict
Reserve Bank of Australia
CIO
Garry Bentlin
Transgrid
CISO
Mitra Bhar
NSW Education Standards Authority
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Bryant
Transport for NSW
CIO
Nishanth Chandran
MLC
CIO
Rod Chapman
Euro Garages Australia
Chief Information Officer
Andy Chauhan
Ausgrid
CISO
Susie Costa
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Australia
SVP, Head of Security Management
Linda Da Silva
ING Bank
Chief Information Officer
Christian Daugbjerg
Demant
Vice President IT, Asia Pacific
Eduardo Dowd
WPP AUNZ
Group CIO
Nina Du Thaler
UnitingCare Queensland
Group Executive, Digital and Transactional Services
Elrich Engel
AMP
Group Head of Cyber Security and Digital Protection (CISO)
Daniel Evans
Rio Tinto Australia
Chief Information Security Officer
Matthew Fedele-Sirotich
NSW Department of Family and Community Services
Chief Information Security Officer
Ken Gallacher
St Vincent's Health Australia
Group CIO
Scott Green
McDonald's Australia
Chief Information Officer
Audrey Hanson
Bluescope Steel
Global CISO
Laurence Hatem
Arcadis
CIO Asia & Australia Pacific
Bob Hennessy
Lendlease
Group Chief Information Officer
Neil Hopkins
HSBC Bank Australia
Head of Cyber Security (AU/NZ)
Rob James
Vodafone Australia
Chief Information Officer & Director of Business Enablement
Doug Jenkins
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
CIO
Ryan Macnamee
Laing O'Rourke
Global CIO
Volker Mayr
Zurich Australia
CIO
Denise Mccrae
Inghams Group Limited
Chief Data Officer
Anthony Molinia
University of Newcastle
Chief Information Officer
Jackie Montado
Oil Search Limited
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President
Christopher Neal
Ramsay Health Care Limited
CISO
Jamie Norton
Australian Taxation Office
CISO
Debbie Nova
Coca-Cola Amatil
Group CIO
Hank Opdam
The Star Entertainment Group
Chief Information Security & Continuity Officer
David Reeve
Metcash Trading
CIO
Sebastian Schultes
Brookfield Asset Management
Vice President, Technology Services
Siva Sivasubramanian
Optus Pty Ltd
CISO
Mark Smink
JLL
Chief Information Security Officer - Asia Pacific
Christoph Strizik
Origin Energy
Chief Information Security Officer
Brad Tallon
Holcim
Executive General Manager, IT, Technical & Engineering (Australia/NZ)
Fred Thiele
Transport for NSW
Group CISO
Wouter Veugelen
Healius
CISO
Roger Wahl
John Holland
CIO
Upcoming programs
September 21, 2020
2020 Global CISO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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October 2020
2020 Sydney CISO Inner Circle
Eleven by Rockpool Events
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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November 2020
2020 Sydney CISO Executive Summit
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
"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
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