CIO ANZ Live Series - April Edition 2022
Exploring Disruptive Technologies and Trends in 2022
Hosted by Factor
- 500 attendees
- 31800 hours
Overview
A cloud-first strategy ensures that your organisation will dedicate the appropriate resources needed to make necessary changes. Cloud-first also requires assigning dedicated teams and funding your cloud program properly. This means team members should only work on cloud-related activities, and they should focus entirely on getting the enterprise to the cloud securely – not just kicking the tires with a proof-of-concept or a pilot program. Join this months edition to gain insights into e ssential cloud adoption strategies:
The Rise of Cloud Adoption - What all CIOs Need to Know
The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations
The Strategic Roadmap for Edge Computing
Discovering and exploring technologies that are impacting DevOps
A Pragmatic Approach to Implementing a Zero Trust Security Architecture
What we will cover
- The Smart World How technology will continue to change how people interact with the world around them
- Productivity Revolution Build on core AI technologies and extend computing ability.
- Ubiquitous and Transparent Security Underscore the importance of protecting an increasingly digital world.
- Cloud Adoption What all CIOs need to know
Agenda
- Welcome registration and coffee(Main room)
- Introduction and welcome address by event host(Main room)
- Why CDO and CIO's Are Turning to Neo4j Knowledge Graph for Critical Business Decision Making(Main room) Data is one of a business’ most prized assets. The paradox is that the larger the data volume grows, wrangling with it—let alone capitalising upon—data has become a struggle for many. Knowledge graphs are a tool that we can use to restore sanity to data by imposing an organising principle to make data smarter. Through this organising principle, businesses can reason about their data and bring together silos of disjointed information to form a consistent basis for business decision making, without the need to overspend your IT Budget.
- Leadership: Acting despite your fear or using it to your advantage?(Main room)
- Who is responsible for Responsible AI?(Main room) According to the NSW Government's AI Design Framework, everyone in the product development cycle is responsible for achieving Responsible AI. But as the saying goes: when everyone's responsible, no one is. This talk will showcase how leading businesses are empowering business users, technologists and decision-makers to practice Responsible AI in a collaborative and productive environment.
- Leadership and growth: The three secrets of resilient people(Main room)
- Morning tea and networking break(Main room)
- Kiteworks: The Complicated Relationship with Shadow IT(CIO Sit-Down) In a not-so-distant past, shadow IT was a one of the more pressing business challenges that kept many CIOs and CISOs up at night. While still an issue deserving of thought-provoking conversation, it’s no longer the top pain point it once was. Instead, the conversation has shifted. The increase in remote working, and the resulting work to ensure staff have access to the right tools to help them do their job from anywhere, has sparked a more nuanced response to the issue of shadow IT. This is due to the resurgence of shadow IT activities spawned by remote or hybrid work environments. Yes, shadow IT must be addressed but through visibility rather than control.
- Thought Leadership: Automation in a Data-Driven Environment(CDO Sit-Down) In this digital information age there are vast amounts of data being created, moved, ingested, and transformed to support the Autonomous Digital Enterprise. DevOps and DataOps principles play a key role in assuring the business gets value from its data. Join this session to hear a real life story of leveraging orchestration, DevOps, and DataOps in a data-driven environment and how the effort helped to reduce cost, enabling data democratisation and ensuring quality data is accessible to all business users.
- Keynote: High Velocity IT: Fundamentals to Adapting Your Operating Model for Disruptive Technologies and Trends(CIO Sit-Down) Changing your operating model is very often more difficult than expected. As organisations seek to change in response to drivers such as Digitial Transformation, Cloud and DevOps, their results are often less than desired. Join this session to understand the fundamentals of redesigning an operating model and the requirements for successful implementations. This session is applicable if you're seeking to build a new team or architecting your entire organisation. Key takeaways: What is an operating model, and why clarity is important A standardised approach to design and implementation Key challenges and tips for achieving success
- Keynote: Harmonising your Data Strategy with Organisational Culture, Flexibility and Growth(CDO Sit-Down) Understanding how to manage your ongoing organisational and culture needs, being able to think pro-actively as well as being flexible to learn and grow as moments and new opportunities present themselves. Join this session to gain insights into: How to harmonise your data strategy and how to fine tune the details Drive organisational culture initiatives Present flexible and clear growth plans to keep teams energised
- Keynote: From Ad Hoc to Really Leveraging Data Driven Decision Making(CIO Sit-Down) Migration to cloud from a small, medium to large company. Join this session to learn what human interaction on the ground does for your organisation and how to use this to build trust and give motivation to your team in a personal and professional environment Key takeways: Don’t underestimate the need to give your employees a goal and opportunity move grow withing the organisation The stresses of merging companies from a tech perspective How technology plays a part in being able to work on different time zones and succeed
- Thought Leadership - Better Data, Better Decisions(CDO Sit-Down) In this session we will help you to understand how you can achieve data integrity by ensuring the accuracy, consistency and context of your data. This means you can make better, faster, more confident decisions based on a deeper understanding of data you can trust. Join this session to gain insights into: With unmatched data expertise, we support you through a unique combination of software, data enrichment and strategic services. Data Integrity Suite, with its flexible, modular approach, can meet your needs no matter where you are on your journey to data integrity. What matters most – building new possibilities.
- Keynote: Tech Risk Vs Business Risk - Show Stoppers for Specific Business Systems, What They Can and Can’t Tolerate From a Risk Perspective(CIO Sit-Down) How to create identity management systems with best practice to ensure developers adopt a secure coding practice. Discussion beyond walking through the company and profiling cyber security risks by making the right recommendations that ensure business proprieties and risk on investment? Key takeaways: The Rise of Cloud Adoption - What all CIOs Need to Know The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations The Strategic Roadmap for Edge Computing Discovering and exploring technologies that are impacting DevOps A Pragmatic Approach to Implementing a Zero Trust Security Architecture
- Keynote: The power of understanding the multi generational workforce of the future(CDO Sit-Down) We're often so busy managing our current workforce needs and pressure we can be absent in looking at what the next generation needs, beyond just a monetary exchange the next generation are looking to work with companies that align with their values, and that can be clearly and accurately demonstrated. Join this session to understand: How the next generation’s mentality works - can you demonstrate your company aligns to being value driven as well as data-driven Creating the path for developing the right data teams for your organisation - are you diversity focused? Ensuring your organisation aligns to values that graduates and new talent can see works with purpose, responsibility and care
- Lunch break, networking and peer 1:1 meetings(Lunch break and networking)
- Thought Leadership -The Era of Connected Intelligence(CDO Sit-Down) Early graph innovators have already pioneered the most popular use cases – fraud detection, personalisation, customer 360, knowledge graphs, network management, and more.Building upon their efforts, the next generation of graph thinkers are engineering the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Keynote: The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations(CIO Sit-Down) The Covid-19 pandemic showed that infrastructure & operations (I&O) professionals can satisfy fast-changing business needs, but the future will be even more dynamic as businesses move quickly to exploit new opportunities.Join this session to learn more on: Digital natives Management confluence Data proliferation
- Keynote: The Opportunity of Disruption - People, Process, Technology & Culture(CDO Sit-Down) The Opportunity of Disruption - People, Process, Technology & Culture. Attend this session to gain insights into: What level of digital literacy do we need to improve? How to enable better data decision making The future of technology
- Keynote: How to Navigate through Security Trends(CIO Sit-Down) While security used to be a major factor hindering cloud adoption, today it’s a key factor for migrating, cloud adopters say it produces security benefits, and more than 50% of IT professionals rank security as a top reason for moving applications to the cloud. Join this session as we navigate the latest trends across cloud security.
- Keynote: What the Pandemic Meant for Organisations Using Dated Technology(CIO Sit-Down) If the pandemic taught us anything, it was things can change in an instant. After 2 years of not being able to run companies the same way as pre pandemic we now have learnt the impact that technology could have on a mass level, when change is slow and opportunities need to be taken advantage of. With the security issues being the forefront concern for organisations that hold sensitive information. During this session we look at the impacts of Covid and the lessons learnt by some of the larger organisations that were behind on technology when the pandemic began. Key takeaways: The Rise of Cloud Adoption - What all CIOs Need to Know The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations The Strategic Roadmap for Edge Computing Discovering and exploring technologies that are impacting DevOps A Prag mat ic Approach to Implementing a Zero Trust Security Architecture
- Thought Leadership: Unlocking the Promise of Customer 360(CDO Sit-Down) Despite investments in technology and platforms, customers are still unhappy with how companies communicate and engage with them – and business leaders are even more frustrated, because they are not able to meet their customer expectations. According to recent research, the key to success is healthy data. Attend this session to learn how you can: Take preventative measures to support good C360 data habits Ensure high quality C360 data at scale with effective treatment Create an organisational culture that promotes healthy C360 data
- Keynote: Production Deployment & Driving Through Security First Approach: Applied Learning, How to Meet Requirements in a DevOps Environment(CIO Sit-Down) What are the right tools and are you making bold enough decision to get your company through Cloud Migration and DevOps. How to align your teams and restructure how developers view their role. Working on production deployment and changing from automated but manual deployment to complete automated deployment. Key takeaways: The Rise of Cloud Adoption - What all CIOs Need to Know The Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations The Strategic Roadmap for Edge Computing Discovering and exploring technologies that are impacting DevOps A Pragmatic Approach to Implementing a Zero Trust Security Architecture
- Panel: Storytelling Through Data to Make Informed Business Decisions(CDO Sit-Down) Today the business landscape has changed due to COVID-19. In order to stay relevant and remain competitive, organisations must embed a data-driven culture to support operational resilience and revenue generation. This panel will hear insights from leading CDO’s on how data can drive business outcomes and meaningful insights through successful storytelling: Using data and analytics to influence stakeholders at all levels How to shape data into a narrative to help reveal findings and emerging trends How to use data storytelling, data visualisation and dashboards to think differently about its impacts on the wider enterprise? What are the data literacy skills required in a data-driven era?
- Afternoon tea and networking break
- Why CDO and CIO's Are Turning to Neo4j Knowledge Graph for Critical Business Decision Making(Main room)
- Keynote: Spotlight Speaker - The Growth Series Present(Main room) The Growth Series is a new leadership initiative brought to you by Sit-Down. As part of our commitment to developing, nurturing and supporting our members we will be showcasing leading keynote speakers to help you and your organisation thrive and survive across these current times. During this session we will focus on: How do you mix sustainable peak performance with resilience, recovery and having fun to optimise your day and outperform your competition? By getting into the Go Zone! Go Zones are periods of total focus without excuses or distractions working on todays key tasks. Slow Zones are longer periods of still productive but less stressful endeavour and No Zones are guilt free recovery periods outside of work hours. Having the ability to ’switch gears’ or Zones is crucial to be at your best when you need to without wearing yourself and others out in the process. Learn how to identify which Zone you are in, which zone you should be in and how to make the change. Increase productivity, reduce stress, build resilience, protect mental health.
- Futurist session : The future of the CIO and what 2030 would look like(Main room)
- End of day and closing remarks by event host(Main room)
- Networking drinks and cocktail hour(Main room)
Speakers
Gareth Lewis · Head of Production, Factor Creatively driven, strategic thinker, with a passion for story-telling & story-doing. Working to helping business leaders connect through meaningful and engaging experiences.
Mona Jindi · Industry Analyst and Content Producer, Factor An experienced and enthusiastic professional with 15+ years in the events and creative industries. Diverse backgrounds and opinions intrigue and inspire me and I enjoy bringing people together to achieve great things.
Dr Marco Motta · Snr A/Manager (Data & Integration), Department of Transport and Main Roads - QLD Government A skilled leader in data analysis and visualisation, I have a strong track-record transforming the performance reporting culture of large organisations. I have successfully delivered large-scale, high-profile projects, including the development of interactive dashboards to monitor the performance of $5 billion of yearly infrastructure investment. With over a decade of experience in academia, government and the private sector, I use my background in philosophy and critical thinking to help organisations and clients identify, define, break-down and solve complex challenges. A natural communicator, I have extensive experience leading technical teams to translate complex information and data into actionable insights to support evidence-based decisions. I bring a unique mix of skills including data analytics (Alteryx, Excel, SQL) and visualisation (Tableau, PowerBI), behaviour change, project management (PRINCE 2®) and stakeholder engagement (IAP2 - Certificate in Engagement).Neil Horrocks · Professor and Director, Centre for Energy Data Innovation, University of QLD Neil has more than 25 years’ experience in the energy and sustainability industries and has been a leader in developing programs that engage households and businesses and drive meaningful and beneficial change for participants. He has built and grown several businesses that leveraged exceptional talent to deliver strong client value, returns and satisfaction. Neil has significant experience in Retail, Asset Management, Distribution and Strategy and has held senior roles including CEO and Non-Executive Director. Specialties: Energy, consumer engagement and behaviour change, Distributed Energy Resources, gamified learning, commercial sustainability
Pavneet Singh Sabharwal · Head of Data Strategy, comparethemarket.com Data Strategy specialist experienced in Data Integration, Data Migration, Data quality, Data Visualization, Data Analytics, Data Management, Data Governance and Enterprise Application Integration, Open Banking using on premise and cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure product suite Core Competencies: DW-BI Solutions, Analytics, BFSI & Investment Banking Services, Healthcare Services, Architecture, Data Modelling (ERD, Dimensional), Design, Database Performance Management. Background of Technical Team Leadership and Hands-on Development on multiple databases and tools. Expertise : Solution Design, Data Sourcing, Data Lineage & Dependency Analysis, Data Governance, Data Profiling, Enablement of Critical Data Elements, Plan>IT, Metadata Management, Test Data Management & Automation Testing using Test Management Framework
Tom Verhelst · Director, Relational Insights Data Lab, Griffith University I am very passionate about leveraging science and technology to better our world. I have extensive and vast experience in strategic and advisory roles in IT and informatics. I am highly motivated and embrace novel technologies. I am a strategic, creative and a lateral thinking enabler of research, innovation and commercialisation. In this age of competitive technology-driven global economy, I hope to make a difference for the better!
Mark Jeffrey · Director Data and Insights, Queensland Building and Construction Commission Experienced data driven leader telling stories through data visualization.
Shane Downey · General Manager, Enterprise Data Management, Allianz Australia An accomplished executive with 25+ years of information technology sector experience across complex and diverse service and resource industries, including NFP, land management, banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing, and health services. A strong practitioner of developing people through collaboration, coaching and mentoring to help them achieve their goals. Highly committed to excellence of outcomes across all endeavours. Strong interpersonal and engaging communication skills coupled with strong leadership creates an environment for individual and team success. Master of Philosophy in data quality education. Data governance and information management mentor (DAMA Sydney). IT industry career coach.
Stijn De Lathouwers · Head of Data Platforms and delivery, Suncorp Group Stijn De Lathouwers is a Customer Technologist with a successful track record of combining customer experience, data, marketing and IT functions. From delivering marketing and customer experience solutions in a wide variety of B2C FMCG, Media and Financial Services, through to advance analytics, Artificial intelligence, robotics, business intelligence implementations and customer-centric CRM platforms, he has delivered business transformation in the continuously evolving areas of Customer, Marketing, Data Analytics and Technology. Rooted in data and a passion for customer-centric solutions, he brings a combination of well-rounded managerial, technology, customer experience and marketing skills to the table. Consumer-Centric Marketing, CRM, Interactive Marketing, Direct Marketing, Digital Marketing, Database Management, International Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Data Intelligence, Campaign Management, Targeting, Data Strategy, Single Consumer View, 360 views, Consumer Insight, Behavioural Targeting, Web & e-mail customisation, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Outsourcing, Vendor Management.
Naomie Madden · APAC Recruitment Lead, Data & Analytics at EY Analytics (Asia-Pacific), EY As the Data & Analytics APAC Recruitment Lead, I am responsible for the recruitment strategy and activity across the region which include Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN & Hong Kong. I lead a team of Recruitment Specialists and ensure we are delivering on business hiring needs and strategies for the future. I partner and collaborate closely with Partners & key stakeholders, and drive a number of initiatives to improve diversity, candidate experience and ensure quality hiring. I thrive in a fast-paced and complex environment; and am passionate about building relationships and rapport with both internal and external stakeholders. If we get the opportunity to work together you'll find my approach personable and pragmatic, with a commercial focus.Fredy Gutiérrez · Digital Delivery Lead, Local Government Association of Queensland Over thirteen years of experience leading technical teams and developing software solutions provide me with a great ability to impact teams and organisations. While working in a diverse mix of businesses and projects, I have developed a rich skillset to lead and grow high-delivery teams empowering individual contributors to do their best. In recent years, I was invited to join the Australian Web Industry Association as a board member, where I help drive innovation and best practices in the national tech space. Over thirteen years of experience leading technical teams and developing software solutions provide me with a great ability to impact teams and organisations. While working in a diverse mix of businesses and projects, I have developed a rich skillset to lead and grow high-delivery teams empowering individual contributors to do their best. In recent years, I was invited to join the Australian Web Industry Association as a board member, where I help drive innovation and best practices in the national tech space.
Mat Cantarella · Director Information Security and IT Operations, Herron Todd White
David Hobley · Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dye & Durham Australia Expert in the design, delivery and support of cost effective, high performance information technology, infrastructure and applications that address complex business problems. Extensive background in all aspects of project life cycle, from initial business case, through to implementation and support of IT software systems. Strong business acumen, focusing on business outcomes, ensuring growth, business operations, commercial and cultural needs are addressed and delivered. Core competencies include: Skilled in coaching and hiring high-performing teams. Proven history of building highly available/scalable Web sites and services. Demonstrated ability in implementing work-flow improvements to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Strong knowledge and experience of Agile approaches and methods. Strong focus on Metrics and Business Intelligence. Operational Management of the IT systems to ensure availability and performance. Expert in Web Application and Portal Development (both Open Source & Microsoft based stacks). Development and Implementation of IT Strategy tied to Business needs. Project & Programme Management. Prince2 Foundation & Practitioner certification. IT organisation and management re-engineering. IT process design and change. Vendor and Relationship Management.Ashwin Sharma · Chief Information Security Officer, Securemation CYBER SECURITY ARCHITECT, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT & SOLUTION ARCHITECT “…has identified a roadmap that will meet our initial objectives as well as saving us money… professional EA with a great grasp of how IT can compliment and support the business.” - Lance Beam, Executive Coordinator, Gold Coast City Council Motivated, technology strategist with rich experience in partnering with stakeholders to develop IT architectural frameworks that align strategies, processes, people, and technology with business objectives. Successfully delivered large, strategic projects for reputed clients – demonstrated ability in strategic technology framework development, capability mapping, and operating models’ development. Team leader with impressive communication skills, a flair for analytical troubleshooting, and the ability to lead and motivate high-performance teams. SIGNATURE STRENGTHS • Cyber Security Consulting, ISMS audit & Implementation, Threat & Risk Assessments, Threat Modelling • Enterprise architecture framework and reference architecture development • Change management • Analysis of current and future IT requirement IT roadmap development • IT solution deployment and delivery • Technology integration • Contract negotiation • High-level design development • RFQ and tendering management • Documentation • Consultancy experience CISM, BABOK and TOGAF frameworks • Information security and cloud technologies’ expertise • Leadership and team mentoring
Ian Jones · Director and Chief Information Officer, Yakgarra Services I’m a pragmatic senior executive ICT leader and architect of digital transformations. My experiences include successfully leading teams through ICT & digital changes and service management projects. I want to make a difference in transforming static, bureaucratic technology functions into value-focused service delivery partners.Maya Natarajan · Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Neo4j Successful, self-motivated, and talented product, field and corporate marketing executive with broad enterprise software experience in the U.S. and Europe. Strong record of developing and implementing innovative product positioning and demand generation strategies across multiple product categories including Predictive & User Behavior Analytics, BI, Big Data, Search, AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, SQL and NoSQL, Distributed Computing, IoT, and BPM. Well-honed presentation and negotiation skills within a multi-national environment.
Partners
- Neo4j Neo4j is the leading graph database platform that drives innovation and competitive advantage at Airbus, Comcast, eBay, NASA, UBS, Walmart and more. Thousands of community deployments and more than 300 customers harness connected data with Neo4j to reveal how people, processes, locations and systems are interrelated. Using this relationships-first approach, applications built using Neo4j tackle connected data challenges including artificial intelligence, fraud detection, real-time recommendations and master data. Find out more at Neo4j.com.
- Splunk Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) turns data into doing with the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk technology is designed to investigate, monitor, analyze and act on data at any scale, from any source over any time period. The Data-to-Everything platform removes the barriers between data and action, so our customers -- regardless of size or business -- have the freedom to deliver meaningful outcomes across their entire organization. Our unique approach to data has empowered companies to improve service levels, reduce operations costs, mitigate risk, enhance DevOps collaboration and create new product and service offerings.
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