Modern Government
Have We Lost Control? Securing Sovereignty, Visibility and Resilience in Modern Government Environments
Canberra, Australia
Hosted by Factor
- 125 attendees
- 2 hours
Overview
Modern Government Under Pressure: Sovereignty, Security and Control in a Decentralised World
Government technology environments are becoming more distributed, platform-driven and externally dependent—but many leaders are now questioning whether control has kept pace.
Sovereign data requirements, fragmented visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, expanding third-party ecosystems and accelerating digital service delivery are creating new risk dynamics that traditional operating models were not designed to handle.
The challenge is no longer just securing systems, but re-establishing control, improving resilience, and enabling confident decision-making across environments that are increasingly decentralised and complex.
This roundtable will explore how government technology leaders are responding—sharing how they are strengthening visibility, reducing dependency, improving coordination across functions, and building more secure, resilient and sovereign operating models at scale.
Discussion points:
Securing what you can’t fully see
How leaders are managing risk, visibility and control across fragmented, multi-platform environments spanning hybrid cloud, infrastructure, applications and third-party ecosystems.
What sovereignty actually means in a multi-cloud world
Where agencies are drawing the line on control, dependency and risk across cloud, data, platforms and critical operations—and how this is evolving in practice.
Resilience beyond cybersecurity
Why resilience now extends across infrastructure, platforms, data, service continuity and decision-making—and what a stronger operating posture looks like in high-pressure environments.
Turning complexity into coordination
How leaders are breaking down silos across technology, security, data and operations to improve governance, response speed and executive confidence.
Preparing for AI without compromising control
How agencies are enabling AI, automation and advanced data use while maintaining security, compliance, trust and sovereign capability.
Are we modernising faster than we can govern?
How government leaders are balancing transformation, innovation and service delivery with stronger governance, reduced risk and clearer accountability.
What we will cover
- Securing decentralised government environments How leaders are managing risk, visibility and control across distributed infrastructure, hybrid environments, third-party ecosystems and expanding digital services.
- Sovereignty, trust and operational control What sovereign capability now means in practice across cloud, hosting, data, platforms and critical operations, and how agencies are reducing dependency without slowing transformation.
- Resilience beyond cybersecurity Why resilience now spans infrastructure, platforms, data, service continuity and decision-making, and what a stronger operating posture looks like in a high-pressure government context.
- Turning complexity into coordination How senior leaders are breaking down silos across technology, security, data and operations to improve visibility, governance, response speed and executive confidence.
- Data, AI and the next government operating model How agencies can prepare for AI-enabled operations, stronger data exploitation and automation while maintaining security, compliance, trust and sovereign control.
- Modernisation without losing control How government leaders are balancing transformation, innovation and service delivery with the need for stronger governance, lower risk and clearer accountability.
Agenda
- Delegates arrival Registration(Factor Hour)
- Welcome Drinks and Refreshments(Factor Hour)
- Opening Remarks(Factor Hour)
- Interactive Discussions(Factor Hour)
- Closing Remarks(Factor Hour)
- Networking Drinks and End Of Session(Factor Hour)
Speakers
Laura Christie · Government Chief Information and Digital Officer, Deputy Secretary Digital.NSW, NSW Department of Customer Service
Adam Carthew · Executive Director Digital Platforms / CIO Service Victoria, Service Victoria An experienced Information Technology professional; with recent experience in Executive management of large IT delivery and architecture teams. A strong focus on strategy whilst delivering practical outcomes. Proven people leader who can manage teams through change and improve organizational capability whilst delivering business outcomes.
Jason Tuendemann · Group Chief Technology Officer, Transport for NSW
Partners
- Macquarie Government
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