Sit-Down | CIO | CDO | CISO | August 2023 | Sydney

Overview

Asia-Pacific economies are slowing as living costs skyrocket and consumers become increasingly cautious about where they spend their money. Tough market conditions are also forcing many enterprises to find the right balance between keeping costs to a minimum while continuing to invest in digitisation initiatives that provide competitive advantage.

What we will cover

• Your transformation journey How the digitisation initiatives of enterprises across all industries are moving forward in a post-pandemic era.
• Data as a strategic asset How enterprises are creating real value from their data by treating it as a strategic asset.
• Improving your cyber posture How companies are strengthening their cyber posture and incident response plans to deal with the increased complexity.
• Dealing with the talent crisis Strategies that c-suite leaders are adopting to attract and retain technology and cyber talent.

Agenda

• 8:30 am Welcome coffee & registration(CISO)
• 8:30 am Welcome coffee & registration(CDO / CIO)
• 9:00 am Welcome Address(CISO)
• 9:00 am Welcome Address(CDO / CIO)
• 9:05 am CIO Concerns v CIO Priorities across Asia/Pacific & ANZ: the intersection of business and technology and the trends in 2023(CISO) The changing business paradigm is driving a significant change in the role of CIO and IT decision makers who are increasingly playing a much more pivotal role in shaping the strategic, tactical and operational decisions of an organizations. With digital technologies increasingly shaping the destiny of organizations, technology is no longer a means to drive operational efficiency and productivity but underpinning an organization’s ability to build sustainable competitive advantage in a rapidly changing and constantly evolving market and competitive landscape. Top of mind for CIO’s in 2023 include the Public v Private Cloud debate, Consumption based Infrastructure Services, Data Management, Computing at the EDGE, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning all of which will require a CIO to think both strategically and tactically in 2023 and beyond.
• 9:05 am CIO Concerns v CIO Priorities across Asia/Pacific & ANZ: the intersection of business and technology and the trends in 2023(CDO / CIO) The changing business paradigm is driving a significant change in the role of CIO and IT decision makers who are increasingly playing a much more pivotal role in shaping the strategic, tactical and operational decisions of an organizations. With digital technologies increasingly shaping the destiny of organizations, technology is no longer a means to drive operational efficiency and productivity but underpinning an organization’s ability to build sustainable competitive advantage in a rapidly changing and constantly evolving market and competitive landscape. Top of mind for CIO’s in 2023 include the Public v Private Cloud debate, Consumption based Infrastructure Services, Data Management, Computing at the EDGE, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning all of which will require a CIO to think both strategically and tactically in 2023 and beyond.
• 9:30 am The challenges around innovating in aged care: A case study with HammondCare(CISO) The aged care sector in Australia faces significant challenges. Organizations are navigating issues related to staffing shortages and demanding working conditions, financial viability and reputational repercussions resulting from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. One notable aged care provider, HammondCare, is actively addressing these challenged through technological innovation under the leadership of Mike Baird, former Premier of New South Wales. We invite you to join John Sutherland, Chief Information Officer at HammondCare, as he shares insights into their approach to shape the sector digitally, through their digital strategy. Mr Sutherland will cover the importance of human centred design thinking in healthcare, the role of analytics and their vision for a world first AI-powered digital twin for aged care.”
• 9:30 am The challenges around innovating in aged care: A case study with HammondCare(CDO / CIO) The aged care sector in Australia faces significant challenges. Organizations are navigating issues related to staffing shortages and demanding working conditions, financial viability and reputational repercussions resulting from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. One notable aged care provider, HammondCare, is actively addressing these challenged through technological innovation under the leadership of Mike Baird, former Premier of New South Wales. We invite you to join John Sutherland, Chief Information Officer at HammondCare, as he shares insights into their approach to shape the sector digitally, through their digital strategy. Mr Sutherland will cover the importance of human centred design thinking in healthcare, the role of analytics and their vision for a world first AI-powered digital twin for aged care.”
• 9:55 am Harnessing the Power of Language Models for The Enterprise(CISO) The release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in December 2022 has drawn an incredible amount of attention. This curiosity extends from artificial intelligence in general to the class of technologies that underpins the AI chatbot. These models called large language models (LLMs), are capable of generating text on a seemingly endless range of topics. Understanding LLMs is key to understanding how ChatGPT works. Join Noble Raveendran, Sales Engineer at Dataiku, for an opportunity to gain comprehensive insights into ChatGPT and LLMs and witness their transformative potential for businesses across industries.
• 9:55 am Harnessing the Power of Language Models for The Enterprise(CDO / CIO) The release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in December 2022 has drawn an incredible amount of attention. This curiosity extends from artificial intelligence in general to the class of technologies that underpins the AI chatbot. These models called large language models (LLMs), are capable of generating text on a seemingly endless range of topics. Understanding LLMs is key to understanding how ChatGPT works. Join Noble Raveendran, Sales Engineer at Dataiku, for an opportunity to gain comprehensive insights into ChatGPT and LLMs and witness their transformative potential for businesses across industries.
• 10:20 am Morning Tea & Networking(CISO) 10.20am to 11.00am
• 10:20 am Morning Tea & Networking(CDO / CIO)
• 11:00 am Establishing an Autonomous SOC Strategy(CISO) Today's security operations centre (SOC) leaders face a tough balancing act of securing complex infrastructures, achieving digital transformation, managing risks, and retaining skilled cybersecurity talent amidst an ever-evolving threat landscape. The solution to these challenges is the autonomous SOC, which offers simplified visualization, automation, analytics and reduces alert fatigue affecting SOC analysts. In this talk, Mickey Perre, Devo’s APAC cybersecurity strategist will go over the benefits of the autonomous SOC, its implementation, and its impact on the cybersecurity industry. He will demonstrate how an autonomous SOC can automate triage, investigation, and hunting, resulting in fast, effective detection and incident response for cloud-first infrastructures.
• 11:00 am How integration and automation can help businesses navigate challenging times(CDO / CIO) For CIOs, finding technologies that will provide efficiencies and cost savings that will help their organisations deal with an uncertain global macroeconomic environment is getting harder. There is a bevy of solutions available in the market that promise to take the load off teams by automating key business processes. Join David Irecki, Director, Solution Consulting – APJ at Boomi as he shares insights, using case study examples, that illustrate how integration and automation can help achieve what every CIO cares about: security, operational excellence, innovation, and shareholder value.
• 11:25 am Building the talent base for cyber-security professionals(CISO) Attracting and retaining the best talent Incorporating diversity across the talent pool Investing in mentoring in a competitive marketplace
• 11:25 am Enhancing Decision-Making: Using tools like Generative AI to empower your business leaders.(CDO / CIO) Empowering business with the right language Articulating the value of advanced solutions Owning the narrative to uncover opportunities
• 11:50 am Establishing Cyber Resilience in a Cloud-First World: Minimising Risks and Reinforcing Security Posture(CISO) In an era of rapid digital innovation, companies are increasingly harnessing the agility of cloud-based technologies to meet growing consumer demands. While this shift promises significant advantages, it also ushers in complex security challenges beyond the scope of traditional tools and processes. This fireside chat brings together IT and security leaders to explore the journey towards a resilient cyber culture that propels rather than impedes innovation. We will delve into the intricacies of compliant, cloud-native innovation, risk reduction, operational efficiency, and peer-led strategies for managing cloud security challenges. Key Discussion Points: 1. Making Security a Collective Responsibility 2. Integrating Security Early into the Product Development Life Cycle 3. Leveraging Automation for Enhanced Security Efficiency 4. Addressing the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape
• 11:50 am Unleashing Data Potential: Scalable Solutions for Modern Applications(CDO / CIO)
• 0:15 pm Cloud Security in Turbulent Times(CISO) Aqua will discuss how to help lift your cloud security posture during times of disruption and uncertainty. The shift to cloud platforms across public sector and private enterprise has placed CIO and CISO's under increased pressure to deliver secure scalable solutions their stakeholders. Aqua will share our observations around how to uplift posture, build scale and resiliency into your cloud journey.
• 0:15 pm Fireside Chat :How Clubs NSW is using facial recognition to identify problem gamblers(CDO / CIO) Technology will lead a change in the way that clubs across NSW address problem gambling, according to David McGrath, chief digital officer at Clubs NSW. McGrath says technologies like facial recognition will be trialled this year to anonymously identify patrons on the national gambling self-exclusion register who are entering clubs. Join David McGrath as he discusses the role that these technologies will play to reduce potential harm. He will focus specifically on how Clubs NSW is creating a standard for facial recognition providers to work with the exclusion databases. He will also detail how these technologies will keep up with changing government policies to reform gambling across the state.
• 0:40 pm Peer Connect(CISO)
• 0:40 pm Peer Connect(CDO / CIO)
• 1:10 pm Lunch(CISO) Executive Roundtable 12.55pm to 2.10pm
• 1:10 pm Lunch(CDO / CIO) Executive Roundtable 12.55pm to 2.10pm
• 2:10 pm “The Confluence That Will Revolutionize a CISO’s Ability to Deliver Business Value” Third party risk management, Compliance and Secure Communications in today’s compliance and threat landscape.
• 2:10 pm Demonstrating Automation Values and Why it Can be Your Key to Success(CDO / CIO) Automation, leveraging process Management and other technologies, has opened up new possibilities. The pace of adoption has been rapid. Institutions of all sizes globally are leveraging automation to drive value. When done right, automation has proven to deliver real benefits, join this session to explore the power of automation and why it could be your key to success: • streamline processes • improve efficiency & accuracy • maximise compliance • reduce costs • improve productivity.
• 2:35 pm Mapping the groundwork for security and risk management -- what works in cyber-space(CISO) Integrating IT, risk management, and cyber-security across the enterprise Streamlining the dialogue across the risk management and cyber-security portfolios Protecting the digital assets, networks, and platforms in cyber-space
• 2:35 pm Leveraging data as a strategic asset(CDO / CIO) Opening door to new efficiencies, insights, and capabilities Reaching a point of maturity where enterprise strategy and operations are data-driven Modernising the data infrastructure to deliver enterprise-wide value
• 3:00 pm How good is your third party risk management program.(CISO) Current third party risk management state Third party risk landscape and risk assessments Building a fit for purpose program
• 3:00 pm Peer-Led Roundtables(CDO / CIO)
• 3:25 pm Information protection as a growing business risk and IT security challenge(CISO) Data lifecycle management combo of Business and IT Data classification, labelling and retention – who’s in charge, people or algorithms? Data leakage prevention and insider risk management
• 3:45 pm Fireside chat: The business case for Privacy enhancing technologies!(CDO / CIO) The current state of play within businesses The impending changes and the considerations The uncertainty of change and what it means Building plan to achieve readiness
• 3:50 pm Innovations towards convergence of AI and the Metaverse: what are the implications for privacy?(CISO) Technology is advancing at a rapid pace. Generative AI and the Metaverse are at the forefront of this evolution. AI systems have access to vast amounts of personal data. The metaverse offers a new platform for customer experience and brand identity. As AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous and the metaverse evolves, organisations must assess privacy and security implications. Mapping developments in AI, Metaverse, virtual reality, and blockchain technologies Securing the converged platforms and supporting a trusted customer experience Assessing the risks from this convergence and resilience to new threats
• 4:15 pm Closing Remarks(CISO)
• 4:15 pm Closing Remarks(CDO / CIO)
• 4:20 pm Networking & Drinks Reception(CISO)
• 4:20 pm Networking & Drinks Reception(CDO / CIO)

Speakers

• John Sutherland · Chief Information Officer (CIO), HammondCare
• David McGrath · Chief Digital Officer, ClubsNSW
• Jihad Zein · Head of GRC, Technology, Toll Group Jihad Zein has international experience leading IT roles across both developed and emerging markets.
• Matt Duckworth · Director, IT Risk and Security Asia, MetLife
• Vlad Vyshnivetskyy · Information Security Manager, PICA Group
• Dr Mahendra Samarawickrama · Director, Centre for Sustainable AI Dr Mahendra is a leader in the AI and data science sector with rich experience across a wide range of people, cultures, technologies and governance. He is extremely passionate about empowering people, innovations, and creativity to enhance the businesses and customer experience. His experience spans across conceptualising, building and managing a variety of data science and analytics teams, systems and processes. He specialises and focuses on Data Science, AI and Customer Experience (CX). He has been part of, or led teams that have built state-of-the-art data science, AI and CX capabilities. He has taken initiatives to improve and streamline business insight and data-science processes that directly or indirectly generate revenue and improve business productivity. He is a regular mentor in various tech forums, conferences and events worldwide. He holds a PhD in computer science with masters of business administration (MBA) and project management (MPM), enabling him to solve complex data-driven business problems optimally. He is skilled in machine learning, deep learning, statistics, big-data analytics and high-performance computing. He is a graduate of the AICD (GAICD), an ACS certified professional (CP), a senior member of IEEE (SMIEEE) and an honorary visiting scholar at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
• Tim Armstrong · Director of Digital Capability and Data, Nova Entertainment As Director of Digital Capability and Data, Tim is responsible for aligning technology, data and operational frameworks through people, building and enabling new digital and data capability across the NOVA Entertainment network. Tim’s role is import
• Rohan Dutt · Director Technical Engagement, Kiteworks
• Chris Ellis · Director, Pre-Sales, Nintex Chris Ellis, Pre-Sales Director at Nintex, gained invaluable experience in SharePoint, Office 365 and the Nintex Platform as a pre-sales solution specialist within the partner network. Hailing from Aberdeen in Scotland, his work with the Nintex Platform exposed him to the full lifecycle from analysis and requirement gathering to delivery, support and training, contributing across a spectrum of projects in various industries and in some interesting places
• Cam Strachan · Head of Data and Analytics, SCA - Southern Cross Austero Cam Strachan is a seasoned technologist with a deep understanding of data-driven strategies that optimise content creation, distribution, and audience engagement. With experience in consulting, implementing, and optimising MarTech and AdTech solutions, Cam has contributed to streamlining marketing processes, improving targeting and personalisation, and enhancing campaign effectiveness to drive measurable results.
• Mickey Perre · APAC Cybersecurity Strategist, Devo Before joining private enterprise, he worked across multiple industries including Government, Legal, Gambling and Healthcare. Mickey is a tactician who enjoys providing talk topics that are not only relevant but actionable.
• Simon Hoare · Regional Account Manager, Aqua Security Simon is responsible for Aqua Security’s customers and business growth across federal government and the broader Northern Region of ANZ. Simon works with customers helping them unify their cyber security posture to protect, detect and prioritize risks across every phase of the development lifecycle and into production.
• David Taylor · Solution Architect, Aqua Security David has been working in the IT infrastructure space for over 25 years with tenures at companies ranging from international ISPs to Tier 1 banks, in the government space he was worked for the likes of AUSTRAC. The industry has seen unprecedented change in that time and David’s skillset has stayed in lockstep with the industry. David is strongly focused on the success of his customers and the long term viability and profitability of the systems and services he works to implement.
• Simon Ellis · Head of Cyber Security, Lendi Group
• Anthony Leverington · Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, Sysdig
• Jennifer O'Brien · Moderator, Factor Well-known business and technology journalist, Jennifer O’Brien, is the founder of Stories Ink, a content creation and event hosting business. O’Brien originally cut her teeth in the world of channel reporting, initially in her hometown of Toronto, before venturing to Australia in 20003 and joining IDG’s ARN magazine as journalist, features editor, events editor and associate editor. For over 25 years, she has covered the business and technology sector as a journalist, editor, content creator and event host and moderator for more titles including CIO Australia, CMO Australia, Computerworld Australia, and for various magazines and newspapers globally in Canada, and in Northern Ireland including The Ulster Star. With her extensive experience in both the channel and enterprise arena, O’Brien is a well-known face on the circuit as a speaker, event host and moderator for hundreds of executive roundtables, breakfast summits, panel discussions, Gala dinners, awards ceremonies, conferences, webinars, networking dinners, and specially themed events during her more than 15 years, working as senior writer, features editor, events editor and associate editor at IDG (now Foundry). As an experienced content creator, writer, communicator and public speaker, O’Brien has found her niche weaving ‘human-led’ storytelling into the realm of business and technology.
• Grant Case · RVP Sales Engineering APJ, Dataiku Grant Case is the Regional Vice President for Sales Engineering for Dataiku, where he oversees a team of Sales Engineers across Asia in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Australia, and New Zealand. With over twenty years of experience in analytics, Grant has been a developer, user, line of business owner, architect, and executive. Grant was one of Dataiku’s first employees in the United States and moved to Sydney in 2019 to help open the business for Dataiku in the region.
• Julian Badell · Solutions Lead, Lenovo
• Glen Arrowsmith · VP of IT & Security Engineering, Arkose Labs
• Ricky Burkhardt · Application Security Principal, Coles Ricky Burkhardt is an Application Security Principal at Coles Group Limited, responsible for development and delivery of security strategy across cloud-native application development. With over 20 years of technical experience, Ricky excels in navigating complex security challenges, consistently seeking pragmatic and innovative solutions to mitigate risks effectively and safeguard organisations from potential threats.

Partners

• Sysdig
• GWI
• Dataiku Dataiku is the centralized data platform that moves businesses along their data journey from analytics at scale to enterprise AI. By providing a common ground for data experts and explorers, a repository of best practices, shortcuts to machine learning and AI deployment/management, and a centralized, controlled environment, Dataiku is the catalyst for data-powered companies. Customers like Unilever, GE, and Comcast use Dataiku to ensure they are moving quickly and growing exponentially along with the amount of data they’re collecting. By removing roadblocks, Dataiku ensures more opportunity for business-impacting models and creative solutions, allowing teams to work faster and smarter.
• Boomi Boomi aims to make the world a better place by connecting everyone to everything, anywhere. The pioneer of cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS), and now a category-leading, global software as a service (SaaS) company, Boomi touts the largest customer base among integration platform vendors and a worldwide network of approximately 800 partners – including Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, SAP, and Snowflake. Global organisations turn to Boomi’s award-winning platform to discover, manage, and orchestrate data, while connecting applications, processes, and people for better, faster outcomes. For more information, visit http://www.boomi.com.
• Nintex Nintex is the global standard for process intelligence and automation. Today more than 10,000 public and private sector organisations across 90 countries turn to the Nintex Platform to accelerate progress on their digital transformation journeys by quickly and easily managing, automating and optimising business processes. Learn more by visiting www.nintex.com and experience how Nintex and its global partner network are shaping the future of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA).
• Kiteworks Kitework's mission is to empower organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive and save of sensitive content. To this end, we created Kiteworks a Content Governance, Compliance, and Protection platform. The platform enables customers to unify, track, control and secure sensitive content moving within, into, and out of their organization to reduce risk exposure and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Aqua Security Aqua Security stops cloud native attacks across the application lifecycle and is the only company with a $1M Cloud Native Protection Warranty to guarantee it. As the pioneer in cloud native security, Aqua helps customers reduce risk while building the future of their businesses. The Aqua Platform is the industry's most integrated Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), protecting the application lifecycle from code to cloud and back. Founded in 2015, Aqua is headquartered in Boston, MA and Ramat Gan, IL with Fortune 1000 customers in over 40 countries.
• Couchbase
• Devo Devo is the only cloud-native logging and security analytics platform that releases the full potential of your data to empower bold, confident action. With unrivalled scale to collect all of your data without compromise, speed to give you immediate access and answers, and clarity to focus on the signals that matter most, Devo is your ally in protecting your organization today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Devo is backed by Insight Partners, Georgian, and Bessemer Venture Partners.
• Lenovo
• VMWare
• Intel

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