Sit-Down | CIO | CDO | CISO | July 2023 | Brisbane
Your role as a technology and digital leader in a tight economy
Pullman & Mercure Brisbane King George Square
Hosted by Factor
- 100 attendees
- 30900 hours
Overview
Economists are predicting that the developed world is heading for a recession this year, which means that budgets will be tight and technology and data teams will need to do more with less. Enterprises that make the best use of their available data to provide real solutions to customer problems and are able to effectively secure that data, will have a real competitive advantage.
What we will cover
- Automation in Australian enterprises A deep dive into companies that have invested in automation, the pitfalls of AI, and ethical questions they need to ask.
- Creating a better data strategy Making the best use of their available data to provide real solutions to customer problems while building data literacy.
- Improving your cyber posture Strategies to improve your cyber posture in an environment where breaches will be more complex and frequent.
- Creating an incident response plan Why your existing incident response plan might need a rethink in the wake of recent large-scale cyber attacks.
Agenda
- Welcome coffee & registration(CIO & CISO)
- Welcome coffee & registration(CDO)
- Welcome address and introduction by Sit-Down(CDO)
- Welcome address and introduction by Sit-Down(CIO & CISO)
- Thought Leadership: Rimini ST(CDO)
- Tackling Support Risk & ROI to Drive Digital Transformation!(CIO & CISO) While managing the rising costs of non-strategic legacy applications and technologies, organisations are struggling with the need to modernise their ERP and technology platforms. Enterprise software providers have long imposed their agendas and timelines for transformation, at great financial and operational expense. What are the risks, how can business leaders recognise them, and what are the alternatives? Dennis Remmer, Senior Director for Technology Support at Rimini Street in the Asia/Pacific region, will present key takeaways and discuss how large organisations are overcoming these challenges to successfully implement digital transformation.
- Fireside Chat: Dealing with the ethical implications of AI in education(CDO) Around 1.5 million people across Australia are studying at a tertiary institution. Our universities store a great deal of data about every student, some of it quite personal, particularly if it’s related to an issue such as financial hardship. For the University of Sunshine Coast, how this data is treated needs to be considered very carefully when the university is deciding which digital products and services to build and deploy across its campuses. Join Sit-Down’s director of research and production, Byron Connolly and Omer Yezdani, chief data officer at the University of Sunshine Coast as they discuss how the university approaches ethical questions when deploying AI and other automation technologies. They will discuss: The key questions that the data analytics team asks when deploying technologies that will be used by thousands of students. The times when Yezdani and his team can automate interactions between the university and students but choose not to because it’s not the right thing to do. Why everyone working with these technologies has a responsibility to ask questions about their ethical impacts. How the university decides the actions and processes that are safe to automate, and which ones still require manual intervention.
- Fireside Chat: Dealing with the ethical implications of AI in education(CIO & CISO) Around 1.5 million people across Australia are studying at a tertiary institution. Our universities store a great deal of data about every student, some of it quite personal, particularly if it’s related to an issue such as financial hardship. For the University of Sunshine Coast, how this data is treated needs to be considered very carefully when the university is deciding which digital products and services to build and deploy across its campuses. Join Sit-Down’s moderator and Omer Yezdani, chief data officer at the University of Sunshine Coast as they discuss how the university approaches ethical questions when deploying AI and other automation technologies. They will discuss: The key questions that the data analytics team asks when deploying technologies that will be used by thousands of students. The times when Yezdani and his team can automate interactions between the university and students but choose not to because it’s not the right thing to do. Why everyone working with these technologies has a responsibility to ask questions about their ethical impacts. How the university decides the actions and processes that are safe to automate, and which ones still require manual intervention.
- How integration and automation can help businesses navigate challenging times(CIO & CISO) 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.
- How integration and automation can help businesses navigate challenging times(CDO)
- Networking and morning tea break(CDO)
- Networking and morning tea break(CIO & CISO)
- Data Governance: From speed dating to lifelong partnership(CDO) Data Governance, like your relationship, requires a strong foundation and commitment to make it work. In this presentation, Cameron Ogden, VP of Product Management, explores the main reasons why Data Governance initiatives fail and the key components that are necessary to build a sustainable program with long-term engagement within your organisation.
- How Confident are you in your ability to Recover from a Cyber Attack?(CIO & CISO) 91% of IT and Security Leaders are not!1 In today's digital age, organisations are facing unprecedented challenges in managing and protecting their data across multiple clouds and platforms. Traditional backup and recovery solutions are no longer enough to keep up with the pace and complexity of modern infrastructure. Join us for a dynamic session on how Rubrik is revolutionising data security and protection for multi-cloud environments. Learn about our innovative technology that enables sensitive data discovery, threat hunting, instant recovery, ransomware resilience, and more. Hear from our experts on how Rubrik can help you streamline your operations, reduce costs, and improve your security posture. Discover why Rubrik has been recognised as a leader in the Data security space and how we are on a mission to secure the world’s data and help you achieve ultimate confidence in cyber recovery.
- Fireside Chat:How data is helping Anglicare Southern Queensland enhance its care services(CDO) Barry Mather, chief digital officer at Anglicare Southern Queensland hesitates to use the word ‘transformation’ when he discusses how legacy technology infrastructure is making way for new systems and applications. Technology is not changing the way that the large aged, community and home care provider operates, but it is helping to provide more efficient ways of providing services to residents and clients. A big piece of the puzzle is how data is analysed, using machine learning algorithms, to determine how around 20,000 clients are responding to its care services. Join Sit-Down’s director of research and production, Byron Connolly, as he chats to Barry Mather about: How the organisation completes sentiment analysis that helps determine how people feel about its home care service delivery. How this data is used to improve the organisation’s service delivery. How this same approach is used to determine the reasons why internal staff leave the organisation to help reduce attrition. Data analysis that enables the provider to work out which clients are most suited to its services based on predicted spend (and the ethical questions that need to be asked when making these decisions.) The road to getting access to clean, well governed data across the organisation as legacy systems are slowly being replaced.
- Fireside Chat: How automation has improved Domino’s cyber posture(CIO & CISO) In recent years, pizza retail giant, Domino’s, has spent tens of millions of dollars to beef up its digital capabilities. Clearly, as the organisation creates more digital products for its customers, there needs to be a corresponding investment in securing the IT infrastructure that supports these innovations. Join Stephen Bennett, chief information security officer at Domino’s as he discusses how automation has helped the pizza retailer gain the efficiencies it needs to deal with threats and improve its cyber posture. He will discuss: The automation technologies that Domino’s uses to reduce the time its cyber specialists spend on mundane operational tasks and enable a focus on higher value activities. His thoughts on striking a balance between what should be automated and what needs to be left in the hands of humans. The role automation is playing to help the organisation deal with the cyber skills shortage in Australia and increase staff retention.
- Unlocking the power of data to deliver services to remote communities(CDO) · Creating a winning data management strategy · Mapping the wins and challenges · Ensuring the source data in the analysis is timely and trustworthy.
- Benchmark Your Third-party Sensitive Content Communications Maturity Level(CIO & CISO) Digital transformation is accelerating sharing and transfer of sensitive content to third parties across all industry sectors. Nearly all of this data is regulated and protected by governmental and industry standards. In addition to a cyber-threat landscape that is growing in complexity and maliciousness, maturity of governance and security tracking and controls directly translates into risk. This presentation explores key findings from a new cross-industry global survey focused on third-party sensitive content communications and spells out key takeaways that will help attendees improve their risk posture as it relates to compliance and security.
- Delivering business value from the growing volume of data(CDO) · Harnessing data effectively to deliver business value ·Delivering value for customers and stakeholders · Quantifying the benefits of visualisations, reports, or dashboards
- Fireside Chat: How Gallagher Bassett is using automation and data to create new products, increase revenue and improve outcomes(CIO & CISO) Gallagher Bassett is the largest third-party insurance claims administrator in Australia – it manages claims on behalf of insurers, brokers, government bodies and self-insured organisations. In recent times, automation technologies have been used by the organisation to streamline activities such as the processing of invoices and workers compensation claims. As their automation capability has matured, the organisation is now using the data generated from these processes to create new products, benchmark the supply chain, improve outcomes and increase revenue.
- Peer Connect(CDO)
- Peer connect(CIO & CISO)
- Lunch(CDO)
- Lunch break(CIO & CISO)
- Peer-Led Roundtables(CDO)
- Securing critical infrastructure as the security landscape changes(CIO & CISO) · Adapting to cyber security challenges · Managing personnel risks · Implementing an all-hazards security approach to protect critical assets
- Fireside Chat: Building a data-driven culture across the enterprise(CDO) ·Harnessing the power of data, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology · Delivering the benefits of a data-driven strategy for business and customers · Protecting your data through governance and risk management
- Fireside Chat : How a more diverse tech team has Virgin flying again(CIO & CISO) When airline Virgin Australia came out of administration in late 2020 following a difficult year due to COVID lockdowns, its IT team needed to grow and mature rapidly to enable relaunching and transforming the airline while overcoming a decade of under investment in technology. This has meant that a significantly expanded tech team has been retooled to deploy new technologies and delivery capabilities. Join Sit-Down’s director of research and production, Shahida Sweeney as she chats to David Hogarth, chief information officer at Virgin Australia about how a more diverse team has helped the airline grow and transform over the past two-and-a-half years. This will discuss: How Virgin has moved from an organisation that underinvested in technology to one that is now halfway through a major digital transformation program. The ways in which Virgin has attracted a diverse workforce which has rapidly grown (40% of permanent technology staff are women). Why the majority of all transformation projects across the airline are technology-related and the projects that are at the heart of this change (fixing tech debt across data centres, deploying network infrastructure and physical security, a digital ecosystem that includes a new mobile app, loyalty and baggage systems to reduce customer stress, a new ERP system, as well as a website)
- Fireside Chat: Building your organisation's analytics capability(CDO) Identifying the critical success factors for data management and security Building the skills set and specialist skills and capitalising on knowledge Focusing on continuous improvement
- Fireside Chat: Making cyber security a joint responsibility(CIO & CISO) No organisation is immune to cybercrime. How you do communicate the message across the enterprise? And why does cyber-security start from the top down? Join this fireside chat for insights from the front-line. · Assessing the potential of network and data breaches ·Investing in a forward-thinking cyber-security strategy · Staying vigilant to threats in a fast-changing environment
- Closing remarks by Sit-Down(CDO)
- Closing remarks by Sit-Down(CIO & CISO)
- Networking Reception & drinks(CDO)
- Networking Reception & drinks(CIO & CISO)
Speakers
Omer Yezdani · Chief Data Officer, University of Sunshine Coast An accomplished and successful executive leader with an exceptional record of achievement in public, not for profit and higher education sectors.
Barry Mather · Chief Digital Officer, Anglicare Southern Queensland Barry Mather
Will Hood · Assistant Director, Cyber and Infrastructure Security Outreach QLD, Cyber & Infrastructure Security Group, Department of Home Affairs Will Hood is the Assistant Director, Cyber and Infrastructure Security Outreach Queensland with the Department of Home Affairs. Will and his team are jointly embedded within the Australian Cyber Security Centre where they work with government and industry partners towards improving the security and resilience of Australia’s critical infrastructure. For infrastructure asset owners and operators, this includes whole-of-economy security uplift in line with the Government’s legislative agenda to ens
Nathan Pilgrim · Chief Information, Product and Strategy Officer, Gallagher Bassett Nathan is an executive leader with more than 20 years experience in many industries, including financial services, insurance, private education, legal, accounting, engineering and mining.
Stephen Bennett · Global Chief Information Security Officer, Domino's A versatile Senior Security Leader with 30 years of experience in the IT industry with a strong background in building security capability from the ground up for large enterprise organisations covering such verticals as Gaming, Law Enforcement, Healthcare and Retail in both Asia Pacific and European markets.
Michaela Shea · Head of Data Strategy and Engagement, Bendigo Bank Michaela’s mission is to help organisations thrive and survive digital disruption by harnessing the power of data, AI and technology through cultural, technological and data-driven strategies. Her passion is building new capability from scratch and taking on difficult, or even impossible, challenges. She does this by creating strong partnerships with stakeholders and experts, and by helping senior leaders envision the art of the possible combined with measurable outcomes.
Feiselia Tan · Head of Analytics, Telstra Feiselia worked across the banking, media, and the telecom industries before joining Telstra. She is an Advanced Analytics Chapter Lead at Telstra, and leads a team of insights analysts and data scientists. This supports the Consumer and Small Business functions within Telstra from a data and analytics perspective. On top of her day-to-day job, she is helping to foster the data science community through Telstra Helix and Data 4 Good. These initiatives focus on on using data science skills to dr
Stuart Campbell · Head of Customer Analytics, The Lottery Corporation Stuart is an experienced data science and data analytics leade. His focus is to lead teams to deliver exceptional personalised and optimised customer experiences. This is through finding the hidden insights that help engage customers, and drive better outcomes.
Nick Warwick · Project Manager - Digital & Data Transformation, Royal Flying Doctor Service
Dr david Stockdale · Director, Cyber Security (CISO) & Director, AusCERT, The University of Queensland David is currently the Deputy Director with responsibility for IT Infrastructure, Data Services and operational security at The University of Queensland (UQ). He is also the Director of AusCERT, one of the oldest CERTs (Computer Emergency Response Teams) in the world and a not-for-profit organisation based at The University of Queensland. With a career spanning 38 years, it has seen him in roles straddling electronic engineering, IT and astrophysics.
Dennis Remmer · Senior Director for Global Service Delivery in the Asia/Pacific, Rimini Street Dennis Remmer is Rimini Street's Senior Director for Global Service Delivery in the Asia/Pacific region. He leads a team of elite engineers based in Australia, Singapore, Japan and Korea that deliver worlds-best support across Rimini Street's technology product lines. He has over 30 years’ experience in the development, architecture, and support of enterprise IT, and is a specialist in Oracle middleware, integration, and Cloud PaaS.
Cameron Ogden · Vice President of Product Management, Precisely Cameron is VP of Product Management at Precisely where he is responsible contributing to the growth, innovation, and go-to-market strategy for Precisely’s product portfolio. With over 20 years of experience, Cameron has a proven track record of building enterprise data products and communicating complex topics in ways that both business and technical teams understand. Cameron is a requested speaker and author on product management, information strategy, artificial intelligence, and data governance.
Linda Scott · Managing Director and Founder, Thinking Leaders Pty Ltd I work with CEOs, business owners, executives and senior leadership teams to unlock their potential, achieve high performance, and fast track growth and results, for themselves and their businesses. I have worked in and for businesses as a finance executive for nearly 30 years. After a very successful career both locally and internationally, I founded Thinking Leaders to focus on leadership, career and business growth, decision making, time management, productivity, communication effectiveness, problem solving, increasing profits and results, and creating professional businesses to maximise monetisation value, through changing the way you think, behave and respond. A speaker and facilitator in the space of self-leadership and perspective, and how this impacts your environment and results, I teach strategies to help you understand that you have choice about your thinking, which in turn impacts how you respond and the results you create.
Nicholas Moss · Manager, Data Services, Queensland Police Nicholas has worked with the Queensland Police Service for more than five years. His focus is on analytics, program management, and business strategy. Previously, he worked with the Department of Community Safety, and Department of Emergency Services.
Dale Heath · CTO, Rubrik A little about Dale - he looooves all things security! Throughout his tenure, Dale has been involved in helping organisations develop and implement their data governance strategies and is often called upon to assist and guide ANZ organisations looking for advice & strategy on moving to the cloud while keeping their data 100% secure. In his spare time, he likes tequila and cross fit!
Partners
- Precisely Precisely is the global leader in data integrity, providing accuracy, consistency, and context in data for 12,000 customers in more than 100 countries, including 99 of the Fortune 100. Precisely’s data integration, data quality, data governance, location intelligence, and data enrichment products power better business decisions to create better outcomes.
- 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.
- Rimini Street
- Rubrik Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company™, delivers data security and operational resilience for enterprises. Rubrik’s big idea is to provide data security and data protection on a single platform, including: Zero Trust Data Protection, ransomware investigation, incident containment, sensitive data discovery, and orchestrated application recovery. This means data is ready at all times so you can recover the data you need, and avoid paying a ransom. Because when you secure your data, you secure your applications, and you secure your business. For more information please visit www.rubrik.com and follow @rubrikInc on Twitter and Rubrik, Inc. on LinkedIn. Rubrik is a registered trademark of Rubrik, Inc. Other marks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
- 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.
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