Sydney CIO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.

Mastering the art of change and adaptability
Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise

Sydney CIO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Sydney CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Co-Chairs

Dovid Clarke

Sydney Airport Corporation
Head of Cyber Security

Susie Costa

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
SVP, Head of Security Management

Christian Daugbjerg

Demant
Vice President IT, Asia Pacific

Ben Doyle

Thales Australia
CISO Asia Pacific

David Reeve

Metcash Trading
CIO

Members

Victor Akkari

Cochlear
Chief Information Security Officer

Toby Amodio

Parliament of Australia
Chief Information Security Officer

Jason Anderson

Australian Retirement Trust
Chief Information Security Officer

Venkat Balakrishnan

TAL Life
CISO

Stephen Bennett

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd
Group Chief Information Security Officer

Mitra Bhar

NSW Education Standards Authority
Chief Information Officer

Wendy Bryant

NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
Chief Digital and Information Officer

Richard Burke

Graincorp Limited
Global Information Security Manager

Nishanth Chandran

Suncorp Group
Transformation Director & Interim CIO/Head of Wealth Technology

Lea Cornelius

Compass Group Australia
CIO

Dave Cowan

Link Group
Chief Information Security Officer

Jack Cross

Queensland University Of Technology
Associate Director of Information Security

Eduardo Dowd

WPP AUNZ
Group CIO

Elrich Engel

AMP
Director Cyber Security (CISO), Architecture & Data (acting)

Daniel Evans

Rio Tinto Australia
Chief Information Officer

Richard Exton

Aware Super
CTO

Daniela Fernandez

PayPal Australia
Head of Information Security Australia

Leanne Fry

AUSTRAC
Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Information Officer

Raghu Gandhy

Veolia Australia and New Zealand
Chief Information Security Officer

Tanya Graham

Healthscope Limited
Executive General Manager, Strategic Programs

Kate Ingwersen

Challenger Limited
Chief Technology Officer

Mukesh Kapadia

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia
Global Deputy CISO and BPT Integration Lead

Frederick Lusk

NSW Health
CIO

Colin Mapp

Toyota Finance Australia
Chief Information Officer

Anthony Molinia

University of Newcastle
Chief Information Officer

Mackenzie Muir

Allianz Australia
Chief Information Security Officer

Paul Murphy

GHD Services
Chief Technology Officer

Christopher Neal

Ramsay Health Care Limited
CISO

Hank Opdam

The Star Entertainment Group
Chief Information Security & Continuity Officer

Sebastian Schultes

Brookfield Asset Management Australia
Vice President, Technology Services

Siva Sivasubramanian

Optus
CISO

Mark Smink

Jones Lang LaSalle
Chief Information Security Officer - Asia Pacific

Brad Tallon

Holcim Australia
Executive General Manager, IT, Technical & Engineering (Australia/NZ)

Debbie Taylor

NBN
Chief Information Officer

Wouter Veugelen

Santos
VP Global Cyber & Information Security

Nick Vine

Mirvac
Group Manager, Cybersecurity

Bianca Wirth

NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
CISO

"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”

Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies

"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”

Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank

“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”

Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

October 11 - 13, 2022 | 3 days

Global CIO Executive Summit

Waldorf Astoria Chicago

A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

8 November 2022 | 1 day

Sydney CIO Executive Summit

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

Content from your CIO peers

PODCAST | AUGUST 14, 2022

The Next Big Question, Episode 22

Executive Director and Digital CIO Eddy Wagoner of JLL joins the podcast to talk about how C-level leaders can address sustainability and other global concerns. Wagoner shares how to collaborate across the C-suite on global issues and why focusing on sustainability is necessary to grow and remain competitive.

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BLOG | AUGUST 8, 2022

4 Things We Learned about the War for Talent

Talent shortages. This isn’t a new problem, but the events of the past two years have escalated the situation to unprecedented heights. We asked 700 C-level executives across Evanta communities about the war for talent – here are four key learnings from the survey.

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PODCAST | AUGUST 7, 2022

The Next Big Question, Episode 21

CHRO Janice Deskus of Staples kicks off our summer podcast series by answering this big question: How should C-level executives influence the enterprise? Listen as Janice discusses how to earn a seat at the decision-making table and add your perspective and why it’s important to expand beyond your functional role.