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Sydney CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Sydney community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
- Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
- Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
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
Qsuper
Chief Information Security Officer
Venkat Balakrishnan
TAL Life
CISO
Tim Batten
MetLife Australia
CIO
Stephen Bennett
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd
Group Chief Information Security Officer
Mitra Bhar
NSW Education Standards Authority
Chief Information Officer
Wendy Bryant
Transport for NSW
CIO
Richard Burke
Graincorp Limited
Global Information Security Manager
Lea Cornelius
Compass Group Australia
CIO
Dave Cowan
Link Group
Chief Information Security Officer
Eduardo Dowd
WPP AUNZ
Group CIO
Elrich Engel
AMP
Director Cyber Security (CISO), Architecture & Data (acting)
Daniel Evans
Rio Tinto Australia
Chief Information Security Officer
Matthew Fedele-Sirotich
NSW Department of Customer Service
Cluster Chief Information Security Officer
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
Darren Hungerford
Bluescope Steel
CTO
Rob James
TPG Telecom
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
Doug Jenkins
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
CIO
Sheela Maji
Serco Asia Pacific
Chief Digital Officer (Asia Pacific)
Colin Mapp
Toyota Finance Australia
Chief Information Officer
Anthony Molinia
University of Newcastle
Chief Information Officer
Jackie Montado
Oil Search Limited
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President
Mackenzie Muir
Allianz Australia
Chief Information Security Officer
Christopher Neal
Ramsay Health Care Limited
CISO
Hank Opdam
The Star Entertainment Group
Chief Information Security & Continuity Officer
Chris Pogson
Mirvac
General Manager, Technology (CIO)
Kshira Saagar
Latitude Financial Services
Chief Data Officer
Sebastian Schultes
Brookfield Asset Management Australia
Vice President, Technology Services
Siva Sivasubramanian
SingTel Optus
CISO
Mark Smink
JLL Australia
Chief Information Security Officer - Asia Pacific
Brad Tallon
Holcim Australia
Executive General Manager, IT, Technical & Engineering (Australia/NZ)
Debbie Taylor
NBN
Chief Information Officer
Fred Thiele
Transport for NSW
Group 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
Virtual Programs
17 - 18 November 2021
Sydney CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Content from your CIO peers
BLOG | OCTOBER 18, 2021
BLOG | OCTOBER 18, 2021
6 Learnings from Our Survey on the Great Resignation
With record numbers of workers leaving their current jobs in 2021, we asked C-level executives if this is a temporary shift or something bigger? Read what 900 C-suite leaders in Evanta communities are saying about the Great Resignation and how it's impacting their outlook for 2022.
VIEW POSTINFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
INFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
CIO Community Pulse on the Impact of the Great Resignation
It’s no surprise to IT leaders that employee retention and attrition are a challenge in 2021, so we asked CIOs if this is a temporary shift or something bigger? Read what 270 CIOs are saying about the “Great Resignation” and how it is impacting their outlook for 2022 and beyond.
VIEW RESULTSINFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
INFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
C-Suite Community Pulse on the Impact of the Great Resignation
With record numbers of workers leaving their current jobs in 2021, we asked C-level executives if this is a temporary shift or something bigger? Read what 900 C-suite leaders are saying about the “Great Resignation” and how it is impacting their outlook for 2022 and beyond.
VIEW RESULTSYour Community Partners
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