Sydney CIO Executive Summit

As technology evolves, it’s crucial for organisations to transform and modernise their ways of working to ensure they can support operations at scale with security, reliability and agility. At CBA, we are transforming the way we deliver technology in a secure and resilient manner, empowering teams to design, change and operate products and services end-to-end with the customer at the centre of everything they do. 

Join this session with Rodrigo Castillo, Chief Technology Officer, CBA as he shares his vision and learnings on:

• Building modern operating models to fuel digital initiatives and drive business value
• Identifying and responding to evolving changes to minimise business impact
• Leveraging AI to elevate the customer experience and sustain competitive advantages

As organisations race to leverage the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), IT and security leaders are actively capitalising on AI’s capabilities to drive new business growth. How can your organisation take advantage of AI as a value-add strategy and unlock new growth opportunities?  How have other organisations successfully optimised their business performance through AI?

Join this session to explore two compelling AI use cases on how other organisations navigated the AI journey:

• Identifying high-impact AI use cases and align your AI investments to your AI ambition
• Strategically plan your AI execution and governance
• How to measure and realise value from AI investments?

Organisations are urged to modernise IT operations to keep pace with the rapidly evolving business landscape. IT and security leaders are at the forefront of this initiative, tasked with building out an efficient and optimised operational model to prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. 

Join this interactive session to discuss:

• Using a hybrid IT strategy to build resilient systems that ensure business continuity
• Addressing mission critical systems as part of an overall hybrid IT strategy
• Optimising business process performance by improving business observability

Third party relationships are closest and may prove to be the most tangible risks to your business, yet the whole supply chain of your business partners still pose a substantial threat. Most organisations’ vendor relationship extend to the 8th party. IT and Security leaders need to understand this web of connectedness in order to better manage and communicate enterprise risk.

Join this session to discuss:

• Gaining visibility into risk across the whole supply chain
• Strategies for effective risk management and monitoring business partners
• Overcoming resource challenges to prioritise third party risk

In today's digitally interconnected world, the imperative for innovation has never been more crucial for leadership and organisational success. As technology evolves at an unprecedented rate, organisations must continuously adapt and innovate to stay ahead in the digital race. How can CIOs and CISOs maintain a constant innovative mindset and drive business value?

Join this session with Kurt Brissett, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Transport for NSW, as he unfolds:

• Optimising the use of technology to enhance the user experience
• Securing digital products and services while ensuring safe and reliable transit solutions
• Investing in innovative tools and processes for long-term growth

As digital enterprises evolve to stay competitive, continuous modernisation is imperative to minimise cost, risk and impact of legacy technology. Leveraging new technologies and innovation can become a challenge in legacy environments. What is the CIO’s best path forward to successfully allow legacy systems to coexist with new digital products?

Join this session to discuss:

• Keeping legacy systems agile to meet business needs
• Prioritising which legacy systems to modernise
• Freeing up budget to implement AI solutions

Did you know that over 85 percent of firms in APAC have reported being hacked? Moreover, the average data breach costs organisations upwards of AUD$6.3 million. For many organisations, the question isn't if they'll be attacked, but when and how it will happen. With the increasing accessibility of certain attack types and the complexities introduced by distributed work, cloud adoption, and third-party code, achieving cyber resilience is more critical than ever. 

This session will delve into strategies that IT and security leaders can use to preserve business operations and protect sensitive data in a world where attacks are inevitable. Join this interactive roundtable to discuss:

• Understanding your risk profile – what’s your tolerance for downtimes on business-critical systems?
• Business continuity management – what is your minimum viable level to ensure continuous operation despite cyber threats?
• Managing risks and costs – how can you optimise costs while improving security?