Sydney CIO Community
Inner Circle
16 August 2022 | Ivy Sunroom
16 August 2022
Ivy Sunroom
Expand your network and engage with peers
Join the Gartner Sydney CIO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CIO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.
Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Reimagining business models, technology strategies and company culture
Embracing an age of agility
Securing the next wave of technology
Sydney CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body 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
Agenda
16 August 2022
16:30 - 17:30 Executive Networking Reception
17:30 - 18:45 Discussion Topics
Using Digital Acceleration to Sculpt an Enterprise Change
Gareth Cox
Vice President of Sales APJ
Exabeam
Paul Gladigau
CIO and General Manager, Business and Institutional Banking Technology
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sadeed Tirmizey
Deputy CISO
Airservices Australia
Martin Webb
Head of IT Australia
Roche Diagnostics Australia
Jihad Zein
Head of IT Governance, Risk and Assurance
Toll Group
Michael Turner
Chief Technology Officer
Northern Beaches Council
Emmanuel Desproges
Digital Leader JPAC & ASIA
Sanofi Australia
The ability to pivot nimbly in a rapidly changing world can be a major asset. However, making the transition demands the reimagining of business models, technology strategies and company culture—all at the same time. Restructuring a segregated project management model reaps major rewards at the divisional and enterprise-wide levels.
Innovation and progress are the lifeblood of a robust enterprise. With a more complex operating model comes the need for a much more robust security strategy. To improve business outcomes, the forward-thinking leader is continuously adopting new technologies and protecting existing assets.
In this interactive conversation, CIOs & CISOs will have the opportunity to discuss what organisations are doing to embrace the digital era.
Topic 1: Embracing an Age of Agility
- What are you doing to create an agile enterprise culture?
- How are you implementing a continuous delivery model?
- How are you fostering rapid innovation?
Topic 2: Securing the Next Wave of Technology
- How are you embracing new technologies and innovative improvements?
- How are you combining high visibility and zero trust to protect individual and collective assets?
- What advancements are needed for a more robust security strategy?
18:45 - 19:15 Networking Break
19:15 - 20:30 Summary Discussion & Dinner
20:30 - 21:30 Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
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Health & Safety Local Guidelines
To ensure the well-being of participants, partners, and associates, we will continue to monitor and adhere to government, venue, and health agency guidelines.
As a part of our commitment to create the safest possible environment, we are requiring all participants, partners, and associates to be fully vaccinated to participate in in-person programs, in addition to confirming adherence to our program attendance requirements before their arrival. Please refer to our COVID-19 Health and Safety Policy for up-to-date local guidelines.
Community Program Manager
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