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CIO50 2019: #26-50, Maria Milosavljevic, Department of Human Services
As the inaugural NSW Government chief information security officer, Maria Milosavljevic created a whole-of-government (WoG) cyber security function from scratch in under two years that fundamentally changed the cyber security landscape for NSW.
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CIO50 2019: #26-50 Julie Canepa, Cisco A/NZ
Cisco A/NZ CIO Julie Canepa will tell you her biggest lesson learned is that CIOs need “to be the first to pilot new technologies” and “be ruthless about innovation “ and stay closer than ever to the business.
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CIO50 2019: #26-50 Nathan Pilgrim, Gallagher Bassett Australia
Since joining Gallagher Bassett (GB) in 2018 as CIO, Nathan Pilgrim has championed a number of important initiatives while supporting the course of in-flight innovation projects.
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CIO50 2019: #26-50, Anthony Molinia, University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle (UON) CIO Anthony Molinia is spearheading a culture of innovation in support of an ‘anytime, anywhere, any device’ vision for the delivery of student learning. ?
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CIO50 2019: #26-50 Mike Rogers, SiteMinder
Mike Rogers, CTO and co-founder of SiteMinder, said his biggest lesson learned - reflecting on his move to build a startup business that’s now catapulted into a high growth operation - is the “value of momentum.”
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CIO50 2019: #26-50 Simon Reiter, Defence Health
In 2017, Defence Health’s legacy PHI platform “completely failed for a two week period due to unforeseen capacity issues with the systems code base,” according to CIO Simon Reiter, who whipped into action and helped deploy a tactical remediation program.
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CIO50 2019: #26-50 Phil Morgan, Jaxsta
As Jaxsta CIO, Phil Morgan has been largely responsible for developing and overseeing the creation of the Jaxsta music data model.
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Updated: Darrel van Dort joins FlexiGroup
Darrel van Dort has been named the general manager of digital, data and IT transformation at FlexiGroup Limited, a financial services firm based in Sydney.
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Blackmores ramps up digital efforts for greater insights, efficiencies
Australian health supplements firm, Blackmores, is deploying a new cloud-based infrastructure to maximise the use of data for business insights and install stronger foundations for future innovation.
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Grassroots push for girls to enter STEM: UN-founded Girl Up event
Encouraging girls into careers in technology - including STEM - is a top priority for Girl Up, a global movement founded by the United Nations which recently held its first Australian summit in Sydney.
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Blinker taps former Cox Automotive CTO
Former Cox Automotive, Media Solutions, CTO, Jeremy Gupta has joined Blinker, an Australian car subscription platform for the automotive industry, as its chief technology officer.
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Top 10 government tech trends revealed
Adaptive security, citizen digital identity, and multichannel citizen engagement are among the Top Ten government technology trends.
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CSIRO’s Data61 and Penten hatch cyber security ‘deception’ tech
CSIRO’s Data61 has inked a major research project with cyber security firm, Penten, to build AI-enabled cyber security defence technology, better known as ‘deception’ technology that includes cyber traps and decoys.
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Phishing attacks top cause of data breaches in Australia: report
Ninety seven per cent of Australian businesses have suffered a data breach in the past 12 months, according to a Carbon Black threat report.
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CIOs look to AI to solve IT complexity: report
Eighty per cent of Australian CIOs say AI will be critical to IT's ability to master increasing IT complexity, according to a global study of 800 CIOs.
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Aussie zoos set to transform CX with souped up networks
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and Dubbo’s Western Plains Zoo are gobbling up networking solutions that offer enhanced wireless connectivity and location-based services in a bid to transform the visitor experience.
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Canberra Cyber Security Node to accelerate innovation, commercial development
The federal government has launched AustCyber’s Canberra Cyber Security Innovation Node, aimed at accelerating cyber capability development, innovation and commercialisation across the country.?
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Hospitality industry sinks teeth into ‘dine-in tech’ to beef up CX
The Bella Vista Hotel in Sydney’s Hills district is taking a deep dive into the realm of dine-in technology in a bid to serve up improved customer experience and dish up data insights for the growing hospitality business.
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PMI’s Stacey Kennedy talks leadership and a ‘smoke-free’ future
Stacey Kennedy is a small town farm girl from Mississippi, who since starting at the age of 22, has risen through the ranks at one of the biggest global companies.
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5 tech chiefs talk ‘pain points’ and transformation
The push towards more intelligent - even invisible - networks is an exciting future and one we’re all working towards, according to a group of tech leaders during a recent CIO panel discussion at the Juniper Nxtwork 2019 event in Sydney.
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Human Rights Commission scoops AI for records management
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has become the first government agency to operate wholly in the cloud - and is now using the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to automatically classify records and documents.
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University of South Australia devises tool to tackle rampant workplace bullying
Australia is home to some of the worst workplace bullying in the developed world, ranked sixth compared to 31 European countries, according to the University of South Australia.
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NAB inks cybersecurity alliance with La Trobe University
NAB and La Trobe University have struck a deal to deliver research, teaching and workforce development in the realm of cybersecurity.
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Tod O’Dell leaves Knight Frank Australia
Tod O’Dell, group director of information technology at Knight Frank Australia, has left the role and is “now looking for the next opportunity.”
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Cricket Australia goes to bat with Microsoft Teams
Cricket Australia has taken the digital transformation plunge on a national scale, using Microsoft cloud - Office 365 and Teams - across all 1,300 business units in a bid to improve collaboration and foster innovation across the organisation.
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William Buck aims to ‘elevate IT’ to next level
Financial services firm, William Buck, was on a mission to get the firm’s IT house in order - and put a stop to the ‘revolving door’ that was cycling between outsourcing and insourcing management of its IT environment.
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Industry aligns to fight for STEM gender equity
Ninety per cent of coding and engineering is done by men, according to Flamingo Ai founder and executive director, Dr Catriona Wallace.
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CIO Summit Panel: Breaking down barriers and making ‘real’ change
The ‘imposter syndrome’ continues to linger in the minds of successful female IT leaders and has plagued them at some point during their careers, a packed panel of five female leaders told the CIO Summit crowd in Sydney.
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CIO interview: STIHL’s Therese Chakour-West
Thirteen years as the head of IT at power tools manufacturer, STIHL Australia - a traditionally male dominated industry and aimed typically at a male audience - Therese Chakour-West is not daunted by the job.
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Saroo Brierley relates tale of ‘human spirit’ and the power of technology
NYT bestselling Australian-Indian author, Saroo Brierley, found his way back home to India - twenty five years after becoming accidentally separated from his biological mother at age five - thanks to the power of technology and his dogged determination.
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AI is a ‘used and abused’ word: Juniper boss
AI is changing the IT game and will fuel the age of self-driving networks, according to Juniper Networks CEO, Rami Rahim.
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CIOs need to ‘work the problem’: IDC global chief
IDC’s global vice-president and IT executive advisor, Joseph Pucciarelli is a plane crash survivor - a fact not many people know - and a story he references to inspire today’s tech leaders about the need to take risks and the importance of ‘working the problem.’
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Former Tourism Australia CIO Jason Flynn reflects on time at govt agency
Former Tourism Australia CIO Jason Flynn - now settled into the partner CTO tech strategy role at Microsoft - said he left the government agency to get closer to the “next wave of transformational technology” coming to market.
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Former rhipe CTO Cameron McFie hatches new firm
Former rhipe CTO Cameron McFie has become the CTO of Software Jar, a company he founded that focuses on solving the challenges of MSPs through automation.
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VC cash in Aussie startups reaches new high
Venture capital (VC) investments in Australian startups has hit a record US$1.23 billion in the 2018/19 financial year, according to KPMG.
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Former Curtin CIO to join Lotterywest as IT chief
Former Curtin CIO Christian Rasmussen has been named the CIO of Lotterywest, a role he starts in August.
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IDC: SaaS captures lion’s share of Aussie public cloud services revenue
Australian organisations are increasingly seeking software-as-a-service (SaaS) in a bid to stay competitive in today’s digital economy, according to IDC A/NZ IT services analyst Chayse Gorton.
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Coles’ Roger Sniezek talks about getting cosier with Microsoft
Coles chief information and digital officer Roger Sniezek told CIO Australia the long-standing relationship with Microsoft just got even more intense.
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Coles migrates to Azure to boost digital across entire business
Coles has inked a partnership with Microsoft that sees the shopping giant adopt Azure as its cloud platform of choice. The move is aimed at accelerating digital transformation to enhance customer experience and improve business productivity.
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CoreLogic welcomes robots into the mix at property service provider
CoreLogic A/NZ operations leader, Sarah Edwards, can now confidently say she knows a thing or two about robots.
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Kaspersky partners with Interpol to fight cybercrime
Cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky, and Interpol have inked a new five-year deal to fight against global cybercrime.
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Willow CIO helps plant foundation for smart buildings
Willow CIO Will Sessions - along with his colleagues - wants to connect two worlds: the built and the digital.
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Julie Bishop discusses her career and lessons learned
Julie Bishop described some of her “sliding door” moments as pivotal to her career.
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AWS inks ‘whole-of-government’ deal for coordinated procurement
AWS has signed a whole-of-government agreement that enables all government agencies and departments across Australia to access AWS cloud services through what it said is a simplified procurement model.
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City of Whittlesea opts for software defined network
The City of Whittlesea is counting on its new SD-WAN network to help it improve network performance, streamline operations and save money.
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Updated: Sydney Water’s George Hunt spreads wings into strategy role
Sydney Water CIO George Hunt has taken on the role of acting general manager, customer, strategy and regulation, taking over from Sian Leydon, who has gone on maternity leave for 12 months.
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Catholic Education’s Varanasi scoops newly created data role
Catholic Education Office CIO, Raju Varanasi, is stepping up and taking on the newly created role of data intelligence director, a position that now sees him sitting at the executive board level at the Parramatta Diocese.
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NSW Land Registry Services digitises operations
New South Wales Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) has implemented SAP S/4HANA as part of its compex business transformation project that aims to digitise operations and enhance customer experience.
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