
Melbourne CIO Community
Executive Summit
16 November 2023 | Park Hyatt Melbourne
16 November 2023
Park Hyatt Melbourne
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Melbourne's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Amplifying Value Through Digital Ecosystems
Strengthening Cyber Risk's Role as a Driver for Enterprise Decision Making
Accelerating Growth with Agility & Innovation
Melbourne CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Tracey Evans
Seek Limited
Former CIO - APAC

Matt Mueller
Iluka Resources Limited
CIO and Group Risk Manager

Martha O'Sullivan
The Reject Shop
GM Technology
What to Expect
Agenda
08:00 - 08:45 Registration & Breakfast
08:45 - 09:30 Keynote
Digital Acceleration in the Race to Real Zero

Mark Wallace
Head of Digital Technology FFI
Fortescue Metals Group
The transition to a low-carbon economy will require changes in most sectors, but it also presents new opportunities which Australia is well placed to grasp. Achieving net-zero emissions is a formidable challenge, and striving for 'real zero' – which means eliminating emissions with no fossil fuels and without relying on offsets – is even more daunting. This challenge requires a green industrial revolution by developing and adopting at scale, new technologies to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors such as heavy industry. The key to success is using digital technology to accelerate business transformation, seize disruptive opportunities, and drive the next level of operational efficiency.
Join this session while Mark Wallace, Head of Digital Technology at Fortescue Energy, shares his insights on:
- Accelerating decarbonisation efforts with digital technology
- Surfacing net-new ideas to meet future needs and unlock larger opportunities
- Delivering digital and business outcomes at breakneck speed
09:30 - 09:45 Break
09:45 - 10:30 Breakout Session
Cultivating Business Success Through Data-Driven Decision Making

Bhavika Unnadkat
Head of Data Analytics , Governance and Knowledge Management
EnergyAustralia
Data and analytics are powerful tools that add significant capabilities and efficiencies to make informed decisions in a complex business landscape. However, many IT and security leaders are facing the challenges of making the most of their data sets and demonstrating the impact data has on business outcomes. What strategies can you use to leverage analytics to achieve key objectives with the right governance?
Join this session to hear from Bhavika Unnadkat at EnergyAustralia, as she unfolds:
- Discovering the power of data-driven decision-making
- Developing strategies for effective implementation
- Exploring case studies and governance insights
09:45 - 10:30 Breakout Session
Executives' Evolving Mandate to Meet Governance and Compliance Requirements
Hosted by Zscaler

Heng Mok
CISO - APJ
Zscaler

Matthew Lange
GM, Enterprise Security
APA Group
Successful CIOs and CISOs are playing a larger role than ever in supporting business enablement. Organisations now rely on technology leaders to accurately quantify cyber risk, including oversight recommendations for improved balance between acceptance, mitigation, and transference. Hear from peers who are not only driving the transformational change in their organisations but leading the narrative among business leaders and boards to shift the culture and mindset from prevention to resilience.
Join this session and learn:
- How cloud-based zero trust simplifies the controls needed to address much of the risk facing your organisation
- Potential benefits of cyber insurance as a means of risk transference
- Valuable insights for achieving support for your cyber risk and risk management strategies among boards of directors and C-suite peers
09:45 - 10:30 Executive Boardroom
Strategic Pitfalls in Third-Party Risk Management
Hosted by RiskRecon, a Mastercard Company

Huzefa Goawala
Director, Specialist Sales
RiskRecon - A MasterCard Company

Rachel Mansson
Cyber Security Awareness and Delivery Lead
Deakin University

Clyde Netto
Chief Technology & Security Officer - Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Emerging Markets
Thomson Reuters Australia
Managing cyber risk across an enterprise IT infrastructure has never been harder. Remote workers, advancing attack methods, and an ever-expanding vendor network are challenging every firm, as total visibility into threats has become nearly impossible. As digital business strategy matures, more organisations are becoming dependent on the cyber posture and protection of third parties. Third-party risks present a unique challenge because you are depending on vendors and partners to operate securely to keep your data and information safe. How are you mitigating the associated risks and demonstrating this to the business to ensure effective security programs?
Join our session to hear about:
- Common failings across TPRM programs that led to breach events
- How executives can provide strategic direction for third-party risk teams
- Key practices being implemented by leading vendor risk firms to maintain strong supply chain risk management
10:30 - 11:30 Networking Break
10:40 - 11:25 Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:30 - 12:15 Breakout Session
Interactive Workshop — Smarter Cost Optimisation, Making Information Security Your CFO’s Best Friend

Lukasz Gogolkiewicz
Head of Corporate Security
Seek Limited
Despite the technological ecosystem continues to expand in complexity, it is recognised budgets will not grow fast enough to keep up with the rising IT costs. Although higher spending on information security may enhance risk reduction, IT and security leaders must adopt smarter cost optimisation strategies to reduce costs while funding new growth to drive efficiency.
Join this session and learn how to improve your security posture while reducing or maintaining the overall cost:
- Implement product consolidation and procurement strategies
- Extend the use of lower-cost controls with process improvements
- Foster a security culture and engage stakeholders to co-fund security initiatives
11:30 - 12:15 Breakout Session
The Future of IT/OT Security – An Alternative Point of View
Hosted by Sygnia

Rafael Maman
Vice President, Operational Technology (OT) Security
Sygnia

Daniel Zatz
Director Cyber Security Services
Sygnia
OT Security is on the cusp of a paradigm shift. Fifteen years after we – the professional ecosystem – committed the “original sin,” by adopting the Purdue Model as our sole underlying framework for OT Security, transformational initiatives that challenge the traditional architecture of ICS/OT environments are gaining traction.
Join this session to analyse:
- Sources of our “sin” and the drivers for change
- Fundamental developments that are about to change the discipline of OT Security forever
- Alternative approaches such as those from OPAF and NAMUR
11:30 - 12:15 Executive Boardroom
Harnessing the Power of IT for Business Alignment and Success

Bastian Uber
Chief Digital and Information Officer
John Holland

Damian Beltrami
CIO
Toll Group
The rapid acceleration of digital transformation has presented CIOs and CISOs with a unique opportunity to enhance influence and harness technology as a strategic enabler to accelerate organisational success. To effectively seize this opportunity, IT leaders must work collaboratively with business units to prioritise technology needs and invest in capabilities with clear communication and strengthened IT and business collaboration.
Come to this session prepared to engage in an interactive conversation on:
- Building an IT strategy that closely aligns to the business strategy
- Adapting to organisation changes and development
- Engaging executives and the board with business-savvy communication
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Melbourne CIO Community Executive Summit.
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