In this weekly series, host Cathy O'Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief APAC for CIO and CSO, talks with leading CIOs, exploring the leadership, innovation and business strategy topics of the day.
MedHealth’s former Group Executive - Technology & Security, John Taylor talks about his career path from being a police detective into security and IT, why he favours evolution rather than revolution when it comes to projects, and how technology partners can add value with new perspectives.
A&S Labels’ Chief Technology Officer Michael Ciavarella on how automation is helping drive the fashion business to the next level, the importance of values alignment when it comes to choosing partners, and why networking is essential for anyone in a technology leadership role.
Catholic Healthcare CIO Brett Reedman talks about partnering with Microsoft for its not-for-profit AI aged care incubation lab, how the new organizational strategy has led to a revamp of the care provider’s IT strategy, and the importance of having fun at work.
Executive Director of Operations at Canteen, Raul Caceres, on how the non-profit has developed a donor prediction model, why it is exploring using GenAI to help give teens with cancer more access to information, and plans Canteen has to offer services to other non-profits to support their data and tech strategies.
IDC's Chief Analyst for Australia and New Zealand Linus Lai discusses how spending on digital business technologies in 2024 is predicted to grow, what the new phase for the public cloud market looks like, the appetite and preparedness for AI/GenAI in the enterprise in region, and other emerging areas that CIOs should keeps tabs on.
Peter Gasparovic talks about how leaving the police force for a role in technology was one of the best career decisions he’s ever made, why CIOs should embrace shadow IT, how the role of CIO has changed, and what he’s looking for in his next IT leadership role.
Baptcare CIO Suzanne Hall on the rewards of working in the aged care sector, how the team is driving innovation in the organisation while also addressing tech debt, and the benefits a cybersecurity education programme can have for employees in their work life and home life.
DPV Health CIO Noel Toal on the most significant challenges faced by IT leaders in the healthcare sector today, why he believes cybersecurity should have a separate budget to IT, and what’s a top priority for the team in 2024.
Village Roadshow Chief Transformation Officer Michael Fagan on why CIOs should ‘kill their darlings’ and say no more often, the importance of an innovative culture, and how the company is furthering team training with a new skill guild model in partnership with AWS.
Seven West Media’s Will Everitt on how the broadcaster has amped up personalisation features with AI and machine learning, the importance of user experience, what’s valuable when dealing with partners, and what the future of streaming might look like.
Northern Beaches Council’s Naren Gangavarapu on delivering services ‘from the cradle to the grave’ for his community, how technology initiatives are driving sustainability on a local level and reducing emissions, and his advice to CIOs working with constrained budgets.
Virgin Australia CIO David Hogarth on the innovative customer experiences that saw the airline win Team of the Year - Customer Value at the CIO50 Awards, how the company recovered after the impact of the pandemic on the industry, and how he keeps morale up in uncertain times.
CIO50 Hall of Famer Angela Coble reflects on her career in IT and what she learned as a CIO, her doctoral research on women in leadership, how to influence the exec and the board, and the leadership traits CIOs of the future will need.
Host David Binning talks with Peter Ratcliffe, head of technology at iconic fashion brand RM Williams, about current achievements around a recent customer experience project.
Host David Binning talks with Juan Perez, Global CIO at Salesforce, about his career journey at UPS, and how he's applying career lessons learned to his new role at Salesforce.
Acting Head of IT Pushapwant Sandhu talks with host David Binning about the challenges he faced moving into his role, setting priorities and working with his team to meet the museum's deliverables.
Digital retail veteran, Nick Eshkenazi on his move from Woolworths to now helping Prezzee become the 'Amazon' of speciality gifts online.
Jorge Silveira, Chief Digital Health Officer at Virtus Health and a CIO50 honoree, joins David to discuss how his experiences in the health sector have informed his digital healthcare principles and more.
Victoria Police Chief Digital Officer Steve Hodgkinson on his decision to take the top tech job at Australia's largest police force, where he is deploying the platform+agile approach that proved critical in transforming Vic Health and Human Services, while coming to grips with \\\"law enforcement\\\" culture and how to better utilise an utterly huge armory of digital assets to track and catch the bad guys.