Our Speakers
Donna S Bennett
Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Department of State
Carl Nixon
Chief Information Officer
New Zealand Defence Force
Jan Sheppard
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
ESR – Science for Communities
Leigh Donoghue
Chief of Data & Digital
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Tāmati Shepherd-Wipiiti
Deputy Chief Executive, Transformation
Ministry of Social Development
Steve James
General Manager of Technology
Woolworths NZ
Atilio Ranzuglia
Head of Data and AI
Palmerston North City Council
Emma MacDonald
Director | Establishment Director, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Katie Brown
Chief Executive Officer; Founder and Director
Te Ao Matihiko; Te Hapori Matihiko
Chhandak Bandopadhyaya
Principal Advisor – Digital Assurance and Compliance
Ministry of Education
Dominic Chan
Chief Information Officer | Assistant Chief Executive, Product Management
GovTech Singapore
Julie Watson
Chief Information Officer
WorkSafe New Zealand
Brian Ferris
Chief Data, Analytics & Technology Officer
Loyalty NZ
Richard Ashworth
GM All of Government Services Delivery
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs
Richard Jarrett
Director – Group Services
Auckland Council
Jo Batchelor
Head of Product Engineering
University of Auckland
Sharon Dilks
Director Te Au Reka Digital and Information
Ministry of Justice - New Zealand | Tāhū o te Ture
Peter Gavin
General Manager, Data & Analytics
ANZ
Nancy Taneja
Group Manager - Security Capability and Partnerships
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Andrew Kirker
Managing Director NZ & Hyperscale ANZ
CDC Data Centres NZ
Ott Velsberg
Government Chief Data Officer
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for Estonia
Marion Dowd
Chief Information Officer; Executive Board Member
Western Bay of Plenty District Council; ALGIM
Jonathan Wilkins
Chief Information Security Office
Ministry for Primary Industries
Wendy Hamilton
General Manager Data System Capability, Data System Leadership
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Jodi Russell
ICT Head of Operations and Infrastructure
Fire and Emergency NZ
Tamara Al Salim
Head of Business, Risk and Assurance; Ambassador
New Zealand Defence Force; New Zealand Network for Women in Security
Dana Burnett
Director of Product and Delivery
University of Canterbury
Malcom Mersham
Data and Information Lead
Trust Tairāwhiti
Nancy Ford
Programme Lead – GovTech Talent (Digital Graduate Programme for Public Sector)
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs
Richard Prowse
Cloud & Data Centre Specialist
CDC Data Centres NZ
Quin Carver
Chief Information Officer
Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health New Zealand
Kari Jones
Chief Data Officer
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand; Expert Member, International Institute for Analytics
Bryan Ng
Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Te Taurapa Tūhono New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE)
Rachael Milicich
Deputy Government Statistician | Deputy Chief Executive – Insights and Statistics
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Kevin Glynn
GM Customer and Digital Experience
Auckland Transport
Jolene Armadoros
Head of Information Security
Public Trust
San Chander
Director, Digital Identity
digital.nsw
Shelley Campbell
Product Manager, Business Connect
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Paul Stone
Principal Advisor Information and Data Governance
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