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Leading Through Disruption Instead of Defending the Past
AI & Innovation

Leading Through Disruption Instead of Defending the Past
The Enterprise Architect: Leading Transformation and Resilience at National Scale
AI & Innovation

The Enterprise Architect: Leading Transformation and Resilience at National Scale
Scaling AI: A Practical Guide to Getting Value from AI
AI & Innovation

Scaling AI: A Practical Guide to Getting Value from AI
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Transformation Projects Fail without Upgrading the “Human Operating System”
AI & Innovation

Transformation Projects Fail without Upgrading the “Human Operating System”
From Operational Resilience to Business Value: Why Agents Are Stuck in Test
AI & Innovation

From Operational Resilience to Business Value: Why Agents Are Stuck in Test
Cyber Security, Harnessing AI and the New Era of Digital Trust
Security & Risk

Cyber Security, Harnessing AI and the New Era of Digital Trust

CIO Edge

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AI & Innovation Foundations First: How CIOs Scale AI with Data, Security and Choice Foundations First: How CIOs Scale AI with Data, Security and Choice Aug 27, 2026 Oracle's Stephen Bovis and Victoria's Alexandra Luk on why data, trust and agility determine whether AI moves from pilot to production at scale. Read More
AI & Innovation Solving the Right Problem: Architecting Workflows, Operating Models, and ROI for the Agentic AI Era Solving the Right Problem: Architecting Workflows, Operating Models, and ROI for the Agentic AI Era Aug 24, 2026 Why scaling agentic AI takes more than IT: ADAPT's Peter Hind and leaders from Monash Health, Transurban and Swinburne on workflows, data and culture. Read More
AI & Innovation ADAPT Australian Maturity & Performance Insights ADAPT Australian Maturity & Performance Insights Aug 24, 2026 Just 1% of CIOs measure AI value with CFO involvement. ADAPT's Joey Meynink on the shift from AI adoption to measurable enterprise differentiation. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Beyond the Buzz: How Government Uses AI to Solve Complex Public Problems Beyond the Buzz: How Government Uses AI to Solve Complex Public Problems Mar 17, 2026 Daniela Polit explains how public sector AI creates citizen value through secure governance, trust, and faster services. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Teaching, Testing and Trust: The Future of AI in Higher Education Teaching, Testing and Trust: The Future of AI in Higher Education Mar 9, 2026 Kerry Holling explains how the University of Sydney is balancing AI guardrails, academic integrity and student driven adoption as AI reshapes learning, research and operations. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Business & Operating Models in the Agentic AI Era Business & Operating Models in the Agentic AI Era Mar 9, 2026 Mark Cameron, Claudine Ogilvie and Brett Raven discuss how Australian leaders are governing AI, managing risk and turning strategy into value. Read More

Agentic AI: A CIO’s Playbook for Enterprise Transformation

Solly Brown (McKinsey/QuantumBlack) explores how rapid AI advances will transform work, why CIOs must lead enterprise change, and how agent-first strategies drive performance. Watch Video
Agentic AI: A CIO’s Playbook for Enterprise Transformation

CFO Edge

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Customer Experience The Human Edge: How CFOs and Their Teams Can Lead Strategic Value Creation Through the Power of Personality and Being Human The Human Edge: How CFOs and Their Teams Can Lead Strategic Value Creation Through the Power of Personality and Being Human Nov 19, 2025 Florian Pecher explores the human edge in AI-era finance, highlighting team effectiveness, self-awareness and the evolving CFO role. Read More
AI & Innovation Redefining CFO Leadership in the Digital Enterprise Redefining CFO Leadership in the Digital Enterprise Nov 19, 2025 Panel explores why CFOs are crucial to digital transformation, from value measurement to change adoption and cross-C-suite leadership. Read More
Customer Experience From Platform to Profit: CFO Imperatives in Australia’s Age of AI & Tech Disruption From Platform to Profit: CFO Imperatives in Australia’s Age of AI & Tech Disruption Nov 19, 2025 Victor Dominello and Dom Price explore leadership, AI, and evolution—showing why trust, agility and culture matter more than technology. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy ADAPT State of Australia: Maturity & Performance Insights ADAPT State of Australia: Maturity & Performance Insights Nov 19, 2025 ADAPT’s Gabby Fredkin breaks down AI’s benefits and risks in finance, from governance weaknesses to data challenges and emerging CFO priorities. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Empowering Finance Through AI and Analytics Empowering Finance Through AI and Analytics Nov 17, 2025 ResMed’s Chris Merjane explains how democratised data, cross-functional workforce planning and early AI adoption elevate finance’s strategic impact. Read More
Customer Experience Fuelling Finance Transformation Through AI and Digital Mindset Fuelling Finance Transformation Through AI and Digital Mindset Nov 17, 2025 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Ali Mehfooz highlights how collaboration, digital skills and AI experimentation drive a modern, value-focused finance team. Read More

Data & AI Edge

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Data Platforms & Strategy AI Delivers Value When Ownership Sits with Outcomes, Not Platforms AI Delivers Value When Ownership Sits with Outcomes, Not Platforms Jun 2, 2026 David Scott, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at University of Sydney, explains why enterprise AI programs stall when they lack governance, business ownership, and alignment to strategic outcomes and performance measures. Read More
AI & Innovation Why AI Strategy Fails When It Starts with Productivity Instead of Purpose Why AI Strategy Fails When It Starts with Productivity Instead of Purpose May 20, 2026 Dr. Jon Whittle explains why AI value fails to scale when organizations focus only on efficiency, and why purpose led transformation drives more sustainable impact. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Why Trust, Governance and Economics, not Technology, Now Decide AI Success Why Trust, Governance and Economics, not Technology, Now Decide AI Success May 6, 2026 Simon Kriss explains why AI adoption stalls in pilot mode, and how Australian organizations can overcome trust, governance, and business case barriers to scale. Read More
AI & Innovation AI Scales Through People, Not Just Platforms, Says Commonwealth Bank’s AI Acceleration Lead AI Scales Through People, Not Just Platforms, Says Commonwealth Bank’s AI Acceleration Lead Apr 21, 2026 In this ADAPT Insider episode, Jen French, GM, AI Acceleration at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, explains how the bank is enabling 50,000 employees to use AI safely and productively. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Accelerating Enterprise AI: Unlocking Barriers to Execution and Adoption Accelerating Enterprise AI: Unlocking Barriers to Execution and Adoption Apr 14, 2026 Angelo Joseph and Johann Kruse explain why AI now demands changes to operating models, infrastructure, and governance, and why it has become a core driver of competitive advantage. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Your Agents Are Only as Good as Their Data: Why Authoritative Data and MCP Will Define the Next Enterprise Stack Your Agents Are Only as Good as Their Data: Why Authoritative Data and MCP Will Define the Next Enterprise Stack Apr 14, 2026 Ajay Kumar, Head of MCP Services at InfoTrack, explains why enterprise AI agents depend on trusted, authoritative data to reduce hallucinations, compliance risk, and execution friction as organisations scale from experimentation to real-world use. Read More

Powering Future Possibility Through Network Leadership and Product Innovation

From anomaly detection to self-healing, Telstra shows how AI and architecture discipline are transforming networks for the 6G era. Watch Video
Powering Future Possibility Through Network Leadership and Product Innovation

Digital & AI Edge

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AI & Innovation AI Isn’t a Strategy; You Have to Use It: Why Leadership Behaviour Is the Missing Link AI Isn’t a Strategy; You Have to Use It: Why Leadership Behaviour Is the Missing Link Jun 30, 2026 Pathfindr’s Dawid Naude on why AI strategies fail when leaders delegate, wait for perfect data, and chase use cases. Read More
AI & Innovation Escaping the Pilot Trap: Turning Agentic AI Ambition into Business Impact Escaping the Pilot Trap: Turning Agentic AI Ambition into Business Impact Jun 29, 2026 Vijayan Seenisamy on why agentic AI fails when organisations manage probabilistic systems like traditional software. Read More
AI & Innovation From GenAI Experiments to Agentic Execution: Building the Trusted Data Layer for Action at Scale From GenAI Experiments to Agentic Execution: Building the Trusted Data Layer for Action at Scale Jun 29, 2026 How InfoTrack’s Ajay Kumar explains the hidden cost of bad data, hallucination tax, and the infrastructure behind agentic AI. Read More
AI & Innovation Dethrone the Giants: Why AI Rewards the Nimble Challenger Dethrone the Giants: Why AI Rewards the Nimble Challenger Jun 29, 2026 How David Walker explains AI advantage through nimbleness, leadership, and organisational design rather than scale. Read More
AI & Innovation Behind the Curtains of the World’s Best AI Bank: Integrating Intelligence with Empathy Behind the Curtains of the World’s Best AI Bank: Integrating Intelligence with Empathy Jun 26, 2026 DBS Bank’s Sanjoy Sen on why AI success depends on long term foundations, operating model change, and ecosystem strategy. Read More
Security & Risk Securing the Future: Transformation Done Right Securing the Future: Transformation Done Right Jun 26, 2026 Jim Boehm and David Gee on why AI advantage depends on managing risk, observability, and digital trust at scale. Read More

Security Edge

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Executive Leadership & Strategy Communicating Cyber Value to the Board: Influence and Investment Communicating Cyber Value to the Board: Influence and Investment Jun 30, 2026 Jamie Rossato of Orica Australia on winning board support for cyber through clarity, trust, and threat led investment. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Balancing Experience, Data and AI: Village Roadshow’s Approach to Modern Resilience Balancing Experience, Data and AI: Village Roadshow’s Approach to Modern Resilience Jun 23, 2026 How Village Roadshow uses customer data, simple AI guardrails, and trust led governance to personalise experiences at scale. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Reinventing the Browser for Enterprise Control Reinventing the Browser for Enterprise Control Jun 5, 2026 Nick Lennon explains how enterprise browsers reduce complexity, strengthen control, and support safer AI adoption. Read More
Executive Leadership & Strategy Inside a Breach: Raw Lessons from the Frontlines with Alex Loizou Inside a Breach: Raw Lessons from the Frontlines with Alex Loizou May 21, 2026 Alex on leading through major cyber incidents with clear communication, sustained response, and trust rebuilding after breach recovery. Read More
Security & Risk Reece Australia Case Study: Building Cloud Security That Scales Reece Australia Case Study: Building Cloud Security That Scales May 21, 2026 Daniel Kreitals of Wiz and Stefan Shrekat of Reece Australia on scaling cloud security through shared ownership and visibility. Read More
AI & Innovation Where Are We on the AI SOC Journey? Where Are We on the AI SOC Journey? May 21, 2026 William MacMillan on how security leaders apply AI in the SOC with speed, human oversight, and stronger operational discipline. Read More

Mitigating Risk within Multi-Cloud Environments

Mitch Ryan of Wiz and James Ng of Insignia Financial discuss how democratising security across teams strengthens resilience in complex multi-cloud environments. Watch Video
Mitigating Risk within Multi-Cloud Environments

Cloud & Infrastructure Edge

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AI & Innovation The Neocloud Shift: Running Sovereign AI at Scale in Australia – Now, Not 2027 The Neocloud Shift: Running Sovereign AI at Scale in Australia – Now, Not 2027 Jul 30, 2026 Sharon AI and WWT leaders on why sovereign AI success depends on production-ready infrastructure, capacity and measurable ROI. Read More
Cloud & Infrastructure The Elements and Pressure on Australia’s Digital Ecosystem The Elements and Pressure on Australia’s Digital Ecosystem Jul 26, 2026 Dean Nelson explains why AI infrastructure growth now depends on power, skilled labour, sustainability, and public trust. Read More
AI & Innovation Leading Through the AI Era: Data, Infrastructure and Choice Leading Through the AI Era: Data, Infrastructure and Choice Jul 26, 2026 Stephen Bovis and Kheang Ly on building trusted AI through secure data, architecture choice, and scalable infrastructure. Read More
Cloud & Infrastructure AI Density vs Grid Limits: Architecting Sustainable Hybrid Infrastructure AI Density vs Grid Limits: Architecting Sustainable Hybrid Infrastructure Jul 26, 2026 Farokh Ghadially of Schneider Electric on scaling AI with modular infrastructure, smarter power, cooling, and grid integration. Read More
Data Platforms & Strategy Australia’s Generational AI Opportunity: Compute as National Infrastructure Australia’s Generational AI Opportunity: Compute as National Infrastructure Jul 24, 2026 Peter Hind and industry leaders on why data centres are critical to Australia’s sovereign AI, energy transition, and economic future. Read More
Cloud & Infrastructure ADAPT Insights: The State of AI & Digital Infrastructure in A/NZ ADAPT Insights: The State of AI & Digital Infrastructure in A/NZ Jul 24, 2026 ADAPT explains why AI investment alone is not enough, as readiness, governance, data quality, and cost control determine value. Read More

From Spaghetti to Platforms – The 4 Designs Used by Top Performers

Scaling artificial intelligence (AI) effectively depends not just on pilots or isolated projects but on the strength of digital platforms. Watch Video
From Spaghetti to Platforms – The 4 Designs Used by Top Performers

Government Edge

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AI & Innovation Governing AI Without Breaking It: Why Slower, Smaller and Human-Centric Wins in Government Governing AI Without Breaking It: Why Slower, Smaller and Human-Centric Wins in Government Aug 4, 2026 David Heacock explains why successful AI in government depends on strong governance, human-centred operating models and smaller, targeted investments. Read More
AI & Innovation From AI Hype to Real Value: Why Foundations, Focus and Leadership Decide the Winners From AI Hype to Real Value: Why Foundations, Focus and Leadership Decide the Winners Jul 30, 2026 How CSC’s Andrew Matuszczak turns AI hype into value through modern foundations, practical governance, and workforce adoption. Read More
AI & Innovation Reframing Productivity in Healthcare: Peter O’Halloran on Impact Over Credit Reframing Productivity in Healthcare: Peter O’Halloran on Impact Over Credit Jul 21, 2026 ADAPT Edge with Peter O’Halloran on healthcare productivity, trusted AI adoption, and redesigning work to reduce burnout. Read More
AI & Innovation Earning the AI Dividend: Productivity, Privacy, and Public Trust Earning the AI Dividend: Productivity, Privacy, and Public Trust Jun 18, 2026 How Matt Boon, Elizabeth Tidd, and Charles McHardy see government AI lifting productivity while protecting trust and privacy Read More
Security & Risk Scaling AI in the APS: When Control Becomes the Constraint Scaling AI in the APS: When Control Becomes the Constraint Jun 18, 2026 Neville Pinto explains why scaling AI safely requires control, resilience, and better visibility across complex systems. Read More
AI & Innovation From ERP Spend to Mission Impact: Funding Agentic AI From ERP Spend to Mission Impact: Funding Agentic AI Jun 17, 2026 Dennis Remmer explains how agentic AI can orchestrate best fit ERP ecosystems through governed, targeted automation. Read More

People & AI Edge

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Executive Leadership & Strategy The Digital Adoption Imperative The Digital Adoption Imperative Aug 15, 2023 In this interview, Debra Sutton - Regional Vice President and Country Manager at WalkMe discusses the digital adoption journey of Dana Schulenburg - People Director, Global Corporate Functions / COO, People Function at QBE Insurance and how they use the WalkMe platform to improve efficiency and user experience. Read More
Executive Leadership & Strategy How AI and Automation Adoption can Boost Employee Productivity How AI and Automation Adoption can Boost Employee Productivity Aug 11, 2023 In this presentation, Anna O’Connell - Experience Architect at Slack and Dale Micallef - Product Marketing Director at Slack refer to a State of Work report conducted by Slack, highlighting that many leaders feel pressured to increase productivity amid economic challenges. However, they note that few are leveraging automation and AI to rethink their approach to productivity and employee experience. Anna and Dale stress the importance of considering factors like schedule flexibility and effective collaboration to improve productivity and job satisfaction. Read More
Customer Experience How to Build Shared Understanding, Flow and Learning Velocity? How to Build Shared Understanding, Flow and Learning Velocity? Aug 8, 2023 Dom also discusses the value of cross-functional teams and the benefits of diverse perspectives. He encourages HR professionals to facilitate the formation of such teams to drive sustainable change within organisations. Additionally, Dom introduces the concept of "flow" and its importance in achieving high-performance teams. He argues that HR can play a crucial role in promoting flow within teams by fostering an inclusive environment that encourages respectful dissent and leverages individual learning styles. Read More
AI & Innovation Australian Jobs Report: How Technology Will Transform the Workforce in the Next 5-Years Australian Jobs Report: How Technology Will Transform the Workforce in the Next 5-Years Aug 8, 2023 Peter McDonnell, Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow emphasises that AI and Gen AI will become essential parts of the workforce, acting as teammates or copilots rather than replacing jobs entirely. They will enhance productivity and create opportunities for growth in the workforce. The partnership between AI and humans is essential for organisations to adapt and create new team structures to stay competitive and address skill shortages. Use AI to augment work, enhance employee development, and improve employee journeys. Read More
Security & Risk 1% Confidence – The Stark Reality of Organisations’ Ability to Create a Digital Culture 1% Confidence – The Stark Reality of Organisations’ Ability to Create a Digital Culture Aug 8, 2023 Senior Research Analyst at ADAPT, Gabby Fredkin, discusses different organisational roles and their perspectives. He emphasises the importance of measuring data and highlights the challenges faced by various departments, such as the lack of skills in cyber security and the limited end-user skill base in data departments. Read More
Customer Experience Future Ready Enterprises Need Future Ready People Future Ready Enterprises Need Future Ready People Aug 8, 2023 In this presentation, Dr Kristine Dery (Academic Research Affiliate at MIT CISR and Professor of Work, Technology and Innovation at Macquarie Business), discusses research on future-ready enterprises and the importance of creating a workforce that is fit for the digital future. Read More

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