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Welcome to a Thriving and Innovative VIC.
2020 will go down as a year like no other. Victoria’s response to the pandemic has been leading by example.
With a digital strategy well into its third year and a recent freeze on IT initiatives from the most current budget, the focus for Victoria will be on building and improving upon existing solutions and capabilities; adapting to prosper in a changed world and creating the conditions for future success.
The Public Sector Innovate VIC 2021, in partnership with Ernst & Young, will take you on a journey from recovery through to growth, and provides the ideal meeting place to learn, collaborate, and discuss the trends and innovations helping encourage economic prosperity for VIC now and in the future, with some of the brightest public sector minds in the State.
Register today and join your peers virtually at the largest gathering of state government leaders
Map Your Virtual Experience
Select from your choice of 4 streams so that you can deep dive into the sessions that are most specific to you in your role.
Your Inspiring Speaker Panel

Sandy Pitcher
Secretary,
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

Michael Wootten
Chief Transformation Officer,
Greater Western Water

Lill Healy
Deputy Secretary, Higher Education and Skills,
Department of Education & Training

Naomi Bromley
Deputy Secretary, Covid Response,
Department of Health & Human Service

The Hon Jaala Pulford MLC,
Minister for Employment, Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy
Minister for Small Business

Adam Fennessy
Commissioner,
Victorian Public Sector Commission

Emma Eastwood
Chief People & Culture Officer,
Department of Treasury & Finance

Kelly Crothswaite
Executive Director, People and Culture,
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Peter Morison
CEO,
VicWater

Kathryn Gulifa
Chief Data and Analytics Officer,
WorkSafe Victoria

Martin Cass
Chief Technology Officer,
Department of Justice & Community Safety

Elizabeth Wilson
Chief Information Officer,
Department of Education & Training

Joanne de Morton
CEO,
Service Victoria

Andrew Greaves
Auditor-General,
Victorian Auditor-General’s Office

Lisa Tepper
Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Digital Victoria

Catherine Payne
Executive Director, Digital and Customer Communications,
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

Cam Birrell
Director Innovation Centre,
Workface Victoria

Annie Reeves
Executive Director, People and Culture,
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions

Anna Vourtsis
Executive General Manager Communications & Engagement,
VicTrack

Marija Maher
Chief Operating Officer,
Victorian Ombudsman

John Hamill
CEO,
Essential Services Commission

Sven Bluemmel
Information Commissioner,
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner

Noeleen Carey
Director Organisational Development and Learning,
Dental Health Services Victoria

James Ross
Regional Vice President, ANZ,
ForgeRock

Don Parker
Director,
Better Regulation Victoria

Catherine Rooney
Executive Director Strategy Innovation and Data Insights,
Department of Transport

Luke Belfield
Associate Victorian Chief Engineer,
Department of Treasury and Finance

Elizabeth Watson
Vice President for Customer Experience, APAC,
Conga

David Barbagallo
Chairman,
WV Technologies

Cass Trumble
Senior Talent and Leadership Consultant,
SEEK

Catherine Friday
Oceania Government and Health Sciences Managing Partner,
Ernst & Young

Jen Bednar
Director Customer and Business Transformation,
City of Casey

Gavin Diamond
Regional Vice President ANZ,
Box

Omar Davidson
Manager Solutions Engineering,
Box

Zoe Penman
Advisor,
Public Sector Network

Clarence Dent
Country Manager Australia & New Zealand,
WalkMe

Julie Holland
Public Sector Director, VIC,
Snowflake

Jackie Kearney
Executive Director Aged Care,
Department of Health

Rowan Dollar
Chief Innovation Officer,
Public Sector Network

Gisele Kapterian
Director, Public Sector Strategy, APAC,
Salesforce

Mark Hile
Director of Technical Services,
Datacom

Sean Cummins
Director ICT Project,
Department for Education, SA

Gavin Whyte
Chief Executive Officer,
BrewAI

Adam Dinneen
Product Lead, APAC,
WalkMe
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