Plenary
Hon Danny Pearson MP
Minister for Government Services, Victorian Government
Matt Carrick
Secretary, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Adam Carthew
Executive Director, Digital Platforms, Department of Government Services
Kelly Crosthwaite
Deputy Secretary, Bushfire and Forest Services, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Ashleigh Hart
Chief eHealth Strategy Officer, Victorian Department of Health
Dr Steve Hodgkinson
Former Chief Digital Officer, Victoria Police
Catherine de Fontenay
Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Lisa Ryan
Advisory Board Member, Victorian Skills Authority
Lauren Solomon
Special Advisor, Governance Practice, National AI Centre
Judy Hurditch
Managing Director and Principal Analyst, Intermedium
Neville Pinto
Strategic Security Advisor - ANZ, Splunk
Kate Tollenaar
Government Leader and Department of Defence Managing Director, IBM
Digital Services, CX, and AI Innovation
Karen Dermody
Director, Digital Design and Innovation, Department of Education
Sharon Hakkennes
Chief Digital Health Officer, Victorian Department of Health
Dr Steve Hodgkinson
Former Chief Digital Officer, Victoria Police
Jess Nichol
Director, Customer Experience, Department of Transport and Planning
Jordy Ughetti
Chief Experience Officer, Cenitex
Mone Vines
Information Security and Compliance (InfoSeC) Manager, AC3
Madhu Pulasseri
Associate Vice President - Head of Business (Federal Government and Public Sector South), Infosys
Technology, Data, and AI Integration
Ash Dhareshwar
Head of Innovation and Improvement, Cenitex
Veli Fikret
Senior Director – Data Management, Australian Taxation Office
Darshil Mehta
Principal, Data Governance and Capability, Australian Super
Sean Morrison
Information Commissioner, Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner
Jason Owusu
Chief Data & Digital Officer, Department of Transport and Planning
Nikhil Patinge
Director – WoVG Digital Integration Services | Technology & Digital Platforms, Department of Government Services
Imka Seecharan
Chief Technology and Information Officer, City of Melbourne
Cassandra Bisset
Vice President Strategy, Objective
Charlie Farah
Field CTO, Analytics/AI, Qlik
Matt Fowler
Director, Asia Pacific and Japan Field PLM, Campus and Branch, Hewlett Packard Enterprises
AI Enhanced Productivity
Syed Ahmed
Executive Director of Data and Analytics, Department of Transport and Planning
Amanda Ferguson
Director, AI Transformation and Strategic Partnerships, Court Services Victoria
Professor Rahil Garnavi
Director, RMIT Artificial Intelligence Advanced Innovation Experience Hub, RMIT University
Sam Jones
Executive Director Corporate Services, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
Sam Khoury
Chief Information Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
David Bellas
Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, LinkedIn
Colin Gneil
Head of Sales - Government, LinkedIn
Keiran Hagan
Service Partner Technical Specialist, IBM Technology Australia
Interactive Roundtables
Gerald Dillon
Director, Enterprise Digital Strategy & Services, Solar Victoria, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Veli Fikret
Senior Director – Data Management, Australian Taxation Office
Rowena Foot
Director, Enterprise Integration Services Section, Visa, Citizenship & Digital Systems Branch, ICT Division, Technology and Major Capability Group, Department of Home Affairs
Pam Grundel
Head of Digital Strategy and Design, Barwon Water
Sam Khoury
Chief Information Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
Andrew Mair
AI Transformation Specialist, Chisholm Institute
Jennifer Rebeiro
Executive General Manager Enterprise Transformation, Transport Accident Commission
Darren Robinson
Associate Director, Customer Experience, Department of Transport and Planning
Yolanda Smith
Director, Data and Automation, Australian Taxation Office
Corrie Thomas
Executive Director, Customer Services and Business Revenue, State Revenue Office Victoria
Katherine Williams
Director, Spatial Services, Department of Transport and Planning
Su Jella
Consultant and Lecturer, Torrens University
Waqas Khan
Deputy Director, Data, Federal Government