2026 Speakers
Hon Danny Pearson MP
Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Finance, Victorian Government
Matt Carrick
Secretary, Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Dr Steve Hodgkinson
Chief Digital Officer, Victoria Police
Jason Owusu
Chief Data & Digital Officer, Department of Transport and Planning
Catherine de Fontenay
Commissioner, Productivity Commission
Emily Mailes
Chief eHealth Strategy Officer, Victorian Department of Health
Sean Morrison
Information Commissioner, Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner
Nikhil Patinge
Director – WoVG Digital Integration Services | Technology & Digital Platforms, Department of Government Services
Kate Lucas
Chief Analytics Officer, Victorian Department of Health
Sam Khoury
Chief Information Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
Adam Carthew
Executive Director, Digital Transformation/CIO, Service Victoria, Department of Government Services
Darshil Mehta
Principal, Data Governance and Capability, Australian Super
Professor Rahil Garnavi
Director, RMIT Artificial Intelligence Advanced Innovation Experience Hub, RMIT University
Jo Weeks
Chief Communications and CX Officer, Department of Transport and Planning
Lauren Solomon
Special Advisor, Governance Practice, National AI Centre
Sharon Hakkennes
Chief Digital Health Officer, Victorian Department of Health
Jordy Ughetti
Chief Experience Officer, Cenitex
AJ Karliner
Chief Procurement Officer, Victoria Police
Nicole Ashworth
Chief Operating Officer, Triple Zero Victoria
Syed Ahmed
Executive Director of Data and Analytics, Department of Transport and Planning
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
Sam Jones
Executive Director Corporate Services, Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
Kelly Crosthwaite
Deputy Secretary, Bushfire and Forest Services, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Nicole Ashworth
Chief Operating Officer, Triple Zero Victoria
Lisa Ryan
General Manager, Digital and Business Transformation/Advisory Board Member, North East Water/Victorian Skills Authority
Mark Byrne
Head of Product - R&L, VicRoads
Jennifer Rebeiro
Executive General Manager Enterprise Transformation, Transport Accident Commission
Sheetal Kapoor
Chief Financial Officer, Victorian Ombudsman
Wayne Pales
General Manager Digital Business, Barwon Water
Ash Dhareshwar
Head of Innovation and Improvement, Cenitex
Corrie Thomas
Executive Director, Customer Services and Business Revenue, State Revenue Office Victoria
Jennifer Rebeiro
Executive General Manager Enterprise Transformation, Transport Accident Commission
Katherine Williams
Director, Spatial Services, Department of Transport and Planning
Pam Grundel
Head of Digital Strategy and Design, Barwon Water
Rebecca Van Wollingen
Executive Director Operations, Safer Care Victoria