2012 New Zealand CIO Summit

About

About the CIO Summit

ICT continues to act as a major force shaping and influencing business processes as well as our everyday lives. Join us at one of the foremost gatherings of CIOs and senior IT executives in Australasia, bringing together over 550 attendees to collaborate, connect, and inspire.

Tim Campos Frank Gens Paul Strong Chris Chant Steve Rubinow
Tim Campos
Facebook (US)		 Frank Gens
IDC (US)		 Paul Strong
VMware (US)		 Chris Chant
Her Majesty's Government (UK)		 Steve Rubinow
NYSE (US)

6 Years and counting

Now in its 6th year, the CIO Summit is a better investment than ever featuring:

  • Two full days of information, inspiration, collaboration and co-creation - you'll learn from us, from each other, and from some of the leading minds in technology.
  • Key themes that evolve to reflect changes in our personal lives, our society, economy and environment - cutting-edge content with far-reaching applications.
  • Get inspired by some of the global thought leaders joining us
  • Interact with the leading solution providers so you can gain a comprehensive understanding of what technologies are available, which are right for you, and how they shape up against the competition.

CIO Summit Value proposition

Transform Remarkable Ideas into Executable Plans
The generation and dissemination of ideas is critical. But as an executive, your end goal is solving a problem or creating a new opportunity.

Stretch Your Mind Beyond Accepted Definition of Possible
The daily grind requires the brain to be mostly analytical, to conform with the 'one right answer' requirements of business. But breakthrough innovations come from those who take the path less travelled.

Evaluate Alternative Approaches to Established Conventions
Business as usual no longer exists. Examine current assumptions and explore the possibilities outside them. Compare and contrast how companies have achieved success in different ways, with different models, and different mind sets.

Speakers

Tim Campos

Tim Campos

CIO, Facebook

Brought to you by VMWareTim Campos is currently the CIO at Facebook, the world's largest social network. Prior to Facebook, Tim served as the CIO and Vice President of Information Technology at KLA-Tencor. He is on the board of directors for the Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley as well as the advisory board for several Silicon Valley startups.

Steve Rubinow

Steve Rubinow

Executive Vice President & CIO, NYSE Euronext

Steve Rubinow is the executive vice president and CIO at NYSE Euronext, an international corporation that owns and operates several leading securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and the pan-European Euronext exchange. Prior to taking his current position, Steve was CTO at the electronic trading firm Archipelago Holdings. He also served as CIO/CTO at several successful Silicon Valley startups, including AdKnowledge and NextCard.

Chris Chant

Chris Chant

G-Cloud Programme Director, HM Government

Chris Chant is responsible for setting the strategy for the use of cloud computing and data centre consolidation across the public sector. Previously Director of London 2012 Integration and Assurance and also CIO within the Government Olympic Executive (GOE), the group responsible for providing assurance to Government that activities across the London 2012 programme are delivered as required. Most of his work has involved working in successful partnership with multiple public sector bodies and the largest IT suppliers in the industry.

Paul Strong

Paul Strong

CTO, Global Field and Customer Initiatives, VMware Inc.

Brought to you by VMWarePaul is a recognized leader within the Cloud and Grid communities. He sits on the board of directors of the Open Grid Forum (OGF) as secretary and is co-chair the OGF Reference Model working group. Paul also sits on the technology advisory boards of a number of companies and projects, ranging from small startups, to mature businesses, to government funded consortia. As a Distinguished Research Scientist at eBay, he was responsible for eBay's research into large distributed systems (including Grids and Clouds) and how to manage them.


Frank Gens

Frank Gens

Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst, IDC

Frank Gens is a 25 year veteran of the IT research and advisory services business. Frank is a member of IDC's worldwide management team, a lead developer of IDC's global research architecture, and a member of IDC's Research Quality Board. He guides IDC's research into broad IT industry trends, particularly the strategic adoption of technology by Global 2000 businesses and the industries in which they compete.

Agenda

Agenda: Day 1

8.30

Registration & Coffee

9.00

Opening remarks from the Co-chairs

Owen McCall, Director, Viewfield Consulting
Robin Johansen, CIO, Beca

9.10

International keynote: Competing for 2020 - ICT decisions CIOs must get right today

The ICT industry is in the midst of a ‘once every 20-25 years‘ shift to a new technology platform for growth and innovation. Frank will explore the boundaries and provide a compelling strategic view of the next stages of the key global technology trends that will define the future of enterprise and consumer ICT.

Frank Gens, Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst, IDC (USA)

10.10

Extended Q&A with Frank Gens

10.30

Morning break and refreshments

11.00

International keynote: The New IT and the Impact to CIOs

IT models continue to evolve yet have long-lasting implications for how IT builds, runs and delivers solutions—as well as how we consume applications across an ever-expanding range of devices. Cloud has the potential to change everything about IT, allowing enterprise IT to create competitive advantage by intelligently and dynamically anticipating and responding to business needs. Paul Strong will address the world of the CIO: from the changing infrastructure in today’s world, to the ability to build and run new applications that best take advantage of this infrastructure, to the new and emerging end-user world.

Paul Strong, CTO Global Field and Customer Initiatives, VMware Inc. (USA)

12.00

Extended Q&A with Paul Strong

12.20

Lunch break sponsored by KORDIA

1.20

Breakout sessions: What am I using, what am I testing, what am I investing in?

Take the opportunity to customise your learning and attend two of the three breakout stream options. These breakout sessions will run at 1.20 and then will be repeated at 1.55.

1.20

Hybrid cloud

Speaker to be confirmed

1.20

Mobility

Alan Hesketh, General Manager Group Information Services, Super Retail Group

1.20

Collaborative environments

Miles Fordyce, Group Technology Manager, New Zealand Post Group

1.55

Hybrid cloud

Speaker to be confirmed

1.55

Mobility

Alan Hesketh, General Manager Group Information Services, Super Retail Group

1.55

Collaborative environments

Miles Fordyce, Group Technology Manager, New Zealand Post Group

2.30

Breakout sessions - Leadership panels

2.30

Directorships: Sharpening the technology edge in governance

• What should be in every board’s ICT toolkit? 
• Why are CIOs not being invited to the board table?
• What does it take to step up and take a seat at the board table?
• Pragmatic advice on making the most of the experience

Ralph Chivers, CEO, Institute of Directors
Robin Johansen, CIO, Beca
Michael Stiassny, Independent Director
Sam Knowles, Chairman, Xero

2.30

Building a deeper leadership bench

• What really matters in technology education?
• What does business require from the future workforce and what is motivating this?
• How could the organisation of university education be reshaped?
• Partnerships between industry and the education system

Ian McCrae, CE, Orion Health
John Deane, CTO, PwC
Hon. Steve Maharey, Vice-Chancellor, Massey University
Michael Myers, HOD, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management

2.30

The search for strategic relevance

• What does it mean to be strategically relevant?
• How should CIOs be measuring success?
• Demonstrating value – challenges, roadblocks and successes

Ron Hooton, Chief Executive, ProCare Health
Alan Hesketh, General Manager Group Information Services, Super Retail Group
Pat O’Connell, CIO, Rank Group
John Holley, General Manager Operations, Visible Results

3.20

Afternoon break and refreshments

3.50

International keynote: CIOs and the social enterprise

Tim faces the multi-faceted challenge of leading ICT in the world’s largest network, whose users rival the population of major countries. Managing big data, security, resiliency and business continuity while ensuring agility to respond to shifts in technology and the market are just some of the issues he and his team manage. How do these impact their enterprise architecture? Which skills are valuable in today’s environment and how does Facebook ensure it has the right mix of critical skills? Tim will also share his approach to fostering and encouraging an innovative culture at Facebook.

Tim Campos, CIO, Facebook (USA)

4.50

Extended Q&A with Tim Campos

5.10

End of day one networking drinks sponsored by COMMVAULT

7.00

2012 New Zealand CIO Awards dinner sponsored by CISCO

Agenda: Day 2

9.00

Welcome from the Co-Chairs

Owen McCall, Director, Viewfield Consulting
Nigel Bailey, Group Operations Manager, Fairfax

9.10

Straight to the top: CEO insights

• What are CEOs expecting to see on their CIO’s agenda?
• Is technology truly meeting the CEO’s expectations for driving business performance and better processes?
• Where should the CIO’s business and technology priorities lie?
• Is there a particular skill set that CIOs need today to get a better response from their CEO?

Neil Cowie, CEO, Pumpkin Patch

9.40

A changing government ICT landscape

Innovation in government amidst a tight economic climate and constant shifts has more agencies moving to a shared services model and use of cloud services. Chris Chant heads the G-Cloud strategy which is set to transform the nature of public sector ICT in the UK. In this address Chris will discuss:
• G-Cloud - a fundamental change in the way Government and the public sector does technology
• Removing barriers, including security and commercial issues
• How we see this transformation impacting the CIO role and that of the IT team
• What other business technology areas are we investigating or investing in?
• Key lessons from our experience that you can apply to the New Zealand Public and Private Sectors

Chris Chant, G-Cloud Programme Director, Her Majesty’s Government (UK)

10.30

Extended Q&A with Chris Chant

10.50

Morning break and refreashments

11.20

The transformation conundrum

In this candid presentation, Bruce will share an insider’s view of a business transformation effort. How did things go so wrong? How did they pick up the pieces? What lessons were learnt and then applied to the next effort?

Bruce Tinsley, CIO, Opus International Consultants

11.40

Mobile devices in the enterprise: Navigating the twists and turns of integration

Winston will share his experiences in the mobile device movement, how he manages the tensions as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare updates technology roadmaps and responds to the demands of the business. Explore what has and has not worked for them.

Winston Fong, Vice President ICT, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

12.00

Balancing business agility with governance

CIOs are increasingly being asked to deliver technology driven innovation rapidly, in response to requests for enhancements and new services across the business, while providing the right balance of governance. Russell will talk through some of ASB’s experiences and the critical barriers and key discussions it is working through.

Russell Jones, Chief Operating Officer, ASB

12.20

More data, more problems, more opportunities

Craig will discuss how Russell McVeagh is trying to handle big data, turn it into knowledge to solve a real-world problem and build elasticity to adapt for the future. Learn from the challenges and lessons learnt along the way.

Craig Columbus, CIO, Russell McVeagh

12.40

Response, recovery, resilience

The level of dependence of organisations on IT infrastructure is such that the CIO’s charter must include the need to build resiliency into the technology infrastructure so that the move from daily operations to crisis response is seamless. Alma will reflect on New Zealand’s experiences from 2011, discussing the lessons learnt and the top strategic priorities and biggest challenges she sees for CIOs moving forward.

Alma Hong, CIO, New Zealand Fire Service

1.00

Lunch break sponsored by KORDIA

2.00

International keynote: The CIO as a business leader

Growth of data, security concerns, meeting consumer demand for technology and service, collaboration and resiliency are key issues facing today’s networked enterprises. These issues are magnified for the NYSE Euronext, where operations are very much dependent on robust, consistent, and agile technology platforms, a combination of on premise and the cloud. Steve will share pointers for managing people and technology in a fast paced competitive environment, while continuing to be seen as a business leader and advisor to the executive team and the board.

Steve Rubinow, Executive Vice President and CIO, NYSE Euronext (USA)

2.50

Extended Q&A with Steve Rubinow

Steve Rubinow, Executive Vice President and CIO, NYSE Euronext (USA)

3.10

Summary remarks from the Chair

3.20

Close of 2012 New Zealand CIO Summit

Awards

The 2012 New Zealand CIO Awards

The 2012 New Zealand CIO Awards reward people and teams who have shown leadership, innovation and foresight in the ICT industry. Click here to find out more about the 2012 awards.

Award categories:

  • CIO of the Year, sponsored by NetApp
  • Emerging ICT Leader of the Year (aged between 35 - 50), sponsored by Hays IT
  • Executive Team of the Year - for strategic use of technology to drive business innovation, sponsored by ClearPoint
  • CIO Lifetime Contribution Award, sponsored by SAP.

Entries have now closed; the finalists will be announced soon.

The award winners will be celebrated at the 2012 CIO Summit, 25-26 June at SKYCITY Convention Centre, Auckland.

Congratulations to the 2012 CIO Lifetime Contribution Award winner, Sir Ralph Norris.  Read the full media release. 

Watch the interview with Ralph Norris talking about ROI and the Skill set CIOs need today.

 

 

Sponsors/Partners

Interested in sponsorship?

There are some exclusive opportunities to promote your company, and its products and services, at this leading event. Contact the sponsorship team below to request a prospectus or discuss the options, or view more about event sponsorship.

Major Sponsors

The CIO Summit is intended for CIOs, Senior Executives and Senior Technical roles only. If you do not fit into this category please contact our office on (09) 912 3616 to see if you are eligible.

DatesLocationEarly bird priceStandard price 
CIO Summit (includes awards dinner)
25 - 26 June		SKYCITY Convention Centre, AucklandNot available$1595 + GSTRegister
Awards dinner only
25 June		SKYCITY Convention Centre, AucklandNot available$220 + GSTRegister
Awards dinner table of 10
25 June		SKYCITY Convention Centre, AucklandNot available$2000 + GSTRegister