Tech in Gov Conference

Janice Law is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Services Australia. In this role, Janice is the principal and authoritative source of cyber security leadership and advice including to govern, protect, detect, and respond to cyber security threats on behalf of the agency. As an agency ...

Hamish Hansford was appointed the Deputy Secretary of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group on 1 May 2023.Prior to this, Hamish was Group Manager and Inaugural Head of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre, a role he held from 1 September 2021, where he was responsible for reforms to...

Toby Walsh is Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and CSIRO's Data61. He has a B.A. from the University of Cambridge and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree from the University of Edinburgh. He was named by the Australian newspaper as one of the "rock...

Chris Fechner was appointed the Chief Executive Officer at the Digital Transformation Agency on 13 October 2021.He is also the Head of the Digital Profession; he started his two-year term in January 2023.Chris has extensive experience in state government services, focusing on large-scale digital...

Mr Anthony Murfett is the Head of Division for the Technology and National Security Division in the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. He is responsible for leading the division providing advice to government on how Australia can support the new tech frontier in areas such as...

Michele Graham is General Manager, Quantum Branch at the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Michele has worked at this department in a range of roles since 2019, including leading Science Policy & Governance. Before this she supported 5 Australian Prime...

- Experience in developing and executing a use-case driven enterprise-wide Data Strategy aligned to the Business Strategy- Long experience in all phases of Data Management and strategy development encompassing the usage of Big Data, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Data Quality, Data...

In her role Lorraine has particular responsibility for protecting and promoting fundamental rights and freedoms, and leads the work of the Commission in areas such as business & human rights, modern slavery, asylum seekers & refugees, and technology & human rights.Prior to joining the...

With 15 years experience of working with government in Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales, Rachel is passionate about the user experience of government services. Starting and leading NSW Digital Accessibility Rachel is working to improve digital accessibility for both customers of...

David Ranasinghe was appointed Chief Digital officer at Revenue NSW, Department of Customer Service in February 2022. David brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role with more than 25 years spent  driving technology change in financial services, consulting and software...

Dr. Ian Oppermann is the NSW Government’s Chief Data Scientist working within the Department of Customer Service. He is also an Industry Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He heads the NSW government’s AI Review Committee and Smart Places Advisory Council. Ian is considered a...

After converting from a career in Journalism at Fairfax in a previous life in Auckland, Dominique cut her teeth in web at a digital agency in Melbourne, where she was exposed to over 50 website and application projects in just 4 years – pre-empting a move into Information Technology in the...

Brenda Monaghan has lived and worked in the Northern Territory since 1986.  Before taking up her current role, Brenda had a varied career as a private lawyer, a lecturer at NT University (now Charles Darwin University), legal member on the former NT Licensing Commission and an executive director in ...

As Director of Data Capability, ACT Health Directorate, Nithin steers multiple data functions and teams aimed at supporting the health data requirements of the directorate, territory wide health portfolio and its stakeholder groups. Nithin has a wide range of experience in the Australian Public...