Michael Pezzullo was appointed Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs on 20 December 2017. He was previously Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. From February 2013, Mr Pezzullo was Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service...

Ms Abigail Bradshaw is the Head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and is responsible for leading the Australian Government’s efforts to improve cyber security.Throughout her career, Ms Bradshaw has held key National Security Operations roles where she has lead whole of government...

As the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Ramez Katf has responsibility for the Enterprise Solutions and Technology Group. The CIO provides leadership and strategic direction on technology in the ATO and ensures the delivery of technology services to support ATO staff. The CIO also makes sure that...

Having spent his career leveraging technology for the strategic advantage of large private corporations, Michael McNamara made the move to the Australian Public Service in January 2019, when he was appointed the Chief Information Officer of Services Australia. Since joining Services...

Mr. Gayan Benedict is the Chief Information Officer of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Gayan is responsible for the Bank’s technology planning, delivery, operations, information security and Innovation Lab. Prior to being appointed as the RBA’s CIO, Gayan held senior Technology Leadership positions...

Lesley Honeyman joined the Department of Customer Service in January 2019 as the Director Operations.  In this role she is responsible for several functions which include intelligence, incident response, capability development, infrastructure security and vulnerability scanning.  Together with her...

Steve has been CIO and Director of the Business Technology & Information Management branch for the past 6 years. He has led a revival of the department’s digital transformation capabilities which has resulted in numerous IT industry awards for innovative projects. He and his team have ranked in ...

As the National Manager Operational Science and Technology, Dr Simon Walsh leads a critical operational support portfolio that amalgamates the AFP’s forensic and enterprise and operational technology capabilities. Simon works across government and industry sectors and represents as the AFP’s chief...

Kayelle Drinkwater leads the Data Policy Branch in the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. In this Chief Data Officer type role, she oversees data strategy, governance and management, spatial data policy, location services and reporting. Kayelle also has a special interest in...

Dr Tobias Feakin is Australia’s inaugural Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology. He commenced as Ambassador for Cyber Affairs in January 2017, before having his mandate expanded to reflect the central role that technology issues have in geopolitics. He leads Australia’s Whole of...

Adam Carthew is the Chief Information Officer at Service Victoria.Service Victoria is transforming the way public sector agencies interact with citizens by creating new digital channels to make it faster and easier to get things done with government.Adam is an experienced IT professional with...

Rachel Dixon is the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner.  Before becoming a regulator she was, variously, a federal public servant, an executive at a banking and insurance group, chief operating officer of several video streaming...

Kathryn Green is an Executive MBA qualified and technically certified career professional with a passion for delivering great business solutions while consistently striving for an exceptional customer experience.Kathryn is currently the Director of Digital Technology, CIO & CISO at...