FEATURED EVENTS
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FEATURED EVENTS
Covering the APAC region, Chris keeps track of the latest happenings in the IT industry, directing editorial coverage, and serving the communities of IT leaders and professionals through the flagship brands of CIO, CSO, Computerworld, Network World Asia, and Channel brands. Through interviews, in-depth analysis, and opinion from leading CIOs, Chris addresses the top concerns faced by leading IT professionals every day, including leadership, managing budgets, business alignment, and transformation.
Prior to Foundry, Chris worked as an industry analyst, eventually leading the IDC Industry Insights team for APAC covering manufacturing, retail, government, energy, health, BFSI and Telco. Chris has had a number of roles in industry and research, including working for Singapore research institute where he focused on technology planning, and in the aerospace sector in the UK. He holds a Docter of Engineering degree from Warwick University.
Mark is an Industry Analyst and Executive Consultant focussed on working with leading Technology providers to drive opportunities for growth and transformation. An experienced board level executive and CEO with over 25 years experience spanning markets in Asia Pacific and Europe and businesses from large multi-national corporations to small/mid cap private equity ventures. Mark has held key roles including CEO & Company Director (Private Equity), Managing Director / Country Manager, Chief Commercial Officer, Sales/Marketing Director and Services Director. Mark has developed extensive experience in strategic and operational planning working for some of the world’s largest companies including Microsoft, Vodafone and Juniper Networks. Mark’s roles have also encompassed significant transformation programs with a focus on new markets and GTM strategy including channel development and effectiveness.
Sasha Karen is a senior journalist at ARN, focusing on the Australian IT channel landscape and movements in the international business technology space. Before joining the team at ARN, Sasha previously wrote for publications that focused on video games and popular culture, small- to medium-sized enterprises and property investment. His passion for tech knows no bounds — in both his professional and personal lives.
A former editor of Computerworld and the Sunday Star-Times business section, Rob O'Neill has been covering business and technology issues since the mid-1990s. A two-times Qantas award winner, Rob also spent several years as an IT industry principal analyst covering the Asia-Pacific region with Sydney-based Strategic Research, now Fairfax Business Research. He then joined the Sydney Morning Herald as deputy editor of its Next technology section before returning to New Zealand in 2005. He has written for ZDNet, currently writes news for IDG's Reseller News and has an MA in History from the University of Auckland.
Cathy O’Sullivan is Editorial Director A/NZ for Foundry’s flagship enterprise brands, CIO and CSO, as well as its Channel publications, ARN and Reseller News.
Based in Auckland, Cathy has worked in digital, print and broadcast media for almost two decades in newsrooms in New Zealand and Europe. She has held senior news leadership roles at NZ’s largest media organisations, including the New Zealand Herald, Stuff and Newshub.
She is an experienced event host and moderator and leads the prestigious CIO50 and CSO30 awards program in both Australia and New Zealand.
Cathy is a founder of the Irish Business Network of New Zealand, a mentor for children’s charity Pillars New Zealand, and a board advisor for Take2, a social venture that helps those going through the prison system create better lives by teaching them valuable web development and life skills. She also sits on the advisory panel for Enterprise Ireland in ANZ.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from University College Cork and a postgraduate certificate in Human Potential for the Digital Economy from Tech Futures Lab.
Nancy has over 20 years of experience in how technology was and is transforming society, working for different IT companies, amongst which five years for Microsoft in the Netherlands and Europe. She loves to share her passion for technology and combines that valuable inside information with her experience in training and education.
She inspires companies how to survive in the The Beyond and travels the world taking business leaders to innovation hubs like Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Berlin, using that first-hand inspiration as a continuous and valuable source, thus keeping the keynote content and examples on the cutting edge of the latest technologies, developments, and disruptive new business models.
Craig Scroggie is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of NEXTDC, Australia’s leading Data-Centre-as-a-Service provider. Prior to becoming CEO in June 2012, Mr Scroggie served on the Board of Directors since the IPO (2010) as a Non-Executive Director, including as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Mr Scroggie has more than 25 years’ experience in the ICT industry, having held senior positions with Symantec, Veritas Software, Computer Associates, EMC Corporation and Fujitsu. Prior to joining NEXTDC, Mr Scroggie was Symantec’s Vice President & Managing Director for the Pacific Region.
Mr Scroggie currently serves on the Board of Sovereign Cloud Holdings (ASX:SOV) and also serves on the University of Southern Queensland Business School Advisory Board and is Chairman of the La Trobe University Business School Advisory Board and holds the position of Adjunct Professor.
Mr Scroggie is a Graduate of the University of Southern Queensland and holds an Advanced Certificate in Information Technology, a Graduate Certificate in Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management, a Master of Business Administration; and is a Graduate and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
In 2013 Mr Scroggie was awarded the University of Southern Queensland Faculty of Business & Law Alumnus of the Year and in 2015 was inducted into the ARN ICT Industry Awards Hall of Fame.
Julia Talevski is a senior journalist for ARN responsible for producing content and covering stories on a wide cross section of the IT industry, businesses and upcoming trends in the market. Julia has spent more than 10 years developing her storytelling skills and continuously builds upon a strong network across the industry.
Fabio is a technology and security executive with over 25 years of international experience working for private companies and large multinationals, in a variety of leadership, technical and advisory roles.
Currently Fabio is the Field Chief Technology Officer, International at CrowdStrike, leading a team of Technology Strategists across the APJ, Europe and META markets. Fabio works on accelerating growth and driving strategic direction, technology innovation and partnerships. Fabio has been promoted to this role after having held the role of Chief Technology Officer, APJ for two years, where he was responsible for developing and executing the regional technology roadmap and helping customers developing cyber defence strategies aligned to their risk appetite and cyber journey.
Prior to CrowdStrike, Fabio had a prolific career in the financial service industry, having held leadership roles at Insurance Australia Group, HP Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation, UBS Group and Banca Intesa Sanpaolo in Australia and in Italy. In addition, Fabio was a member of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (FS-ISAC) APJ Strategic Committee, setting the strategic direction within the region and coordinating the group threat research to identify threats that could affect the sector broadly.
Fabio has spoken at numerous conferences, customer and non-customer events across the globe and contributes to various government and industry associations’ initiatives on security. Fabio holds a Master of Management in Information Technology and several security and technical certifications, including CISSP, SABSA, CRISC and CPDSE.