The iTnews Podcast
by iTnews Australia
Australia’s leading source of enterprise technology news is now in podcast form. Join the editorial team at iTnews.com.au each week as we talk to technology executives from across the sector, digging deep into IT strategy, architecture and delivery. This podcast will be home to several shows, including the CXO Challenge, which profiles the work of top executives and their teams.
Episodes
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Cura Day Hospitals Group | Head of IT | Charl Ingram
This episode is brought to you by the 2026 iTnews State of Security report and Saviynt. Stay tuned to the end to hear from Saviynt’s Senior Vice President and Field CTO Tim Wedande, as he walks us through how AI is rewriting the rules around identity governance and security, and what IT and...
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Guzman Y Gomez | CTO | Bryce Maybury
Our guest this fortnight is Bryce Maybury, the CTO of Guzman y Gomez. Bryce talks to guest host Andrew Colley about the technology challenges with keeping pace with Guzman’s growth - in its number of restaurants and corresponding impact on operational areas such as supply chain, payment...
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ICYMI | SYMAL | CIO | Trent Dawson
We're taking a short break this week. We'll be back with a brand new episode soon.
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Anglicare Victoria | Director of IT Services | Dean Mills
Hello and welcome to the iTnews Podcast. This episode is brought to you by iTnews Executive Retreats, a new iTnews event series designed to provide senior technology executives from end user organisations with the space to connect, reflect and share insights with their peers in an environment...
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People First Bank | Chief Technology & Transformation Officer | Andy Weir
This episode is brought to you by iTnews Executive Retreats, a new iTnews event series designed to provide senior technology executives from end user organisations with the space to connect, reflect and share insights with their peers in an environment removed from daily pressures. Our next…
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DVA | First Assistant Secretary in Technology, Digital & Data | Alex Caroly
This episode is brought to you by Lumify. Stay tuned to hear from Lumify’s Iain Morrison on the challenges organisations face when building and implementing AI solutions, and the role that ITIL can play in structuring a considered and measured approach to AI adoption. Hello and welcome to the...
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UniSQ | Associate Director for Hosting Infrastructure | Stephen Payne
iTnews is hosting our State of Security Breakfast Roadshow 2026 in Melbourne on September 10, proudly sponsored by CoreView, Delinea, and Huntress. Join us, and executives from end user organisations as we explore the key trends, challenges and opportunities identified in our State of Security…
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Finance One | CIO | Chris Doyle
iTnews is hosting our State of Security Breakfast Roadshow 2026 in Melbourne on September 10, proudly sponsored by CoreView, Delinea, and Huntress. Join us, and executives from end user organisations as we explore the key trends, challenges and opportunities identified in our State of Security…
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ASD | First Assistant Director-General Cyber Security Resilience | Chris Horlyck
This episode is brought to you by the 2026 iTnews State of Security report and Brennan. Stay tuned to the end to hear from Peter soulsby, the director of cyber security and government at Brennan, as he discusses how AI is changing the threat landscape for organisations, but also how visibility…
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Kellanova/Mars A/NZ | CIO | Kate Collareda
This episode is brought you by Cisco. Stay tuned as later we'll be talking to Craig Neiberding, the CIO at Canberra Institute of Technology and Reg Johnson, Director of Education and Strategic Industries for Cisco Australia and New Zealand. We'll be exploring how CIT's new Woden campus is…
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UQ Director of Cyber Security | AUSCERT Director | David Stockdale
This episode is brought to you by the 2026 iTnews State of Security report and CoreView, the leading SaaS platform for Microsoft 365 Tenant Resilience. Stay tuned until the end to hear from Andrew McAllister, Vice President of APAC Sales at CoreView, as he discusses the security implications of...
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Australia Post | EGM Enterprise Services | Michael McNamara
This episode is brought to you by the iTnews State of Security 2026 report. Featuring insights from CISOs and senior security leaders across Australia, the report explores the key trends and challenges shaping cyber security this year - from AI governance and identity security to Zero Trust, XDR...
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Telstra | Group Executive Product & Technology | Kim Krogh Andersen
This episode is brought to you by the iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit powered by Microsoft and Dicker Data. Hosted at the Ivy Sunroom in Sydney on June 4th we are bringing together technology business decision makers to discuss building AI-ready data in the cloud. With panels on stage and...
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carsales | EGM of Technology & Data | Michelle Low
This week’s episode is brought to you by Optus. Modern work happens everywhere, and businesses need to deliver seamless digital experiences without compromising security. Smart organisations are building security into the device and the connection. Giving employees frictionless access, wherever...
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Insignia Financial | CISO | James Ng
This week’s episode is brought to you by Optus. Modern work happens everywhere, and businesses need to deliver seamless digital experiences without compromising security. Smart organisations are building security into the device and the connection. Giving employees frictionless access, wherever...
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Waratah-Wynyard Council and Circular Head Council | Sallie Moore-Wood
This episode is brought to you by the iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit, powered by Microsoft and Dicker Data. Join senior technology leaders from across Western Australia on 31 March at QT Perth for a practical discussion on modernising workflows into public cloud, reducing architectural…
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Aussie Broadband | Head of Cloud and SRE | Ben O’Shea
Hello and welcome to a new season of the iTnews Podcast. We begin this year by speaking to Aussie Broadband’s Head of Cloud and SRE Ben O’Shea. Eagle-eyed iTnews readers and listeners might remember Ben’s appearance at Cisco Live in 2024, when he revealed work that was underway to build a new…
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[SPONSORED] Identity at the Centre: Why AI Is Accelerating a New Security Imperative
In this episode, iTnews host Jennifer O’Brien is joined by Stephanie Barnett, Vice President of Presales and Interim GM for Asia Pacific & Japan at Okta. Together they unpack why identity has moved from an authentication project to a board-level business layer, and why “attackers don’t break in –...
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[SPONSORED] Private 5G powers data-driven mining
Discover how private 5G is reshaping data-driven mining. Ian Ross, Head of Enterprise, Australia and New Zealand at Ericsson explains why fast, stable onsite connectivity is now essential for safer, more productive operations, from teleremote dozers to real-time digital-twins powered by smart...
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ICYMI | ANZ Banking Group | CISO
This episode, from late last year, sees ANZ's chief information security officer Dr Maria Milosavljevic talk all things security. We'll be back with a new episode soon.
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Vocus | Chief Information Officer | Rob Ison
Our guest this fortnight is Rob Ison, the chief information officer of Vocus. Rob takes us through the telco’s IT strategy, as well as its agile ways of working program. He also discusses infrastructure modernisation and an ongoing simplification effort that aims to optimise how customers...
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SYMAL | Chief Information Officer | Trent Dawson
Our guest this week is Trent Dawson, the Chief information officer of Civil construction firm Symal. Trent walks us through the past four years of IT transformation at Symal, which debuted on the ASX at the end of 2024. He also discusses the company’s burgeoning DevOps practice and AI…
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[SPONSORED] NetSuite MCP unlocks with power of Agentic AI
NetSuite’s MCP connector enables organisations to harness Agentic AI to automate complex processes and improve decision-making. Operating within defined guardrails, Agentic AI manages tasks such as financial reporting while maintaining accountability. The MCP connector’s flexible API integrates...
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Insignia Financial | CTO | Damien O'Donnell
Insignia Financial is consolidating its technology systems following a series of mergers and acquisitions, while also setting itself up to become an AI-enabled organisation. Damien O'Donnell, who stepped into the CTO role at Insignia Financial in January, told the iTnews Podcast that “data and...
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Beyond Bank | CIO | Stevie-Ann Dovico
In this episode iTnews speaks with Stevie-Ann Dovico, CIO and Group Executive of Technology at Beyond Bank, about her first year in the role and the technology strategy she’s building to support the organisation’s ambition of becoming Australia’s best relationship bank.
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[SPONSORED] Genetec | Community Connect empowers communities to collaborate with local police
Anthony Caruana speaks with Stephan Kaiser, Genetec’s general manager for AutoVu, about Community Connect — a framework that empowers communities to collaborate with police by securely sharing video infrastructure. This initiative is helping neighbourhoods, councils, and businesses work together...
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DPV Health | Former CIO | Noel Toal
Melbourne-based not-for-profit DPV Health has replaced its annual penetration tests with bimonthly automated attack simulations, aiming to strengthen its vulnerability management through more frequent and proactive threat assessments. Former chief information officer of DPV Health, Noel Toal…
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[SPONSORED] Australian businesses leverage 5G to unlock their full potential
Sponsored by Ericsson — In this episode, we explore how 5G connectivity is transforming the way Australian businesses innovate, compete, and grow. Drawing on insights from Ericsson’s Australia’s Enterprise State of Connectivity 2025 survey, we uncover why over 87% of enterprises see 5G as key to...
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NT Police Force | Commander of Digital Transformation and Reform | John Atkin
The Northern Territory Police Force has adopted a top-down change management strategy to oversee the delivery of technology and transformation programs, following setbacks during the rollout of its new core policing system. Commander of digital transformation and reform John Atkin led the effort…
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Australian Bureau of Statistics | Rob Walter
This episode is brought to you by Brennan and the 2025 iTnews state of security report. Our first guest this fortnight is Rob Walter, the Director of the Agriculture Statistics Program at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The ABS is increasingly aggregating government and third party data...
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SA Power Networks | Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience | Nathan Morelli
Our guest this fortnight is SA Power Networks’ Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience Nathan Morelli. Our conversation is broad ranging but is anchored in a five-year cyber security strategy prepared and published by the organisation a couple of months ago, with a roadmap that is set to be...
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[SPONSORED CONTENT] Mind the AI innovation gap
Sponsored by Brennan. A recent five-state listening tour of Australian boardrooms revealed a strong interest in artificial intelligence, but few tangible outcomes. Brennan’s Head of Digital Solutions, Steve Anderton, observed that while executives are eager to harness AI’s potential, adoption...
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Australian Red Cross | Former CIO | Brett Wilson
The Australian Red Cross is in the final stages of developing a data mesh approach using Microsoft Fabric following an earlier attempt at a more traditional centralised data lake. Now former chief information officer Brett Wilson discusses the project.
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ICYMI: NBN Co | Chief Security Officer | Darren Kane
The iTnews Podcast is having a break this fortnight and will return with a new episode shortly. We relive one of our top episodes from 2024 with NBN Co talking security.
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CSIRO | CISO | Jamie Rossato
We speak with episode, Jamie Rossato, Chief Information Security Officer at CSIRO. Jamie discusses his initial steps at the agency, core cybersecurity pillars, handling technological transformations, AI's role, and strategic resourcing. He also offers career advice for aspiring cybersecurity...
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MELBOURNE AIRPORT | Head of Cyber Security | Cheuk Wong
Melbourne Airport is building up its cyber detection and response capabilities in order to secure 30 million annual passenger journeys, which are enabled by multiple technology systems. Speaking on the iTnews Podcast, head of cyber security Cheuk Wong said he is heavily focused on having…
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PROSPA | Head of Data & Analytics | Jin Foo
Hello and welcome to the iTnews Podcast. This episode is brought to you by Salesforce. Stay tuned to the end to hear from Kevin Doyle, regional vice president of agentforce and data cloud at Salesforce, about the immense interest in agentic AI and use case opportunities for Australian…
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UNISUPER | Senior Manager of Emerging Technology and Efficiency | Matt Bright
Hello and welcome to the iTnews Podcast. Our guest this week is Matt Bright, the senior manager of emerging technology and efficiency at UniSuper. UniSuper is moving into the next stage of its AI journey, exploring its first agentic AI use cases as a tool to assist financial advisors in the first...
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Optus | CIO | Mark Potter
Hello and welcome to the iTnews Podcast. Our guest this week is Mark Potter, the chief information officer at Optus. Optus has stood up a unified data platform that brings data from across a number of repositories into an Azure-based ‘lakehouse’ environment. Mark walks us through this large…
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ENDEAVOUR ENERGY | Information Security Manager | Gijo Varghese
Hello and Welcome to a brand new season of the iTnews Podcast. This week's episode is brought to you by Arctic Wolf and the State of Security Report. Stick around until the end to catch insights from Arctic Wolf’s Director of Engineering Steve Hunter on how AI is transforming cyber…
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Thales A/NZ CISO | RSAC CISO Boot Camp Co-Chair | Ben Doyle
A boot camp run ahead of CyberCon this week aims to build future CISOs’ peer networks and business communication - skills that could help them make the transition into a security executive role. It’s the second year the RSA Conference CISO Boot Camp has been held in Australia, in conjunction with...
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Defence | Chief Information Officer | Chris Crozier
This week we speak with Chris Crozier, CIO at Defence.
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Horizon Power | Senior Manager of Technology | Jeff Campbell
This week we're revisiting a discussion from last season — we'll be back on schedule with on October 14! Senior Manager of Technology, Jeff Campbell Horizon Power has completed a large-scale migration of applications and workloads from its data centres to a private cloud run by Macquarie Cloud...
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ANZ Banking Group | Chief Information Security Officer | Dr. Maria Milosavljevic
Vote Now for the iTnews Podcast in the Listeners' Choice Award at the Australian Podcast Awards! VOTE HERE The latest episode of the iTnews Podcast hear from ANZ Banking Group’s CISO, Dr. Maria Milosavljevic, as she discusses ANZ's security strategy, focusing on embedding security, building...
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Australia’s leading source of enterprise technology news is now in podcast form. Join the editorial team at iTnews.com.au each week as we talk to technology executives from across the sector, digging deep into IT strategy, architecture and delivery. This podcast will be home to several shows, including the CXO Challenge, which profiles the work of top executives and their teams.
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