23 July, 2024 | Hyatt Regency, Sydney

Visibility, Simplification, Orchestration & Optimisation

Join 150 CTOs, Heads of Cloud, Infrastructure, Data Centre, Architecture and Engineering from Australia and NZ’s largest enterprise, government, and service provider organisations, representing firms who contribute 1/4 of the region’s GDP.

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All organisations need to optimise for resilience, efficiency, compliance, innovation and speed.

With limited resources, how to ensure your infrastructure and IT is fit-for-purpose in the digital age?

Speakers

Harness the collective intelligence of the world’s foremost thought leaders to learn best practices and be inspired.

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Patrick
Maes
Former CIO of Bank User Solutions + CTO Group Strategy & Architecture at Credit Suisse, prior to that, the CTO at ANZ Bank

Patrick Maes

Former CIO of Bank User Solutions + CTO Group Strategy & Architecture at Credit Suisse, prior to that, the CTO at ANZ Bank

About

Dedicated to empowering individuals, businesses, and enterprises to thrive through cutting-edge IT solutions, Patrick serves as an esteemed ADAPT Advisor.

With a profound passion for facilitating success in the realm of high-performing IT, Patrick brings forth a wealth of expertise, specialising in the Financial Services Industry, honed across diverse domains.

Having collaborated closely with regulatory bodies like the European Commission, EBA, ECB, and Executive Boards of prestigious institutions, Patrick offers invaluable counsel on critical facets including risk & security, compliance, IT strategy & transformation, digitisation strategies (in collaboration with MIT CISR), and large-scale cloud adoption.

Patrick’s leadership has seen the creation and nurturing of a top-tier global IT organisation spread across 45 countries, leading a team of 2000+ FTEs to unparalleled success.

His vision and expertise have resulted in the successful implementation of multi-year IT strategies, groundbreaking digitisation initiatives, and the establishment of market-leading practices in application development and infrastructure engineering encompassing cloud, AI & ML, API, Agile, and DevOps methodologies.

Patrick’s track record boasts the creation and delivery of pioneering capabilities such as the world’s first online IPO engine, Unified Payments Platform, and innovative New Way of Working initiatives.

A stalwart in the field, Patrick leverages his profound knowledge and experience to navigate the complex landscapes of IT operations and program management, optimising services on a global scale, all while focusing on elevating employee (EX) and client experience (CX).

In his role as an ADAPT Advisor, Patrick serves as a beacon of expertise and guidance, offering invaluable insights and strategies to propel businesses towards unparalleled success in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

Jason
O’Connell
Chief Technology Officer of Macquarie Banking & Financial Services.

Jason O’Connell

Chief Technology Officer of Macquarie Banking & Financial Services.

About

Jason O’Connell is the Chief Technology Officer of Macquarie Banking & Financial Services. He helps define technology strategy and vision for the bank and drives forward new and innovative ways of using cloud-based technologies.”

Craig
Scroggie
CEO at NextDC

Craig Scroggie

CEO at NextDC

About

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 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.

Keerthi
Iyengar
Associate Partner at McKinsey (former distinguished engineer at CBA)

Keerthi Iyengar

Associate Partner at McKinsey (former distinguished engineer at CBA)

About

Keerthi is an Associate Partner at McKinsey who leads the core technology and cloud practice in Australia. Some of his recent publications include Six practical actions for building the cloud talent you need and Seven make-or-break API challenges CIOs need to address outlining challenges and actions needed to unlock the 10x talent that are critical to beating the odds and achieve success.

At McKinsey he works with CIOs and Technology leaders globally on scaling holistic tech transformations enabled by next generation technologies. He has served fortune 100 corporations, top banks, telcos, pharmaceuticals and public sectors across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia on digital transformations covering strategy, architecture, operating model, implementation and talent management. He has also held several technology leadership roles for a Digital Bank build and Digital Telco transformations.

Connecting the Region’s
Top Cloud & Infrastructure Leaders

Cloud & Infrastructure Edge is an invitation-only conference that has brought together cloud and infrastructure leaders from the region’s most influential Enterprise and Government organisations, including:

Today, organisations face ever-evolving customer behaviours, workforce expectations, security issues and compliance scrutiny.

Hear from the experts, draw upon the collective intelligence of our region’s top cloud & infrastructure leaders, and learn the next steps from others on similar journeys.

Participate in cross-industry roundtables discussions and networking to inspire new ways of thinking and share ideas.

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Why you should be here

Peer Introductions

Increase your own ability via a network of trusted connections by meeting with expert stakeholders and calibre peers. Every delegate must qualify to join the community.

Personalised Agenda

Self select your path through your choice of keynotes, panels, roundtables and workshops, perfectly aligning our content with your tactical and strategic needs.

Practical Insights

Global speakers ahead of you on the journey equip you with their learned experience, giving you the competence and tools you need.

Debating Critical Themes

01 A strategy for Next Generation Cloud

Hear cloud migration lessons from the CTO of Macquarie Bank. Jason O’Connell helps define tech strategy and vision for the bank and drives forward new and innovative ways of using cloud-based technologies.

02 Cloud adoption strategies

Patrick Maes, formerly CIO Credit Suisse & CTO ANZ contends despite being typified as “done” by some companies, a recent study indicates only 16% of companies have an effective cloud strategy covering both business and tech objectives. So, why adopt Cloud? How can we avoid massive wholesale migrations which often run out of steam?

03 Optimising hybrid architectures

Almost everyone either has an accidental or deliberate hybrid architecture with apps and workloads in transition. What are the most effective strategies and operating models? How do you take success enterprise wide?

04 Effective FinOps & Cost Optimisation

The myths have burst around cloud costs simply being a shift from Capex to Opex, making things cheaper, forecastable, and being owned by Technology. Getting FinOps, forecasting, budgets and cross-functional responsibilities correct is critical to manage finances and missed expectations in modern business.

05 Modernise or die?

We are still hamstrung by legacy systems and sweated assets, holding us back from agility, innovation and growth. How do we make 2024 the year we finally get off the dead horse? How to progress the best app and infra modernisation plans?

06 Prioritisation and reducing complexity

If everyone wants cloud, how do you prioritise and accommodate your customers? How to deliver efficient throughput to save on shadow IT, while reducing the sprawl and complexity?

Connected Cloud & DC Edge is the premier event in the ANZ region with relevant content, quality speakers and an open environment to share, learn and network. Global Data Centre Engineer
BHP
Connected Cloud & DC Edge conference is by far the leading DC event in Australia. The conference has attracted quality and informative keynote speakers, and I always walk away learning more. Regional Lead - Data Centre Engineering Operations APJC
AWS
The Connected Cloud & DC event is the only one I regularly attend each year. The content is a high standard and so relevant to our challenges. Global IT Manager - Tribology
ALS
This annual event successfully brings together the movers and shakers of the ANZ datacentre industry with global thought-leaders giving us futures and real examples of technology from all over the world. MD ANZ
Vertiv
An outstanding selection of speakers who provided invaluable insights across a wide spectrum of topics that are highly relevant to our profession. Enterprise Architect
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
It was an informative and cohesive event attended by some of the most talented minds in Australian IT industry. Head of Cloud and Platform Services
carsales.com.au

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