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Peter Weill’s work centers on the role, value, and governance of digitization in enterprises. Weill joined the MIT Sloan faculty in 2000 to become director of MIT Sloan’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR).

MIT CISR is funded by approximately 100 corporate sponsors and patrons, and undertakes practical research on how firms generate business value from Information Technology (IT). As chair, Weill focuses on globalizing the center’s research and delivery. In 2008, Ziff Davis recognized Weill as #24 of The Top 100 Most Influential People in IT, the highest-ranked academic. In Dec 2019, his 2015 MIT SMR article Thriving in an Increasingly Digital Era was recognized as one of The Best 10 SMR Articles in the 2010s.

Peter has worked on digitization issues with the Executive Committees and Boards of more than 40 companies globally. He conducts workshops for key conferences, including the CEO Summits for Microsoft, IBM, and SAP, and the International Monetary Conference.

Katie McDermott, leads a diverse group of teams responsible for end-to-end digital customer experiences, including check-in and voucher programs which required unprecedented speed to production.

Katie will outline what they have done differently to now serve quick customer centric services, feedback loops, new team constructs and a digital manifesto.

I am passionate about enabling organisations to innovate through ideas, people and technology. My authentic outcomes-oriented leadership style inspires and empowers people to “keep calm a do useful things better” – delivering successful outcomes and award-worthy results year-on-year.

In executive roles I have a successful track record of leading teams to execute transformative and sustainable change in complex situations and at large scale. In strategy and advisory roles I am acknowledged by my peers to be a creative, quietly powerful, thought leader and an inspirational public speaker.

I joined Victoria Police as its Chief Digital Officer in April. Previously I was the CIO of Victoria’s health and human services departments from 2014-2022.

My digital transformation work in health and human services delivered compelling outcomes year-on-year and uniquely received recognition in the top 10 of the Australian CIO50 each year for 5 years – culminating in a CIO50 Hall of Fame award in 2022. I am a Fellow of IPAA Victoria, was the Champion of the Australian TechDiversity Awards in 2018 and was the ITNews State & Local Government CIO of the Year in the 2017.

I am proud to have led my teams to awardable outcomes and am proactive about ensuring that my people are recognised for their achievements. Two of my leadership team members were awarded Public Service Medals in the Queen’s Birthday Honours and others have won a range of industry awards – including State Government project of the year in the 2019 IT News Benchmark Awards, a National AIIA iAward in 2019, an IPAA Victoria Top50 Women award and winner of the Service Delivery category in the 2016 IPAA Public Sector Leadership Awards.

Before DHHS I was global Chief Analyst Public Sector for the UK research and advisory firm Ovum for 8 years. Prior to this I was the Director eGovernment Strategy & Policy and Deputy CIO of the Victorian State government in Melbourne for 4 years.

In earlier times I founded and sold an e-commerce company, movinghome.com.au, and worked in a range of executive and consulting roles in the government and utility sectors in Europe and Australasia.

I am a graduate of the ANZSOG Executive Fellows program and the AICD Company Directors course and have a doctorate in Management Studies from the University of Oxford and a 1st class honours degree in Commerce from the University of Otago in New Zealand.

In my 20s I worked as a search & rescue mountaineer at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand.

A highly energised and engaging executive leader, with a mission to drive transformation at scale which has resulted in efficient growth, improved productivity and culture, whilst maintaining highest levels of safety and quality.

Throughout my career, I have built a reputation for being a dynamic leader with a strong track record of delivering results in the most complication environments, with agility and with sustainable results. A diverse background in finance, strategy, transformation, digital, infrastructure, executive leadership, consulting as well as operations.

I am known in industry for my ability to inspire, to execute, and to motivate teams to achieve their full potential. A mentor to many, with a commitment to building collaborative outcome focused relationships with stakeholders at all levels, and to ensure I am available to colleagues to iterate and engage.

I am driven by a deep sense of purpose and a desire to make a positive impact on the world. I see my role as not only delivering results for my organisation, but also contributing to the broader social and economic landscape.