Local Experts Debate Leading Modernisation While Balancing Complexity and Compliance

One of the ICT industry’s foremost analysts and commentators, Peter Hind has spent over 25 years advising and talking on topics across the technology industry. His primary areas of interest are the potential of technology to transform the way organisations operate, the change management obstacles executives encounter in realising this potential, as well as the tactics and techniques leaders have deployed to overcome these difficulties.​

With roles across IDC, Unisys, NCR, Sigma Data, and others, Peter now takes on multiple roles within ADAPT including the moderation of private events and roundtables, interviewing business executives about the strategies they are pursuing and assisting with the structuring of delegate surveys.​

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.

Sarath is a dynamic transformation leader who is passionate to demystify the journey of Digital transformation across Applications and Infrastructure and deliver tangible results. Proven leader with strategic, operational, and technical skills with focus on cost optimization and delivering value that matters the most . Experience in large, complex, listed businesses facing challenges with cyber security and legacy systems.

Able to develop effective strategies and implement at speed, aligning teams to the vision to produce high quality outcomes. Multiple successes delivering complex projects across both applications and infrastructure. Exposure to IT best practice through roles with ASX100 companies across the manufacturing, retail, banking, and oil & gas sectors.

High EQ leader able to influence and draw out high performance. Recognized as a guest panelist for IT industry forums.

25 years diverse IT leadership experience leveraging people, process and technology to transform business & IT. Drives digital outcomes impacting growth, productivity and user experience through cross discipline partnerships and driving synergies between business leadership, operations and IT.