Stories by Jennifer O'Brien

CIO50 2017 #14: William Confalonieri, Deakin University

Deakin University’s William Confalonieri has many learnings from his years in the CIO role. Most notably, he says one of his biggest lessons involves focusing on people rather than being fixated on technology.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien21 Nov. 17 19:00

CIO50 2017 #18: Jeremy Hubbard, UBank

UBank has been on a 12-month journey to transform the business, according to head of digital and technology, Jeremy Hubbard.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien21 Nov. 17 19:00

CIO50 2017 Ones to Watch: John Boyd

Over the past 12 months, Mad Mex CIO John Boyd has had a full plate, overseeing the transition to the cloud and upgrading its full fleet of hardware and software across all Australian restaurants.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien21 Nov. 17 19:00

CIO50 2017 #13: George Lymbers, Thomas Holt Group

Thomas Holt Group CIO George Lymbers has over 25 years’ experience as a ICT and operations professional with a bent for what others call impossible.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien21 Nov. 17 19:00

The powerful promise of AI

CIO veteran and industry consultant, Geoff Wenborn, sees enormous opportunity for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare - identifying 35 use cases alone for robotics and AI at places like UnitingCare Queensland.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien09 Oct. 17 11:08

Veteran CIO Peter Nevin shares lessons learned on digital

When pursuing a digital strategy, combine what you see in technology with the business outcomes - link that back to the organisation and vigorously communicate the message. That’s one of the lessons learned by 25-year CIO veteran, Peter Nevin, who talked about digital leadership roles and their hidden complexity at the CIO Summit in Sydney.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien31 Aug. 17 12:46

Futuristic ‘tech savvy’ Royal Adelaide Hospital set to open doors

From stainless steel high-tech robots that can talk to lifts, doors and portable phones and carry goods around the hospital to a pneumatic tube system that transports specimens to 74 stations, the new Royal Adelaide Hospital is promising to be a genuine ‘high tech hospital of the future.’

Written by Jennifer O'Brien24 Aug. 17 14:31

The final countdown - 1 week left to nominate for the CIO50

There’s one week left to nominate for the second annual CIO50 list, with the deadline to nominate August 31. Now is the time to tell us your story of transformation, innovation and leadership.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien23 Aug. 17 10:40

1 week left to nominate for the CIO50

There’s just one week left to nominate for the second annual CIO50 list, with the deadline set for August 17. Now is the time to tell us your story of transformation, innovation and leadership.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien10 Aug. 17 11:37

CIO50 nominations in full swing - still time to nominate

There’s still time left to nominate for the second annual CIO50 list, with the deadline for nominations on August 17. Now is the time to tell CIO Australia your story of transformation, innovation and leadership.

Written by Jennifer O'Brien02 Aug. 17 11:52
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