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In 2001 he founded OpenSkills and is their President and Senior Consultant. In this role he has provided strategic consultancy and training to a number of clients using GemStone, and VisualWorks Smalltalk. Bruce also developed a Smalltalk library to communicate with a hardware cryptographic device for use in a web banking application and enhanced the open source Smalltalk PDF library that he wrote to help an insurance company produce on-the-fly documents for delivery to web browsers. Previously, Bruce headed a development team at Visual Networks Inc., in New York, where he assigned tasks, tracked progress, mentored team members, monitored code quality and defined the target architecture. He also introduced process improvements to Visual Networks including tools and techniques to improve the quality, and cost effectiveness, of engineering and testing efforts. Working for SPL WorldGroup Consulting in San Francisco during the late 90’s Bruce led the design and construction of a thin-client portal for the State Compensation and Insurance Fund of California (SCIF). Before portals became mainstream, this Java system integrated text and image information from a number of legacy systems into a single coherent view. Whilst at Macquarie Bank in Sydney in the mid 90’s he was Systems Architect in the development of a base metals trading system. He worked on the trading floor with traders and settlements staff to first build and then constantly evolve the system as the metals trading business itself evolved. Bruce started his career in the UK working for UK Inland Revenue and Nomura Research Institute as system designer, database administrator and implementer.
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Initially, Philip qualified as an accountant and worked for a number of Merchant Banks in their Financial Accounting Departments both in Australia and in the United Kingdom. In 1987 he moved from accounting to computing and joined fPrint UK Ltd as their Corporate Account Manager. It was in this capacity that he became involved with software piracy prevention and data integrity. In 1992, Philip returned to Australia and formed CheckMARK Technologies to continue with software piracy issues in Australia and Asia Pacific. In 1995 Philip secured the right to Net Nanny Internet and Filtering Software in the belief that our children are our future, and we need to give them all the possible learning abilities and still protect them against "Cyberperverts". Since then Philip has delivered papers to the Australian Senate Select committees on child internet protection. This year Philip started a new chapter in his vocation when he joined TC Communications, Australia's leading satellite communications company where he now runs the sales department.
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David was heading for a career in Production Engineering when his first employer (Wormald Bros) offered him a position as Trainee Programmer in the newly-formed Computer Department in the late 60s. (What's a computer? What's a Programmer? - he wondered; but, it sounded great and it would be cleaner and cooler than working in and around factories - he considered!) He "cut code" for a number of systems at Wormalds and, then at the Datacard Computer Bureau, wrote lots of programmes for clients who did not have their own computer - before setting off for the UK. Over there, he worked on the development of possibly the first ERP Package - in 1970! Back in Oz, David worked on system development and client support for the likes of Compunet and Computer Sciences. At Philip Shrapnel, he introduced to Australia, the system development methodology, SPECTRUM, which was embraced by the Department of Defence and the SA and NSW Governments to name a few. David's software documentation consultancy clients included: BHP, NEC, Nestle, Macquarie Bank, Ampol, CSC and Westpac. Two of David's user manuals went "international" - one to the larger regional zones of a multi-national as the "model" documentation; the other as the user guide for a Y2K Utility used in many countries. David has been a member of the Australian Computer Society for 36 years and was the inaugural President of the NSW Society for Technical Communication which was formed in 1987. Buyer Implementation Manager,
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In 1991, Keith started a new career in business development and training with international productivity experts, Priority Management. During this time he helped many individuals and teams discover the processes that allowed them to achieve more with less, manage change and enjoy life. Keith, along with team mates, achieved global recognition within the PM group for sales results in the top 3 in the world. The business he worked with was recognized for many years as the global leader. A third career change saw him gain 6 years experience working with people in the IT recruiting industry. During 2003, he has also been involved in the promotion of TheSolutionFinder.com, an Australian web site that helps people find solutions - mostly centred on IT and Communications products and services. Keith is now the Sales Manager for Australian software house ASP Software who provide ERP solutions to the waste and recycling industry - helping to simplify the admin, management and general operations of a complex business. Keith actively supports community initiatives through committee work with his local sports club. He also chaired the management committee for Friends of Startts for a number of years. FOS is a charity that supports the work of Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors. 
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Dr Brookes is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society and was a founding Director and Chairman of the Australian Association of Chief Information Officers. Professional Appointments Current: 1987 to 2003: 1974 to 1994 Dr Brookes was foundation Professor of Information Systems at the University of New South Wales for 20 years. In that time he built up one of the world’s largest schools of applied information technology, with over 30 academic staff and 1,000 students. He taught all aspects of the application of computer systems to business and government, with special emphasis on management information systems, and corporate computer strategies. His research work focused on collaborative computing systems, and he published many papers in this field and also on the role of executive support systems. He was awarded a US Patent for his research work into collaboration support systems. 1971-1974 Dr Brookes was the first corporate senior executive in overall charge of information technology at BHP. At the company’s Head Office he was responsible for the entire computing function of the company, with satellite computer installations at six locations in Australia and a staff of over 1,000.
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Kate currently chairs the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Computer Society in NSW. She is also a member of the IEEE-Computer Society Technical Council on Software Engineering, and was a reviewer for the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge. She is also a member of the Project Management Institute. In 1998 and 1999 Kate has judged the Australian Design Awards (software) and since 2000, the Consensus Software Awards. She has also served as an office bearer of the Australian Information Technology Society (AITS), and as a judge for the IT Writers Awards since 1997. She is currently undertaking postgraduate studies in e-commerce and management and is a regular speaker at IT conferences. Kate
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His consulting assignments have varied from strategic planning, through tender preparation and selection to the project management of implementation projects, principally in the transport and utilities sectors both in Australia and overseas. Over the last few years Stuart has become increasingly involved with knowledge management projects and software. He has been a Member of the ACS, the Australian Society for Operations Research, and the Institution of Engineers (Aust) for over 25 years. Stuart
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Miriam established Goodnews in 1993. Her clients included EDS, Telecom New Zealand and Computer Associates, as well as freelancing for IDG Communications and a number of ACP IT publications. Two major specialisations were change communication and sales support in the outsourcing of large ICT services contracts. As an associate of the Australian Centre for Innovation she also advised governments and businesses on IT trends and policy measures to grow the local IT industry. Other capabilities include strategic communication planning, issues management, collateral writing, media relations, conference planning, editing and speechwriting. Miriam was previously a group director at Professional Public Relations (PPR) for seven years, with a number of industry leaders among her clients. That had followed five years as senior consultant and director with an IT specialist PR business. Miriam undertook her PhD research at the Australian Centre for Innovation, which is in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Engineering. Her doctoral thesis focused on the development of the IT industry in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s. Given her background, much of her interest was in relationships between organisations and the forces that influenced government decision-making. While her PhD is classed as an engineering doctorate, her first degree was a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from the University of Technology, Sydney, in which she majored in journalism. The bridge between these two degrees is a Master in Science and Society from the University of New South Wales, where her major research project examined the earliest years of the Australian computer industry.
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Wendy has been in the IT&T industry since 1992, following 10 years in business management and customer services roles primarily in the Australian publishing and book trade industry. She joined NCR Australia as employee communications coordinator in 1992, before establishing Bird and Hill Public Relations - an IT&T specialist PR agency - with business partner, Jeff Bird in 1996. Wendy is a keen snow skier, and served on the board of the NSW Ski Association in 2001/02. Other interests include motor sports, travel, reading and current affairs.
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A former vice-president and manager of Gartner's software team, Mark now works exclusively with CIOs and business managers on aligning technology strategy to business outcomes. He has a long career in the IT and media industries and has recently returned to Gartner. As vice-president of Research, he also managed the publishing and primary research operations. Mark has been a speaker and convenor of more than 200 IT events and written literally hundreds of articles on technology for CNN, GQ Magazine, The Economist, The Australian newspaper and many other titles. He is currently a columnist for CIO magazine in Australia and New Zealand, and his column is syndicated to North America. He is active with the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), providing strategy documents and recommendations for the organisation. He also works with the Australian Computer Society Foundation, which raises funds to help the under-privileged gain a tertiary education in computer science and technology. Mark has more than 20 years' experience in the IT and media industries. He launched the online presence of The Australian in 1996 and was one of the original members of the News Interactive team at News Ltd in the same year. Previously at The News Corporation, he was foreign editor and foreign correspondent, covering events in Eastern Europe, South Africa and South-East Asia. With an increasing interest in technology, Mark became one of the first employees of the trail-blazing Australian ISP OzEmail, working on the launch of the world's first commercial Internet telephony service. At OzEmail, he worked on a number of alliances across the telecommunications, media and IT industries. He was the ANZ managing director of an American dotcom, Beenz, in the late 90s, and recently established a research unit for the publisher, IDG. Mark continues to be used by CIOs and leading IT vendors for strategy and communications workshops. He currently sits on the board of the Australia-Japan Foundation, established by the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade in Canberra. He has just been appointed to his second term as a director of the board. Mark
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His 23-year career started in consulting with one of the (then) Big 8, where he was thrown into a large system development project for the Federal Government. Since those early years in consulting he has represented both customers and vendors of IT based solutions in both Australia and the UK. Matthew counts an 18-month stint in the Solomon Islands, project managing the implementation of an FMIS and HR/Payroll solution for their government, as one of his more interesting assignments. Matthew's focus is on the benefits that IT can bring to Australian organisations and their customers. Despite (or perhaps as a result of) his years of service to the IT industry, he regards IT as an enabler of a more effective and efficient economy, not as an end in itself. He holds a Bachelor of Business Degree and a Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution, and is a Companion of the ACS.
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of HK Certificate in Computer Science
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Victor is a highly experienced business management professional with a strong background in I.T. focused on new business development, consulting, planning, and the managing of information technology based services. Key strengths include effective leadership, business best practice, process improvement, performance management with outsourced partners, developing talent, coaching and counselling, cost control, policy development, management of complex computer services and driving business projects to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. CAREER SUMMARY Extensive experience evaluating and enhancing business practices and processes to ensure the effective use of business systems. Accomplishments include installation and support of ERP Systems, education and training of business systems users, development of training materials and development of enhancements to ERP and other systems. Possess a high level of business acumen gained from previous experience in Production Management, Production Planning and Distribution, which allows excellent relationship with operational staff members and senior management. Highly skilled in identifying new technologies and the implementation of such technologies to gain business advantage and operation efficiency. Extensive experience in project management, team development and technology management. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Ability to implement business process changes through systems knowledge and hands on experience in Operations and Logistics line management roles Delivered a new ERP system on time with the MRPII culture and practice introduced to the Company resulting in inventory reduction and customer service improvement. The scope of the implementation included 5 manufacturing sites, 6 general administrative offices and more than 50 distribution warehouses and trade centres in Australia and New Zealand Formulated a Corporate Standards in Application Development and Change Control to provide better utilization of technical resources and prioritization of projects, hence giving better Return of Investment. Introduced Executive Information System and Management Reporting to the Business Units to provide timely and accurate information across the whole enterprise. Consolidated 3 separate development departments into one, saving of 2 full-time contractors in system development and support. Implemented a Image Processing system to manage customer contracts to provide quick and easy retrieval of customer information on-line, leading to greatly improved customer service. Introduced web technology to enable invoice payment via a website, reducing workload of Account Receivable and increasing customer satisfaction.
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Ken is a commentator and reviewer of industry topics, and has been a frequent conference presenter. Ken is one of the founders and Managing Director Delivery of Plutonic Zoo, an Independent Business Technology Services organisation based in Sydney. He has extensive expertise and knowledge of Internet based applications and has managed the implementation and operation of business systems for several Australian organisations. Specific areas of expertise include Business Process Management, Customer Relationship Management, B2E (Intranets, eLearning, Collaboration), Human Capital Management and Knowledge Management. Ken is originally from Scotland but lived most of his life in New Zealand. His interests include jogging, karate, and winemaking. Ken Methven Managing Director - Delivery Plutonic Zoo Pty Ltd
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With over 20 years experience in the IT industry Bhupendra brings a wealth of experience to the Consensus Software Awards. Bhupendra has a sound technology background with business skills to integrate business and technology. Previous roles include Marketing Management, Product Management and IT Management Consultant to Australia's top 100 customers. Bhupendra has also worked in various roles at Amdahl, BMC Software and Legent Corporation . He has presented papers at a number of IT conferences in UK and Australia, including judging the Australian Design Awards ( Software) and Australian Financial Review/Telstra Internet Awards. In addition, he holds a Computer Science Degree from Queen Mary College, University of London. IT Solutions Consultant MIST Software Pty Ltd
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Before joining IBM, Jonar was the Sales & Marketing Director at Acer Computer, where he also headed Acer Software Pty Ltd. Prior to that, he held senior marketing positions at Compaq, including roles as Manager of Communications, Distribution, Education, and Retail. Jonar is also the author of the best-selling Prentice Hall’s Illustrated Dictionary of Computing. He is the technology writer for Butterworths’ Australian Legal Dictionary, and the Student’s Legal Dictionary. He was also the Technical Editor for the Consumers’ Association publications called How to Buy a Computer. With his intimate understanding of technology and society, he is often called upon to serve as an “expert witness” to the legal profession. As a member of the Information Technology Sub-committee for Standards Australia, Jonar has written standards for Software Development and System Documentation. He was the co-founder of the Australian Information Technology Society, where he served for six years. Jonar is now concentrating on his consulting business (Logictivity Pty Ltd), and on his publishing and education ventures. He writes and conducts courses on leadership, management, advertising, and marketing. For over eleven years he has presented his courses at local and international universities, colleges, as well as in-company training programs. He also lectured for three years at the Australian Institute of Management. He is an award-winning debater, arguing cases for censorship, security, customer service, technology in education, and technology in society. Jonar presents courses on subjects relating to technology, leadership, management, motivation, thinking skills, teamwork, advertising, change, and politics. He assisted Gordon Jackson to found the New Leaders’ Forum funded by Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Company, and Qantas Airways. He was also a member of the steering-committee of the New Leaders’ Foundation whose lectures have been held at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and the University of New South Wales. Jonar
is the author of the international best-selling book, Jonar
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Chris specialises in patenting all aspects of electronics, software, control and security systems and, more recently, information technologies and expert systems developed for service industries. Chris has appeared as an expert witness in patent litigation, and has been involved in small and large scale litigation support. Chris has also trained to mediate intellectual property disputes at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Geneva Chris's first book "Practical Guide to Australian Patent Law" was published in 2003 by Thomson Lawbook Co. Partner F B Rice & Co BSc(Hons) (Elec Eng)
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Kumar has broad senior management experience in the public and private sector organisations including Government agencies, big 4 consulting firms and higher education. Currently, he is employed with the Sydney University as a senior manager with overall responsibility for meeting a range of strategic online service delivery objectives of the University using emerging and digital technologies. Prior to joining the Sydney University, Kumar was a Director with KPMG Australia. Kumar worked with Queensland Government in a number of senior roles including the Chief Information Officer, Projects Director and Business Improvement Manager. He is the recipient of the Queensland Government Leadership Excellence Award for the Year 2000. Kumar holds an MBA, Master of Information Systems and Master of Science degrees.
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A year later he left for South Africa where he joined a major bank. He designed and programmed banking software on a NCR 315. When COBOL became the accepted computer language he had to re-write all his computer code from NEAT into COBOL. In 1968 Frits joined SPL where he programmed and designed computer systems for the aircraft industry, credit card banking and breweries. He later joined a major bank in South Africa where he computerized the merchant bank, and installed systems for the stock exchange. In 1977 frits started to work on on-line systems for major banks and took part in the rolling out of systems that would give branches access to the mainframe. He also worked on interest and currency arbitration systems. A couple of years later he joined Readers Digest where he worked on the rewriting of their system requirements and the implementation of a “File handler”. In 1984 frits became an IT auditor and worked as a senior auditor for a major bank for 11 years. Apart from technical audits he also did financial audits at different head office departments like collections and treasury. In 1995 Frits started to install computer systems in the branches so as to make branches not fully dependant from the mainframe. Two years later he joined so many others in the millennium debugging exercises. As a result he wrote many User Specifications and Test Plans. At the start of the Year 2000 he went back to lecturing again and started teaching Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. Since 2002 Frits started his own business doing accounting work, taxation matters and writing spread sheets for cost accounting and taxation purposes. Frits has been a member of the Australian Computer Society since 1979, and was a committee member of the South African computer society.
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Louis is currently Solution Deployment Director for Telelogic Australia having previously held the role of Chief Technologist, where he helped create the vision for Telelogic's Automated Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution. In his present role, Louis consults in, and evangelizes, the end-to-end, lifecycle approach to systems and software development. He has helped numerous organizations rapidly deploy an enterprise-wide development infrastructure that streamlined their processes and improved team productivity. Louis has presented at numerous industry conferences and published several papers on software development best practice. He has worked internationally with clients in the US, Europe and China while also being active in Australian industry forums, heading the Sydney Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) group for two years. Louis has a BSc (Hons, Class I) with Graduate Diplomas in Computer Science and Education. He is currently completing his doctorate on the planning and management of complex software-intensive systems. This research aims to provide simpler and more pragmatic approaches to current best practice by integrating key aspects of accepted disciplines including requirements, change, configuration and project management. His efforts to date have resulted in a generalized release planning technique for the management of complex product lines and component-based architectures.
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Louis Taborda Phone: +61 (4) 0001 5915
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Rick currently holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) from the University of Western Sydney; an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management; and is a Member of the Australian Computer Society. In his last three permanent roles, Rick has served as Chief Information Officer for both Chubb Australasia and Unilever Australasia, and as Chief Technology Officer for Goodman Fielder Limited. All these multinational businesses have revenues in excess of $ 1 billion. Rick also Project Directed a major ERP implementation whilst at Unilever Australasia. Rick is experienced in working with organisations in the development of IT strategy, having done this at both Unilever and Chubb. He is a proponent of the Hax Methodology(1) – a structured approach to strategy development. In his recent appointments Rick has focused heavily on process discipline, and so has a strong IT Governance bias. This includes the deployment of IT Service Management disciplines; IT Project and Program Management processes; KPIs and Metrics, and where required, Sarbanes Oxley Controls (for US SEC Registrants and their subsidiaries). Rick has been involved in several large Organisational Change and Major System Implementation initiatives, having successfully navigated significant changes of this type at Unilever, Goodman Fielder and Chubb. Today, Rick leverages his experience as an independent IT consultant, helping businesses get the most out of their IT investment, particularly in the areas described above: IT Strategy; IT Governance; Strategic IT Sourcing; Large Scale System Implementations; and Project and Program Management. 1 The Strategy Concept and Process – A Pragmatic Approach; Arnaldo C Hax and Nicolas S Majluf
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Preferring the cut and thrust of the business world, she has written for, and edited, business newspapers and magazines in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, consumer electronics, jewellery and precious metals industries including a now-defunct liquor circles newspaper affectionately known as (but definitely not called) 'booze news'. Gabrielle, who still numbers subbing amongst her tasks, is Computerworld's managing editor.
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Patrick has a strong background in ERP and CRM systems implementation and methodologies including SAP R/3 and Siebel products and has experience in a number of industry sectors including Finance, Telecommunications, FMCG, Retail, Service Management and Manufacturing. Since returning to consulting a little over a year ago, Patrick has been assisting clients identifying and applying technology to better support customer facing business processes which satisfy defined corporate strategies. These technologies include Customer Analytics, Business Intelligence, “Classic” CRM and Mobile solutions.
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Tom has experience in reviews of software development and deployments at the Department of Defence, including for the Supply Systems Redevelopment Project (SSRP) and the Manpower Support Redevelopment Project (MSRP). As a memebr of the staff of Headquarters Australian Defence Force, he has worked in the most sensitive areas of government. Tom's consulting experience includes assessing e-commerce patents, reviewing new project proposals and advising companies on web strategies. Tom is an acknowledged expert on accessible web system design, having lectured on e-commerce and web design at the Australian National University and advised on the web strategy for the next Olympics. His skills cover the range of current technologies, practical experience of what works and an independent viewpoint to provide advice. Tom has decades of experience in assessing technology for revitalizing the way business works. In addition he is a leader in the profession, having been President of the Australian Computer Society, a Fellow , Honorary Life Member and also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and voting member the Association for Computing Machinery. Tom combines technical experience with the ability to communicate complex topics to concepts to a non-technical audience, being an author, broadcaster and educator. For more information click here
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David has been in the computer industry for almost 4 decades, specialising in business application software. He has been a programmer, systems analyst, IT Manager, Trainer and Consultant. After working in the corporate/computer services sector for about 14 years, David operated his own consulting practice specialising in software documentation for some 16 years.
For the last 8 years he has been with the NSW Department of Commerce in contract management, electronic procurement and software development roles. Currently, he is working on a new whole-of-government electronic procurement system for the NSW Government.
Keith's
IT career spans some 20 years from the early 1970's. From coding in
assembler for a major insurance firm to customising diagnostic software
for pathology equipment and developing options pricing software for a
bank. He has developed a data dictionary for a global manufacturing group
and led the application support division for a leading financial software
developer. Keith moved into software sales in 1988, making the technical
to people transition with only a little pain.
Dr Cyril Brookes holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sydney and a doctorate from Oxford University, England
Kate has many years experience in information technology. She
specializes in software engineering methodologies, software process
improvement, project management and corporate knowledge management. Kate is currently program director at NSW
Treasury-OSR, with responsibility
for all IT projects and project management methodology. Previous roles include Business Solutions Manager with GE, and Enterprise Architect
with AMP.
Stuart has over thirty years experience working in Information Technology. After a post-graduate degree in engineering, his IT career started in the Australian steel industry in Wollongong with the early application of mini-computers and mainframes to the technical support of production processes. Stuart then worked as an IT Consultant in Sydney for 10 years, initially with Coopers & Lybrand and then the DMR Group before launching forth as an independent consultant.
Dr Miriam Goodwin has almost 20 years’ experience in IT public relations, corporate communication and journalism. After four years in public affairs, international relations and research management for a nuclear research agency, she is returning to her own business, Goodnews Marketing & Communications, which specialises in the ICT
sector
Wendy Hill started her career at the Canberra College of Advanced
Education (now known as Canberra University) as a cadet reporter and Letraset
typesetter, pumping out the monthly issue of student newspaper, the CCAEsarian on an IBM
Golfball.
Mark Hollands is vice-president of strategy for Gartner in the Asia/Pacific
region. He focuses on helping companies prioritise and execute their activities, ensuring strategic clients of Gartner gain the maximum value from
our research and consulting offerings.
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Ken has worked in Information Technology for 35 years, for the last 15 years in senior management positions with global corporations. He has provided leadership to teams that have ranged from small project groups to Corporate Divisions of over 200 people.
Bhupendra is the IT 
Having worked in the
fields of sales and marketing for over twenty years, Jonar’s most
recent role was that of IBM’s Ebusiness Software Manager where
he also worked as an IBM Olympic Champion, and was IBM’s industry
spokesman for high-technology. Previous roles at IBM included the
Consumer Manager for Asia Pacific South.
Chris
graduated from the University of London and worked in Intellectual
Property in the UK for five years before migrating to Australia. He was
registered as a patent attorney in Australia in 1990 and joined F B
RICE & CO as a partner in 1995. He is a Fellow of the Institute
of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) and of the Academy
of IPTA. Chris has served as a Director on the Supervisory Board of
Computer Patent Annuities, and he is a past President of
the Australian group of AIPPI.
Kumar is the Chairman for the Australian Computer Society for NSW. He is responsible for driving a number of strategic initiatives for ICT professionals in NSW collaboratively with Government agencies, industry bodies, educational institutions and private sector.
Frits
has been in the computer industry since 1965. He started as a lecturer
teaching IBM 1401 software at The Netherlands Computer College in
Rotterdam.
Louis has over twenty years industry experience and has held a number of senior roles in engineering, software and project management. He has consulted across a variety of industries, including finance, telecommunications, defense and government. 
Rick Vosila is seasoned campaigner in the IT industry. He commenced in this business in
1982 with IBM Australia Limited as a Computer Operator, and his most recent permanent
appointment has been as Chief Information Officer for Chubb Security Holdings Australia
Limited, concluding in early 2005.
Gabrielle
Wheeler joined IDG Communications more than 10 years ago as a sub editor
on Computerworld, has spent most of her journalistic career in the
specialist business press sector following stints on local newspapers
and regional radio.
Patrick’s career in the IT industry spans over 25 years – with wide ranging experience at organisations such as Unisys, Siebel and Optus. He has had project and program responsibilities covering full life-cycle projects including system application packages and custom development as well as broader Commercial and Relationship Roles.
Tom is a Senior Information Technology Consultant with 20 years experience in the ICT industry in Australia. He is an internationally recognized leader of the ICT profession and an acknowledged expert on large scale systems for government. His expertise is based on a solid early technical training in programming and database design for large government administrative and financial systems. His later work was on ICT policy for the highest levels of executive government and in formulating national policy on the use of the Internet.