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❗HUGE NEWS ❗ You're invited to the 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 VIC 2025. 📅 April 3rd 📍 Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne This highly anticipated event features two powerful streams - one focused on cutting-edge technology and the other on enhancing customer experience. With 300+ attendees, 20+ expert speakers, and 13+ engaging sessions, this is your opportunity to learn how your organisation can embrace disruption, drive better customer outcomes, and stay ahead of the curve with the technologies transforming financial services in the digital era. Find the full event details and grab a ticket HERE: https://lnkd.in/g7qMV3h9 (availability is very limited) Massive shoutout to our speakers: Leann Jones, CEO, Nimo Industries  Peter Jones, COO, Nimo Industries Kylie Waldock, Chief Executive Officer, MoneyPlace Sean O'Donnell, Chief Digital Officer, Defence Bank Paige Vincent, Chief Operating Officer, Hollard Insurance Ammon Mackie, General Manager Commercial Business Transformation, Allianz Matt Taylor, Head of Digital & Customer Experience, MLC Potta Findikidis, Group Head of Brand & Marketing, Cbus Super Fund Janelle McQueen-Paice, Chief Experience Officer, SelfWealth Milda Vait, Product Development Director, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives, ANZ Christopher Cramond, Head of Member Strategy, Aware Super  Jordan Webster, Head of Channel Automation, Bupa Simone Van Veen, Chief Member Officer, Bank First Adriana Aleksic, Head of Customer Experience, Mercer Super Brendan Donoghue, Head of Digital & Customer Experience, UniSuper Chris Pacey, Head of Customer Advocacy, NAB Colleen Pender, Head of Technology, NAB Heidi Rose, Head of Engineering, Computershare Angel Padrigano, Head of Technology - Investments, Rest Thomas Janssen, Head of Data Architecture & Governance, Judo Bank  Luke Ma, Head of Technology Controls & Governance, AIA Amit Shanbhag, Principal and Program Manager - Cyber Security Transformation (Operations), IAG Andy Taylor, Head of Cyber, Vision Super Matt Baxby, Chief Executive Officer, Revolut Thank you to our event partners: Nimo Industries, Braze, SmartComms, UserTesting, NCS Group Australia, Novigi, Apromore, Neat, Camms, a Riskonnect Company, Personetics #DFSSummit25 #ForefrontDigitalCommunity #DigitalFinancialServices

Over 70% of utility customers expect real-time updates on outages and energy usage, pushing utilities to adopt advanced digital communication tools. Customer-centric utilities are the new standard. Are you meeting their expectations? We will be hosting the Digital Energy & Utilities Summit VIC on April 1st where we will be joined by senior leaders in this sector. This conference will explore how businesses in can harness technology to address these challenges, develop a clear and comprehensive digital strategy that aligns with their overall business objectives and unlocks opportunities for growth. Check it out HERE: https://lnkd.in/gpzjk3rm #DigiEnergyUtilitiesSummit25 #ForefrontDigitalCommunity #DigitalEnergy #Utilities

The 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗪 is back for 2025! 🗓️ 13th May 📍 Doltone House, Darling Island, Sydney We will be bringing together senior technology leaders from within the NSW Local Government to discuss how to align digital services to better support local communities. Check out the full event details and grab your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/g_VzTJgd Any enquiries? Reach out to us at: [email protected] Take a look at this years speaker line-up: Dave Burns, Chief Information Officer, Sunshine Coast Council  Leanne Siveyer, Chief Information Officer, Sutherland Shire Council Dane Hamilton, Chief Information Officer, Shoalhaven City Council Louise O'Donnell, Head of Digital Transformation, City of Canterbury Bankstown Richard Sheridan, Director of City Performance, Bayside Council Ayman Essmat, Chief Information Officer, Eurobodalla Shire Council Hanan Zakaria, Head of IT Strategy & Programs, Camden Council Sharon Bowman, Technology & Transformation Manager, Hornsby Shire Council  Tasleem Ullah, ICT Program Manager, Campbelltown City Council Richard Cadet, IT Manager, Armidale Regional Council Kimberlee Weatherall, Professor of Law - University of Sydney, Chief Investigator - ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society Thank you to our event partners: ASI Solutions, TPG Telecom, Bellridge Pty Limited, Premier Contact Point Pty Ltd, Darktrace, Powell, Nitro, LastPass, Juniper Networks, Kaon Security #LocalGovTechSummit25 #localgovernment #localgovtechnology #digitaltransformation #ForefrontDigitalCommunity

"Don't try to design something without testing it with your customers. Test and learn and also fail. To see what works, what doesn't work and to pivot fast if you need to change course". Jos Jansen, General Manager, Digital at Allianz joined us on a panel at The Digital Insurance Summit discussing: finding an insight in a haystack - behavioural, trend & forecasting analysis to inform marketing strategy. Check out Jos's takeaways from the panel and hear about his advice to those looking to transform their digital channels. Thank you to fellow panelists: Sheriff Hamza, Heather Svendsen & Kaushal Singh. #DigitalInsuranceSummit25 #ForefrontDigitalCommunity #DigiInsurance

That’s a wrap for the Digital Insurance Summit NSW 2025! 🎉👏 What an incredible event it has been, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and professionals to discuss the latest trends, technologies, and strategies shaping the future of insurance. Be sure to take a look at the photos from our annual summit, capturing the highlights & key moments from the day. Thank you to everyone who attended, participated, and contributed to making this year’s summit such a success. Thank you to our speakers: Brooke Fraser, Chief Technology Officer, Fast Cover Travel Insurance Karen Jones-Gudmunson, Chief Operations, Transformation & Technology Officer, Tokio Marine Group David Lochrie, Senior Executive Enterprise Digital, Medibank Raz Pravat, Executive Manager, Enterprise Strategy & Transformation, icare NSW Vicki Bednjacic, Account Director, Smart Communications Adrian Davis, Commercial Leader Financial Services and Insurance, Adyen Pedro Sovegni, Contractor Lead Orchestration Platform, Zurich Insurance Lina Saliba, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, Metlife Martin J., Head of IT, NobleOak Erica Nock, Head of Underwriting Operations, Guild Insurance Mark Sheehan, Principal Engineer, TAL Australia Biju Madhav, Senior VP & Head ANZ & Japan, ValueLabs Sean Quagliani, Co-Founder and CEO, Fortiro Sheriff Hamza, Head of Retail Insurance Claims, Zurich Insurance Jos Jansen, GM, Allianz Heather Svendsen, Head of Customer Experience & Digital, Petsure Kaushal S., Head of Strategy & Member Experience, Avant Mutual Craig Archdeacon, General Manager, APAC, Waterstons Willem Paling, Executive Manager Analytics & AI, IAG Thank you to our event partners: ValueLabs, Endava, SS&C Blue Prism, Adyen, Fortiro, Tungsten Automation, SmartComms, Waterstons Australia, SecurityScorecard, PCI Pal, EXL #digitalinsurance #ForefrontDigitalCommunity #digiinsurance #digitalinsurancesummit #DigiInsuranceSummit25 #AI #AIadoption #InsuranceConference #Insurance #InsuranceEvent

THE DIGITAL INSURANCE SUMMIT NSW 2025 IS LIVE 💥 Our annual summit is well underway in Sydney today as we’re joined by a room full of senior leaders discussing leadership in digitalisation, innovation and regulation and so much more. Kicking off the first panel we had: Brooke Fraser Karen Jones-Gudmunson David Lochrie Raz Pravat Vicki Bednjacic Make sure you join your community to see more from today plus get updates on future events in this space 🤝 Thank you to our event partners: ValueLabs, Endava, SS&C Blue Prism, Adyen, Fortiro, Tungsten Automation, SmartComms, Waterstons Australia, SecurityScorecard, PCI Pal, EXL #DigiInsuranceSummit25 #ForefrontDigitalCommunity

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗦𝗪 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 is BACK. Our annual summit returns to Sydney on April 2nd, bringing together IT leaders & senior sector executives to explore how technology and innovation is shaping the future of the aged care industry. Check out the full event details and grab a ticket HERE: https://lnkd.in/gjM9p-cQ Take a look at this years list of speakers: Alyson Pearce, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution John Staines, Chief Information Officer, Benetas Aged Care Imtiaz Bhayat, Chief Information Officer, Regis Aged Care Ian Robinson, Chief Information Officer, Life Without Barriers Mandy Trad, Group Head of IT Systems & Delivery, IRT Brendan Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Evergreen Life Care Charalampos ( Harry) Megalokonomos, GM Business & ICT Services, St. Basil's Bijoy Kundu, GM Technology, Information & Business Intelligence, 3Bridges Ramesh Raghavan, Digital Innovation & Experience Leader, Uniting Joe Perricone, IT Manager & Digital Strategy Leader - Aged Care, Salvation Army Vish Nair, Head Cyber Risk & Compliance, Business Technology Solutions, BaptistCare NSW Nadeem Ahmed, Head of Information Technology, James Milson Villages Ling Chan, Head of Portfolio, Engagement and Architecture Information Communication Technology, Baptcare Kasun Haputhanthri, Head of Infrastructure and Cloud, HammondCare Dr. Alan W., Chief Operating Officer, St Luke's Eldercare Singapore Thank you to our event partners: NeuronsVR, ASI Solutions,m AceTek Solutions, Juniper Networks, ShiftCare, Brother International Australia, ELMO Software, Waterstons Australia, Genesys, Zertain, Codify, QTX Group, Excite Cyber, CareMaster #AgedCareTechSummit25 #ForefrontDigitalcommunity #AgedCareIT #AgedCareTechnology

The ICT in Schools Summit NSW 2025 in photos 📸 Massive thank you to all speakers, sponsors and attendees for making this event a huge success. It's always a treat connecting with the schools community. To get involved in our Melbourne, Brisbane & Perth versions, reach out to us at: [email protected] Thank you to our speakers: Adam Bird, Director ICT, Hunter Valley Grammar Andrew Hottes, Chief Digital Information Officer, Cranbrook School Tim Watson, Principal, Northern Beaches Christian School Dr Emma Burgess, Principal, Danebank Anglican School for Girls Jenny Weal, Principal, The Ponds High School Deborah Clancy, Principal, Lakes Grammar Anglican School Ian Mejia, Principal, Hartford College Scott Letts, Middle Leader: Digital Innovation and Resourcing, St Eugene College, Brisbane Catholic Education Joshua Ravek, Senior Manager, School Partnerships, Toddle  Glen Pather, Chair of the Board, Scots College Fiona Donnelly, Deputy Principal Leader of Innovation and Robotics, Granville Boys High School Jessica Lonard, Head of Library and Information Services, St Patrick’s College Tony Shen, Dean of Data and Information Systems, Santa Sabina College Don Perna, Head of Information and Communications Technology, St Gregory’s College Campbelltown Adam Wollins, Director of ICT, Hills Grammar School Evan Karagiannis, Digital Projects Manager, Redlands Julian Ridden, Head of Growth ANZ, Quizizz Mike A. Dudarenok, Chief Information and Digital Officer, NSW Education Standards Authority Matthew Darby, Head of Information Technology, St Aloysius' College Michael Browning, Head of ICT Services, Newcastle Grammar School Jeremy Cipolla, Head of ICT & Innovation, Kincoppal-Rose-Bay School Alex Vasilevski, Enterprise Account Executive, Arctic Wolf Xanthe Fallins, Business Manager, Central Coast Grammar Adam Wollins, Director of ICT, Hills Grammar School Samantha McGivern GAICD, Business Manager, Company Secretary Brendan Doyle, Strategic Account Director Jeremy Lewis, Technical Director - Northern Region Crestron ANZ Samantha McGivern GAICD, Business Manager, Company Secretary Georgina Liberale (nee Rossendell), Director of ICT, Ascham School #ICTSchoolsSummit25 #ICTinSchools #schoolstechnologyAU #ICTschools #forefrontdigitalcommunity

A heartfelt thank you to all the attendees & sponsors of the ICT Schools in Summit NSW 2025. One of our first Forefront Events of the year! Can't thank enough all involved, in making this event a huge success. I truly appreciate the time and effort all of our speakers took into their preparation for the event: Adam Bird Tim Watson Dr Emma Burgess Jenny Weal Deborah Clancy Ian Mejia Scott Letts Glen Pather Andrew Hottes Fiona Donnelly Jessica Lonard Tony Shen Don Perna Adam Wollins Samantha McGivern GAICD Georgina Liberale (nee Rossendell) Mike A. Dudarenok Matthew Darby Michael Browning Jeremy Cipolla Xanthe Fallins Alex Vasilevski Brendan Doyle Evan Karagiannis Joshua Ravek Julian Ridden and many more. Massive thanks to all of our sponsors for supporting us with this event. We will be posting more photos and content on our Forefront Digital Community page.

📢 We’re excited to invite you the Digital Energy & Utilities Summit VIC❗ 📅 Tuesday, 1 April 2025 📍Q Events by Metropolis, Melbourne Join fellow senior leaders and explore how your organisation can harness technology to address challenges, develop a clear and comprehensive digital strategy that aligns with the overall business objectives and unlock opportunities for growth. Check out the agenda and grab your ticket HERE: https://lnkd.in/gpzjk3rm (availability is limited) Take a look at the speaker line-up: Seán Mc Goldrick, CEO, TasNetworks Evan Giosis, Chief Technology Officer, GloBird Energy Ashleigh Dalmau, Chief Operating Officer, Clean Energy Council John Barton, Chief Technology Officer, Amber Electric Cameron Geason, General Manager - Operations, Origin Energy Serge Ambrose, Head of Digital Technology APAC, MMG Gerald D., Director of Enterprise Digital Strategy & Services, Solar Victoria Caroline Williamson, General Manager - Corporate Technology & Data, Jemena Nicole Wallis, General Manager Customer Operations Transformation, AGL Darryn McShane, Head of Product Future Energy, Origin Energy Liz Rowland CPA, GM Customer, Community & Strategy, South Gippsland Water Thank you to our event partners: Pure Storage, Codify, LivedCX, Camms, a Riskonnect Company #DigitalEnergySummit25 #digitalenergy #ForefrontDigitalCommunity #digitalenergyleaders