2020 Spring Members Meeting Agenda (DRAFT) 

Tuesday 29 September through to Friday 02 October 2020  

LOCATION: Online Virtual Platform

 

COVID-19 has forced CIOs everywhere to rapidly change our narrative and respond resourcefully to not only the current situation but to future needs as well. More than ever before, we must serve as technical leaders supporting our institutions and the sector to emerge from this crisis stronger than ever. To do so, we must look to the areas of contain, sustain, and grow to guide our strategy.

Please note that CAUDIT Member Meetings are conducted under the Chatham House Rule.

Short breaks (5 minutes) have been built into the program between the sessions. 

 

To contain is to be capable of holding, to prevent spread, to keep under control. In a post-COVID world, we must review our current commitments to assess how we can make better use of our limited resources.  Some services and initiatives, that seemed important while international student revenue permitted us to grow, may now no longer be as crucial. Are there vendor contracts to be renegotiated? Under-used systems to be decommissioned? What projects can we press pause, scale down, or stop in light of changing priorities?

Note: NZ times are displayed with adjusted Daylight Saving which takes effect on Sunday 27 September 2020. 

Time	Event
10:00 AWST 11:30 ACST 12:00 AEST 15:00 NZ (5 min)	Housekeeping Zoran Sugarevski Executive Director, Victoria University
10:05 AWST 11:35 ACST 12:05 AEST 15:05 NZ (10 min)	Welcome Gina White President, CAUDIT & Director, Technology Services, Southern Cross University
10:10 AWST 11:40 ACST  12:10 AEST 15:10  NZ (10 min)	Sponsor of the Day Welcome VMware Paul Simos Senior Director, Enterprise Sales, VMware Australia & New Zealand
10:20 AWST 11:50 ACST 12:20 AEST 15:20 NZ (10 min)	Outline of the four days Zoran Sugarevski Executive Director, Victoria University
10:30 AWST 12:00 ACST 12:30 AEST 15:30 NZ (30 min) CLOSED SESSION	CIO Time Study: Where do the most successful CIO’s spend their time? Gerald Khoury, PhD Senior Executive Advisor, Info-Tech Research Group
11:00 AWST 12:30 ACST 13:00 AEST 16:00 NZ (5 min)	Break
11:05 AWST 12:35 ACST 13:05 AEST 16:05 NZ (40 min)	Group Discussion (Topic: Contain) Table discussions with fellow peers on actions taken to reduce costs, sharing measures that have already been taken, and creative approaches to contain operations in light of budget cuts and restructuring
11:45 AWST 13:15 ACST 13:45 AEST 16:45 NZ (30 min)	Panel Discussion (Topic: Contain) Following on from the Table discussions, stay engaged for a Panel Discussion led by peers and sector leaders on the topic of ‘contain’. Panel Members Gina White President, CAUDIT & Director, Technology Services, Southern Cross University   Mark Griffith Director of Customer Service Delivery, UNSW Sydney   Ben Tulloch Managing Director - Intelligent Operations, Accenture Australia Ltd.
12:15 AWST 13:45 ACST 14:15 AEST 17:15 NZ (10 min)	CAUDIT Update – Procurement Vito Forte Chief Information Officer
12:25 AWST 13:55 ACST 14:25 AEST 17:25 NZ (5 min)	Break
12:30 AWST 14:00 ACST 14:30 AEST 17:30  NZ (30 min)	2020 Award Presentation Improving Student Success Sponsored by ServiceNow   Doug Alcock Enterprise Account Executive, Service Now
13:00 AWST 14:30 ACST 15:00 AEST 18:00 NZ (5 min)	Take-away’s from the Day Zoran Sugarevski Executive Director, Victoria University

CLOSED SESSION = no vendors.  While we are not expecting any vendors to be present at any session, it is our standard practice to note such sessions.  Viewing of these sessions later will require login to the CAUDIT website.

 

Some things will never change. We’re all here to serve our institution to deliver their core functions of researching, learning, and teaching. We must now also empower our staff to work flexibly and confidently amidst uncertainty.  And while the temptation might be there for institutions to fight for a bigger slice of a decreasing pie, we know from experience that it is cooperation across much of what we do that has allowed us to be more efficient and to thrive. Where do we focus our attention to make sure we can do this? Are there high-value projects to be fast-tracked? What do we need to maintain for compliance? How and on what do we partner to deliver sustainable operations and change.

Note: NZ times are displayed with adjusted Daylight Saving which takes effect on Sunday 27 September 2020. 

Time	Event
10:00 AWST 11:30 ACST 12:00 AEST 15.00 NZ (5 min)	Housekeeping Adrian Dillon Chief Information Officer, University of Tasmania
10:05 AWST 11:35 ACST 12:05 AEST 15:05 NZ (10 min)	Sponsor of the Day Welcome Microsoft Jane Mackarell Sales and Marketing Manager, Microsoft
10:15 AWST 11:45 ACST 12:15 AET 15:15 NZ (30 min)	Session Title TBA Steve Miller Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Australia
10:45 AWST 12:15 ACST 12:45 AEST 15:45 NZ (5 min)	Break
10:50 AWST 12:20 ACST 12:50 AEST 15:50 NZ (40 min)	Group Discussion (Topic: Sustain) Table discussions sharing how members are sustaining services: are some services being dropped; reduced in scope; combined or delivered in a new way? Offering more vanilla, less bespoke services?
11:30 AWST 13:00 ACST 13:30 AEST 16:30 NZ (30 min)	Panel Discussion (Topic: Sustain) Following on from the Table discussions, stay engaged for a Panel Discussion led by peers and sector leaders on the topic of ‘sustain’. Panel Members  Warwick Calkin Chief Information Officer, The University of Western Australia     Rodney Hamill  Director - Data Center and Cloud - Australia & New Zealand, CISCO     Teresa Tija Strategic Advisor, HR Global Innovations
12:00 AWST 13:30 ACST 14:00 AEST 17:00 NZ (10 min)	CAUDIT Update 2
12:10 AWST 13:40 ACST 14:10 AEST 17:10 NZ (5 min)	Break
12:15 AWST 13:45 ACST 14:15 AEST 17:15 NZ (30 min)	2020 Award Presentation Innovation in Teaching and Learning Sponsored by Catalyst   Andrew Boag Managing Director, Catalyst
12:45 AWST 14:15 ACST 14:45 AEST 17:45 NZ (5 min)	Take-away’s from the Day Adrian Dillon Chief Information Officer, University of Tasmania

CLOSED SESSION = no vendors.  While we are not expecting any vendors to be present at any session, it is our standard practice to note such sessions.  Viewing of these sessions later will require login to the CAUDIT website.

 

It may seem very far away, but this too shall pass. Our strategy must include planning to become the digital leaders our institutions need us to be to guide them into the future. What opportunities can we take advantage of now to reward us later? Are there new technologies such as automation, data analytics for better insights to explore? How else can we support face to face, blended learning, and online? How can we improve the feedback loop with our end-users? What internal processes, values, or improvements can we focus on to grow our foundations?  Could AI permit us to scale more effectively and efficiently when required?

Note: NZ times are displayed with adjusted Daylight Saving which takes effect on Sunday 27 September 2020. 

Time	Event
10.00 AWST 11:30 ACST 12.00 AEST 15.00 NZ (5 min)	Housekeeping Niranjan Prabhu Chief Information Officer and Director, Australian Catholic University
10:05 AWST 11:35 ACST 12:05 AEST 15:05 NZ (10 min)	Sponsor of the Day Welcome Espire Infolabs TBA
10:15 AWST 11:45 ACST 12:15 AEST 15:15 NZ (30 min) CLOSED SESSION	Student X - Imagining the future of the student experience  Debra Bordignon Chief Technology Officer, NTT Global
10:45 AWST 12:15 ACST 12:45 AEST 15:45 NZ (5 min)	Break
10:50 AWST 12:20 ACST 12:50 AEST 15:50 NZ (40 min)	Group Discussion (Topic: Grow) Gleaning from discussions around ‘contain’ and ‘sustain’, where do we need to grow for the future? Table discussions to share and workshop examples and creative ideas which place IT at the forefront of institution capabilities.
11:30 AWST 13:00 ACST 13:30 AEST 16:30 NZ (30 min)	Panel Discussion (Topic: Grow) Following on from the Table discussions, stay engaged for a Panel Discussion led by peers and sector leaders on the topic of ‘grow’. Panel Members  Jason Mangan   Chief Technology Officer, The University of Auckland    Debra Bordignon Chief Technology Officer, NTT Global   Manjunatha G. Kukkuru AVP and Principal Research Analyst -Center for Emerging Technology Solutions (iCETS), Infosys
12:00 AWST 13:30 ACST 14:00 AEST 17:00 NZ (10 min)	CAUDIT Update 3
12:10 AWST 13:40 ACST 14:10 AEST 17:10 NZ (5 min)	Break
12:15 AWST 13:45 ACST 14:15 AEST 17:15 NZ (30 min)	2020 Award Presentation Excellence in Research Support Sponsored by Dropbox Business   Ellen Pollak Enterprise Account Executive, Dropbox
12:45 AWST 14:15 ACST 14:45 AEST 17:45 NZ (5 min)	Take-away’s from the Day Niranjan Prabhu Chief Information Officer and Director, Australian Catholic University

CLOSED SESSION = no vendors.  While we are not expecting any vendors to be present at any session, it is our standard practice to note such sessions.  Viewing of these sessions later will require login to the CAUDIT website.

 

What are you doing or thinking of doing?  Which of contain, sustain and grow are you focussed on now, or are you trying to tackle all three at once. This is about you and what you bring to the discussion as much as it is about the speakers.  Engage and you will contribute to both the sector and your own institutions.

Note: NZ times are displayed with adjusted Daylight Saving which takes effect on Sunday 27 September 2020. 

Time	Event
10.00 AWST 11:30 ACST 12.00 AEST 15.00 NZ (5 min)	Housekeeping Anne Kealley CEO, CAUDIT
10:05 AWST 11:35 ACST 12:05 AEST 15:05 NZ (10 min)	Sponsor of the Day Welcome Tribal TBA
10:15 AWST 11:45 ACST 12:15 AEST 15:15 NZ (30 min)	Session Title TBA Professor Zlatko Skirbiš Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Innovation), Australian Catholic University
10:45 AWST 12:15 ACST 12:45 AEST 15:45 NZ (30 min)	AARNet Update Charles Sterner Chief Information Security Officer, AARNet
11:15 AWST 12:45 ACST 13:15 AEST 16:15 NZ (10 min)	CAUDIT Update 4 TBA
11:25 AWST 12:55 ACST 13:25 AEST 16:25 NZ (5 min)	Break
11:30 AWST 13:00 ACST 13:30 AEST 16:30 NZ (60 min)	2020 Award Presentations Operational Excellence Sponsored by Results Group International   Lou Markstrom CEO, Results Group International    and Emerging Leader Sponsored by Rimini Street   Paul Hill Senior Account Executive, Rimini Street
12:30 AWST 14:00 ACST 14:30 AEST 17:30 NZ (5 min)	Wrap Up – CAUDIT SMM 2020 TBA

CLOSED SESSION = no vendors.  While we are not expecting any vendors to be present at any session, it is our standard practice to note such sessions.  Viewing of these sessions later will require login to the CAUDIT website.

Presentations (where available) from past CAUDIT Member Meetings can be accessed here