24 Mar, 2027
Higher Education Technology Summit NSW 2027
Doltone House - Darling Island
Bringing higher education leaders together to explore EdTech, digital learning, and transformation strategies in NSW.
130+
Delegates
12+
Speakers
8+
Sessions
Future-Proofing Universities Through Strategic IT Leadership
The Higher Education Technology Summit brings together university CIOs, senior IT, Digital, Technology and Cyber Security leaders to explore the future of technology, digital transformation and AI, and how universities can remain relevant in a rapidly changing landscape.With cyber threats increasing and AI reshaping education model, leaders must ensure their technology, infrastructure and governance are future-ready.
Join IT leaders from leading universities across across Australia to explore how AI, data and digital technologies can improve student and staff experiences while enabling secure, scalable innovation across higher education at one of the country’s leading higher education conferences for university IT leaders.
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Chief Information Officer
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Chief Digital & Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Director of AI Technology and Delivery
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8:30 am
Registration & Refreshments
9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
9:10 am
How NUS Is Driving Innovation to Remain Relevant Over the Next Decade
Shui-Min Tan
Chief Information Technology Officer
National University of Singapore
9:40 am
Leading the Future-Ready University: AI Governance & Strategic Growth
Building resilient Universities that can thrive amid policy reform, enrolment uncertainty and workforce disruption
Aligning technology, people and institutional strategy to drive sustainable growth and international competitiveness
Establishing AI governance frameworks that enable innovation while ensuring trust, accountability and responsible adoption
Strengthening collaboration between university leadership, faculties and technology teams to accelerate meaningful change
Dr Chrissy Burns
Chief Information Officer
UNSW
Melissa Hankinson
Chief Information Officer
University of Canberra
Anthony Molinia
Chief Digital & Information Officer
The University of Newcastle
10:20 am
Enhancing Student Success Through AI-Driven Learning
10:40 am
Morning Tea & Networking
11:10 am
Building Strong Foundations: Modernising Systems to Reduce Complexity and Drive Better Outcomes
Modernising legacy systems and integrating fragmented data to create trusted institutional foundations
Delivering value faster through stronger partnerships between technology, faculties and operational leadership to drive innovation
Creating a single, trusted view of the student to improve engagement, support services and student success
Exploring what data analytics means to different stakeholders
Alfredo Lozano
Director of Information Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Omer Yezdani
Chief Data Officer
Western Sydney University
Laurent Fontaine
A/Director, Digital Workplace Delivery
James Cook University Australia
Nea Dhillon
Director of AI Technology and Delivery
Victoria University
11:50 am
Adopting New Technologies Without Compromising System Integration
12:10 pm
Lunch & Networking
1:00 pm
Interactive Workshops
Fostering greater visibility & control in increasingly complex IT environments
From On-Prem to Cloud: Modern security strategies for hybrid workloads
The Identity Attack Surface: How Access Management Shapes the Resilience & Risk of Your Cloud Infrastructure
Leading high-performance cloud & infrastructure teams at scale
Discuss best practices for achieving full visibility into containerised applications & infrastructure
1:50 pm
Strengthening Cyber Resilience in Higher Education
Keeping universities safe in an increasingly digital world
Building cyber awareness culture as shared responsibility
Thinking like an attacker: managing common vulnerabilities before they become incidents
Damien Mathieson
Chief Information Security Officer
University of Sydney
Anna Aquilina
Chief Information Security Officer
UTS
Vanessa Tsaccounis
Chief Information Security Officer
University of Wollongong
2:30 pm
Managing Third-Party Risk Beyond Borders: Keeping Data Safe & Secure
2:50 pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking
3:10 pm
The Future of Student-Centric Universities in an Evolving Higher Education Landscape
Jonathan Covell
Chief Information Digital Officer
Macquarie University
