CIO Leadership Live: New Zealand

Miles Fordyce on the possibilities for artificial intelligence in real estate, what he’s learned working in a broad range of roles and industries, how change is taking shape in his organisation, and why he’s hopeful for the next generation coming through in technology roles.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients Chief Digital Officer David Healy on how his company is using geo-spatial technology and machine learning to help farmers become more productive, keeping a customer lens front and centre of transformational change, and why you should never chase a role or a title but find a fit for your purpose.

Selwyn District Council Information Officer Trish Baird on serving a community with a high population of digital natives, why she talks about her failures with her team, and how she’s committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people in IT feel they belong rather than just fit in.

Fidelity Life Chief Information Officer Billy Miller on using positive language to challenge people’s limiting beliefs, why innovation doesn’t happen without constraints, the importance of servant leadership, and what he learned working in the airline industry in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Andrew Haddad on the massive transformation the telco has been through as it moves away from the Vodafone brand, how the company is embracing new ways of working through its ‘Mahi Tahi’ approach, and why CIOs need to be clear on who their customers are – both internal and external – and what their drivers are.

Alliance Group Chief Digital Officer Tracy McElroy on uniting teams behind the value they deliver for their organisation and customers, why she’s confident NZ will get more women into senior IT leadership roles, and the importance of leaders being aware of their career derailers.

NZ Blood Service Executive Director for Digital Technology and Information Management Josh Bankers on how technology underpins the organisation’s ‘vein to vein’ mission, his focus on empowering his team to achieve their goals, and why he uses town halls and Q&As to engage with the wider workforce.

Kiwi Property Group’s GM for Digital, Angela Henderson, on understanding the pain-points of your business before you make any change, making sure you have the right capability in your team, and why being told to “kill people with kindness” was the best advice she ever received.

MTF Finance Chief Technology Officer Dan Wilkinson on why transformation needs an ignition point, how to change mindsets to embrace doing things differently, and the challenges that lie ahead as MTF acquires new businesses.

Marc Hale, Chief Technology Officer at AIA NZ, discusses how his company enables healthier outcomes for customers and his approach to his own career transformation.

Bill Moses, Chief Digital Officer at Te Kawa Mataaho/Public Service Commission, on the organisation’s ‘spirit of service’, keeping up to date on emerging trends, why digital leaders don’t need to come from technology backgrounds, and the growth in ‘wiggly line’ career paths.

Roxanne Salton, Chief Digital Officer at Southern Cross Health Society, on why the job of transformation is not just the job of the CIO, the need to get more women into IT leadership roles, and being mindful of uncertainty in the year ahead and how it impacts your people.

Fred Laury, Chief Digital Officer at TAB New Zealand, on the importance of empathy to influence and collaborate, how the CIO role is changing post-pandemic, and how he’s learned to adjust the sails in rough waters.