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MEMBER ONLY EVENT – Addressing Tech Debt in the Public Sector: Practical Steps for Digital Transformation

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

}9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (AEDT)

Online via Zoom

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1300 665 145

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Tech debt presents a critical challenge for public sector leaders as they strive to meet the evolving needs of citizens and institutions. This webinar focuses on actionable strategies for public sector IT, digital, and data leaders, offering insights into digitising services and addressing the demands of modern stakeholders.

Join us as we explore pragmatic steps for overcoming these challenges and advancing digital agendas. Through compelling case studies, this session will highlight effective actions that can help digital, data, and tech leaders transform legacy systems into resilient, adaptive assets. The webinar will also feature a panel discussion, offering participants the opportunity to engage directly with experts and gain tailored insights into their specific challenges.

This event is an essential opportunity for public sector leaders to learn, connect, and equip themselves with the tools needed to drive meaningful digital transformation.

Speakers

Simon Spencer

CTO

Trideca

With a diverse career spanning start-ups, large enterprise and government assignments across Australia, the United States (Silicon Valley, New York, and LA) and Europe, Simon has founded and led multiple ventures involving Intelligent agents, natural language processing, pattern recognition, Chatbots, intelligent services, Machine Learning and AI.

Simon’s work has included pioneering work in voice-based personal digital assistants and in collaboration with then Australian startup MyCyberTwin, work with some of Australia’s largest banks to build prototype AI services.

Throughout a career that began at the Telstra Research Labs and includes leading Citigroup’s emerging technology group in New York, Architecture and Innovation at Nab and innovation programs with CBA, ANZ, Westpac and Computershare and more, Simon consistently, steals, adapts, hacks and then translates ideas and solutions from a near future to deliver capabilities valuable to customers and enterprises today.

Simon was previously at Suncorp leading Data and AI strategy, with a mission to leverage the potential of machine learning, bots and AI to design and create the next generation of financial services, insurance and customer innovation.

Adam Carthew

CIO

Service Victoria

Adam Carthew, the Chief Information Officer at Service Victoria is transforming the way public sector agencies interact with citizens by creating new digital channels to make it faster and easier to get things done with government. 

Adam is an experienced IT professional with executive management experience in large IT and architecture teams, with a strong focus on strategy and outcomes.

Adam brings a breadth of industry experience to Service Victoria, with previous technology executive roles at ANZ heading up architecture functions as well as delivering and managing retail platforms.

At Coles Financial Services he helped guide the customer technology direction of the emerging business.

His last role was at Target Australia within the Kmart Group where he oversaw eCommerce and store technology focussing on bringing the customer experience across channel together through technology solutions. In 2021 – 2023, Adam was selected in the top 50 CIO’s in Australia.

Jithma Beneragama

Strategic Advisor

Amazon Web Services

Mr Beneragama is a global digital executive with over 20 years of experience transforming organisations to take advantage of our changing digital world. Recognised as one of Australia’s Top 50 most innovative CIOs in 2018, 2020 and again in 2021, Mr Beneragama has led teams to consistently deliver industry firsts and award-winning products and services.

Mr Beneragama has worked across sectors including media, telecommunications, public administration and information technology. The common theme in his career has been using disruptive technology to drive innovation within organizations. He is currently a Strategic Advisor for Amazon Web Services, where he helps organizations explore and navigate disruptive transformation. Prior to this role, he was Executive Director of Digital, Design and Innovation within the Victorian Public Sector, where he helped shape the digital transformation agenda for the Government.

Mr Beneragama has board experience across the education, start up, healthcare and public sectors. He is a member of the Swinburne Edge Future of Work Advisory Board, and Code of Australia Advisory Board and a digital advisor for the World Mosquito Project. Mr Beneragama also chairs the Swinburne Edge Public Sector Advisory Board.

Daniel Roelink

Director of Enterprise Architecture

Digital.NSW, Department of Customer Service

Dan Roelink is the Director of Enterprise Architecture for Digital.NSW within the Department of Customer Service. In this role, Dan is responsible for advancing the reuse of digital platforms, reducing technology debt across NSW, and increasing the adoption of emerging technologies, all while ensuring ethical and legally compliant digital practices.

With over a decade of leadership in government reform, Dan has been instrumental in shaping the NSW Digital Strategy, driving investment reform, and spearheading AI assurance frameworks alongside robust technology and architecture practices. His collaborative work with industry, academia, and other jurisdictions has established him as a leader in innovation and digital transformation.

Dan’s team is dedicated to addressing the systemic causes of legacy systems by working across departments to baseline, measure, and realign investment strategies toward innovation. By tackling these challenges, they aim to reduce the scale and frequency of legacy-driven reform programs, fostering a modern and future-ready digital ecosystem for NSW.

Facilitator

Siew Lee Seow

General Manager of Policy and Media

AIIA

Siew Lee is the General Manager of Policy and Media at the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), where she drives strategic advocacy to advance Australia’s digital technology ecosystem. She oversees 11 Policy Advisory Networks, delivering critical recommendations on Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and data governance. Her work fosters collaboration between government, industry, and international stakeholders to shape impactful, innovation-led policies. 

With over 17 years of experience in the Australian and Singapore Governments and the technology sector, Siew Lee has developed significant expertise in technology policy and governance. During her time with the Singapore Government, she was involved in the development of major international trade agreements, including the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, as well as reviews of the Singapore-Australia and ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreements. In Australia, she was recognised as a 2021 Secretary Award finalist for her work on the NSW AI Policy and Ethics Framework, which aimed to align ethical innovation with regulatory priorities.

Siew Lee also brings industry experience from her time at Apple, where she worked on enterprise transformation strategies. She holds a Juris Doctor focused on corporate and company law and is an accredited mediator, complementing her experience in governance and policy.

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