AIIA Canberra Managers Forum

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The NDIS is the most significant social reform since the introduction of Medicare, and is a world first of its kind. In the May Federal Budget, the Government announced funding for the Full Scheme NDIS ICT capability which will transition from DSS to DHS. The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency whose role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and careers. This will be a joint presentation by Marie Johnson and Gary Sterrenberg about the far reaching vision of technology and innovation to deliver the NDIS, and the generation of an ecosystem of technology providers and standards.

You will need to get in early, tickets for this event will sell out quickly.

Keynote Speakers

Marie Johnson, Managing Director & Chief Digital Officer, Centre for Digital Business and Head of the Technology Authority, National Disability Insurance Agency

Marie Johnson is the Managing Director and Chief Digital Officer of the Centre for Digital Business. Marie has delivered significant technology, innovation and digital services transformation programs across government, and has been appointed as the Head of the Technology Authority for the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Previously at Microsoft, Marie led Microsoft’s Public Services and eGovernment initiatives worldwide.

In 2006-2007, Marie was named “Innovative CIO of the Year – Australia”.

In 2013, Marie was named one of Australia’s “100 Women of Influence”.

Marie is a Board Director of the Australian Information Industry Association; Chair of the Digital Careers National Steering Committee; and a member of the NSW Government ICT Advisory Panel.

Professional qualifications: MBA (Melbourne Business School); Bachelor of Arts; Harvard University JFK School of Government Senior Executive Fellows Program; graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Gary Sterrenberg, Chief Information Officer, Department of Human Services Office

Gary Sterrenberg, Chief Information Officer, Department of Human Services (DHS) was appointed on 24 October 2011. Gary is responsible for the infrastructure and applications underpinning the operations of all ICT within the DHS supporting around 38,000 staff and delivery of services and payments to customers.

Originally from South Africa, Gary holds a degree in computing and an MBA. Gary has significant international experience. Gary began his career in technical consulting before taking up a number of senior positions leading large numbers of staff across distributed locations in Asia and the United Kingdom.

Gary was the CIO for the Australia and Retail Division of ANZ where he worked in various positions for 10 years. Gary has also worked for the National Australia Bank and Shell International.

Gary has over 20 years systems and project experience at a director/regional management level and has a track record for leading large ICT change programs. These include the development of strategies to improve take-up, system stability, change programmes, capacity and program management.
Gary has extensive program management local and global experience and has successfully delivered many large and complex IT projects on time and on budget. Gary was the Program Director on a Global IT Transformation exercise that established new organisation structures and governance and driving common project management standards and methodologies and the implementation of an industry based training program.

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