Sundowner@QLD & AGM
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Members can bring a guest to the event complimentary (but must register their details in advance) – please contact Alice directly to register your complimentary guest.
The AIIA QLD Council is pleased to invite you to attend our successful Sundowner@Qld event this November, with special guest speaker Andrew Mills, Queensland Government Chief Information Officer. Andrew will be presenting “Reflections on a 40 year career in the public service and working with the information technology and telecommunications industry”.
John McIntosh from Department of Housing and Public Works will join the Sundowner and discuss:
- Ethical supplier mandate and threshold
- Contract disclosure
- QITC update
- SME participation
Open to AIIA members and non-members, these intimate monthly events provide the perfect foundation for networking with industry leaders whilst gaining priceless real-world insight from our guest speakers. Chatham House rules apply so you won’t get this opportunity anywhere else.
The evening will include drinks, refreshments and an opportunity to connect with other AIIA members and industry colleagues.
Tickets will sell quickly, so please secure your tickets early to avoid disappointment. We hope to see you there.
Speaker
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Andrew Mills
Queensland Government Chief Information Officer
Andrew Mills was appointed Queensland Government Chief Information Officer in January 2014. In this role he provides strategic advice to Ministers and Directors-General on the best way for the government to digitally transform and use information and communication technology (ICT) to deliver improved services to Queenslanders.
Before this role, Andrew was Chief Information Officer for the South Australian Government where he led development and implementation of cross-government ICT strategy and policy and improvement initiatives to build online service capability.
Andrew has worked in the public sector for over 40 years and has held senior positions in both the Australian and South Australian governments. He served in the Australian Army for 22 years in communications and was an executive in the SA Government for 16 years. The majority of his career has been spent in management positions predominantly in information management, information technology and telecommunications. He has extensive experience in strategy and policy as well as program, project, contract and sourcing management, operational and line management of service delivery organisations.
Andrew has a Bachelor of Science from the University of NSW and a Masters of Science (Electronic Systems) from the Cranfield University in the UK.
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John McIntosh
Executive Director
ICT Strategic Sourcing, Digital Technology and Services
Department of Housing and Public Works
John McIntosh commenced his ICT career with CITEC in April 2000 and worked in a number of service operations and service management roles before taking up the position of Director, Public Safety Network, within the Queensland Police Service in February 2008.
It was during this appointment that John successfully established the Public Safety Network Management Centre (PSNMC) and led the PSNMC to ISO20000 certification in 2011. The PSNMC was the first Queensland based ICT service provider to achieve certification in the international standard for ICT Service Management.
In August 2013, John was appointed to lead the team responsible for managing the Government Wireless Network (GWN) Contract and overseeing the performance of the GWN contractor for the provision of critical managed radio network services for Queensland’s public safety agencies.
In 2015, John was asked to lead the ICT Strategic Souring team in the former Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, and to establish the Whole of Government ICT Category Management function. ICT Strategic Sourcing is responsible for the management of 30 WoG SOA’s and panel arrangements, and is tasked with the management of a number of large strategic ICT contracts such as the GWN, SAP, Microsoft, and 1WS ICT Services.
John is committed to working with government and industry to deliver best practice ICT sourcing, and contract and commercial management outcomes, to ensure government agencies have access to ICT supply arrangements that support their individual business requirements.
Sponsorship Opportunities
These are some of the opportunities available to our sponsors:
- AIIA has a network of over 15,000+ subscribers for sponsors to access
- Unique opportunities to profile your company/brand
- Profiled feature opportunities for key people in your organisation across various platforms
- Unique opportunities to directly network on tables with government executives
- Intro/Outro of Key Note speakers
- Great return on investment
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact – GM Events
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