Innovate NSW 2024 | Public Sector Network | 19 June 2024 | Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, 26/32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia

With trust being a prerequisite for progress, humanizing government, making the right decisions, and meeting citizen expectations by providing a service that is intuitive, engaging, and easy to use are critical if the NSW Government is to enter 2025 with confidence.

To regain and retain trust, innovating to keep up with emerging citizen demands is a necessity. But innovating in the face of the most significant barrier to continuous innovation – budget constraints and competing priorities

This Showcase aims to help guide and facilitate this significant, ongoing undertaking – bringing together 200+ NSW government leaders and influencers to converge and collaborate on what has worked best to date.

Discussing the Most Current Topics:
• Transformation
• Data & Analytics
• Innovation
• Technology
• OPEX
• Citizen Service
• Digital & CX
• NextPhase

2024 Speakers

Susan Pearce
Secretary, NSW Health

Joann Wilkie
Deputy Secretary, Economic Strategy and Productivity, NSW Treasury

Ruth Owen
Deputy Secretary, Strategic Implementation Group, NSW Premier’s Department

Peter Achterstraat
NSW Productivity Commissioner, NSW Treasury

Kathrina Lo
Commissioner, NSW Public Service Commission

Darren Cavanagh
Group CIO, Transport for NSW

Michael Rodrigues
24 Hour Economy Commissioner, Investment NSW

Mandy Young
Deputy Secretary, Chief Operation Officer, NSW Department of Customer Service

Matthew Daly
Commissioner, NSW Health

Chris Lamb
Deputy Commissioner, NSW Public Service Commission

Scott Johnston
Deputy Secretary & Chief Commissioner of State Revenue, Revenue NSW

Shaun Ruming
Deputy Secretary/Chief People Officer, NSW Department of Education

Natasha Mann
Deputy Secretary, Fair Trading and Regulatory Services & NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, NSW Department of Customer Service

Chris Hanger
Chief Operating Officer, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Katherine McDermott
Former Chief Digital Officer, Service NSW

Jody Grima
Chief People Officer, Department of Customer Service

Dan Bowes
Executive Director, Customer Service – Taxes and Grants, Revenue NSW

Kylie De Courteney
Managing Director, NSW Telco Authority

Toby Walsh
Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute

Annette Pitman
Chief Executive Officer, Create NSW

John Cleland
Chief Executive Officer, Essential Energy

Andrew George
Chief Executive Officer, WaterNSW

Megan Stiffler
Deputy Commissioner, Fire & Rescue NSW

Eamon Waterford
Chief Executive Officer, Committee for Sydney

Alexandra Geddes
Executive Director, Programs & Innovation, NSW Environment Protection Authority

Kate Carruthers
Chief Data & Insights Officer, UNSW

Dr. Hannah Tonkin
Inaugural Women’s Safety Commissioner, NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Lisa McLean
Chief Executive Officer, Circular Australia, Member of Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water & Circular Australia

Vafa Ghazavi
Executive Director, Research & Policy, James Martin Institute for Public Policy

Sanja Galic
Senior Client Partner, Federal Government Lead, Publicis Sapient

Will Liang
Executive Director, Asset Management, MA Financial Group

Rod Williams
AI/ML Specialist, Google Cloud

Ashok Mysore
Vice President and Regional Head, Delivery and Operations, Australia and New Zealand, Infosys

Paul McGilly
Government Head, Australia & New Zealand, Newgen Software

2024 Partners

• Publicis Sapient
• Google Cloud
• MTX
• Newgen
• Simplus
• Noggin
• Acquia
• CGI
• Red Hat
• IBM
• Collagis
• Hall & Wilcox