Unstacked Summit Agenda

9:00 am - 9:05 am IQPC Opening Address |

9:05 am - 9:10 am Chair's Opening Remarks |

9:10 am - 9:50 am Leadership Panel | The CIOโ€“CTOโ€“CISO Alliance โ€“ Aligning Security, Agility & Innovation

Abby Tripathi - Chief Information Officer, Australian Red Cross
John Khoury - Group Chief Technology Officer, Strandbags

Senior leaders debate how to simplify stacks without sacrificing performance or resilience.

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Abby Tripathi

Chief Information Officer
Australian Red Cross

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John Khoury

Group Chief Technology Officer
Strandbags

Visionary address on cutting complexity and building agility in a world of tech bloat.

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David Walker

Group Chief Technology Officer,
Westpac

10:20 am - 10:40 am Unstacked Speed Networking - Connect with Your Peers

10:40 am - 11:20 am Leadership Panel | Future-Proofing Enterprise IT โ€“ Whatโ€™s Next After Simplification?

Anuj Saraogi - Senior Executive Leader (SES level) Customer Engagement Services (Digital Data &, ACT Government

Exploring long-term strategies for resilience, adaptability, and sustainable innovation.

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Anuj Saraogi

Senior Executive Leader (SES level) Customer Engagement Services (Digital Data &
ACT Government

11:20 am - 11:50 am Morning Recharge in the Expo

Fuel up, connect, and explore โ€” your chance to grab a coffee, meet solution partners, and spark new conversations across Australiaโ€™s technology leadership community.

11:50 am - 1:30 pm Interactive Discussion Groups | Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unmissable.

11:50 am - 1:30 pm IDG A: The Roadmap to Becoming Unstacked

Practical steps for CIOs and technology leaders to simplify, consolidate, and future-proof their IT environments.

11:50 am - 1:30 pm IDG B: Cloud Cost Control in Practice

How enterprises are tackling cloud sprawl and using optimisation platforms to cut spend without losing scalability.

11:50 am - 1:30 pm IDG C: SaaS Spend Under the Microscope

Strategies for rationalising overlapping SaaS tools and getting visibility into true usage and value.

11:50 am - 1:30 pm IDG D: Platform vs. Point Solution Debate

The pros and cons of moving to all-in-one enterprise platforms versus managing multiple best-of-breed solutions.

11:50 am - 1:30 pm IDG E: AI & Automation for IT Rationalisation

Where intelligent automation delivers real gains in reducing admin burden and accelerating transformation.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Networking Lunch & VIP Hosted Lunches

Join us in the expo hall for a relaxed networking lunch with the full Unstacked community - connect with peers, explore the exhibition, and recharge for the afternoon ahead. For invited guests, exclusive VIP lunches will run concurrently โ€“ bringing senior technology leaders and select partners together for high-impact conversations in a more intimate setting.โ€

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Megan Hemingway

General Manager of Technology
ForHealth Group

Enterprise example of reigning in cloud spend, while scaling operations.

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Krish Goundar

Director, Infrastructure and Service Delivery
SLHD

Discussing how intelligent automation reduces admin burden and integration headaches.

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Ian Robinson

Chief Information Officer
Life Without Barriers

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Tim Johnson

Head of Intelligent Solutions Delivery
Suncorp Bank

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Phil Douglas

Technology Director
Mad Paws

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm Afternoon Recharge

Fuel up, connect, and explore โ€” your chance to grab a coffee, meet solution partners, and spark new conversations across Australiaโ€™s technology leadership community.

How CISOs and IT leaders can maintain compliance in a consolidated stack.

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Andrew Hottes

Chief Digital Information Officer
Cranbrook School

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William Walker

Head of IT
Adecco group

CIOs, CTOs, and transformation leaders explore how AI-enabled IT drives agility and growth.

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Tighe Wall

Chief Technology Officer
Contact Energy

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Mitchell Palmer

Chief Operating Officer
Aussie Industries

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David Reeve

Chief Information Officer
UTS

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Lenka Bednarikova

Head of AI & Advanced Analytics
Australian Retirement Trust

5:20 pm - 5:25 pm Chair's Closing Remarks |

CxO Boardroom

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Unstacked Executive Boardroom: Strategy Behind Closed Doors