Guest Speakers 1999

Jane Lomax-Smith is a pathologist, with a background in research and teaching in Adelaide, London and Boston. She is now a consultant pathologist in private practice.

Prior to being elected Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide in May 1997 she served five years as a City Councillor, with membership on a myriad of committees.

Her decision to become involved in public life is centered on her sense of equity, justice and fair play.

Since taking on the mantle of Lord Mayor she has championed such issues as preserving Adelaide’s unique heritage, maintaining and improving the City’s vital Park Lands, and supporting the development of strategic programs which address the City’s social responsibilities. She is also a strong voice in opposition to discrimination, supports reconciliation and defends equal opportunity for women.

December 1999 - Perth

Sharon Brown
Manager, Network Services at AlphaWest
Telstra West Australian Businesswoman of the Year

"Communications & E-Commerce reach out to Regional Western Australia"

Sharon Brown is a dynamic businesswoman. She currently holds the title of West Australian Telstra Businesswoman of The Year and is the first female to be elected to the position of Convenor at the Australian Information Industries Association (AIIA). Sharon has held positions both in Australia and America that have increased the fortunes of the respective companies and currently manages over eighty staff for AlphaWest, the biggest multi-disciplined information technology company in Western Australia.

Valerie Pretzel
Director of Pretzel Logic and Challenge Bank Business Owner Award
"Managing Generation X"

Elizabeth Hartnell-Young
Director, Results Unlimited
Topic: "Professional Multimedia Portfolios"

Companies want to publish information about their employees on the Web. Will you be ready to supply a professional multimedia portfolio which will instantly enhance your reputation within your company and profession?

Elizabeth Hartnell-Young has just published a book telling you what you need to consider, the technologies that are available, and the steps to take. Listen to her advice and avoid the pitfalls of producing what would be considered an unprofessional portfolio in today's hi-tech world.

Elizabeth's company consults to industry in leadership, career mentoring and personal coaching. She is the founder of "women @ the cutting edge" a project to celebrate achievements through developing professional portfolios while training staff in the use of technology. She is a committee member of the Australian Institute of Management, Management Development Group, an executive on the Women's Planning Network (Vic) and member of the Women In Leadership Implementation Committee.

pic7.jpg (3348 bytes) Egidio (Edge) Zarrella - Partner in Charge Management Consulting

Professional Qualifications
Bachelor of Accounting (University of South Australia)
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Professional Membership
Member of the Software Quality Association
Member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association
Member of the Institute of Public Administration
Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors

Professional Career
Egidio (Edge) Zarrella has worked in Information Systems in Adelaide, Sydney and Toronto, Canada.
Edge is the partner in charge of the Management Consulting Services group including Enabling Technologies in the Adelaide practice. In this role, Edge provides Information Systems consulting services for a variety of clients in the financial, manufacturing, local government, insurance, and legal sectors. This includes strategic planning, security reviews and Information Technology efficiency reviews of management information centres. Edge has also conducted numerous management workshops to facilitate business and Information Systems strategy, business risk, disaster and fraud risk strategies.
Edge has worked for a large number of government departments that include business strategic planning, systems implementation and business transformations.

Rob Hill – Associate Director, Enabling Technologies

Rob has more than 14 years Information Technology experience. During this time he has filled Senior Management roles including Systems Development Manager and Information Systems Manager and has 2 years experience at Executive Management level.

Recently Rob reviewed the IT organisational requirements for a South Australian private hospital. The review covered Strategic, Tactical and Operational aspects of the hospital’s IT function. He has also been involved with the evaluation and selection of Information Technology Solutions for a number of organisations. Rob is currently providing project management assistance to a South Australian Government Agency replacing it’s core business application.

Rob has wide experience in Information Systems management and Strategic Planning. He has successfully managed the outsourcing of mainframe, network and LAN services for a large South Australian company. This process involved the establishment of contracts and service level agreements with a world-wide IT outsourcer, the transfer of personnel, the audit and valuation of current IT assets to determine the viability of transferring them to the outsourcer and the determination of internal policies and procedures to manage the relationship.

July - Melbourne

MICHAEL SLATTERY
National General Manager of Telstra's Customer Sales and Service Group
"Topic : 'GST - Implications for the I.T. Industry'

Mike Slattery is National General Manager of Telstra's Customer Sales and Service Group, responsible for business processes and information systems development. There are around 250 major applications incorporated in this role, involving 1500 staff directly and another 1300 staff indirectly, in annual development and maintenance. Mike is a key member of Telstra's Customer Process and Information Group that applies Telstra's significant worldwide investment in Process and Information Technology.

Mike has had managers and staff working on the potential impact of an Australian GST since Quarter 4 of 1998. He now has a dedicated GST Task Force specifying requirements and creating a work plan. GST has a most significant impact on these areas of his management accountability, as they cover the customer facing areas that deliver many of Telstra's products and services. There are some interesting observations to be made when considering the Y2K activities/plans with next year's Sydney Olympics plus the normal and basic business needs that require support and development.

MAY - Adelaide

Marianne Broadbent
Director, IT Executive Program, GartnerGroup Pacific
"Topic : Explaining the Impossible to the Unwilling: Managing Business Expectations for IT"

Dr Marianne Broadbent is Director of GartnerGroup’s IT Executive Program in Australia and New Zealand where she works with CIOs and business and IT management teams. She was previously a Professor in the Management of Information Systems at the Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, Visiting Researcher at Boston University, and Head of the Department of Information Services at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Her industry research, consulting and advising activities have involved over 80 businesses in nine countries and has managed her own successful consulting and advisory services firm. She and her colleague Peter Weill are authors of the book Leveraging the New Infrastructure: How Market Leaders Capitalize on Information Technology published by Harvard Business School Press in June 1998. Marianne has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Sydney and Macquarie Universities respectively, and a doctorate from the University of Melbourne.