GUEST SPEAKERS - 2005
Chris Gillies - Non Executive
Director Topic : "X+Y+Boomer = Christmas Treat" Is it always “all about me” with generation Y? Are Baby Boomers really as superior and egalitarian as they make themselves out to be? Has Generation X become the meat in the sandwich? Women are IT proudly invites you to our special Christmas event, focussing on the behavioural and attitudinal differences amongst the generations.You’ll hear opinions and war-stories have a lot of fun whilst gaining a better understanding of each generation’s expectations.
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Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC -
Minister for Education and Training Topic : "Breaking the Code – Women in Technology" Women are I.T. (WIT) WA is extremely proud to present the third Go Girl, Go for I.T. Careers Showcase in March 2006! We invite your contribution and support through your attendance at a special luncheon to officially launch the event. We are privileged to have Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich, MLA attend and deliver the Opening Address. A panel discussion will follow the Minister's Opening Address discussing ‘Breaking the Code – Women in Technology’, the official theme of the next Go Girl, Go for I.T. Careers Showcase. |
Elizabeth Owen Elizabeth Owen was Computer Editor of The Age for two years and inaugural Technology Editor for BRW. Elizabeth believes computers have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves as humans. She will show us how and why they are changing the way we think and feel; and are such a strong influence on how we define ourselves. Elizabeth is now a communications consultant running her own consultancy, Elizabeth Owens and Associates. She specialises in journalism, publishing, PR and education. Currently her consultancy is to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in a research project. Elizabeth is also a poet, and her second volume of poems just published is entitled 'Culinary Delights'. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Melbourne University and an MBA from Monash. |
WIT (W.A.) takes pleasure in inviting you to join us in the Board Room at the Melbourne Hotel to spend an evening with Rob Thomsett, an internationally acclaimed Project Management mentor, teacher, author and practitioner. In his publications and presentations, Rob’s unique narrative style engages the project management practitioner fully and leaves a lasting influence on their project management style. His client-driven, people-focussed approach to project management, self-managing teams and Software Quality Function Deployment has been adopted by a wide spectrum of Australian organisations. Rob’s presentation topic is entitled Do
You Hear Me? There will be ample time for discussion and debate in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. WIT W.A. has a membership of over 200 women who hold senior ICT positions in various industries in Western Australia and includes visiting members nationally. This not-for-profit group has been in existence for over six years and has won support and endorsement from the W.A. State Premier and the President of the Australian Computer Society for their work in helping to attract, support and retain women in our State’s ICT industry. WIT WA members who are also Project Managers, Project Co-Ordinators or otherwise involved in project work are a significant segment of our network’s members so we expect this to be a very popular event. |
Sonja, arguably the highest profile woman in the Queensland ICT industry, will present a highly informative and entertaining history of Women in Information Technology and Science answering the question “why haven’t we heard more about them?” |
Valda Berzins Chief
Information Officer Victoria Police Women are I.T. invites you to an exceptional networking event. We have 3 very special guest speakers who will cover a topic we have all discussed many times - Offshore Development. We have all heard the negatives – we now need to hear if Australian organisations can benefit from what h |
Christine Christian What makes one woman believe she can lead a management buyout of an Australian subsidiary from the US parent company? What challenges did she face? What skills did she have to learn and how would she measure the result today? Christine Christian is recognized as one of the country’s leading authorities on debt management. The CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Australasia Pty Ltd (DBA), Ms Christian has specialized in this rapidly growing industry for over 15 years, both in Australia and overseas. Throughout her career, she has been noted for pioneering numerous groundbreaking services and setting benchmarks for standards within the industry. Today, Ms Christian is one of Australasia’s most respected business commentators. She is frequently quoted in national and international media and is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences and seminars throughout the region. Formerly the Managing Director of Dun & Bradstreet Australia & New Zealand, Ms Christian led the much publicised management buy-out of D&B’s Australasian operations from the US parent company last year. Since then, DBA has experienced a growth boom resulting in a 46 per cent increase in revenue and subsequent profits. To prepare for a public float, Ms Christian is now focused on leveraging the extensive intellectual property of DBA to grow the business within its traditional core competency of credit and collections services. Her strategies for future growth include developing DBA’s already considerable commercial credit referencing business to include the $115 million consumer credit reference market; expanding its innovative receivables management outsourcing business; maintaining its lead in the development of unique credit and risk scoring products to identify financial distress and predictability of debt; and building its database which already covers every known entity trading in Australasia. Before heading up DBA, Ms Christian worked closely with leading specialist credit sector organisations in the USA, Asia, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. During that time, she held a number of senior executive roles including Managing Director, Operations Director and Sales Director. She holds a BA from the University of Melbourne and is a member of a number of associations both in Australia and internationally. |
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Gordon Dunbar Gordon Dunbar’s career started off controlling dieback in the South west of WA as a Cadet in the Forest Department (CALM). Seeking more ambitious intentions, he returned to Perth to complete his university studies and commence work as an investigation officer with the Department of Primary Industry prior to spending 15 years with WMC in a variety of commercial roles both in Australia and overseas. In 2001, Gordon left the mining industry to take up a role initially as Head of E-Commerce and then later as CIO and Head of Strategy for Burswood International Resort Casino in late 2004, he left Burswood to pursue his personal interest in a jointly invented and unique on-line social networking and asset management system entitled ‘Check Your Network First – CYNF which was recently profiled in The Age http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/04/04/1112489403587.html and the Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/04/04/1112489403587.html |
John Brudenell A knowledge crisis exists. As much as 70% of IT spending goes towards application interfacing! There is data chaos in most organisations with 'islands of information' still in existence. Information is not seen as a strategic asset. Most organisations have incompatible legacy systems with no strategy for 'knowledge audit' and a distrust of the IT function. There have been many solutions attempted in deriving integrated systems to overcome the lack of systems integration and poor data integrity. Why have approaches such as The Continuous Flow Approach; Information Systems Architecture Frameworks; and Object-Orientation failed? There still exists 'islands of information' along the supply chain! This presentation outlines how your organisation must integrate the knowledge chain by sharing information up and down the supply chain to achieve a strategic customer delivery focus. It outlines a New Approach, Enterprise Modelling and how it achieves Business Systems Integration, Correctness of Information, Completeness of Information and Data Consistency. The presentation explains how an Integrated, Enterprise Data Warehouse can be developed incrementally to enable Management to make Sound Business Decisions by receiving 100% of the Information they need, with 100% Data Integrity. John Brudenell, Consulting Director
UTelco Systems |
Karen Connolly – Manager,
Recruitment Services, Hudson
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Rob Thomsett
Sonja Bernhardt