Phil Sargeant

Phil is Managing Vice-President for Gartner. His primary research specialty is storage hardware systems and storage management software. His secondary focus is server hardware and server operating systems.

Phil monitors and comments on the major storage hardware technologies and major storage vendors. He also monitors the major server vendors, server technologies and major operating platforms including z/OS, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux and Microsoft Windows.

Phil liaises with vendors and end-users, providing advice and guidance about the storage market including storage consolidation, virtualisation and the technologies associated with Real Time Infrastructure.

Ben Robinson

Ben is ANZ Services lead for Unisys Infrastructure Management Suite, with responsibility for strategy, solution development and program execution.

Ben's considerable IT experience spans data networks, TCP/IP solutions and voice and data converged solutions, from technical design through to implementation.

His recent focus has been on infrastructure optimisation, helping organisations better manage and respond to the increasing cost and complexity of their IT environments as they move down the road to RTI maturity.

David Kennedy

David is a CIO with more than 20 years experience in Information Technology and Business, and a career spanning various cross functional, cross industry management roles, both in the corporate and public sectors, including manufacturing, government, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and oil and chemical.

Currently David is the CIO of the NSW Office of State Revenue, with his last role prior to this David was General Manager Technology Operations as NSW Police. As a CIO, he has experienced many of the same issues as his clients, hence is able to offer a unique perspective and appreciation of what is required and how best to work with them to ensure any advice is driven by the best fit to bring your ideas to realisation. Some of his focus areas include; General business management, IT and business strategy, ICT business transformation, complexity rationalisation, change management, governance and business continuity, just to name a few of the favourites.

Allan Davies

Allan Davies is 30 year veteran in the IT industry having spent the past 20 years as a CIO within the Retail, Telecommunication and Manufacturing sectors. During this time have led IT teams through no less than 6 Mergers and Acquisitions, each involving extensive integration and harmonization of disparate infrastructures (cultural and electronic).

Tony Marles

Tony has held management roles in the ICT industry for the past 20 years, and is currently responsible for the effective design, implementation and operation of the information technology systems within the Port of Brisbane Corporation. He is also responsible for corporate telecommunications and the provision of support and project management of ICT services. Recent IT implementations at the Port of Brisbane include rollout of the Objective document management system, Microsoft CRM 3.0 and the development of a state wide Maritime Security Identification Card system.

Tony was also instrumental in the development and implementation of PortNet, a wireless ISP service owned by the Corporation that is providing wireless broadband Internet connectivity to many businesses located at the Port and surrounding precincts.