“So far, I am so pleased with the quality of the CIOs who are in attendance and the accessibility to those individuals is really great. They are clearly the decision makers within their organisations, the budget holders, who have the ability to decide which technology they will be using moving forward. Our one on one meetings were also very worthwhile discussions, with the CIOs really knowing and understanding their priorities. The event has been run impeccably.”

VP Asia Pacific, DataCore Software

"I think my favourite part of the Summit was the think tanks where it wasn’t really prepared content, it was more sharing, amongst people in similar situations. I felt that the one on one meetings were really useful also. The organisation has been fantastic, Media Corp have been really good. They’ve done a great job."

Managing Director ANZ, NetApp

“I thought the CIO Leader Summit in Sydney was absolutely fantastic. We have established key contacts with Chief Information Officers of high stature. My favourite thing at this event was the one on one meetings for sure. I really liked the opportunity to deep dive into the CIOs current state, where they are looking to head in the future and what their requirements are. I think that I will definitely be doing business with the CIOS that we met at this Summit. I would most definitely recommend this Summit.”

Regional Sales Manager, Zscaler

"The one to one business meetings gives me a chance to get to know the CIOs, even if it is for only half an hour, you know, you can figure out their strategies and how you can help them within that time. Our meetings have been very successful and we have progressed our portfolio even further. It is definitely a worthwhile investment." 

C-Suite Business Development Representative, IBM

“It was an excellent event. It exceeded our expectations This event brought together some of the top leaders in this area so it took a good combination of thought leadership from Sydney along with vendors who could bring information and kind of compliment the interactions. My favourite thing was the level of interaction here at their event. The collaboration was great and the one on one meetings were valuable and the format of them was just excellent. There was no pressure and it was a little bit informal which was really good. They learned more about us and we learned more about their needs and I do believe we will do more business with them. I would love to join again to another CIO Leaders Summit.”

VP Product Management & Technology Alliances for Tripwire

“The CIO Leaders Summit here In Sydney was a fantastic event. The calibre of my peers was really outstanding actually. The Summit had a great group of people and the open honest communication between the participants was really really good. It’s about the groups, the breakouts, where we actually talked about specific topics when we actually got to dig down into people’s specific business issues and therefore found opportunities and saw likeness between their issues and challenges with your own. The Media Corp International team were fantastic they have looked after me since first thing this morning, so big thank you to you.”

CIO, Avaya

“I thought the CIO Leaders Summit in Sydney was a fantastic event. I got a lot of value out of it and it is important for us as a new vendor in this market place to get some exposure to the senior executives in the IT industry. I loved the opportunity to get to talk to CIOs one on one. It’s difficult to get access to the likes of these CIOs so this event with its relaxed atmosphere we were able to have a conversation and ask them their challenges and articulate our business value and how we can help them. Pretty much all the meetings we had the CIOs saw value! I am looking forward to Melbourne!”

Regional Manager ANZ, Actifio

“I have to say I am very impressed by the professionalism, the turn out of high calibre CIOs ,and also the informality in terms of people socialising and expressing their ideas. It is a high quality show right from the get go! Great programme also as it contains all the important issues that we are facing at this time. What really was great was the informality in the speaking sessions. You know, people speaking up, not often agreeing with one another which is really good. CIOS were very honest at this event and it was interesting to get their feedback. Moreover I do a lot of conferences so it makes a great difference when you have the Media Corp International team who are so professional and make me want to come again!”
CTO, Cisco

"With regards to the CIO Leaders Summit Singapore, it has been an excelllent event. We made contacts that we couldn't normally make and have reached out to some of the most powersful companies. Everything has been relevant and everyone is very engaged. Certainly the organisation has been tremendous and the value that we have gotten out of it has been a great return on the investment we made. It is most certainly the best event like this out there. I woud absolutely be delighted to come to the CIO Leaders Summit throughout the region. We will be taking part, it has been fab."

Senior Vice-President APAC, Riverbed Technology

"This was a very good event, lots of interaction with leading CIOs and it was great to learn the key things, issues and challenges that CIOs re currently thinking about daily. I thoroughly enjoyed the intimacy at this event, it was more personal and we got to get close to the CIOs. The one to one meetings were very successful for us. If you look at the delegates that attended, you know, they comprised of all the leaders that shape the industry. We couldn't of asked for more high profile CIOs here. The whole things ran like clockwork and we hope to see you again throughout the Series in 2014."

Area VP ASEAN, Citrix

"The benefits for us is two-fold. For one it is about listening to the relevant topics of what is on their mind to get an understnading of how our business can align and effectively help them and secondly the one on one meetings here were really invaluable to get a doorway into their organisation. The one on ones have been very successful and I am most definitely confident that we have forged busness relationships going forward. The quality of delegates was fantastic. They are all the senior desicion makers. And to quote a colleague on Media Corp International's organisation ""You would never get this sort of organisation and care at another event.""

Managing Director South Asia, Informatica

“This event was well organised, provided good content and an excellent networking opportunity. I learnt quite a bit about business scenarios benefitting from some new technologies. I would like to attend next year.”
CIO Asia Pacific & Japan, SAP

"This was a great opportunity to meet with the large CIOs across many industries and to undertand their challenges. They were very open here, it was very much an open forum which I appreciated. It gives us a rare insight of how we should engage. The CIOs at the one to one meetigns were genuinely interested in what we do and how we can help them. I actually found every meeting on site successful for us. I am looking forward to attending this Series throughout 2014."

Vice President APAC, ZScaler

“This was a really great event. The one on one meetings that I had were valuable and the CIOs were of top quality. We came here for the one on one meetings and they delivered. I also enjoyed the exchange of information between everyone.”

Country Manager, Information Builders

“I thought he CIO Leaders Summit here in Sydney was an excellent opportunity to network with some of the top CIOs in Sydney and to really hear their thoughts on what are the most pressing issues in their businesses today. The one on one meetings were great to connect with some of the important CIO leaders and understand the things that are driving their business. I am confident that we will be doing some business with some of the CIOs that we met here. Media Corp International team were excellent.”

CTO APAC, FireEye

 “I thoroughly enjoyed gaining insight into the vendors capabilities through the one to one meetings. I think that the Media Corp International team were impeccable also. I would definitely like to attend the next one.”

Con Collaros, CIO, ATF Services

“This was a great place to meet my peers and there was a lot of good intake in terms of the speaking sessions. I also enjoyed the personal one on ones with vendors. I was very selective when picking who I was going to meet with. As you can imagine at my level in ASX I have a lot of vendors calling me and a lot of emails, you know, I tend to not reply or actually delete the emails. So this was so great to have the opportunity to pick who I was going to meet with and the ‘meets’ so far have been really good and I plan to carry on the conversations with them down the road. I would very much recommend this event. I will be joining again – definitely!” 

Tim Thurman, CIO, Australian SecuritIes Exchange 

“The interactions we were having one to one was my favourite thing and also the networking times when we can go deeper into the subjects with the vendor companies and analyse what is interesting from my own organisation’s perspective. Moreover, it was great to discuss issues with my peers andfind out their perspective on things. I would like to do these type of meetings again in the future.”

Marek Florczuk, CIO APAC, Amway

“The CIO Leaders Summit Sydney has been a really great event. The content was very relevant, and the calibre of attendees has been fantastic as well. My favourite thing was the roundtable discussions, the content discussed amongst peers has been very relevant and useful. Also, I liked that we got the opportunity to select which one on meetings you had. It meant that those sessions were tailored. There is definitely opportunity there to do business with some of the companies that I met with. Compared to other events that I have attended I found this one to be more focussed on what CIOs require in that we get to choose, so I would certainly recommend this Summit.”

Shane Lenton, CIO, Cue Clothing Company 

“This Summit gave me direct contact with some of the key presenters and vendors. There is a good balance between keynotes, panel discussions and one to one meetings. It was not overloaded, giving ample opportunity to spend time networking also.”

Francois Morin, Chief Technology Officer, Singapore SportsHub

“There was a great mix of delegate and vendor presentations at this event. I really enjoyed the one to one meetings also. They gave me an exclusive session with vendors where we could have an in depth discussion. This was a highly professional and very well planned Summit. Looking forward to next year!”

Soo Tong Lim, Chief Information Officer, Jurong Health

“My favourite thing about this event was the balanced mix of events – speakers, panels, one to ones and think tanks. The topics were interesting and the speakers great. The one on ones provided a pulse on what is happening in the space. And finally I thoroughly enjoyed the networking opportunities with my CIO peers.”

Eddy Chan, Chief Technology Officer, OgilvyOne

“I thought every presentation was great. I also enjoyed catching up with the vendors. But, my favourite thing was probably the networking opportunities with my peers. The quality of the attendees really came through in the speaking sessions, panel discussion and conversations throughout the event.”

Naz Haji, CIO Asia Markets, SVP Global IT, Quintiles

“Great event! The opportunity to network with peers like that is hard got. The speaking sessions by the CIOs were also extremely useful. The social settings such as lunch were also useful as we got to interact further. I look forward to next year’s invite!”

Kim Teck Wong, Tuas Power Generation Pte Ltd

“My favourite thing was the think-tank discussions and networking with other people from other industries. The speaking sessions were really valuable. The one to one meetings were also good in that they help us understand what is in the market.”

Dave Lim, Senior IT Director, BSI Bank

Kelvin Lau, Group IT Manager, China Aviation Oil Company

“This Summit has some well organised discussions and the schedule was made to fit everyone’s needs. I got a lot out of the one to one meetings as we had some in depth discussions which helped me get a firmer understanding of the advantages of possibly having a relationship with them. The event staff was excellent people who made the conference successful too. Keep up the good work!”

Alvin Lim, SVP & Head of IT, ACR Capital Holdings

“The wide variety of CIOs and counterparts in the industry is a credit to you. I am looking forward to next year.”

Alvin Ong, Chief Information Officer, Alexandra Health System

“CIOs sharing their experiences taught me a lot, as did the keynote speaking sessions. I hope to attend the event again next year.”

Glenn Francis, VP Group Head of IT, Global Logistic Properties Limited

“This event was excellent! We all enjoyed getting to network with one another and meeting one to one with vendors. I found many of the keynote topics interesting and valuable also as they provided me with insightful information on applying technologies to address challenges.”

Yew Teck Lim, Group Head IT, Ascendas

“I have to say that my favourite thing was the ability to have a one to one session with vendors was highly valuable for me. I got to share with them our specific issues and challenges in which they provided possible solutions in how their product is able to help. This was a very well organised event and I will attend again next year.”

Kah Lin Teo, Deputy Director of IT, Raffles Medical Group

“The keynotes were all so good. – great selection of speakers! I also enjoyed meeting with potential service offerings at this event. I hope to get an invite to next year’s!”

Ingo Tjaden, Head of IT – AMOS APAC, Allianz

“The things that stood out for me most at this Summit was the one to one meetings with vendors. I enjoyed every aspect of this event and thought the organisation at the event and the pre-organisation was really great.”

Jeremy Goh, Head of IT, Hong Leong Bank

“Some of the keynotes at this Summit were just excellent. They were delivered by some well-respected leaders such as Rio Tinto, SingTel and Standard Chartered, and I found them insightful as they shared their approaches to challenges that they have. This event is all about honesty and information sharing. The one to one meetings also allowed me to explore some new opportunities which I am looking forward to.”

Ben Kellas, Regional IT Director / CIO – APAC & Sth America, Beam Global Spirits Asia