Credit: CIO The finalists for the inaugural Next CIO Award in this year’s Australia CIO50 have been announced. This award recognises rising stars in ICT roles who are on the pathway to senior leadership. The Next CIO winner will be an individual who is exceeding expectations and helping drive innovation through their organisation. The finalists for the 2023 Next CIO Award are: Anafrid Bennet, head of technology, security & property, Great Western Water Jane Hatch, head of transformation, My Plan Manager Tim Sheridan, engineering director, Seven West Media Along with the unveiling of the annual CIO50 List and Next CIO winner, the 2023 CIO50 Awards will also recognise companies in the Team of the Year categories, and a second CIO will be inducted into the CIO50 Hall of Fame. The winners will be unveiled at the CIO50 Awards Dinner on June 27 at the ICC in Sydney. More information about the 2023 CIO50 Awards and Symposium can be found here. Related content feature UPS delivers customer wins with generative AI The multinational shipping company enlisted LLMs to automate customer message responses, reducing agent handle time and paving the way for genAI use across the enterprise. By Paula Rooney May 03, 2024 7 mins CIO 100 Generative AI Digital Transformation feature Scrum master certification: Top 13 certs for agile pros A Scrum master certification can prove you have the knowledge and competency to lead agile teams successfully. By Sarah K. White, Sharon Florentine May 03, 2024 16 mins Certifications Agile Development IT Skills brandpost Sponsored by Canon NZ Why your business needs a cloud-based print management solution If your business isn’t using a cloud-based print management solution, you’re missing out on a range of efficiency, environmental and security benefits. By Canon New Zealand May 02, 2024 5 mins Managed Cloud Services opinion The cyber pandemic: AI deepfakes and the future of security and identity verification Attackers have seen huge success using AI deepfakes for injection and presentation attacks – which means we’ll only see more of them. Advanced technology can help prevent (not just detect them). By Aaron Painter May 02, 2024 5 mins Artificial Intelligence Security PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe