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 brandpost Sponsored by Huawei Innovating Services for a Digital, Intelligent Future By Huawei May 07, 2024 6 mins Mobile World Congress Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Broadcom Opening more opportunities for VMware Cloud Service Providers By Ahmar Mohammad, Broadcom VP, Partners, Managed Services, and Solutions GTM May 07, 2024 4 mins Cloud Computing news Red Hat seeks to shrink IT skills gap with Lightspeed gen AI Building on the success of Ansible Lightspeed, Red Hat will extend generative AI capabilities across its platforms, including Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. By Thor Olavsrud May 07, 2024 5 mins Red Hat Generative AI IT Skills feature CDOs’ biggest problem? Getting colleagues to understand their role Chief data officers face several challenges, including new demands from AI, but they must also sell the value of their jobs to coworkers unsure what CDOs do. By Grant Gross May 07, 2024 7 mins Chief Data Officer Data Governance Business IT Alignment 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