PwC Herald Talks

The second year of our thought provoking business networking series kicks off on February 24 2016. Designed to give you the knowledge, insight and strategies to grow and diversify in the ever-changing landscape of New Zealand business.

PwC Herald Talks are breakfast events discussing current trends in business, including cyber security, innovation, big data and sustainability. 

Join us and key thought leaders to connect, share knowledge, and think about how to grow your business and remain relevant.

Cyber Security

56% of New Zealand businesses experience an IT security attack at least once a year, only 65% of businesses are confident their IT security systems are effective and there is a lengthening global list of companies that have suffered major data breaches. 

Digital economies are booming around the world and businesses in New Zealand are becoming digital at a great pace. Businesses are moving to Cloud based storage and catering to customers demands for online platforms, digital data and social offerings – but this opens the door to new risks.

As the internet of things takes off and our world becomes ever more mobile and connected, cyber security will become ever more critically important. Small, medium and large organizations are all exposed to these potential threats and through our event ‘Cyber Security’ we look at the best ways for companies to plan for and tackle these issues in 2016. 

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Keynote

Garry Barnes – Vice President, ISACA

Garry Barnes is the International Vice President of ISACA and Practice Lead, Governance Advisory at Vital Interacts.

Garry has over 25 years of experience in information security, IT audit and risk management in banking, the public sector and consulting.  His achievements include managing multi-year security partnerships, developing and implementing numerous business-oriented security strategies, overseeing risk management during a substantial banking transformation, guiding organisations through to ISO 27001 certification, and overseeing multiple compliance, assurance and systems testing programs. Garry also shares his knowledge and experience through training courses and as a presenter at seminars and conferences.

Garry also volunteers for ISACA, where he has held many roles including International Vice President, Treasurer, member of ISACA’s Strategic Advisory Council and Credentialing and Career Management Board, chair of the CISM Certification Committee, and an exam item writer for CISM certification. He has also participated in working groups to develop COBIT 5 and provided subject matter expert review of many ISACA publications.  He is a past president of the Sydney Chapter of ISACA, and has also held various chapter roles including treasurer, and membership and certification director.

Panellists

Adrian van Hest – Cyber Leader, PwC

Adrian is PwC New Zealand’s National Cyber Leader and leads PwC’s Global Threat and Vulnerability Management Centre of Excellence. This team of researchers and testers is considered to have one of the largest and most comprehensive capabilities in the world when it comes to combating vulnerabilities and threats to organisations.  The team evaluates the risk associated with some of the world’s most cutting edge technologies and is called upon to help deal with some of the globe's most high-profile cyber incidents.

Adrian is passionate about improving cyber security in New Zealand and was involved in establishing the internationally acclaimed New Zealand Internet Task Force, where he still serves as a board member. This non-profit’s mission is to improve the cyber security posture of New Zealand by bringing together security professionals across government, the private sector, law enforcement and academia to collaborate and share ideas.

Adrian has more than 22 years of international business and IT experience working for companies, including Telstra, Fronde and Deutsche Bank.  He has been focussed on all aspects IT security and risk for much of his career areas from strategy, through to delivery and response. He has extensive experience in managing security from some of this country’s most critical systems and has some serious war stories when it comes to security incidents.

Barbara Chapman – Chief Executive & Managing Director, ASB Bank

Barbara commenced as Chief Executive and Managing Director of ASB Bank in April 2011.  Since 1994 she has held a number of diverse senior executive roles with the Commonwealth Bank Group of companies, having started her career with the Group as Chief Manager Marketing at ASB.  

Barbara joined ASB’s executive team in 2000 as General Manager Marketing and Human Resources before assuming the role of Head of Retail Banking and Marketing in 2001.  In this role she was responsible for the Bank’s sales and service strategy, personal banking performance, marketing, branding, sponsorship and public relations.  She was New Zealand’s inaugural "Marketer of the Year" and has received numerous awards for innovative and effective marketing throughout her career.

In 2004, Barbara moved into the role of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Assurance Company Limited, the Group’s New Zealand Life Insurance business, where she was responsible for the overall performance of that entity.

She then crossed the Tasman on secondment to parent company Commonwealth Bank in 2006, joining the Group Executive team there to head up the Marketing and Communications teams.  Barbara’s most recent executive role at CBA, prior to rejoining ASB, has been as Group Executive, Human Resources and Group Services, responsible for the Group’s Human Resources and Marketing and Communications functions.

Barbara is a former Chair of Oxfam New Zealand and a former Director of Oxfam International. She was also an inaugural Trustee of the New Zealand Equal Opportunities Trust and was its Chair for several years.

Michael Brick – Legal Counsel, Microsoft New Zealand

Michael Brick is Legal Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director for Microsoft New Zealand. Michael joined Microsoft’s Global Legal and Corporate Affairs Team in 2004 in Redmond, Washington and supported different Microsoft product development and engineering teams, including Microsoft’s Online Services Division and Windows. He was appointed Legal Counsel for Microsoft New Zealand in October 2013 and is based in Auckland.  Michael has developed a particular focus on the legal and regulatory aspects of Cloud computing.

Hon Amy Adams – Minister for Communications

Since the 2008 Election, Hon Amy Adams has been a Member of Parliament representing the large rural electorate of Selwyn in the Canterbury region.  

The 2014 Election saw Minister Adams become the Minister of Justice, Minister for Courts, Minister of Broadcasting and Minister for Communications. She has previously held the roles of Minister for the Environment and Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Minister for Internal Affairs and Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.

Before being elected to Parliament, Minister Adams was a partner with law firm Mortlock McCormack Law in Christchurch, specialising in commercial and property law.

An issue that cuts across both the Justice and Communications portfolios is the growing problem of cybercrime. Tackling cybercrime and ensuring the economy is safeguarded is essential as New Zealand competes on the world stage. 

Adjudicator

Fran O'Sullivan - Editorial Director Business, NZME

Fran O'Sullivan has written a weekly column for the Business Herald since its inception in April 1997. In her early journalistic career she was a political journalist in Wellington and subsequently an investigative journalist who broke many major business stories including the first articles that led to the Winebox Inquiry in both NBR and the Sydney Morning Herald. 

She has specific expertise in relation to China where she has been a frequent visitor since the late 1990s. She is a former Editor of the National Business Review; has twice been awarded Qantas Journalist of the Year and is a multiple winner of the Westpac Financial Journalism Supreme Award.

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Event Format; 

7:00am Registration & stand-up networking breakfast
7:35am MC Welcome
7:40am Keynote Speaker
8:05am Panel Discussion
8:30am Q&A
8:45am MC Wrap Up
9:00am End

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