ACOSM16 Australian Conference on Software Management - Discount Prices Still Available! - Thursday 23 June

ACOSM16 Australian Conference on Software Management, Sydney Thursday 23rd June 2016, Registration at 8:30 am, Program starts at 9.00 am, Open to All

ICT Today: New Opportunities and Threats in Software Management

The QESP 2016 Australian Conference on Software Management (ACOSM16) will be held in Sydney on Thursday 23rd June 2016, at the Menzies Hotel, Sydney Room. ACOSM16 is conducted in partnership with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the PMI Sydney Chapter. QESP, ACS and PMI Members will receive discounts.  Attendees can earn 8 PDU's or CP Hours.  

Who Will Benefit?

This Conference is a must for anyone involved in ICT management in both the private and public sector. It is about day to day issues affecting ICT management and staff. It is also about ICT’s current and growing role in fostering economic growth and social equality, with implications not only for social welfare and productivity but more broadly for political and economic outcomes.

Questions now being asked by industry leaders, management and staff include:

• Is there still a future in the ICT industry for the traditional Internal IT Department and the CIO?
• Why have some Enterprise Agile/Disruptive/Innovative approaches succeeded but others failed?
• Can new metrics show the way to removing systemic ICT industry barriers to progress?
• How can ICT act as a business enabler as demand for new and emerging technologies continues to grow?
• What are the new Project Manager skills, not taught in traditional project management training?
• Is unconscious bias still clouding perceptions about women in ICT and in leadership?
• Why do most startups fail and how can they avoid it?

The 2016 Australian Conference on Software Management will address these questions and others, with talks and discussion forums featuring distinguished ICT industry leaders and practitioners. Take this chance to network and to benefit from a range of topical, practical and sometimes controversial advice for organisations large and small.

The Conference is single Stream, with two Forums which will be run as panel sessions at the end of the morning and afternoon sessions, involving any of the earlier speakers who can attend. The focus is C-suite rather than technical but will include new aspects of project management and measurement.

Keynote:  Maggie Alexander, founder of FITT and M&M Consulting Services, Business Improvement Consultant and  winner of the 2013 NSW ICT Woman of the Year award.

Speakers include:

Raj Dalal, Principal, BigInsights | Big Data & Analytics, Author of upcoming book Innovate with Data

Anna-Lucia Mackay, Managing Director HCM Global. Best Selling Author of The Four Mindsets: How to Influence Motivate & Lead

Jennifer (Jenny) Morris, AFR Top 100 Influential Women, Award Winning Diversity Leadership Programs, Speaker,  Executive Coach & Mentor

Anne-Marie Elias, Innovation Consultant | Change Strategist | Collaborative Alchemist | Speaker & Facilitator, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Western Sydney Women

Morning Forum: The New CIO, features Industry and Business participants.  Topics include The New Agile, Cloud Computing, Big Data & Analytics, Mobility and Social Media.

Afternoon Forum: Women in ICT/ Women in Leadership, features high profile participants from QESP, WiPM and  ACS Women. Topics include Business Transformation, Government and Private Sector ICT Skills shortages, STEM and the use of digital media in education.

There will be a Post-Conference networking reception with sponsored drinks and presentation.  Further details will be advised on the QESP website.

Note: The above programme is preliminary and is subject to change

Fees (incl GST):

Standard Price: $400

ACS, PMI and QESP members $300 ($100 discount.)

Non-members who are students or seniors/retirees $200 ($200 discount.) Register early as there is a cap on the students and seniors/retirees registrations.

A 10% early bird discount applies for payment before 1st June. For cancellations up to 9th June, the amount paid will be returned less 20%. No refunds will be made after 9th June. Tickets are purchased through Eventbrite. Please follow the link below to purchase your ticket.  Purchase Ticket