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 DataStax Disrupting the enterprise: How AI is redefining people, process, and productivity AI solves for both thought and time scarcity – and opens up a whole new world of possibilities. By Chet Kapoor, CEO, DataStax, and Prasad Setty, DataStax advisor and Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer May 09, 2024 8 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence news SAP, IBM Consulting partner to offer genAI-based services The partnership will see both companies offer generative AI-based services to enterprises via RISE with SAP offering. By Anirban Ghoshal May 09, 2024 3 mins Generative AI IBM SAP feature Essential skills and traits of chief AI officers CAIOs require a multidimensional skill set to drive innovation, establish and lead an AI-ready culture, and create tangible organizational results leveraging a complex and rapidly evolving technology. By David Weldon May 09, 2024 9 mins Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership case study How being cloud smart fosters growth at Saab Fuelled by global turbulence and increasing defense budgets, Swedish defense group Saab is meeting high demand by integrating efforts to become more software-driven, and central to managing it all is CIO Annette Eriksson. By Karin Lindström May 09, 2024 5 mins CIO Aerospace and Defense Industry Cloud Architecture 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