CIO Luncheon: Accelerating AI Value with IBM and AWS - Sydney

  • Thursday 12th November 2026
  • Australia

O Bar & Dining - Dress Circle Room

Australia Square, Level 47, 264 George Street

Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Date and Time

Thursday, 12 November 2026 11:40 AM – 2:00 PM (AET)

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Topic

Control Cloud Costs. Scale AI with Confidence

IBM x AWS Executive Roundtable Discussion & Fireside Chat

SYNOPSIS

As organisations accelerate AI adoption, how can they optimise cloud spend while scaling AI securely and responsibly?

Join IBM and AWS for an exclusive executive luncheon exploring how organisations can optimise cloud investments, strengthen FinOps practices and manage AI sprawl while maintaining security and governance.

Hear directly from Treasury Wine Estates in an exclusive fireside chat on how they leveraged IBM Cloudability to achieve $1.4M+ in validated annual AWS savings, exceeding their original $1 million target while improving cloud cost visibility and accountability across 40+ AWS accounts.

Discover how AWS's cloud leadership and IBM's expertise in Technology Business Management, FinOps and AI governance can help organisations optimise technology spend, strengthen control and scale AI with confidence.

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Attended By

CIOs, CTOs, VPs/Directors and Heads of Technology, Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, Data, AI, Infrastructure, Engineering and Digital Transformation, alongside other senior technology decision-makers from leading organisations across Australia.

Attendees will be joining from a range of industries, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail & Consumer, Manufacturing, Mining & Resources, Transport & Logistics, Telecommunications, Energy, Education, Government and other major enterprises.

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Agenda

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Registration and Arrival Drinks
  • 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Welcome, IBM + AWS Partnership and Today's Agenda Rad Macakanja & John Banks
  • 12:10 PM – 12:40 PM Driving Cloud Cost Accountability and $1M+ Savings with FinOps: Fireside Chat with Treasury Wine Estates John Banks & Jason Hargenrader
  • 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM  Managing the Agentic AI Sprawl A Watson Orchestrate Case Study Roshan Royan
  • 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM Short Break and Lunch Service
  • 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM Moderated Roundtable Discussions: Controlling Cloud Costs and Managing the Agentic AI Tsunami Brent Butchard, John Banks & Roshan Royan
  • 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM Final Remarks and Call to Action Prasad Mucherla

Meet The Speakers

John Banks

Regional Vice President
IBM Apptio A/NZ

Jason Hargenrader

General Manager of IT Services, Infrastructure, & Cyber
Treasury Wine Estates

Brent Butchard

IT Automation Leader
IBM A/NZ

Roshan Royan

Senior Client Success Engineering Lead AI
IBM A/NZ

Rad Macakanja

Head of Tech Partnerships
AWS APJ

Prasad (Venkata) Mucherla

Category Manager
AWS APJ
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O Bar & Dining - Dress Circle Room

Australia Square, Level 47, 264 George Street

Sydney NSW 2000, Australia