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Cloud & Infrastructure Melbourne 2026

Cloud & Infrastructure Melbourne brings together Australia’s technology leaders to explore how cloud innovation can align with infrastructure transformation to deliver sustainable growth and long-term business value. The event dives into AI native infrastructure, hybrid cloud architecture, agile operating models, and enterprise modernisation to provide essen…

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35Speakers
17Sponsors
57On the bill · sessions
43Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Cloud, in alphabetical order.
Abhra Pal
Solution Architect · CareSuper
Amanda Fleming
Chief Digital & Transformation Officer · Viva Energy Australia
Bernadeth Lucanas
Cloud, Data, AI, & Cyber Security Expert
Bhavisha Sharma
Senior Data Delivery Lead · GPC Asia Pacific
Catherine Zhang
FinOps Lead (former) · Australian Federal Agency
Chandima Miyanadeniya
Global Head, Enterprise Architecture · Kennedys
Charles Ponniah
Head of Uvance & Portfolio · Fujitsu
Darragh Kennedy
Director, Software Engineering · Zendesk
Dave Lemphers
CTO · Easygo
Dave Vinluan
Head of Release and Service Delivery - Enterprise Data and Analytics · ANZ
David Theobald
CTO · Performance
Dilip Konar
Former Application Service & Engineering Manager · ex-Australia Post
Dom Pietrzy
Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture Lead · Victorian Government
Jan Cutts
EM – Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure · nbn Australia
Jason McNamara
MD · Taurus Group
Jason Smith
Director, Enabling Technology · Victoria University
Kartik Singh
Accounts Director ANZ · Chainguard
Krishna Soni
GM Information Technology · Village Entertainment
Leigh Stillard
Director Cloud and Infrastructure · CGI
Luke Durham
Regional Domain Strategist - Media, Entertainment, Gaming & AdTech, APAC · Fastly
Manohar Esarapu
Chief Information & Innovation Officer · City of Port Philip
Natalie Drane
GM Technology Operations · CareSuper
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
FastlyPlatinum
CGIGold
CloudflareGold
FujitsuGold
InfobloxGold
PuppetGold
ChainguardSilver
Immersive LabsSilver
JosysSilver
LogicMonitorSilver
ACN NewwireMedia Partner
AIIAIndustry Partner
APAC CIO OutlookMedia Partner
AZK MediaMedia Partner
BoIMedia Partner
ISACA MelbourneIndustry Partner
TechDogsMedia Partner
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Agenda

Selected from 57 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:50

    Welcome from Corinium and the Chairperson

  • 09:00

    Speed Networking – Making new connections!

    In this 10-minute networking session, the goal is to connect with three new people. Enjoy the opportunity to expand your network!

  • 09:10

    Opening Keynote Leading in the AI-Native Enterprise

    Learn how the most successful technology leaders are redefining their role, influence, and value proposition as AI becomes central to competitive strategy. - From technology ste…

  • 09:10

    Opening Keynote: Leading in the AI-Native Enterprise

    Learn how the most successful technology leaders are redefining their role, influence, and value proposition as AI becomes central to competitive strategy. - From technology stewar…

  • 09:10

    Opening Keynote The AI-First Advantage: Architecting Specialized Agentic Workforces for Modern Financial Services

    Distinguishing traditional AI agents as task executors versus agentic systems and understanding why this shifts competitive advantage How treating AI agents as a digital workforce …

  • 09:10

    Opening Keynote: The AI-First Advantage: Architecting Specialized Agentic Workforces for Modern Financial Services

    Distinguishing traditional AI agents as task executors versus agentic systems and understanding why this shifts competitive advantage How treating AI agents as a digital workforce …

  • 09:35

    Beyond the Cloud: Modernising the IT Stack for Strategic Agility

    Gain insight into holistic approaches to transform IT infrastructure to enable strategic agility and sustainable business growth. - Engineering a balanced portfolio: Developing a d…

  • 10:00

    Panel Discussion Future-Proofing Infrastructure for Emerging Technologies

    Architect foundations that support both current operations and future innovations without requiring wholesale replacement. - AI-native architecture design: Accommodate AI worklo…

  • 10:00

    Panel Discussion: Future-Proofing Infrastructure for Emerging Technologies

    Architect foundations that support both current operations and future innovations without requiring wholesale replacement. - AI-native architecture design: Accommodate AI workload …

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 43 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

43 companies. six are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
6All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
26Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Fujitsu·CGI·Chainguard·Cloudflare·Fastly·Infoblox

Speakers by seniority

51% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite823%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of926%
  • Manager / Lead720%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Other roles926%

Of 35 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01FujitsuSp·G2V
  2. 02CGISp·G1V
  3. 03ChainguardSp·S1V
  4. 04CloudflareSp·G1V
  5. 05FastlySp·P1V
  6. 06InfobloxSp·G1V
  7. 07ACN NewwireSp·M
  8. 08AIIASp·I
  9. 09APAC CIO OutlookSp·M
  10. 10AZK MediaSp·M
  11. 11BoISp·M
  12. 12Immersive LabsSp·S
  13. 13ISACA MelbourneSp·I
  14. 14JosysSp·S
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
6% of 17
gold5
29% of 17
silver4
24% of 17
industry partner2
12% of 17
media partner5
29% of 17
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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