Your guide to a career as CIO, CISO and Risk Executive
This presentation leverages David's 20+ years of digital and cyber leadership experience, providing real-world insights, making it a valuable resource for those navigating the evolving landscape of the C-suite.
Tailored to entry-level, mid-level, and senior managers looking to advance to the C-suite, this presentation based on his best-selling book the Aspiring CIO and CISO serves a unique purpose in the realm of career guidance.
This book has been also a guide for CIO and CISO who are coaching their own team members to accelerate their development.
David has delivered this keynote presentation 15 times in 2024 across Australia, Singapore, Japan, NZ and the USA for CIO & CISO Conferences including Gartner and The Asian Banker.
Also has delivered sessions for industry communities with ISACA, AISA etc and presented in 2024 for 14-15 podcasts for cyber and tech audiences.
The session will cover:
- Develop your Skills, Knowledge Experience and Behaviours to grow your career
- Discover a targeted 90-day plan to set yourself up for success as CIO and CISO
- Develop essential interpersonal skills to succeed in executive leadership roles
- Learn survival skills for thriving and avoiding burnout in strategic roles
Speaker BIO:
David Gee - CIO, CISO, Board Advisor, NED & Author
David has just retired in July 2024 and is building out his portfolio. He is an Advisor with Bain Advisory Network and an Advisor to JS Careers (Cyber Recruitment) and Emertel (Software Commercialization).
He is a seasoned technology executive with significant experience and has over 25 years’ experience in CIO and CISO roles across different industries and countries. At Macquarie Group David served as Global Head Technology, Cyber and Data Risk. Previously was CISO for HSBC Asia Pacific. His career as a CIO spans across multiple industries and geographies including – Metlife Japan, Eli Lilly and Credit Union Australia. He was winner CIO of the Year 2014, at CUA where he successfully completed a significant Transformation of Core Banking, Online and Mobile Banking systems.
David is past Chairman for the FS-ISAC Strategy Committee and awarded Global Leaders Award in 2023 for his contributions to the cybersecurity industry. David was appointed as Ambassador CI –ISAC Critical Infrastructure in 2025.
A regular conference keynote speaker and 150+ published articles for CIO Australia, Computerworld, ITNews and CSO (Cyber Security), David now writes for Foundry CIO.com , CSO.com and CIO.INC. His most recent bestselling book - the Aspiring CIO & CISO was published in June 2024.