Technical Advisory Board
The Technical Advisory Board plays a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape of Australia. With the installation of technical committees the board is comprised of esteemed professionals and experts from various domains within the realm of information and communication technology (ICT). Their collective expertise spans a wide array of specialties, ranging from software development and cybersecurity to artificial intelligence and data analytics.
The primary objective of the ACS Technical Advisory Board is to provide strategic guidance and insights on emerging trends, advancements, and challenges within the ICT sector. Through collaborative efforts these boards formulate recommendations and best practices that help inform policy decisions, drive innovation, and promote excellence across the industry.
Members of the TAB are selected based on their proven track record of accomplishments, depth of knowledge, and commitment to advancing the field of ICT. Their diverse backgrounds and perspectives foster dynamic discussions and ensure a comprehensive approach to addressing complex technological issues facing Australia.
By serving as trusted advisors to the ACS and other stakeholders, the TAB plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology in Australia. Through their collective wisdom and foresight, they help steer Australia towards a future where technology empowers individuals, organizations, and society as a whole.
The TAB is comprised of 9 committees and 2 working groups:
The board is steered by Director of the Technical Advisory Board. Together with input from the Chair and Vice Chair of each committee, the TAB guide and advise each group on where to focus effort.
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Director - Technical Advisory Board
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Dr Rod Dilnutt
Vice President - Academic - Technical Advisory Board
Digital Transformation Catalyst, Trusted Advisor, Educator, Change Agent, Diversity and Inclusion Champion. Rod is a results focussed digital leader with a proven ability to influence complex stakeholder networks and drive transformational change. He an executive consultant with experience spanning over 25 years focused on Construction & Asset Management, Banking & Finance and Education. He is a founding Director of William Bethwey & Associates and an internationally recognised thought leader in strategic and architectural transformation. Rod is a highly motivated catalyst of digital change, he is results focussed and has an inclusive leadership style He is an Industry Fellow at The University of Melbourne where he researches and lectures in Higher Degree programmes. He has authored over 20 publications and a book on Organisational Change. Consequently, he is a sought-after expert for leading companies confronting challenges brought about by disruptive technologies and the need to transform organisational cultures to adopt radically different paradigms of work and the creation of value. Rod is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society, A Fellow of the British Computer Society, former National Director of the ACS Membership Advisory Board and was recognised as the ICT Professional of the year, 2013 in the national iAwards.
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Angela Kim
Chair - AI In Society Committee
Angela is the founding chair of AI4APAC Consortium connecting APAC and EMEA, US and Canada academic and industry AI professionals to launch collaborative research project to advance AI application for Healthcare and Smart Cities.
She is currently working on the research project in collaboration with RIT University in Dubai and PathoAI AI solution for Healthcare Co on AI solution for detecting Cervical Cancer setting up digital pathology lab in the Technology University in Dubai.
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Associate Professor Theresa Anderson
Vice Chair - AI In Society Committee
I am a data and information ethicist passionate about shaping future digital and data infrastructure. Building consensus through gaining and maintaining community trust and implementing good practice to advance socially-just data policies is embedded in my work. My award-winning work as an educator and as a researcher for the past twenty years engages with the ever-evolving relationship between people and emerging technologies. As inaugural Director of the Master of Data Science and Innovation program at UTS from 2014-2018, my research guided the development of a uniquely transdisciplinary and human-centred curriculum. My current work engages with data and AI ethics at both theoretical and practice levels and the connections between people and technologies in the knowledge discovery practices associated with data science. I am a Sydney Ambassador for Stanford's Women in Data Science Program and also actively contribute to international work on data sharing for resilience and healthy cities. I am an Australian Expert on ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32/WG 6 contributing to an international standard for data sharing.
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David Rudduck
Chair - AI Technology Advancement Committee
Throughout his 25+ year career in the technology industry, David has a track record of challenging the status quo and disrupting legacy thinking and systems. A former Australian Computer Society “Digital Disruptor” awardee, he is always asking “Why?” and looking for more efficient ways to achieve desired outcomes, whilst also improving the impact on the communities served. After selling his business to a major cyber insurer, he stayed on and built out their Australian incident response practice, providing career pathways and opportunities for many amazing people – some not even from a tech background – before exiting after 25 years at the helm of a business he literally started in his mother’s basement. Beyond his professional endeavours, David is deeply passionate about mental health advocacy, drawing from his own journey and experiences. David is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment within the cybersecurity industry, nurturing the next generation of talent and promoting mental wellness for all.
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Benjamin DiMarco
Vice Chair - AI Technology Advancement Committee
Ben has over 14 years of legal and advisory experience specialising in cyber risk, privacy, technology law, financial insurance and dispute resolution. He has acted in over 300 data breaches providing triage, privacy, strategic and claim support to companies.
Ben leads Willis Towers Watson's Australia and New Zealand cyber and technology risk team providing insurance, assessment and consulting services to domestic and international clients. Ben focuses on helping clients understand their exposure and developing responsive risk and resilience strategies matching business objectives and support needs.
He regularly conducts workshops for client covering topics such as scenario tabletops, executive awareness, data and privacy governance, breach quantification, applied case studies, consensus-based action plans, third party risk, supply chain due diligence and insurance alignment.
Ben is the National Cyber Risk and Governance stream leader for the Australian Society of Computers & Law and their Queensland Chair. He also sits on the Privacy and Data Law Committee for the Queensland Law Society, and is a regular guest lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology.
Ben is a leading privacy and technology risk speaker and has in recent years delivered papers and presentations to bodies including the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's Asia Pacific Forum, the Association of Corporate Counsel, the AusCERT National Security Conference, the Australian Information Security Association National Conference and to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
His recent work includes drafting manuscript cyber insurance wordings, managing complex data breach liability claims, advising on cyber security policy and procedure documents, helping organisations strengthen approaches to data privacy, coordinating complex client insurance placements and delivering risk consulting projects.
Until late 2018 Ben's legal practice involved a broad range of litigated and non-litigated matters. Ben assisted in the drafting of numerous cyber wordings used in the Australian market and designed incident response and privacy frameworks used by Australian and International organisations.
From 2016 to 2018 Ben worked with a leading San Francisco legal team on international cyber and technology claims involving data breaches, malware, mandatory notification laws, class actions, regulatory actions and PCI assessments.
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David Norris
Chair – Cyber Security Committee
David is an accomplished professional in information technology and passionate about cyber security. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master’s degree in cyber security. He has qualifications from vendors, including Microsoft, Oracle, and Blackberry Cylance. He has recently completed the ACSC Essential Eight Assessors course. David started his career at Westpac as a programmer. He then moved to IBM as a programmer, finishing as a Team Leader. In 1992, he started his own technology business, Nortec IT, and has worked there since.
The Australian Computer Society has recognised him as a Senior Member. David has also participated as a mentor in the ACS mentoring program. He writes a weekly technology column for two Western Sydney Publishing Group newspapers.
David's commitment to nurturing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals is unwavering. He is a regular presence at industry conferences, seminars, and educational forums, where he generously shares his insights on cybersecurity trends and emerging technologies. His passion for mentoring has inspired many aspiring individuals to pursue careers in this critical field, demonstrating his dedication to fostering talent and supporting others in their professional journeys.
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Vice Chair – Cyber Security Committee
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Karen Cohen
Chair – Blockchain Committee
Karen Cohen aka “blockmum” is the Founder and Director of Emerging Tech HUB, a company that helps humans connect to Emerging Technology. She is the Founder of Women in Emerging Tech and Previous Deputy Chair for Blockchain Australia. She is the Community and Events Manager for Stables. She is the 2022 Blockies award winner for Community Champion. Karen is the previous program manager for Inspiring Rare Birds where she ran the Prime Minister and Cabinet Office for Women mentoring scholarship program. She also ran females in Fintech program for Stone and Chalk sponsored by LaunchVic . She founded and ran AlgoHUB the Developer and Student Community Hub for Algorand Foundation.
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Rachael Jones
Vice Chair – Blockchain Committee
.Rachael has a robust background in economics, finance, and blockchain technology. At Cavalry Consulting in Brisbane, she employs technology to streamline business processes in the Oil and Gas sector, demonstrating a keen ability to apply the latest technological advancements to industry challenges. Her approach is informed by a solid theoretical foundation, acquired through a Master’s degree in Financial Economics and a Diploma in Applied Blockchain. Additionally, Rachael's practical experience is enriched by her internship as a Project Coordinator at BlockConsult, a premier Web3 consulting company, where she played a pivotal role in project management and strategy development in the blockchain space. Her engagement in the blockchain community is evident in her roles, including Secretary for Blockchain Australia and contributions to All Things Blockchain. This involvement underscores her dedication to leveraging technology in business for innovative and sustainable growth. Rachael's career is a testament to her commitment to excellence and her skill in harnessing technology to enhance business operations and drive development.
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Dr Graeme Port
Chair – Data Sharing Committee
Dr. Graeme Port has been an innovator and leader in enterprise software product development and data architecture for over 30 years. Graeme has been a thought leader and architect in multiple major government information sharing projects, particularly in the area of sharing sensitive information for child protection decision making. In 2015, seeing the challenges and opportunities for sharing data across government, private and public sources, Graeme co-founded Factil with the mission to provide advanced solutions for information modeling and data integration. Factil has been directly involved in multiple major government information sharing projects, and developed innovative technology of data modeling, data integration and data matching. Previously, Graeme was co-founder, head of engineering and CTO at ManageSoft, which built market-leading products in application development, application deployment and business intelligence. Graeme received his PhD from the University of Melbourne in the field of Logic Programming.
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Abhinav Jain
Vice Chair – Data Sharing Committee
Abhinav has got 8+ years of experience in the field of Business Analysis, Data Science and Project planning & controls in fortune 500 companies and state government departments like Queensland Health, CBRE, UnitingCare Queensland, Komatsu Australia, BHP and Motorola Solutions to name a few. His leadership experience includes working as a Board member for Adopt-a-beast, Advisory committee member for Minervai 4.0, Chair of ACS QLD Emerging professionals committee and ACS Technical Advisory Board member in Data Sharing Committee. He in a Masters of Data Science graduate from University of Queensland and was recently featured in Talent Guide 2022-23 where his story was one of the 21 talent profiles selected to be interviewed to share his inspiring talent story and advice. He has recently been invited as a speaker to share his experience in Data Science & Data Sovereignty in events like ACS QLD State Tech Summit 2023, Think Tank Tasmania 2023 and Griffith Technical Association. His role at Queensland health as a Principal Business Analyst includes leading the BA activities for statewide implementation for new rostering payroll solution for nurses & midwiferies. His role at CBRE includes leading the data analytics platform for a global product and providing client insights for better tenant experience using Tableau, SQL, Python and Azure. His role at Komatsu involved development of an NLP classifier to automatically analyze text and then assign a set of predefined tags or categories. His role at UnitingCAre Queensland in the senior leadership team included reporting and providing stats for Bluecare and included forecasting, benchmarking, etc.
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Sharon Singh
Chair – ICT Educators Committee
Sharon Singh is the Head of e-Learning and Innovation at St Johns Anglican College, Australia. An experienced educator and leader in IT and Computer Science for more than 20 years, she has worked in Fiji, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and South Korea. Her experience includes a senior project officer at Education QLD, an examiner for the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO); IB DP, MYP, and PYP; North American Advanced Placement (AP); Cambridge IGCSE; and the Australian Curriculum. With her passion for innovation, Sharon proactively provides thought leadership and commentary on Technology and Computer Science education for educators globally. She is the Australian Member Representative to the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) TC 3 (Education) and the Secretary to IFIP TC3 Executive Committee; the chair of the ACS MAB ICT Educators Committee; a board member of QSITE, and a CSIRO STEM professional. Sharon is a recipient of a 2021 Peter Doherty Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education award; a 2021 finalist for the Queensland College of Teachers TEACHX Innovation in Teaching Award, a 2019 ACS Gold Disruptor award for ICT Educator of the Year; and is a gold medallist of the University of the South Pacific (USP). She is a Queensland Justice of Peace (Qualified) and an international faculty for Haggai International.
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Sue Isbell
Vice Chair – ICT Educators Committee
Sue is an experienced Head of Department of over 20 years at Kelvin Grove State College, an innovative and futures-focussed Prep to Year 12 Independent Public School near the Brisbane CBD. Sue’s diverse and constantly evolving role includes a cross-curriculum focus on digital pedagogy, professional learning and digital tools. She leads and teaches Digital Technologies (ICT) curriculum implementation (including VET qualifications), line manages the Middle Senior Library (incorporating a MakerSpace and DigiSpace) and previously managed the ICT infrastructure and services program for many years. With the implementation of new Digital Technologies national curriculum and Queensland Senior curriculum including VET, Sue embraced her College Executive Principal’s “raise your gaze” challenge, seeking opportunities for greater industry engagement (including within the start-up community), active participation in industry partnerships and programs (including Queensland Gateways to Industry Schools Programs), and building talent pipelines into the ICT and related industries rather than through traditional pathways. Sue is passionate about enabling and supporting others to build their digital confidence and capabilities to become influencers and change-makers, rather than just being impacted by digital disruptive technologies (as identified in the 2017 Australian Computer Society Deloitte Digital Pulse report). Sue was awarded a Gold Disruptor - ICT Educator of the Year at the 2018 ACS Digital Disruptor Awards. She joined the QSITE Board and the Australian Computer Society ICT Educators Board and was accepted as a Queensland Community Digital Champion in 2019. Sue was recently a Highly Commended finalist in the 2020 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards after being nominated by a parent in her school community.
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Arun Kannan
Chair – Sustainability Committee
Arun leads Data, Analytics & AI across APAC, helping organisations unlock business value through modern data platforms, advanced analytics, and responsible AI. He specialises in turning complex data into actionable insights that drive growth, improve decision-making and support ESG and sustainability goals. With strong technical depth and hands-on leadership, he delivers large-scale data, ESG Transformation engagements and AI programs with measurable outcomes. A purpose-driven and strategic leader, Arun is passionate about ethical, human-centred AI and using data to shape a smarter, more sustainable digital future.
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Mary Nottle
Vice Chair – Sustainability Committee
Mary Nottle, MACS CP is a senior technology leader with over 25 years’ experience in financial services, currently serving as Head of Information Technology at Bank Australia. She works closely with executives and Steering Committees to shape technology priorities, strengthen governance, and ensure the long‑term sustainability of enterprise technology in highly regulated environments.
Mary brings a sustainability‑led perspective to technology decision‑making, grounded in the principle that technology must be sustainable across investment, workforce capability, and environmental responsibility. Her focus is on strengthening the hygiene layer of technology, including core platforms, service management, controls, and lifecycle discipline, so that solutions delivered on top are scalable, resilient, and capable of delivering enduring value rather than short‑term benefit.
With deep experience operating at the intersection of technology, risk management, and responsible investment, Mary understands how foundational technology decisions influence organisational resilience, ethical practice, and public trust. Mary is passionate about advancing sustainable and ethical technology practices across Australia’s technology profession and is committed to contributing practical industry insight, governance experience, and delivery‑focused thought leadership to the ACS IT Sustainability Committee.
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Joyce Chu
Chair – IT Governance Committee
Joyce Chu works at the intersection of digital governance and change implementation, with a focus on digital health ecosystem governance. Her recent work spans researching public health information systems in rural and remote Southeast Asia, co-authoring a national integrated clinical pathway, and designing a workforce governance model that enables Continuing Medical Education (CME) delivery across 19 countries. She serves with the University of Sydney Business School, Techies Without Borders, the ACS NSW Branch Executive Committee, and the ACS IT Governance Committee. Her interests include digital inclusion, translating strategic governance into implementable controls and adoption at scale, and the responsible uptake of emerging technologies grounded in ethics and public value.
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Mohamed Ramadan
Vice Chair – IT Governance Committee
Mohamed Ramadan is a highly skilled IT professional with over 15 years of experience in IT service delivery and governance. As a new representative member of the ACS IT Governance Committee, he brings a wealth of expertise from a career dedicated to establishing and optimizing IT service frameworks, driving continuous improvement, and fostering operational excellence.
His professional background includes a long tenure as a Service Delivery Manager at Pearson VUE, where he led technical support teams and played a pivotal role in achieving key accreditations in ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 22301. These experiences have given him a deep, practical understanding of how to align IT strategies with business objectives, manage risk, and ensure accountability.
Mohamed is a dedicated advocate for the tech community, with a strong commitment to mentoring and collaboration. As a skilled migrant, he also brings a unique perspective on the challenges and immense value that international professionals can contribute to the Australian tech landscape. With comprehensive certifications including CISSP, ITIL, and AWS Cloud Practitioner, he is passionate about advancing professional standards and contributing to the ACS's mission of powering Australia's technology brilliance.