EDGE 2024 in photos: Day 1 sessions

After the Australian contingent arrived at the RACV Royal Pines Resort for EDGE 2024, the conference kicked off with a series of sessions tailor fit for the Australian and New Zealand (A/NZ) channel.

Day 1’s conferencing started with the official EDGE 2024 Welcome by Foundry’s editorial director for A/NZ, Cathy O’Sullivan. Stela Solar, director of the National AI Centre, presented on the opportunities for Australia in the AI era and the importance of safe and responsible AI. O’Sullivan was then joined by CSO Group chief strategist Hank Clark, KPMG New Zealand consulting partner and cyber lead Matthew Evetts, Amaru founder, CEO and CISO Ray Dussán and Accenture security director for A/NZ Jacqui Kernot to talk about building and monetising a cyber security practice. Ingram Micro SVP and country chief executive for A/NZ Tim Ament discussed navigating the IT industry speed of change and complexity to drive business success. The day concluded with a compelling session by David Shein, who shared valuable lessons from his experience growing and selling Com Tech Communications, Australia’s first tech unicorn.