Alistair Vickers
CIO
Horizon Energy Group
Alistair has 20+ years of experience working in IT, including roles as CIO for Tū Ora Compass Health, MetService, and Wellington Water, IT Manager for Plunket, CTO for Parliamentary Service, and Technology Manager, Metering for Vector. He is currently the CIO/CISO and GM, Procurement for Horizon Energy Group.
Alistair moved to New Zealand in 2003 from the UK, after a varied career in teaching, merchant banking, and IT – amongst others. He spent five years in Chad and Algeria as a boy and has worked in France, Germany, Israel, and Australia, as well as the UK and New Zealand.
Alistair’s main areas of interest are in the innovative use of technology to drive new opportunities for service improvement and benefits realization into all organizations and their customers. He was an early champion for and adopter of Cloud Computing, Smart Metering, and the Internet of Things in New Zealand.
In his role at Tū Ora, Alistair made the Top 50 CIO list for 2 years and in November 2022 was recognised as CIO of the Year.
SESSIONS
Day 2
2:00
Unconference Sessions: Peer-Peer Roundtable Discussions
Delegates will split into peer-led groups to discuss key challenges within the digital and security world under Chatham House rules
Topic A: How to balance innovation with operational excellence
Alistair Vickers, Chief Information Officer, Horizon Energy Group
Topic B: How to manage insider threats and build a culture of security awareness
Darren Beattie, Head of Information Security, Tower Insurance
Topic C: How to attract and retain quality talent in 2025
Liz Gosling, Chief Technology Officer & CISO, Auckland University of Technology
Other possible areas of discussion:
How to gain stronger control over your data
How AI is disrupting the cyber risk landscape
How to manage third party risks effectively