Liz Gosling
Chief Technology Officer & CISO
Auckland University of Technology
Liz Gosling is currently the Chief Technology Officer & CISO at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. She leads a team of around 100 people and is responsible for information technology provision for AUT’s nearly 30,000 staff and students.
Liz has worked in the IT industry for over three decades, in New Zealand, the US, UK and Europe. Liz has been a faculty member on international Leadership Institutes for over a decade and she has held various governance roles.
Liz studied Computer Science at the University of Westminster in London, and holds an MBA Distinction from AUT, and an Executive & Organisational Coaching Certificate, and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.
Liz has featured in the top 20 of CIO Magazine’s Top 100 CIOs for several years and won a global Infotech Benchmarking Award in 2022.
Her professional interests include customer relationship management, human resources and change management, strategy and people development.
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