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Alison Holt is an internationally acclaimed expert in the governance of data and information technology, and sustainability. Alison brings over 30 years of experience of working in the IT industry in the USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and, most recently, Papua New Guinea. Delivering excellence across the private and public sector, she specialises in organisational governance, procurement, strategic planning and expediting organisational change programmes through the use of business realisation technologies. Alison is a fellow of both BCS The Chartered Institute for IT and the Institute of IT Professionals, New Zealand, and she was one of the first certified IT professionals in New Zealand. She holds a number of professional memberships, including the NZ Institute of Directors. Alisons first book for the British Computer Society, Governance of IT was published in 2013.

Benoit Aubert is a professor at HEC Montral (Canada) and a fellow of the CIRANO (Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations). His research focuses primarily on governance of information technology (IT), risk management, outsourcing and innovation. He has published extensively on these topics and worked closely with industry to ensure research and practice informed each other. Benoit Auberts past roles include: director of the Rowe School of Business at Dalhousie University (Canada); head of the School of Information Management and professor at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), where he was the chair of the Spearheading Digital Futures strategic initiative for the university; president and chief executive officer of the CIRANO; and director of research at HEC Montral.

Geoff Clarke is the chair and expert member of several IT and governance standards committees, and is employed by Microsoft. He works with national standards bodies, government departments and industry experts to ensure that Microsoft and its customers can achieve their strategic goals through the innovative and responsible use of IT. Geoff represents Australia on several international standards committees and contributes to standards on topics such as governance, cloud computing, IT security and artificial intelligence (AI). The common thread through these committees is his focus on providing guidance to organisations on developing data and technology strategies within a robust governance framework. Geoff holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.