​Leading New Zealand marketing and IT chiefs joined CMO and our sponsor, Sitecore, at our latest roundtable in Auckland to discuss how they're starting to plan for AI and machine learning in customer engagement. Here are pictorial highlights from our event.

Technology and marketing leaders gather for the third annual CIO and CMO Executive Connections in Auckland. Here are pictorial highlights from the event.

Tech execs gathered in Auckland, New Zealand to discuss how automation technologies are being deployed across their organisations and the challenges they face. The luncheon was sponsored by Automation Anywhere and KPMG.

How can IT leaders continuously reinvent the business - with technology at the core - to stay competitive and address internal and external stakeholder demands? Technology and digital leaders share insights on this and other challenges in the cloud era, at the CIO and Computerworld breakfast forum in Auckland, held in conjunction with Zoho.

Technology and digital leaders share ‘real-world’ stories of how organisations - already on the digital transformation path - can continue to realign IT to engage, compete and grow. The breakfast forum in Wellington featured presentations by NZQA CIO Lukasz Zawilski on ‘NZQA’s digital transformation: getting the culture right, challenging the norm'; Stats NZ chief digital officer Chris Buxton on ‘what digital first means for today’s business leaders’; and Zoho president Raj Sabhlok on ‘IT in the cloud era’. Vince Warnock, digital marketing manager at Cigna and Wayne Loke, senior manager for strategy, planning and performance at Stats NZ, joined the group for a panel discussion on steps organisations are taking to thrive in the digital era. ​The CIO and Computerworld New Zealand event, in partnership with Zoho, was also held in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne.

What you accomplish in the first six months of taking over an IT leadership role is critical. The following 10 steps will help you navigate the rocky transition, get your IT house in order and set a clear path toward a strong strategic future.