Cathy O’Sullivan, Editorial Director, A/NZ, Foundry
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Cathy O’Sullivan

Editorial Director, A/NZ Foundry

Cathy O’Sullivan is Editorial Director A/NZ for Foundry’s flagship enterprise brands, CIO and CSO, as well as its channel publications, ARN and Reseller News.

Based in Auckland, Cathy has worked in digital, print and broadcast media for almost two decades in newsrooms in New Zealand and Europe. She has held senior news leadership roles at NZ’s largest media organisations, including the New Zealand Herald, Stuff and Newshub.

She is an experienced event host and moderator and leads the prestigious CIO50 and CSO30 awards program in both Australia and New Zealand.

Cathy is a founder of the Irish Business Network of New Zealand, a mentor for children’s charity Pillars New Zealand, and a board advisor for Take2, a social venture that helps those going through the prison system create better lives by teaching them valuable web development and life skills. She also sits on the advisory panel for Enterprise Ireland in ANZ.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from University College Cork and a postgraduate certificate in Human Potential for the Digital Economy from Tech Futures Lab.

Upcoming and recent events

CIO 100 Awards & Conference India
Policy Control in the Age of AI: Network Security Matters More than ever
Thursday, September 17, 2026
17.30 PM - 18.30 PM
As AI reshapes enterprise operations, network security has become the foundation of trust, resilience, and control. Effective policy-driven network management helps organizations govern AI-powered workloads, protect sensitive data, enforce compliance, and respond to evolving cyber threats. In the age of AI, robust policy control is no longer optional. It is…
The Tabletop Discussion: Full Access - Identity Recovery
Friday, September 18, 2026
08.00 AM - 09.00 AM
In a world where 80% of attacks exploit compromised credentials, your identity posture is your only real defense. Join us for a mockumentary tabletop where we stop blaming the humans and start fixing the identity architecture.
Fireside Chat - An Enterprise Leader's Journey with AI Agents
Friday, September 18, 2026
10.10 AM - 10.30 AM
In this fireside chat, Meta’s Prache Agarwaal will unpack the real journey: navigating compliance, earning board buy-in, integrating with legacy systems, measuring ROI, and scaling what works. A candid conversation for CIOs evaluating where AI agents fit in their technology roadmap and how to accelerate time-to-value without compromising governance.
The Captain's Table - Integrating Human and AI Teams to Optimize Customer and Employee Experience
Friday, September 18, 2026
14.30 PM - 14.50 PM
In the rush to automate, the “Human-in-the-Loop” has often been treated as a safety net rather than a strategic partner. As we enter 2026, the most resilient enterprises are those moving toward Hybrid Intelligence where AI handles the scale and humans handle the nuance. This roundtable explores the shift from…
The Connected Enterprise: Bringing Compute, Network, Storage & Ecosystems Together
Friday, September 18, 2026
17.30 PM - 18.30 PM
In an increasingly digital world, business success depends on the seamless convergence of compute, networking, storage, and ecosystem partnerships. A connected enterprise creates a resilient, intelligent, and scalable technology foundation that drives operational excellence, accelerates innovation, enhances security, and enables organizations to unlock greater value from their data, people, and…