Presenter
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
CIO 100 Special Awards - Leaders in AI-Native Networking by HPE
Thursday, September 17, 2026
19.00 PM - 21.30 PM
The CIO 100 Special Awards will recognize select technology leaders who have successfully implemented AI-Native networking across high priority areas.
CIO 100 Special Awards - Cloud Security Supremos by Netskope
Thursday, September 17, 2026
19.00 PM - 21.30 PM
The CIO 100 Special Awards will recognize select technology leaders who have successfully implemented Cloud Security across high priority areas.
CIO 100 Special Awards - Business Leaders in Cloud and Gen-AI
Thursday, September 17, 2026
The CIO 100 Special Awards will recognize select technology leaders who have successfully implemented Cloud & Gen- AI across high priority areas.
CIO 100 Awards - Hall of Fame
Friday, September 18, 2026
19.00 PM - 21.00 PM
The Hall of Fame awards will recognize CIOs who have received the CIO 100 award for 3 or more consecutive years while serving at the same organisation.
CIO 100 Awards - The Fearless 100
Friday, September 18, 2026
19.00 PM - 21.00 PM
The Fearless 100 awards will recognize 100 CIOs for outstanding leadership & Innovation.