Speaker
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
CSO 100 Awards & Conference
CSO 100 Special Awards - Data Security Maestros
Thursday, May 14, 2026
19:00 PM - 21:30 PM
The CSO 100 Special Awards will recognize 7 security leaders who have successfully implemented Data Security across high priority areas.
CSO 100 Special Awards - Data Privacy Evangelists
Thursday, May 14, 2026
The CSO 100 Special Awards will recognize 7 security leaders who have successfully implemented technologies across Data Privacy.
CSO 100 Awards - Game Changers
Thursday, May 14, 2026
The Game Changers Awards will recognize 50 cybersecurity leaders who have used IT innovatively to bolster cybersecurity posture and drive business value at their organization.
CSO100 Awards - Hall of Fame
Friday, May 15, 2026
19:00 PM - 21:30 PM
The Hall of Fame awards will recognize CSOs who have received the CSO 100 award for 3 or more consecutive years while serving at the same organisation.
CSO100 Awards - The Fearless 100
Friday, May 15, 2026
19:00 PM - 21:30 PM
The Fearless 100 awards will recognize 100 CSOs & CISOs for outstanding leadership & Innovation.
The Editors' Chat: Compliance and Data Sovereignty across the Globe
Saturday, May 16, 2026
09:15 AM - 09:40 AM
In an era of rising digital protectionism, navigating the patchwork of global data sovereignty laws from GDPR to emerging local mandates is a defining challenge for modern CSOs. This session brings together senior editors to dissect the collision between cross border business needs and increasingly strict localization requirements.