The Australia-New Zealand chapter of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a vendor-neutral advocate for the global IT ecosystem, will hold its regional meeting followed by the Community Spotlights Awards dinner in Sydney on September 16.
A fee for non-CompTIA members to attend the Spotlight Awards dinner of US$75 (approximately A$111 or NZ$121 respectively) per person is payable.
Finalists in eight categories were selected by CompTIA judges from chapters around the world, and were announced last month.
They include:
Future Leader Award
• Diana Drury, Pax8
• Raymond McCullagh, Avocado Consulting
• Calum Simpson, SSW
Advancing Women in Technology Leadership Award
• Amy Kitson, Avocado Consulting
• Hope McGarry, Ingram Micro
• Vanessa Sunassee, MyCISO
Community Leadership Award
• Maria Armstrong, Pax8
• Yvette McEnearney, GoTo
• David Norris, Nortec IT
Cybersecurity Leadership Award
• Aaron Jacobs, Sophos
• Nick Moran, ConnectWise
• Elliot Seeto, Pax8
Advancing Diversity in Technology Leadership Award
• CyberCX
• Microsoft
• Pax8
Solution Provider Award
• Avocado Consulting
• Phriendly Phishing, a CyberCX Company
• SSW
Innovative Vendor Award
• Huntress
• iasset.com
• MyCISO
CompTIA's ANZ Community Spotlight Awards dinner is part of a set of events on both sides of the Tasman.
It starts on Monday September 16 in Auckland, with a regional group meeting taking place at Microsoft House in the Viaduct, Auckland. View the agenda, and register for the New Zealand event.
On Wednesday, September 16, CompTIA moves to Sydney, at Le Montage Reception Centre in Lilyfield. View the Sydney agenda, and register for the event.
Finally, an Adelaide regional group meeting caps off the series of events, held at the Marriott Hotel in the city. View the agenda, and register for Adelaide.