iTnews Media Kit: Benchmark Awards

The iTnews Benchmark Conference & Awards celebrates its 15th year in 2027, and once again provides enterprise IT leaders and teams an opportunity to gain recognition for their ambition, innovation and the value they have delivered to government, industry and the public.

The 2027 event program combines VIP roundtable lunches, an afternoon conference and an awards gala dinner evening. This combined format spotlights the success stories, shared learnings and insights of the audience and awards finalists, while providing sponsors with extensive networking opportunities and stuctured engagement with a cohort of hard to reach technology leaders.

The iTnews Benchmark Awards recognise the best IT projects within Australia over the past year along with the leaders who have inspired the industry through growth, change and adversity.

The Project finalists are selected on the following criteria:

The strength of the business case for the project.
The project’s delivery – evidence of agility, creative applications of IT and competencies developed, whilst keeping within targeted scope, deadline and cost.
Whether new ground was forged – in terms of innovation and new technologies or approaches, and how this risk was managed.
Return on investment – anticipated or measured.

The People finalists are selected on the following criteria:

Execution and stakeholder buy-in of tech roadmap
Value created for customers or end users
Innovation and new ground forged
Challenges overcome in 2026
Utilisation of resources (including tech talent)
Approach to people management and culture fostered in the team

The 2027 enhanced program provides extensive networking opportunities including a conference session where finalists can share their success stories, leverage learnings and uncover insights from their peers, while sponsors lead and facilitate group discussions with their attendees:

1VIP roundtable lunch from 1pm - 3pm

2All finalists are invited to afternoon conference session starting at 3:30pm

3A premium networking session commences at 5:30pm ahead of the Awards ceremony

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Winners will be announced at an awards evening gala dinner, with imagery and content from the evening posted on the iTnews website post-event.

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Located in a prime, high-traffic area on the conference and awards floor, this vibrant space provides the perfect setting for capturing dynamic interviews and interactions. The zone also features a dedicated networking area, where CISOs from Australia’s largest organisations will gather before their interviews, offering a unique opportunity to engage with key industry leaders.

2-3 x Individual video interviews – includes 3 on-camera questions each. Final output 1 - 3 minute video.
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Recognising Australia's leading IT People & Projects.

iTnews Benchmark Conference & Awards

- Wednesday 24th March 2027, Doltone House, Hyde Park Sydney-

iTnews Benchmark Awards 2027 People and Projects

Who Judges the Awards?

Finalists in each category are chosen by the iTnews award-winning editorial team and expert advisors. Event sponsors have no involvement whatsoever in the judging process.

The Project finalists are selected on the following criteria:

The People finalists are selected on the following criteria:

Timeline & Format

The 2027 enhanced program provides extensive networking opportunities including a conference session where finalists can share their success stories, leverage learnings and uncover insights from their peers, while sponsors lead and facilitate group discussions with their attendees:

Venue - Doltone House, Hyde Park Sydney

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