From AUKUS Advanced Technology Dialogue Australia – KB On The Go | Michael Loewy, Co-Founder at Tide, Daniel Churches, Sales Director at ColorTokens, Simon Hodgkinson, Advisor at Semperis

In this episode, KB brings us the inside track at the AUKUS Advanced Technology Dialogue in Australia. Starting off with 2020Partners’ Founding Partner Greg Sim, who shares the significance of this strategic collaboration, KB also sits down with Michael Loewy, Co-Founder at Tide, Daniel Churches, Sales Director, at ColorTokens, and Simon Hodgkinson, Advisor at Semperis as they discuss why the industry is broken, ‘breach-readiness’, and identity being the foundation of the digital ecosystem.

Michael Loewy, Co-Founder at Tide

Michael is a Co-founder of Tide Foundation, a deep tech start-up reimagining trust in the digital world. He’s a seasoned entrepreneur with a rich C-Level history leading the productization and commercialization of transformational software for organizations like Dell, Yahoo!, News Limited, NetRegistry, Telstra, Motorola through to greenfield startups. Michael was an academic professional at the University of Illinois, and currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Medical Research Institute.

Daniel Churches, Sales Director, at ColorTokens

Dan is an Australian and Asia Pacific Sales Leader with over 25 years’ IT experience in Hardware and Software Solutions and Services, Business Development, Enterprise engagements and Executive Relationships. He has worked for IBM, NTT Global and Verizon Enterprise Solutions driving business and building teams in Hardware, Software, Professional Services, Managed Services, Hybrid Cloud, PaaS, SaaS, Data Analytics, Security and Digital Transformation.

With ColorTokens, Dan is driving market penetration, brand development, partner engagement and client services and support. He is responsible for industry and buyer alignment and understanding of the ColorTokens “Breach Ready” messaging focusing on halting the spread of ransomware and malware attacks across IT/OT, IoT and Legacy environments providing customers a viable Cyber Resilience ‘Uptime’ compliance capability they can report to market.

Dan brings a wealth of experience to his role and to startup growth. He has worked with several startups as well as global organisations from around the world. His grasp of industry, cultural relevancies, and buying behavior are proven assets when winning trust and rapport with employees, partners and customers. He has built and delivered IT sales and coaching development programs in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Japan, Philippines, Australian, New Zealand, England and Germany.

Dan grew up in Denver, Colorado, lived in Bavaria, Germany for many years and is now an Australian citizen, living in Sydney, Australia. Dan continues to learn and build leadership skills and insights taking courses with Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan. In addition to this, he finds time to travel with his wife and family, drink red wine and make homemade pasta.

Simon Hodgkinson, Advisor at Semperis

Simon Hodgkinson is the former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at bp. He was responsible for cybersecurity including strategy, governance, architecture, education, counter threat operations, and incident response. He joined bp in 2002 and has held several senior IT leadership roles.

Prior to becoming CISO, he was the VP for Infrastructure & Integration Services at bp. During this time, he drove a significant improvement in IT operational integrity, led a transformation program and spearheaded the commitment to improve employees’ IT experience. He led the CISO function in bp Supply & Trading, where he delivered a program to improve cyber-controls, many of which have been implemented across the bp group. Before joining bp, Simon worked in IT for a dotcom, an investment bank, and commercial software companies.