Speakers
The Plenary Stage
AI experimentation is over, making 2026 the year of operational scale. Yet most organisations are not blocked by model capability. Instead, they are stalled by what sits underneath: siloed legacy data, fragmented governance, and IT infrastructure never designed for AI inferencing. Iron Mountain’s latest research reveals that data concerns have caused 86% of organisations to delay or cancel AI projects over the past year, while over half of enterprise data remains dark or redundant, quietly consuming budgets that should fund digital innovation.
Join Dominic Del Giudice, Managing Director - Australia & New Zealand at Iron Mountain, for an exclusive first look at brand-new global research. This keynote unpacks why "AI readiness" is often an illusion and shows how leading public and private sector organisations are mining their existing information estates and IT assets, rather than seeking new budgets, to fuel AI at scale. Attendees will gain an actionable roadmap to turn legacy data debt, dormant IT hardware, and infrastructure bottlenecks into a trusted foundation for AI success.
Dominic Del Giudice is an accomplished business leader, board director and technology strategist with more than 25 years of experience shaping, scaling and transforming organisations across the Asia-Pacific region. He is currently Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand at Iron Mountain, where he leads the company’s ANZ business across Records Information Management, Digital Transformation, Asset Lifecycle Management and related technology services.
In his role at Iron Mountain, Dominic is focused on driving sustainable growth, strengthening customer and partner relationships, developing high-performing teams and accelerating the organisation’s go-to-market strategy across Australia and New Zealand. His leadership spans enterprise customers across government, financial services, healthcare and other highly regulated industries, with a particular focus on helping organisations manage information, technology and physical assets in an increasingly digital and AI-enabled world.
Prior to joining Iron Mountain, Dominic was the Founder and Managing Partner of SeeBenefit Consulting, an AI-focused advisory firm helping enterprises harness advanced technologies to drive operational excellence, commercial growth and sustainable impact. He has also held senior executive roles with global technology and consulting organisations, including LTIMindtree (LTM), IBM, Accenture and Capgemini.
Throughout his career, Dominic has led large-scale regional businesses and multi-billion dollar portfolios, managed complex enterprise operations and guided organisations through significant transformation. His experience includes large-scale mergers and integrations, operating model redesign, digital reinvention, AI strategy, enterprise technology transformation and complex commercial engagements.
With deep expertise in enterprise strategy, digital transformation, AI adoption and large deal execution, Dominic is recognised for building high-performing teams, strengthening governance disciplines and translating strategy into sustained commercial outcomes. He brings a pragmatic, customer-focused leadership style shaped by extensive experience working with boards, executive teams and major enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region. Dominic currently serves on the Board of the Can Too Foundation, contributing to governance, organisational strategy and long-term sustainability initiatives. He has also contributed to the community through mentoring and leadership roles across business and not-for-profit organisations.
Dominic holds an MBA and Master of Information Systems from Swinburne University and a Bachelor of Business Computing from Victoria Universty. He is an Australian and European Union citizen and holds an APEC Business Travel Card.