Looking for the 10 most influential people in Australian IT for SmartCompany

SmartCompany has asked me to compile a list of the most influential people in the Australian IT industry. There are no restrictions on the backgrounds of people who can be nominated – entrepreneurs, executives, academics, CIOs, people within government, consultants, association heads, analysts, etc – are all welcome to be put forward. Nominees must be based in Australia however. We will consider paired nominations where there is good reason. We are assessing people, not companies or organisations.

The criteria we are using to determine influence include (and please note that candidates need not respond in all criteria – a strong response in one may be sufficient):

-        Their accomplishments within the Australian and global IT industries.
-        Participation in industry associations and initiatives outside of their own organisation.
-        Being able to demonstrate influence in the Australian IT industry and business generally that extends beyond their own company.
-        Being able to demonstrate influence in the global IT industry.
-        For executives at foreign-owned companies, demonstrating how their locally developed initiatives have influenced the strategic direction of their company locally and globally.

Nominations must be no longer than 500 words, and must be submitted to me via email by Wednesday, June 9. If you can include a hi-res pic with the nomination, please do so.

Looking forward to seeing who is put forward!

UPDATE - I've decided to extend the deadline to Friday, June 11, so please get your entries in.