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The power of unlikely skills: From law and art to cyber

Lauren Compson, Polly Cheung, Biljana Roksandic, Venessa Smith & Simone van Nieuwenhuizen
Fri 16 Oct
10:55 am
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11:35 am
Exhibition Hall
2026-10-16 10:55 am
2026-10-16 11:35 am
Exhibition Hall
Careers Village

Lauren Compson, Polly Cheung, Biljana Roksandic, Venessa Smith and Simone van Nieuwenhuizen on the unlikely skills law and art bring to cyber, 10.55am Friday.

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Lauren Compson, senior lead for personnel security and insider risk at Telstra, took a winding career path and supports career changers moving into security.
Lauren Compson
Senior Lead - Personnel Security & Insider Risk
Telstra
Lauren Compson, senior lead for personnel security and insider risk at Telstra, took a winding career path and supports career changers moving into security.
Polly Cheung, security and compliance lead at Traild, is a former lawyer who draws on her legal background to help organisations meet compliance obligations.
Polly Cheung
Security And Compliance Lead
Traild
Polly Cheung, security and compliance lead at Traild, is a former lawyer who draws on her legal background to help organisations meet compliance obligations.
Biljana Roksandic founded Zakon Cyber and advises on critical infrastructure law, joining a think tank on where cyber frameworks end and the law decides.
Biljana Roksandic
Principal Lawyer
Zakon Cyber
Biljana Roksandic founded Zakon Cyber and advises on critical infrastructure law, joining a think tank on where cyber frameworks end and the law decides.
Venessa Smith leads the Melbourne chapter of AWSN. Over 13 years in enterprise security, she has led work for some of the largest organisations in Australia.
Venessa Smith
Client Executive
Australian Women in Security Network
Venessa Smith leads the Melbourne chapter of AWSN. Over 13 years in enterprise security, she has led work for some of the largest organisations in Australia.
Simone van Nieuwenhuizen, Reserve Bank of Australia lead analyst for cyber threat intelligence, was a specialist in Chinese politics before her cyber career.
Simone van Nieuwenhuizen
Lead Analyst, Cyber Threat Intelligence
Reserve Bank Of Australia
Simone van Nieuwenhuizen, Reserve Bank of Australia lead analyst for cyber threat intelligence, was a specialist in Chinese politics before her cyber career.
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