Melissa Clare

Melissa Clare

Senior Legal Counsel
CyberCX

Melissa Clare is a senior technology and cyber security lawyer with 20+ years of experience advising on AI governance, data security, and complex technology transactions across the Asia Pacific region. Holding a Master of Cyber Security Operations from ADFA/UNSW, she brings a rare combination of legal expertise and genuine technical depth to the intersection of law, AI and cyber security. A member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Melissa has spoken at Black Hat Asia, ACC, the College of Law, and ABC Radio National.

Vibing your AI Governance - A recipe for a breach of Director's Duties

Emily Bartlett, Nicholas Commins, Melissa Clare & Dimitri Vedeneev
2026-10-15 1:30 pm
2026-10-15 2:10 pm
Melbourne Room 2

Boards that outsource AI governance decisions to consultants may still breach their directors' duties under the Corporations Act, this panel warns.

Age-identification-gate honeypot: Why 2026 compliance is a hacker's best friend

Nicholas Commins, Melissa Clare & Simone Herbert-Lowe
2026-10-16 11:45 am
2026-10-16 12:25 pm
Room 203

Age-verification and AML/CTF rules force mass collection of biometric and identity data. A legal and technical panel asks who is liable for these honeypots.

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