Sascha Hess

Sascha Hess

Chief Information Security Officer
PayPal Australia

Sascha Hess is CISO at PayPal Australia. He has spent 25 years in cyber security, with 15 of those almost entirely inside payment stacks: building them, securing them, and defending them.

He was previously Chief Security and Operations Officer at Tyro Payments and earlier consulted at Ernst & Young and IIS Partners.

On the side, he advises startups and vibes code. He has also long held that a swim solves most things a whiteboard can't.

From prompt to payment - securing Agentic commerce

Sascha Hess
2026-10-15 4:40 pm
2026-10-15 5:20 pm
Room 103

As AI agents start shopping and paying on people's behalf, this session maps the new commerce protocols and controls needed to secure transactions.

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Hear from the most influential leaders and experts who will discuss pressing issues and emerging trends in cyber security.

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