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

Keynote & Featured Speakers
World-Class Speakers
Explore the full lineup presenting across six content themes. Filter by topic, format, or theme to find the speakers you don't want to miss.
Law / Policy and Global Power
Public Policy / Regulatory Reform and Enforcement
Breakout
Nicole
Henry

Nicole Henry
Government Affairs ANZ
Fortinet
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Nigel
Hedges

Nigel Hedges
General Manager – Cyber & Risk (CISO)
Chemist Warehouse
Building Secure Technology
Secure Architecture and System Design
Think Tank
Ning
Sun

Ning Sun
Cyber Security Architect
Jemena
Running Secure Operations
Operational Limits and Failure Modes of AI-Assisted Security
Panel
Oliver
Guidetti

Oliver Guidetti
Lecturer
The University of Wollongong
Building Secure Technology
Running Secure Operations
Secure Architecture and System Design
Threat Intelligence / Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Ope
Ajibola

Ope Ajibola
Chief Cyber Security Officer
Excite Cyber
Law / Policy and Global Power
Cyber Law / Regulation and Compliance
Think Tank
Patrick
Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy
Engagement Manager
Standards Australia
Law / Policy and Global Power
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Paul
Flatt

Paul Flatt
CISO
Softsource vBridge
Running Secure Operations
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight / Assurance and Risk Appetite
Operational Limits and Failure Modes of AI-Assisted Security
Breakout
Panel
Pauline
Willis

Pauline Willis
Director
Lauriate
Building Secure Technology
Software and Application Security
Think Tank
Pedram
Hayati

Pedram Hayati
CEO
SecDim
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Peter
Coroneos

Peter Coroneos
Founder
Cybermindz.org
Law / Policy and Global Power
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Think Tank
Peter
Dowley

Peter Dowley
Field CISO
Broadcom
Running Secure Operations
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Automation / Orchestration and Operational Resilience
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Breakout
Panel
Peter
Gigengack

Peter Gigengack
Cyber Security Professional
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance / Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Peter
Soulsby

Peter Soulsby
Director of Cyber Security
Brennan
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence / Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Vulnerability / Exposure and Attack Surface Management
Think Tank
Breakout
Pierre
Tagle

Pierre Tagle
APJMEA Cyber Tech Capability
DXC
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Pippa
Flanagan

Pippa Flanagan
Practice Lead Operational Technology Cyber Resilience
C4i Solutions
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance / Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Pranjali
Mahabaley

Pranjali Mahabaley
Cyber Security and Business Operations Analyst
BildGroup
Building Secure Technology
Supply Chain / Dependency and Provenance Risk
AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces
Breakout
Pratik
Khasnabis

Pratik Khasnabis
Staff Security Engineer
CBA
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance / Ownership and Accountability Models
Think Tank
Praveen
Gauravaram

Praveen Gauravaram
Principal Scientist
Tata Consultancy Services, ANZ
Running Secure Operations
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
Breakout
Priya
Gnanasekaran

Priya Gnanasekaran
Principal Security Consultant
Thales
People / Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Panel
Rachel
Mansson

Rachel Mansson
Associate Director, Cyber Security Threat Intelligence
Deakin University
Law / Policy and Global Power
Cyber Law / Regulation and Compliance
Breakout
Raif
Al Bedewi

Raif Al Bedewi
PhD Candidate
The University of Melbourne
Building Secure Technology
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cryptographic Transition Planning
Breakout
Rajiv
Shah

Rajiv Shah
Managing Director
MDR Security
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Ramon
Rodriguez

Ramon Rodriguez
GM, Market Advisory (AI) | Director & Host, Applied AI Australia
Acquire Intelligence
Building Secure Technology
Secure Architecture and System Design
Breakout
Rati
Mehrotra

Rati Mehrotra
Senior Security Expert
Telstra
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