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

Keynote & Featured Speakers
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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.
People / Culture and Workforce
Wellbeing / Burnout and Retention
Think Tank
Sally
Cumming

Sally Cumming
Founder & Director
Engage Health
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Sam
Fariborz

Sam Fariborz
CISO
David Jones
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight / Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Samuel
Keogh

Samuel Keogh
Founder
CyQuantiFi
Law / Policy and Global Power
Cyber Law / Regulation and Compliance
Breakout
Sandeep
Taileng

Sandeep Taileng
Information Security Leader
State Trustees Victoria
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Sarah
Assaf

Sarah Assaf
Senior Security Engineer
Stan Entertainment
People / Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Human Risk / Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure
Panel
Workshop
Sarah
Barnbrook

Sarah Barnbrook
Founder & CEO
Away From Keyboard Inc.
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight / Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Sarah
Buchanan

Sarah Buchanan
Associate - Cyber Security, Technology & Regulatory
Thomsons
Law / Policy and Global Power
Public Policy / Regulatory Reform and Enforcement
Breakout
Sarah
Sloan

Sarah Sloan
Head of Cybersecurity Policy APAC
Cisco
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Sascha
Hess

Sascha Hess
Chief Information Security Officer
PayPal Australia
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Panel
Savitri
Bevinakoppa

Savitri Bevinakoppa
Head of School of IT and Engineering
Melbourne Institute of Technology
Building Secure Technology
Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures
Think Tank
Scott
Dewar

Scott Dewar
Head of Customer Identity
IdentityXP
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Panel
Sean
Vogelenzang

Sean Vogelenzang
Senior Security Solutions Consultant
Rapid7
People / Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Panel
Shahani
Basheer Rugaiya

Shahani Basheer Rugaiya
Master of Cybersecurity Student
RMIT University
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Panel
Shane
Bell

Shane Bell
Co-Founder and CEO
NSB Cyber
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight / Assurance and Risk Appetite
Workshop
Shane
Moffitt

Shane Moffitt
Principal
SHM Advisory
Law / Policy and Global Power
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Sharin
Yeoh

Sharin Yeoh
Technical ISO
Babcock Australasia
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Sheena
Peeters

Sheena Peeters
Partner
Cognizant
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Sherry
Wu

Sherry Wu
Product Manager
Cyberoo.AI
People / Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Think Tank
Simon
Carabetta

Simon Carabetta
National Cyber Training Advisor
Comtech Training
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Simon
Cowley

Simon Cowley
APAC Health Sector Security & Partnerships Manager
Health-ISAC
Building Secure Technology
Cyber Law / Regulation and Compliance
Simone
Herbert-Lowe

Simone Herbert-Lowe
Principal Lawyer
Law & Cyber
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence / Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Simon
Goodall

Simon Goodall
Proactive Cyber Leader
CFC Response / Solis Security
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence / Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Sohan
Lokula

Sohan Lokula
Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst
PwC
Building Secure Technology
Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures
Breakout
Sophie
Wade

Sophie Wade
CEO
Modern 42
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