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Keynote & Featured Speakers
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Reece Corbett-Wilkins
Partner - Head of First Response Australia
Atmos
Atmos partner Reece Corbett-Wilkins has guided thousands through cyber incidents and breaches, speaking on the panel on shadow IT, shadow AI and insider risk.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Panel
Reece
Corbett-Wilkins
Remy Coll
Director & Principal Consultant
Redacted Information Security
Remy Coll is director of Redacted Information Security and an IRAP assessor, presenting on what it takes to become an IRAP assessor.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Remy
Coll
Richard Grainger
Head of Digital Forensics
Triskele Labs
Richard Grainger is head of digital forensics at Triskele Labs, presenting on the ransomware threat facing Australian organisations today.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Richard
Grainger
Richard Smith
Lead Intelligence Analyst
CyberCX
Richard Smith is lead intelligence analyst at CyberCX, joining a think tank on using OSINT to track shell company operators in tax havens.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Think Tank
Richard
Smith
Richard Stocks
Senior Security Solutions Engineer
Rapid7
Richard Stocks is senior security solutions engineer at Rapid7, joining a panel on transforming customer-vendor partnerships beyond price-driven procurement.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Panel
Richard
Stocks
Riddhima Dabhowale
Financial Lines Underwriter
Brooklyn Underwriting
Riddhima Dabhowale is a cyber underwriting professional at Brooklyn Underwriting, leading a workshop on designing effective cyber insurance for SMEs.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Workshop
Riddhima
Dabhowale
Rini Ismail
Head of Advocacy and Community
Australian Women in Security Network
Rini Ismail is head of advocacy at the Australian Women in Security Network, joining a Cyber5050 panel on building an inclusive cyber security workforce.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Panel
Rini
Ismail
Rizwan Mahmood
CEO & Founder
GuardWare
Rizwan Mahmood is founder and CEO of GuardWare, presenting on how contract manufacturers prove they can protect customer intellectual property.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Rizwan
Mahmood
Rob Edmonds
Head of Security Operations
Excite Cyber
Rob Edmonds is head of security operations at Excite Cyber, presenting the sprint cycle his team uses to turn threat intelligence into customer detections.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Rob
Edmonds
Robert Laurie
Chief Security Architect
Ciphershield
Robert Laurie is chief security architect at Ciphershield and a SABSA Master, presenting on finding Amelia Earhart through security architecture.
People, Culture and Workforce
Human Risk, Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure
Breakout
Robert
Laurie
Robert Ross
Head Electronics and Robotics
La Trobe University
Robert Ross is an associate professor at La Trobe University and founder of the RAMPS lab, leading a workshop on escape rooms for cyber security training.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Workshop
Robert
Ross
Robert Salier
Principal Consultant
Holistic Cyber Australia
Robert Salier is founder of Holistic Cyber Australia, presenting on how AI wearables quietly exfiltrate corporate secrets and what to do about it.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Robert
Salier
Robin Doss
Co-Director, Deakin Cyber Research & Innovation Hub
Deakin University
Professor Robin Doss is co-director of the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Hub, presenting on quantum automation for real-time cyber defence.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Strategic Competition in AI and Quantum Capability
Breakout
Robin
Doss
Rob Kenefeck
Field CTO
ControlPlane
Rob Kenefeck is field CTO at ControlPlane and a CNCF Ambassador, presenting and joining a think tank on AI on Kubernetes and agentic identity.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures
Breakout
Think Tank
Rob
Kenefeck
Rodman Ramezanian
Senior Federal Solutions Engineer
Wiz
Rodman Ramezanian is senior federal solutions engineer at Wiz and an IRAP assessor, presenting on the risk word professionals still aren't using enough.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Rodman
Ramezanian
Ross Khan
Consultant
ISACA
Ross Khan is a cyber security consultant with ISACA Melbourne, presenting on CMMC 2.0 as a governance imperative for Australian defence contractors.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Ross
Khan
Rowan Venables
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer
Razilio
Rowan Venables is principal cybersecurity engineer at Razilio, delivering penetration testing and security uplift for banks, medical firms and government.
People, Culture and Workforce
Human–Machine Teaming and Skill Displacement Risk
Panel
Rowan
Venables
Rue Maharaj
Cyber Security Defence Management
Melbourne Water
Rue Maharaj leads cyber security defence management at Melbourne Water, presenting on incident response across critical infrastructure networks.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Rue
Maharaj
Rupanjana Mukherjee
Principal Security Architect
Google
Rupanjana Mukherjee is principal cloud security architect at Google Cloud, presenting on securing the multi-cloud control plane in the age of AI agents.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Rupanjana
Mukherjee
Ruwan Nagahawatta
Senior Lecturer
Sydney International School of Technology & Commerce
Dr Ruwan Nagahawatta is a senior lecturer at the Sydney International School of Technology and Commerce, presenting on emerging autonomous AI risks.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Ruwan
Nagahawatta
Ryan Betts
Senior Responder
Thales
Ryan Betts is senior responder at Thales Cyber Services Australia, presenting on the evidence a SOC leaves behind for DFIR investigators.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Ryan
Betts
Saba Bagheri
Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager
Bupa
Dr Saba Bagheri is cyber threat intelligence manager at Bupa, presenting on using threat intelligence to defend against supply chain attacks.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Saba
Bagheri
Sally Cumming
Founder & Director
Engage Health
Sally Cumming is founder of Engage Health, delivering mental resilience training for cyber security leaders including the CISO Lens community.
People, Culture and Workforce
Wellbeing, Burnout and Retention
Think Tank
Sally
Cumming
Sam Fariborz
CISO
David Jones
Sam Fariborz is CISO at David Jones and an AISA Professional of the Year, joining a panel on security leadership in the age of AI autonomy.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Sam
Fariborz
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