Speakers
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Keynote & Featured Speakers
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Samuel Keogh
Founder
CyQuantiFi
Samuel Keogh is founder of CyQuantifi and an IRAP assessor, presenting on using crowd-based forecasting for cyber risk quantification.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Samuel
Keogh
Sandeep Taileng
Information Security Leader
State Trustees Victoria
Sandeep Taileng is CISO at State Trustees Limited, presenting on how space-based critical infrastructure reshapes your SOCI risk management plan.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Cyber Law, Regulation and Compliance
Breakout
Sandeep
Taileng
Sarah Assaf
Senior Security Engineer
Stan Entertainment
Sarah Assaf is a senior security engineer at Stan Entertainment, presenting research on how AI advances have outpaced security awareness training defences.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Sarah
Assaf
Sarah Barnbrook
Founder & CEO
Away From Keyboard Inc.
Sarah Barnbrook is a digital safety researcher and founder of Away From Keyboard Inc., leading a workshop and panel on scams, talent and human risk.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Human Risk, Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure
Panel
Workshop
Sarah
Barnbrook
Sarah Buchanan
Associate - Cyber Security, Technology & Regulatory
Thomsons
Sarah Buchanan is a lawyer at Thomsons advising on cyber security and privacy compliance, presenting on why strong defence is your best offence.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Sarah
Buchanan
Sarah Sloan
Head of Cybersecurity Policy APAC
Cisco
Sarah Sloan is head of cyber security policy APAC at Cisco, presenting on accelerating government cyber security in an age of digital disruption.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Public Policy, Regulatory Reform and Enforcement
Breakout
Sarah
Sloan
Sascha Hess
Chief Information Security Officer
PayPal Australia
Sascha Hess is CISO at PayPal Australia with 25 years securing payment systems, presenting on securing agentic commerce from prompt to payment.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Sascha
Hess
Savitri Bevinakoppa
Head of School of IT and Engineering
Melbourne Institute of Technology
Professor Savitri Bevinakoppa is head of school of IT and engineering at Melbourne Institute of Technology, joining a panel on human performance in cyber.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Panel
Savitri
Bevinakoppa
Scott Dewar
Head of Customer Identity
IdentityXP
Scott Dewar is head of customer identity at IdentityXP, joining a think tank on user assurance and stronger authentication in the age of passkeys.
Building Secure Technology
Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures
Think Tank
Scott
Dewar
Sean Vogelenzang
Senior Security Solutions Consultant
Rapid7
Sean Vogelenzang is a senior security solutions consultant at Rapid7, joining a panel on transforming customer and vendor partnership dynamics.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Panel
Sean
Vogelenzang
Shahani Basheer Rugaiya
Master of Cybersecurity Student
RMIT University
Shahani Basheer Rugaiya is a Master of Cyber Security student at RMIT University, joining a panel on tapping skilled migrants' cyber expertise.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Panel
Shahani
Basheer Rugaiya
Shane Bell
Co-Founder and CEO
NSB Cyber
Shane Bell is co-founder and CEO of NSB Cyber, drawing on 21 years in incident response to join a panel on lessons from real cyber incidents.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Panel
Shane
Bell
Shane Moffitt
Principal
SHM Advisory
Shane Moffitt is principal of SHM Advisory and a former Victorian Government deputy CISO, leading a workshop on how to prepare for an IRAP assessment.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Workshop
Shane
Moffitt
Sharin Yeoh
Technical ISO
Babcock Australasia
Sharin Yeoh is technical ISO at Babcock Australasia, joining The Cradle of Cyberwar panel on lessons from Gulf region cyber conflict for regional resilience.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Sharin
Yeoh
Sheena Peeters
Partner
Cognizant
Sheena Peeters is a partner at Cognizant, joining a panel on governing autonomous AI agents and security leadership as machines act without oversight.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Sheena
Peeters
Sherry Wu
Product Manager
Cyberoo.AI
Sherry Wu is a business analyst at Cyberoo.AI, presenting on why ethics theatre and weak governance are failing cyber security at scale.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Sherry
Wu
Simon Carabetta
National Cyber Training Advisor
Comtech Training
Simon Carabetta is national cyber training advisor at Comtech Training, joining a think tank on building the cyber workforce we actually need.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Think Tank
Simon
Carabetta
Simon Cowley
APAC Health Sector Security & Partnerships Manager
Health-ISAC
Simon Cowley is APAC health sector security manager at Health-ISAC, presenting on medical device cyber incidents where patient safety meets response.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Simon
Cowley
Simone Herbert-Lowe
Principal Lawyer
Law & Cyber
Simone Herbert-Lowe is founder and principal lawyer at Law & Cyber, joining a panel on why 2026 age-identification compliance is a hacker's best friend.
Building Secure Technology
Cyber Law, Regulation and Compliance
Panel
Simone
Herbert-Lowe
Simon Goodall
Proactive Cyber Leader
CFC Response / Solis Security
Simon Goodall is an incident response specialist at CFC Response who has led 200-plus ransomware cases, presenting on preparing for the AI-driven attack era.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Simon
Goodall
Sohan Lokula
Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst
PwC
Sohan Lokula is a senior threat intelligence analyst at PwC leading North Korea threat reporting, presenting on the supply chain behind every cybercrime.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Sohan
Lokula
Somindu Abeydeera
Student
Box Hill High School
Somindu Abeydeera is a Year 10 student at Box Hill High School, co-presenting on why seniority bias and credentialism keep young cyber talent invisible.
People, Culture and Workforce
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Breakout
Somindu
Abeydeera
Sophie Bradshaw
Partner
Hamilton Locke
Sophie Bradshaw, a technology, privacy and cyber security lawyer at Hamilton Locke, presents on preparing for cyber security litigation before it strikes.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Cyber Law, Regulation and Compliance
Breakout
Sophie
Bradshaw
Sophie Wade
CEO
Modern 42
Sophie Wade is CEO of IAM consultancy Modern 42, presenting on where privileged access audit confidence and operational reality diverge.
Building Secure Technology
Identity-Centric Design and Zero-Trust Architectures
Breakout
Sophie
Wade
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