Speakers
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Keynote & Featured Speakers
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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
Tech Consulting CISO / Cybersecurity Practice Lead
Cognizant
Sam Fariborz, 2024 AISA Cyber Security Professional of the Year and a CSO30 Top CISO, brings a boardroom view of cyber risk to a panel on AI accountability.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Sam
Fariborz
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
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
Scarlett McDermott
Director
AISA
Scarlett McDermott, founder of Longitude Advisory and an AISA board director who advises boards on cyber risk and governance, joins the CyberPath panel.
Panel
Scarlett
McDermott
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
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