Speakers
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Keynote & Featured Speakers
World-Class Speakers
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Annabelle Harrison
Technology Safety Specialist
WESNET
Annabelle Harrison is a technology safety specialist at WESNET, presenting on bridging the tech-facilitated abuse knowledge gap that sits between industries.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Breakout
Annabelle
Harrison
Anne Hoffmann
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills partner Anne Hoffmann advises on cyber risk, insurance and regulatory disputes, joining the panel on cyber insurance in uncertain times.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Panel
Anne
Hoffmann
Anshu Gupta
CISO
Fixin Security
Anshu Gupta founded Fixin Security with Fortune 500 advisory experience, presenting two breakouts on space security and Chinese cyber espionage.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Breakout
Anshu
Gupta
Anthony Kumar
Director - Cyber And Technology
Willis Australia Limited
Anthony Kumar is director of cyber and technology at Willis Australia, presenting two breakouts on kinetic cyber risk and attacks that disrupt global trade.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Anthony
Kumar
Anthony Smit
Cyber Risk & Insurance Consultant
WTW
Anthony Smit is a cyber risk and insurance consultant at WTW, joining a panel on prioritising and justifying cyber investment through quantified risk.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Panel
Anthony
Smit
Anurag Adhikari
CISO
Sentry Cyber
Anurag Adhikari is CISO at Sentry Cyber with penetration testing and forensics experience, presenting a live simulation of stopping ransomware in real time.
Running Secure Operations
Vulnerability, Exposure and Attack Surface Management
Breakout
Anurag
Adhikari
Anurag Khanna
Director
CrowdStrike
Anurag Khanna is director of CrowdStrike Services incident response for Asia Pacific, presenting two breakouts on AI defence and cloud identity attacks.
Building Secure Technology
Running Secure Operations
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Anurag
Khanna
Arjen Lentz
Senior Technical Architect
Ravinn Pty Ltd
Arjen Lentz is senior technical architect at Ravinn and a former MySQL engineer, presenting a wizard's guide to predicting vulnerabilities before they surface.
Hacking, Red Teaming
Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research
Breakout
Arjen
Lentz
Arman Kurt
Director
McGrathNicol
Arman Kurt is a director at McGrathNicol specialising in offensive security and OT, presenting post-incident analysis of attacks on critical infrastructure.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Arman
Kurt
Arni Hardarson
Co-Founder / Offensive Security Lead
Neonix Security
Arni Hardarson is co-founder and offensive security lead at Neonix Security, joining a think tank on the new control plane emerging across macOS security.
Hacking, Red Teaming
Tool Development, Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research
Think Tank
Arni
Hardarson
Arvin Ghalansouii
Security Engineer
Caterpillar
Arvin Ghalansouii is a security engineer at Caterpillar and creator of BTCScamFinder, presenting on catching crypto scam sites before the first victim pays.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Arvin
Ghalansouii
Asaf Ahmad
CISO & President
Cyberex Pty Ltd
Asaf Ahmad is CISO and president of Cyberex, ex Fire and Rescue NSW security chief, joining a think tank on leading cyber security as a business imperative.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Think Tank
Asaf
Ahmad
Ash Warlum
Director - Cybercx Academy
CyberCX
Ash Warlum is director of the CyberCX Academy, joining a panel on decoding cyber security and growing a more inclusive next generation of workforce.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Panel
Ash
Warlum
Ashwin Pal
Partner
RSM Australia
Ashwin Pal is a partner at RSM Australia with 27 years in Asia Pacific, presenting on AI-accelerated incidents and the response gap facing Australian firms.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Ashwin
Pal
Astrid Edwards
Director of Business Solutions
Future Women
Astrid Edwards is director of business solutions at Future Women, joining a Cyber5050 panel discussion on growing an inclusive cyber security workforce.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Panel
Astrid
Edwards
Athar Awan
Founder/Principal Consultant
Security Solution Consultants
Athar Awan founded Security Solution Consultants, presenting on earning board buy-in by framing security as a genuine strategic business enabler.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Executive Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Breakout
Athar
Awan
Atif Ahmad
Professor
The University of Melbourne
Atif Ahmad is professor of cyber security practice at the University of Melbourne, presenting on what clinical thinking and medical training bring to defence.
People, Culture and Workforce
Professional Practice, Ethics and Standards
Breakout
Atif
Ahmad
Az Ismail
Manager - Cyber Resilience
Az Ismail is the founder of Cyber Dame, joining a panel on why 'she'll be right' is not a resilience strategy.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Az
Ismail
Bahar Fard
Senior Lead - Solution Architecture
Lumen Technologies
Bahar Fard is a senior solution architect at Lumen Technologies, presenting on how to thrive in a security operations career through the age of AI.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
Bahar
Fard
Ben Archie
Senior Threat Advisor
Team Cymru
Ben Archie is a threat advisor at Team Cymru, presenting two breakouts on detecting adversaries in the remote workforce and closing enterprise visibility gaps.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Vulnerability, Exposure and Attack Surface Management
Breakout
Ben
Archie
Ben Cooper
Senior Cyber Security Analyst
SA Power Networks
Ben Cooper is a senior cyber security analyst at SA Power Networks, presenting on how an internal OSINT challenge sparked organisation-wide engagement.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Ben
Cooper
Ben Di Marco
Cyber and Technology Industry Leader
WTW
Ben Di Marco leads WTW's technology industry practice across Australia and New Zealand, joining a panel on navigating cyber insurance in uncertain times.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Panel
Ben
Di Marco
Ben Verschaeren
Director, Product Management
Sophos
Ben Verschaeren is director of sales engineering at Sophos, joining a think tank on citizen development and handling a world of increasingly limitless code.
Building Secure Technology
Software and Application Security
Think Tank
Ben
Verschaeren
Bharat Bajaj
Professional Development Director
ISACA
Bharat Bajaj is a technology risk leader specialising in generative AI governance, presenting on CMMC 2.0 as a governance imperative for AUKUS-era defence.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Bharat
Bajaj
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