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Keynote & Featured Speakers
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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
Breakout
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
Bianca Holmes
Lead Account Manager
Harrison McMillan
Bianca Holmes, lead account manager at Harrison McMillan with over eight years in technology recruitment, is presenting on competing with AI agents.
Careers Village
Bianca
Holmes
Biljana Roksandic
Principal Lawyer
Zakon Cyber
Biljana Roksandic founded Zakon Cyber and advises on critical infrastructure law, joining a think tank on where cyber frameworks end and the law decides.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Think Tank
Biljana
Roksandic
Blare Sutton
Partner
McGrathNicol
Blare Sutton leads the McGrathNicol Cyber practice in Melbourne, presenting on real-time data breach assessments that bridge governance and security logging.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Blare
Sutton
Brad Churcher
General Manager - Cyber Security Practice
NBN Co
Brad Churcher is general manager of cyber security practice at NBN Co, joining a panel on why shadow IT and insider risk persist despite strong controls.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Panel
Brad
Churcher
Bradley Anstis
Cyber Security Specialist
Cisco
Bradley Anstis is a cyber security specialist at Cisco with 20 years in email and web security, presenting two sessions on brand impersonation and speaking.
Running Secure Operations
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Vulnerability, Exposure and Attack Surface Management
Breakout
Think Tank
Bradley
Anstis
Brad Watson
CEO
Akela Group
Brad Watson is founder and CEO of Akela Group and a crisis management expert, leading a workshop on sector-wide incident response for critical infrastructure.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Workshop
Brad
Watson
Brahman Thiyagalingham
CI&SO
GME
Brahman Thiyagalingham is CISO at GME with nearly 25 years across IT and OT, presenting on quantified cyber investment and protecting customer IP.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
Panel
Brahman
Thiyagalingham
Brenton Johnson
Managing Director
Uptake Digital
Brenton Johnson is managing director of Uptake Digital, presenting a practical guide to securing your domain and DNS with hygiene and DMARC.
Building Secure Technology
Secure Architecture and System Design
Breakout
Brenton
Johnson
Brian Odian
Director - Compliance and Risk Services
Vikingcloud
Brian Odian is director of compliance and risk services at VikingCloud, presenting on the lessons in cyber resilience drawn from nature's toughest creature.
Running Secure Operations
Vulnerability, Exposure and Attack Surface Management
Breakout
Brian
Odian
Bruce Large
Director & Principal Cyber Security Architect
BLARGE
Bruce Large is founder and principal cyber security architect at BLARGE, joining a think tank and panel on OT cyber risk assessments and threat intelligence.
Running Secure Operations
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Panel
Think Tank
Bruce
Large
Caitriona Forde
Founder & Managing Director
Cait Cyber Safe
Caitriona Forde founded caIT Cyber Safe researching human behaviour in cyber risk, joining a panel on why human risk management isn't working as we think.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Panel
Caitriona
Forde
Callum Wilkin
Principal Security Consultant
Irradiate Security
Callum Wilkin is lead subject matter expert at Irradiate Security, presenting on incident response and why everyone has a plan until they get phished.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Callum
Wilkin
Cameron Hall
Principal Consultant
Red Hornet
Cameron Hall is a cyber threat intelligence specialist at Red Hornet, joining a think tank on LLM-driven malware development and what it means for defenders.
Hacking, Red Teaming
AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces
Think Tank
Cameron
Hall
Carsten Boeving
Kali Developer
OffSec
Carsten Boeving, lead developer of Kali Purple and a Kali Linux developer at OffSec with over 30 years in cyber security, leads a workshop on OT war games.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Workshop
Carsten
Boeving
Carter Smith
Principal Security Consultant
CyberCX
Carter Smith is a principal security consultant at CyberCX in Darwin, presenting across two breakout sessions on tracker exploitation and breaking AI apps.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Privacy, Surveillance and Civil Liberties
Breakout
Carter
Smith
Chantelle Strauts
CEO
Psyber
Chantelle Strauts is chief executive of Psyber, delivering human-first cyber security and AI safety awareness training for Australian organisations.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Panel
Chantelle
Strauts
Charles Wale
IRAP Assessor
Independent
Charles Wale is an IRAP assessor with over 25 years in ICT and information security auditing, leading a workshop on preparing for an IRAP assessment.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight, Assurance and Risk Appetite
Workshop
Charles
Wale
Charlotte Davidson
Chief Executive Officer
IDCARE
Charlotte Davidson is chief executive of IDCARE, with 12 years in cybercrime intelligence, presenting on how fraudsters keep reinventing their scams.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Charlotte
Davidson
Charlotte Morton
Manager, Tech Risk And Cyber
KPMG
Charlotte Morton is a manager in KPMG's Tech Risk and Cyber practice, presenting on cyber mercenary lessons drawn from Russia's Wagner Group.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Breakout
Charlotte
Morton
Chathura Abeydeera
Director
CYNQ
Chathura Abeydeera is a cybersecurity advisor of over 20 years and a Fellow of AISA and CREST, with a session tracing his son's path into cyber security.
People, Culture and Workforce
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Breakout
Chathura
Abeydeera
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