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Dian Erliasari
Senior Information Security Manager
Telstra
Dian Erliasari is a senior information security manager at Telstra, presenting on what peer learning groups are and how to start one of your own.
People, Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways, Skills and Career Sustainability
Breakout
Dian
Erliasari
Dimitri Vedeneev
Executive Director, Secure AI
CyberCX
Dimitri Vedeneev is executive director of Secure AI at CyberCX, joining a panel on AI governance failures and directors' duties amid rushed AI adoption.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Dimitri
Vedeneev
Dylan Wondal
Security Analyst
CFC Response / Solis Security
Dylan Wondal is a security analyst and Australia's WorldSkills Cyber Security national champion, representing the country at the 2026 international finals.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Dylan
Wondal
Elliot Dellys
Director
Cythera
Elliot Dellys is a director at Cythera and founder of Phronesis Security, presenting on uncomfortable truths about cyber munitions this century.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Breakout
Elliot
Dellys
Emerald Sage
CEO
The Digital Resilience Project
Emerald Sage leads the Digital Resilience Project, applying OSINT to protect people, presenting on bringing cyber security to domestic and family violence.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Emerald
Sage
Emile Ghadiminejad
Managing Director
Interleao Consulting
Emile Ghadiminejad is managing director of Interleao Consulting, delivering cyber security uplift programmes and executive training across Australia.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Emile
Ghadiminejad
Emily Bartlett
Senior Legal Counsel
CyberCX
Emily Bartlett is senior legal counsel at CyberCX, joining a panel on AI governance and how boards risk breaching directors' duties over AI adoption.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Emily
Bartlett
Emily Edgeley
Public Speaking & Storytelling Coach
Emily Edgeley
Emily Edgeley is a public speaking and storytelling coach for the cyber security industry, presenting on using micro-storytelling to win more buy-in.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Emily
Edgeley
Emily Holyoake
Director
Not A Standard
Emily Holyoake is founder of Not A Standard, applying threat intelligence to human harm, leading a workshop and think tank on cyber decision-making.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Think Tank
Emily
Holyoake
Emily Woodhams
Cyber Security Engagement Manager
The University of Melbourne
Emily Woodhams is cyber security engagement manager at the University of Melbourne, leading awareness programmes that build security culture on campus.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Emily
Woodhams
Eva Chen
Manager, Governance and Assurance
Australian Federal Government
Eva Chen is a governance and assurance manager in the Australian Federal Government, joining a think tank on why AI governance is not simply GRC 2.0.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Think Tank
Eva
Chen
E-Yang Tang
Principal - Enterprise Architecture
Lumen Technologies
E-Yang Tang is principal of enterprise architecture at Lumen Technologies, presenting on thriving in a security operations career in the age of AI.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Breakout
E-Yang
Tang
Fadzayi Moyo
Managing Consultant
CyberCX
Fadzayi Moyo, Managing Consultant at CyberCX, specialises in application security and leads an interactive workshop on AI threat modelling with Maestro AI.
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Workshop
Fadzayi
Moyo
Faizal Janif
Managing Director - AI Cyber Security Products Lead
Accenture
Faizal Janif is managing director of AI cyber security products at Accenture, joining a panel on security leadership in the age of AI autonomy.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Panel
Faizal
Janif
Faraz Khan
Teacher (Cyber Security)
Victoria University
Faraz Khan is a cyber security teacher at Victoria University, leading a workshop on phishing and joining a think tank on cyber security in education.
Running Secure Operations
Law, Policy and Global Power
International Norms, Standards and Cooperation
Threat Intelligence, Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Think Tank
Workshop
Faraz
Khan
Fiona Collie
Cyber Awareness and Outreach Manager
Monash University
Fiona Collie is cyber awareness and outreach manager at Monash University, joining a panel on turning real attacker behaviour into staff guidance.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Panel
Fiona
Collie
Frank Den Hartog
Professor
University of Canberra
Professor Frank den Hartog holds the Cisco Research Chair in Critical Infrastructure at Canberra, presenting on accelerating government cyber security.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Public Policy, Regulatory Reform and Enforcement
Breakout
Frank
den Hartog
Gaurav Vikash
Head of Security and Risk (APAC)
Axon
Gaurav Vikash is head of security and risk for APAC at Axon, presenting on the accountability void the industry sees but so often looks away from.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Gaurav
Vikash
Gennadiy Belenkiy
Principal Technical Program Manager
Akamai Technologies
Gennadiy Belenkiy works in information security at Akamai Technologies, presenting on rethinking AI architecture beyond the human-in-the-loop model.
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Gennadiy
Belenkiy
George Ferres
Security Engineer & Educator
Ferres Group
George Ferres is a security engineer and trainer at TAFE and creator of Homelabs for Hackers, presenting across sessions on cyber ranges and SOC response.
Running Secure Operations
Building Secure Technology
Secure Architecture and System Design
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Think Tank
George
Ferres
Glenn Breckon
Cyber Risk Quantification Program Lead
Telstra
Glenn Breckon leads Telstra's Cyber Risk Quantification programme, presenting on applying FAIR-aligned risk quantification at enterprise scale.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Breakout
Glenn
Breckon
Gowri Ramachandran
Cyber Security Leader | Risk, Governance & Emerging Threats
Queensland University Of Technology
Dr Gowri Ramachandran, cyber security researcher at QUT, tests the Essential Eight against supply chain attacks: what fits, what fails and what is missing.
Building Secure Technology
Supply Chain, Dependency and Provenance Risk
Breakout
Gowri
Ramachandran
Grace Coleman
Senior Underwriter
AXA XL
Grace Coleman is a senior underwriter for cyber and technology at AXA XL, joining a panel on real-world lessons drawn from cyber incident response.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Panel
Grace
Coleman
Grace Wright
Cyber Security Analyst / Consultant
Cythera
Grace Wright is a cyber security analyst at Cythera skilled in threat hunting, joining a think tank on investigating security architecture failures.
Building Secure Technology
Secure Architecture and System Design
Think Tank
Grace
Wright
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