Speakers
Hear from the most influential leaders and experts who will discuss pressing issues and emerging trends in cyber security.

Keynote & Featured Speakers
World-Class Speakers
Explore the full lineup presenting across six content themes. Filter by topic, format, or theme to find the speakers you don't want to miss.
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Breakout
Ivano
Bongiovanni

Ivano Bongiovanni
General Manager
AusCert
People / Culture and Workforce
Human–Machine Teaming and Skill Displacement Risk
Ivan
Wolff

Ivan Wolff
Principal Consultant
Aegis Infosec
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Law / Policy and Global Power
Governing Autonomous and AI-Driven Systems
Public Policy / Regulatory Reform and Enforcement
Breakout
Think Tank
Jackie
Orchard

Jackie Orchard
Head of Information & Data Security Advisory
Team Global Express
People / Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Panel
Jacqueline
Jayne

Jacqueline Jayne
Founder and Principal Consultant
Jacqueline Jayne
People / Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Breakout
Jacqui
Loustau

Jacqui Loustau
CEO and Founder
Australian Women in Security Network
Hacking / Red Teaming
Post-Exploitation and Red Team Operations
Breakout
James
Anderson

James Anderson
Red Team Manager
Google - Mandiant
Running Secure Operations
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
Think Tank
James
Belcher Junior

James Belcher Junior
SOC L1 Analyst
Triskele Labs
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Jamie
Simpson

Jamie Simpson
Senior Manager
McGrathNicol
Running Secure Operations
Threat Intelligence / Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Panel
Jasmina
Zito

Jasmina Zito
Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist
Canva
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight / Assurance and Risk Appetite
Panel
Jason
Ha

Jason Ha
Co-Chair
FAIR Institute
Running Secure Operations
Hacking / Red Teaming
AI/ML and Emerging Attack Surfaces
Threat Intelligence / Detection and Adversary Behaviour
Breakout
Jason
Liu

Jason Liu
Director of Operations and Service
Cyberoo Pty Ltd
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Jason
Plumridge

Jason Plumridge
Chief Information Security Officer
Thales
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Jay
Banerji

Jay Banerji
Director - DFIR
Thales
Building Secure Technology
Software and Application Security
Breakout
Jeff
Apolis

Jeff Apolis
Independent Researcher
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance / Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Jennifer
Vu

Jennifer Vu
Head of Advisory Services
Skylight Cyber
Law / Policy and Global Power
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Jen
Stockwell

Jen Stockwell
National Security and Geopolitical Risk Principal
Telstra
Running Secure Operations
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
Breakout
Jeremy
Kerwin

Jeremy Kerwin
Cyber Security Engineer
Thales
People / Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Jerica
Macaraeg

Jerica Macaraeg
Security Analyst
Skylight Cyber
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Think Tank
Jesse
Pearce

Jesse Pearce
Director
McGrathNicol
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Jessica
Sears

Jessica Sears
Chief Risk Officer
Cybernetic Shield
Law / Policy and Global Power
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Joe
Buffone

Joe Buffone
Advisory Board Member
Vertical Scope Group
Law / Policy and Global Power
Strategic Competition in AI and Quantum Capability
Breakout
Joel
Dawson

Joel Dawson
GTM Director
NTT DATA
Law / Policy and Global Power
Hacking / Red Teaming
Digital Sovereignty
Tool Development / Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research
Think Tank
Joel
Panther

Joel Panther
Managing Security Consultant
CyberCX
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Board Oversight / Assurance and Risk Appetite
Breakout
John
Ellis

John Ellis
Global Head Of Security Trust & Influence
QBE
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