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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
Senior Director Secure AI and Strategy APAC
NTT
Faizal Janif, senior director of secure AI and strategy for APAC at NTT, sits on the AISA Executive Advisory Board. He joins a panel on governing 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
Francis Dong
Principal Security Specialist
HackHouse
Francis Dong, principal security specialist at HackHouse, has led hundreds of penetration tests and is joining Locksport Village at CyberCon 2026.
Locksport Village
Francis
Dong
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
Gareth Smith
Principal Advisor - Infrastructure and OT Security
Rio Tinto
Gareth Smith of Rio Tinto, founder and President of the ISA Australia Chapter, brings over 20 years in IT and OT security to an Oxford-style debate.
Leadership, Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance, Ownership and Accountability Models
Panel
Gareth
Smith
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
Gurvinder Pal Singh
Director
CyberBakery Pvt Ltd
Gurvinder Pal Singh is a cyber security enterprise architect and founder of CyberBakery, presenting on trusting digital ID with real-world controls.
Law, Policy and Global Power
Cyber Law, Regulation and Compliance
Breakout
Gurvinder Pal
Singh
Hani Arab
Chief Information Officer
Seymour Whyte
Hani Arab is chief information officer at Seymour Whyte, joining think tanks on surveillance capitalism and how security paradigms shape incident response.
Running Secure Operations
Law, Policy and Global Power
Privacy, Surveillance and Civil Liberties
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Think Tank
Hani
Arab
Hanley Shun
Security Engineer
OKG
Hanley Shun is a security engineer at OKX with a decade in offensive security, presenting on building a multi-agent AI supply chain security system.
Building Secure Technology
Software and Application Security
Breakout
Hanley
Shun
Harry Ouaida
Unit Coordinator
RMIT University
Harry Ouaida, a unit coordinator at RMIT University and cyber security educator, is presenting on student engagement in cyber security education.
Careers Village
Harry
Ouaida
Harvey McIntosh
Senior Consultant
Talenza
Talenza senior consultant Harvey McIntosh specialises in defensive cyber security roles and is presenting on CyberWrap market intelligence.
Careers Village
Harvey
McIntosh
Hilary Bea
Senior Consultant - DFIR
Fujitsu
Hilary Bea is a Melbourne-based senior DFIR consultant at Fujitsu, presenting on how digital forensics findings should shape GRC and stop repeat failures.
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response, Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Breakout
Hilary
Bea
Hirusha Adikari
Security Engineer
MFCO
Hirusha Adikari, a cyber security practitioner whose research covers privacy-preserving machine learning, joins a think tank on policy and automation.
Building Secure Technology
Secure Architecture and System Design
Breakout
Hirusha
Adikari
Huon Curtis
Head of External Affairs
CI-ISAC Australia
Huon Curtis is head of external affairs at CI-ISAC Australia, leading policy advocacy on critical infrastructure cyber threat intelligence sharing.
Law, Policy and Global Power
National Security, Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Panel
Huon
Curtis
Ivana Kvesic
Founder and Director
Digital Dignity
Ivana Kvesic, founder and director of Digital Dignity, works in cyber safety with a background in learning and development. Her Think Tank covers AI scams.
People, Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Think Tank
Ivana
Kvesic
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