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Running Secure Operations
Automation / Orchestration and Operational Resilience
Breakout
Kriitka
Bhardwaj
Kriitka Bhardwaj
Superintendent Cyber Security Operations
Fortescue
People / Culture and Workforce
Human Risk / Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure
Breakout
Kylee
Dennis
Kylee Dennis
Founder
Two Face Investigations And Scam Prevention Australia
People / Culture and Workforce
Security Culture and Behavioural Change
Breakout
Kyle
Waters
Kyle Waters
Cyber Security Consultant
Cyber Unicorns
Running Secure Operations
Automation / Orchestration and Operational Resilience
Breakout
Kyle
Winters
Kyle Winters
Principal Assessor
Reckon Security
Running Secure Operations
Law / Policy and Global Power
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Breakout
Panel
Kylie
Watson
Kylie Watson
CISO & Head of Cyber Security
DXC Technology
People / Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Breakout
Leanne
Ngo
Leanne Ngo
Cybersecurity Human Factors Lead & Director of Student Engagement & Employability
La Trobe University
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Breakout
Leonard
Ng
Leonard Ng
Principal
Mantel
Running Secure Operations
People / Culture and Workforce
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Breakout
Panel
Lesley
Carhart
Lesley Carhart
Principal Industrial Incident Responder
Dragos Australia
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Breakout
Liam
O'Shannessy
Liam O'Shannessy
Executive Director, Security Testing & Assurance, VIC/TAS
CyberCX
Hacking / Red Teaming
Tool Development / Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Research
Breakout
Lilith
La Rose
Lilith La Rose
Security / DevOps Engineer
Cosive
Law / Policy and Global Power
Privacy / Surveillance and Civil Liberties
Think Tank
Lina
Condon
Lina Condon
Security Architecture and Engineering Manager
SAPOL
Building Secure Technology
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cryptographic Transition Planning
Workshop
Lloyd
Peacock
Lloyd Peacock
Consultant
onedot61
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Think Tank
Louay
Ghashash
Louay Ghashash
Managing Director
Spartans Sec Pty Ltd
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
Breakout
Panel
Louisa
Vogelenzang
Louisa Vogelenzang
Head of Cyber Security APJ
Dayforce
Running Secure Operations
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
Breakout
Malak
Youssef
Malak Youssef
Cyber Security Engineer - Automation and AI
DXC Technology
Building Secure Technology
Autonomous and AI-Enabled Systems Security
Workshop
Malcolm
Shore
Malcolm Shore
Instructor
ALC/Thales
Running Secure Operations
Security Operations Centres and Continuous Monitoring
Breakout
Mandy
Andress
Mandy Andress
CISO
Elastic
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Cyber Governance / Ownership and Accountability Models
Breakout
Martin
Barnier
Martin Barnier
Principal Security Architect
Lumaris Consulting
Leadership / Governance and Accountability
Law / Policy and Global Power
Crisis Leadership and Executive Response
Aligning Cyber Investment to Organisational Outcomes
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Breakout
Panel
Maryam
Shoraka
Maryam Shoraka
Australian CISO Advisory Board Member
Corinium Global Intelligence
Running Secure Operations
Incident Response / Crisis Coordination and Recovery
Think Tank
Mary
Delahunty
Mary Delahunty
CEO
ASFA
People / Culture and Workforce
Workforce Pathways / Skills and Career Sustainability
Breakout
Mary
George
Mary George
PhD Cyber Security Candidate
La Trobe University
People / Culture and Workforce
Human Risk / Judgement and Decision-Making Under Pressure
Breakout
Matt
Berry
Matt Berry
Field CTO
Abnormal AI
Law / Policy and Global Power
National Security / Geopolitics and Cyber Conflict
Breakout
Matthew
Warren
Matthew Warren
Director of RMIT CCSRI
RMIT University
Running Secure Operations
Hacking / Red Teaming
Operational Limits and Failure Modes of AI-Assisted Security
Initial Access and Exploitation
Workshop
Breakout
Matthew
Westwood-Hill
Matthew Westwood-Hill
CISO
Cognisn
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