2024 SPEAKERS

Chris Fechner was appointed the Chief Executive Officer at the Digital Transformation Agency on 13 October 2021.He is also the Head of the Digital Profession; he started his two-year term in January 2023.Chris has extensive experience in state government services, focusing on large-scale digital...

Hamish Hansford was appointed the Deputy Secretary of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group on 1 May 2023.Prior to this, Hamish was Group Manager and Inaugural Head of the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre, a role he held from 1 September 2021, where he was responsible for reforms to...

Toby Walsh is Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and CSIRO's Data61. He has a B.A. from the University of Cambridge and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree from the University of Edinburgh. He was named by the Australian newspaper as one of the "rock...

Michele Graham is General Manager, Quantum Branch at the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Michele has worked at this department in a range of roles since 2019, including leading Science Policy & Governance. Before this she supported 5 Australian Prime...

In her role Lorraine has particular responsibility for protecting and promoting fundamental rights and freedoms, and leads the work of the Commission in areas such as business & human rights, modern slavery, asylum seekers & refugees, and technology & human rights.Prior to joining the...

Krissie Auld was appointed Chief Technology Officer for the AFP in March 2022 and has broad experience in the delivery of ICT infrastructure and services across the enterprise for government departments.  Before joining the AFP, Krissie was the Head of Technology at IMB Bank where she delivered on...

Sally Major is the Senior Privacy Manager for the Department of Corporate and Digital Services in the Northern Territory. She recently represented the NT Information Commissioners office in the innovative 360 Degree View of a Child (360VoC) project. With extensive experience in privacy, law, law...

Daniel Wright is Director of Product Management at NSW Telco Authority and a Non-executive Board Member of the Connectivity Innovation Network. He is responsible for working with industry and academia to innovate, experiment with and develop connectivity solutions to deliver improved digital...

Sylvia Liu is a User Experience (UX) designer and Assistant Director at the Department of Health committed to designing services and products that benefit the people using them. Sylvia believes in building empathy for the people and is passionate about delivering intuitive and accessible digital...

Matt joined Google in 2020 and leads the technology team for Google Cloud in Australia and NZ. Matt’s team specializes in AI, Analytics, modern app development, security and Cloud Native infrastructure. Matt and his team work across all verticals in Australia & NZ, ranging from...

Kylie De Courteney is Managing Director of NSW Telco Authority, which manages and operates the Public Safety Network to deliver communications for frontline responders.  Leading a $1.5 billion portfolio of NSW Government connectivity projects, Kylie is committed to bridging the digital divide to...

Lisa Dobson is a seasoned Practice Leader in Crisis Communications at Mandiant, part of Google Cloud. She specialises in partnering with clients worldwide to develop comprehensive proactive and reactive cyber crisis communications services. Collaborating closely with incident response teams, Lisa...

Elrich was recently the Group CISO | Director of Security, Risk and Compliance at AMP Ltd and also held the group-wide accountability for data, enterprise architecture and financial crimes operations during his tenure. Prior, he was CISO / Head of Cyber Security at Vodafone Hutchison...

In a world where cyber threats are rampant, fostering a proactive mindset towards security is essential. Moreover, from top-level executives to frontline employees, since everyone plays a role in safeguarding sensitive data, it is prudent to fortify all defences against modern cyber threats. In...

David is the ANZ Government Lead at Mandiant, part of Google Cloud. In this role he leads a dedicated team of cybersecurity professionals solving some of the toughest cybersecurity challenges of our day. David is also the Google and Mandiant Chief Security Officer. In these roles, he is accountable ...

Nicole is Fortinet’s Head of Government Affairs, APAC where she has responsibility for advocacy engagement with Governments and stakeholders across the region.   Nicole is also the Director for Fortinet Australia Pty Ltd. Prior to joining Fortinet, Nicole’s roles included strategic advisor to...

Dr. Abu Barkat Ullah, is an Associate Professor specializing in Cyber Security at the University of Canberra. With a wealth of experience exceeding two decades, his expertise encompasses the domains of cyber security, safety, and Artificial Intelligence. His leadership extends to spearheading...

As Director of Data Capability, ACT Health Directorate, Nithin steers multiple data functions and teams aimed at supporting the health data requirements of the directorate, territory wide health portfolio and its stakeholder groups. Nithin has a wide range of experience in the Australian Public...

Alesia is a seasoned expert in the SaaS industry with a robust background in collaborative work management. She is passionate about helping business and public sector teams enhance collaboration and boost productivity through innovative solutions. Specialising in leveraging AI tools, Alesia enables ...

Sabrena King leads Procurement Capability Branch at the Department of Finance. The Office has been established to coordinate cross-government delivery of a range of procurement policy and practice reforms announced under the Buy Australian Plan. The Office also houses the Centre of Procurement...

With a robust career rooted in the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Collaborative Work Collaboration (CWM) space, I have exhibited a consistent pattern of success managing both pre-sales and post-sales teams, as well as in product management roles. Recognized as a distinguished go-to expert...

Anthony leads the Digital Sourcing Branch within the Digital Transformation Agency. The branch works to improve the way the government buys and uses digital products and services and to create a fair and competitive environment for sellers.He is responsible for six digital and ICT marketplace...

Matt Wilton, Head of Public Sector and Education - ANZ at Asana, is a seasoned IT professional with over 18 years' industry experience.Passionate about helping customers find the right solutions to meet their challenges, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge in project management and...

Xiaoyan Lu is the Acting Group Executive Director of Systems Assurance and Data Analytics Group at the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). She has extensive leadership experience in using data and technology to drive business outcomes. In 2020, Xiaoyan was awarded an Australian Day Achievement ...

Jeremy Limanto is a seasoned expert in work management solutions with a focus on the public sector. With over 5 years of experience, Jeremy has a proven track record of helping government teams revolutionise their work management practices. He specialises in integrating modern platforms like Asana...

Frank den Hartog is a professor at the University of Canberra, where he holds the Cisco Research Chair in Critical Infrastructure. His research is focused on security, reliability, and interoperability in cyber-physical systems used in critical infrastructure. Before coming to Australia in 2016 and ...

Rennick is a motivated technology leader and advisor with over 18 years of experience. Rennick specialises in developing deep partnerships with clients to support them on their transformation journeys. Rennick enables his client’s business objectives by guiding them on how to modernise their...

Toan Trinh is the Senior Manager of Consulting Systems Engineers in the ANZ region, boasting over 15 years of expertise in network security. Throughout his distinguished career, he has delivered cyber-resilient solutions to a diverse array of organizations, ensuring robust protection against...

Matt joined Google Cloud in 2020 and is the Head of Technology for NZ and regulated industries in Australia, including FSI and Telecommunications.  Matt also specialises in Cyber Security and provides guidance to government, regulators, and across broader industry segments.  Prior to Google...

Cameron Kahler is Director at Workato for its Public Sector vertical in Australia and New Zealand, helping Government agencies and departments realise the value of low-code/no-code data orchestration. He has spent almost 20 years helping organsiations across Australia and APAC drive innovation and...

Mat has over 20 years experience within technical, digital transformation and leadership roles working with customers in Asia Pacific and around the world to enable dark data availability and fast track to NextGen/Cloud infrastructure/software tools. With his extensive technical knowledge and...

Julie Gleeson is a Canberra based Partner in Deloitte’s Cyber practice with 25 years helping Commonwealth government and private sector organisations in PKI, digital identity and broader cyber programs. She has worked on some of the nation's most promient digital identity implementations, and...

Martin's tech journey started early with a passion for coding, sparked by his father's source code books. After earning a Bachelor of Computer Science in 1995, Martin teamed up with friend Cameron Brookes on a project for Cameron’s uncle’s accounting firm, which then led to the founding of...

Dr. Hungenahally is an experienced CEO/CTO leading with a clear vision and demonstrating exceptional outcomes. Specializing in the Government, Critical Infrastructure, Financial and Private sectors he delivers cyber security protection stack, monitoring and security posture improvement services...

Paul has over 30 years of IT industry experience in executive roles across commercial departments, business units, technology architecture and design, and consulting functions. He has a strong architecture background in multiple IT disciplines including software development, information...

Michelle Xiang is a UX Designer delivering website and portal experiences at the Department of Health and Aged Care. With a background in medical research and a Masters of Interaction Design at the University of Sydney, Michelle draws upon her extensive knowledge of creative problem solving to...

Jeremy Deutsch has more than two decades of solutions innovation and leadership experience in the ICT industry, with the majority of those years serving in product, sales, and executive roles at Equinix. He is currently the President of Asia-Pacific at Equinix. Prior to his current role, Deutsch...

Alistair Green is Senior Vice President for Cloud Engineering in Oracle’s Japan and Asia Pacific region. He’s a passionate technologist who, with his talented team of professionals, works to help customers, partners, and developers realize the power of Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and applications ...

Jarryd is a Principal Cyber Security Consultant from PCG Cyber. Jarryd has 15 years of experience across technical and non-technical roles, delivering to Government and private industry.

Ade has over 35 years of experience in the data driven analytics area.  Much of this was gained working within Credit Bureaux in Europe, the USA, and Australia.  Whilst he has spent over 25 years in a client facing position, his core knowledge stems from roles requiring the manipulation and...

Dr Ilyushina investigates contemporary organisational structures, and the impact they have on long term staff wellbeing. As employee mental wellness drops to historical lows, and whispers of The Great Resignation abound, Nataliya’s work delivers strategies for understanding the impacts of...

After converting from a career in Journalism at Fairfax in a previous life in Auckland, Dominique cut her teeth in web at a digital agency in Melbourne, where she was exposed to over 50 website and application projects in just 4 years – pre-empting a move into Information Technology in the...

Anthony Dona PhD is currently employed by Digital Science to inform and direct government organisations across Asia-Pacific on best practices when tracking and measuring the impact of novel research from existing research data and software infrastructure. Anthony has a specific passion to promote...

Tristan Cox is the Chief Digital Officer at Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission in Australia. Striving toward digital excellence in the modern era, he levers his exceptional skills in technology and Lean Six Sigma systems development to redesign business systems and processes to drive...

Joanne Knight is an Identification Consultant in the Digital Public Service Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, Te Tari Taiwhenua (New Zealand). She is currently responsible for the maintenance of New Zealand’s Identification Management Standards suite. She was also lead editor of ISO/IEC...

Peter is CEO and Managing Director of AUCloud. Protecting Australia’s digital economy, AUCloud is a leading provider of sovereign cloud solutions. We focus on data security & location. We wrap our solutions in trusted controls which are compliant with regulations, supporting Australia’s...

Chris leads a global team of senior cloud and observability experts at LogicMonitor. With 20+ years of experience, he works with customer executives to create real and lasting value for their initiatives. Previously, Chris worked in various observability, DevOps and APM sales specialist roles at...

Daniel D'Souza is a highly accomplished Information Security professional with a wealth of experience spanning over a decade. His professional journey has covered multiple market sectors including finance, insurance, technology, education, and consulting. The latest of which led him to join the ...

Peter currently serves as AMD’s Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region. Peter is responsible for developing and implementing the end to end engagement and sales strategy covering all AMD’s partners and end customers. Peter’s team is accountable for business across AMDs key product verticals; ...

Jules is the Cyber Security lead at SOCO with over 10 years of experience leading transformative technology and cybersecurity projects. Throughout his career, Jules has worked extensively with various reputable organisations as a public servant, consultant, and direct contractor. His roles have...

Janine Mahoney is a thought leader with an unquestionable commitment to human rights, social justice and ensuring people remain at the centre of all we do. She was announced as one of the 2018 Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence (Innovation), was a finalist in the 2015 Telstra...

With more than 30 years’ experience in information and cyber security, Tony brings significant expertise to his role as Kinetic IT's Principal, Cyber & Information Security. Tony spearheads a team dedicated to delivering security consultancy for enterprise clients across Australia, and his...

Max is the Managing Director of ANZ at AvePoint – a vendor that supports organisations to migrate, manage and protect their data on top of Microsoft systems. Max has over a decade of experience in the in the Microsoft professional services and ISV ecosystem. Max is a consultant-at-heart consultant...

Claire is the Deputy CEO of Cancer Australia, Australia’s national cancer control agency.Claire is an experienced public sector leader who has worked across a broad range of policy, program delivery, regulatory and corporate roles.Most recently, Claire led cancer policy advice for the Australian...

Leigh has been in the network security industry for 24 years and had a focus on cyber solutions for the past decade.  Before joining Fortinet he spent a large part of his time consulting to telco and media organisations across Europe, assisting them develop resilient strategies against...

Peter Shann Ford became the first Australian news anchor at CNN in Atlanta in 1981. He began writing code in his spare time, developing alternate systems for controlling a computer without a keyboard, leading to the Veterans Administration Rehabilitation R&D Laboratory in Atlanta hiring him as...

David is an experienced telecommunications executive with 30 years’ experience who leads sales teams to understand their customers business challenges and to find technology solutions that deliver positive business outcomes. He has a track record of consistently building high performance sales...

Byron is a highly experienced professional with over 24 years’ experience in the technology sector, leading strategic sales, account management, pursuit leadership and driving growth in new and competitive sales environments in complex and culturally diverse organisations. Byron is Kinetic IT's ...

David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for three decades, and has been the editor of several Australian magazines, including PC & Tech Authority, Atomic, and TechLife. David is currently the Senior Journalist at Cyber Daily, covering all things cyber security, from the challenges...

Simon is an experienced business leader and strategic thinker with a career covering government, ICT, management consulting and media sectors. Simon has advised many of the world’s leading business consulting and technology companies in developing and implementing business strategies including...

Dethridge has decades of industry experience in strategic design of emerging tech, from telecoms and aerospace to game design and ethical AI systems.  She assisted the birth of the internet, researching with United Nations Development Program and Houston start-up Space Test.   She did time in...

Jim Westdorp is the Chief Technical Officer for CGSI where he drives the creation of class leading network solutions for our Government customers using Ciena’s portfolio of packet optical products and services.  Prior to this position, Mr. Westdorp was the product line manager for our Government...

Shriram is a seasoned executicve, change and transformation agent who has performed many roles across software development, testing, people leadership, architecture and management functions. He has close to 20 years experience in the Financial Services Industry, and has spent the last half driving...

James Harkin brings over 25 years experience in assisting global and Australia-based companies to successfully adopt SaaS and OnPremise solutions, transforming their employee and customer experiences and, ultimately, the way they work. He previously led sales teams at some of the world’s top...

Results-driven health system executive, currently contributing to the mission of Healthdirect Australia as Chief Delivery Officer.20+ years’ experience in health services management across all tiers of government, I am committed to improving accessibility and quality of healthcare services across...

Kath Greenhough is the Vice President, ANZ for Skillsoft. In this role, Kath works with Technology and Organisational leaders to realise the potential in their most important asset, their people, through world-class learning solutions. At a continued time of skills shortages, developing workforces...

Dr Dave Ormrod joined Defence SA in July 2023 as the inaugural Director Information Warfare (IW). A leader in IW and cyber security with more than 25 years of industry experience, Dave is focused on maximising opportunities for South Australian defence industry across the key areas of intelligence...

Lloyd Evans is the Head of Identity for LastPass APJ who partners with C-Level executives to reduce identity lead cyber risks and improve digital trust. After spending 18 years in various roles across financial services and SaaS companies Lloyd not only understand cyber risks but all other aspects...

David Fasken serves as Ciena’s Head of Government Solutions for the Asia Pacific region. In this role, David is responsible for developing all facets of Ciena’s regional sales and go-to-market strategy for the government vertical. He is leading direct engagements with the public sector and...

Shane has been part of the Ivanti Family - formerly AppSense Aust/NZ Team since January 2004 as a Pre Sales Consultant. During his time at AppSense/Ivanti, Shane has helped hundreds of customers achieve operational savings, and improve end user experience using AppSense Technologies. Shane has been ...

Frank Briguglio, a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over 28 years’ experience in Federal Identity and Access Management, and Public Key Infrastructure, has been a notable voice in the cybersecurity community across the globe, sharing his expertise and insights at various speaking engagements...

Nesho Kaurin is a strategic IT professional with 25+ years of Australian and International experience. Starting his early corporate career in Sydney he then moved to Seattle, USA where he worked with technology system integrators in data, collaboration and security domain. Nesho then moved to...

Recognised in the CIO50 in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 for innovation and leadership.An executive leader with experience in digital transformational experience across a broad range of industries Professional Services, Finance, FMCG, Community...

As one of the company founders, Allan's energy, innovative thinking, and engineering drive has brought Infront to the forefront of Hybrid Cloud technology. Over the past 25 years, Allan’s leadership and passion have driven the strategic direction of the company. With early success in the then...

Scott Johnston is the Deputy Secretary of Revenue NSW and has legislative responsibilities as the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue and Commissioner of Fines Administration. Scott has led Revenue NSW since April 2020. Prior to joining Revenue NSW, Scott was Acting Commissioner at the NSW Public...

Justin Glen has been the country manager for DDN Inc for 12 years.  He is responsible for all DDN’s business in Australia.   He has extensive experience with the development of large IT on-prem projects for Research Data Storage, High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence.  Justin...

Jason MacBride, Neat's Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand, leads the expansion of Neat in the region, ensuring that clients and partners maximize the benefits of their Zoom Rooms and Microsoft Teams Rooms. With over two decades of experience, he is a seasoned solutions specialist...

Hamish has over 26 years in Legal IT and over 12 years in the communications industry specialising in the aviation sector. He is skilled in technical project management, pre-sales and document management consulting and has also enjoyed roles in IT Management and Sales.  He has a strong connection...

Dr Dennis Desmond is a decorated combat veteran and has spent most of his career in counterintelligence as a special agent with the US Army, the FBI and the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).  As an FBI Special Agent, Dennis was assigned to the National Computer Crime Squad, where he specialised ...

With over 20 years of experience in leading and managing IT projects and solutions for various industries, Colin is passionate about solving complex problems through technology. At Morae he is responsible for the implementation and support of the world's foremost document management, case...

Matt Waite is a Director of technical Account Management, based in Australia. He has over 35 years experience in the Tech industry and has been with Tanium for 8 years supporting customers pre and post sale.  

Paul Fletcher has been the Member for Bradfield since 2009. From 2013 to 2022 he was successively a Parliamentary Secretary, Minister and Cabinet Minister. Apart from nine months as Minister for Social Services, Paul’s front bench service was largely in communications and infrastructure. He was...

Natalie Legg is the Chief Executive Officer of A23, with over 15 years of expertise in the ICT Industry. She has a strong and diverse background in business, Government, project management and ICT infrastructure.   As a founding partner of A23, Natalie has been a driving force in the company's...

Leigh is the Chief Information Officer at the National Archives of Australia.  Leigh has previously served as CIO of ActewAGL, Yarra Valley Water, Bapcor, SKILLED Group and P&O Ports.  He has over 25 years of experience in technology leadership roles across a range of industries including...

Greg possesses over 25 years of technology delivery and business advisory experience, with a particular interest in the organisational factors key for successful scaled insight creation. He has worked with all levels of the public sector for the past 17 years, and is Deloitte’s lead partner for...

David Milin is the Head of Cyber Security at AUCloud. David joined AUCloud with the acquisition of PCG Cyber, where David was the Founder and Managing Director. David leads a team of security experts responsible for managing and mitigating client security risks while nurturing a new generation of...

With over 20 years’ experience working in and advising on solutions for Portfolio, Project and Work Management, Ryan is a well-rounded PPM professional who can always be approached and asked for advice. Ryan is an industry-standard expert on all levels of PMI, PMO and  is currently building...

Adrian works with funding bodies and grant recipients across Australia to optimise grant outcomes, improve the funding distribution experience, maximise grant revenue realisation and minimise risk through technology adoption.

Alex Wilson, Director Solutions Engineering for Yubico has been translating complex technical concepts into language that most will understand across his 40 year career within IT. Alex enables individuals to visualize achievable goals while laying the foundation for robust and valuable outcomes.   ...

As a Project and Portfolio Management Consultant with over 17 years of experience delivering high-quality technology solutions, Paul has deep experience across the PPM profession and works closely with Sensei’s Federal Government customers. Specialising in configuring, implementing, and integrating ...

I am a cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience in various industries, such as construction, supply chain, refining, oil and gas, and finance. Currently, I serve as the Chief Information Security Officer at Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), a federal government...

Leo overseas the management and optimisation of the ACCC’s information systems, including iManage, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft M365. He is responsible for providing strategic advice on information management, integration and analysis ensuring that ACCC’s information assets...

Nathan Wenzler is the Chief Security Strategist at Tenable, the Exposure Management company. Nathan has over 27 years of experience both in the trenches of and as CISO of Information Security programs for public  and private sector firms alike, often building them from scratch. He has also served...

Anderson is an experienced Data Platform professional with over 14 years' experience managing complex SQL Server environments on behalf of ASX-listed, private, and public organizations across Australia. Using a consultative approach, Anderson specializes in helping organizations unlock the...

Phil has over 25 years’ experience working in the converged markets of IT and Telecommunications, with the majority of that time spent both selling and designing unified communications and contact centre solutions. Phil has been employed with Enghouse for over 10 years where his passion is working...