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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...