13th CISO Leaders Australia Summit 2024 | Focus Network | 8 May 2024 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Driver Ave, Moore Park NSW 2021, Australia

The theme for this year’s summit revolves around “Managing Cybersecurity Complexity in an AI-Driven World“, this message will be conveyed by a distinguished assembly of thought leaders through keynote addresses, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and focused roundtable conversations.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tailor their own agendas, allowing them to optimize their time away from the office by participating in sessions most pertinent to their specific business needs.

Additionally, the networking opportunities available throughout the event will enable senior security executives to engage directly with a carefully curated group of technology vendors through pre arranged business meetings. These vendors will be showcased throughout the day, providing valuable assistance to leading security executives modernisation initiatives. These engagements ensure that businesses remain at the forefront of adopting new technologies, aligning their investment strategies with their overarching business goals.

Why Attend:

• Star Keynotes and Presenters
We invite only the leading international and local experts to provide sessions on site, this allows for attendees to be taught by front-line executives that compress years of meaningful experience into a systematic, well organised learning program.

• Networking Opportunities
Keeping in line with the main goal of the event in achieving new relationships, we provide a huge amount of networking opportunities for attendees through breakfast, luncheons, cocktails and informal introductions.

• 1-1 Private Meetings
Allowing both buyers and sellers the opportunity to engage with one another onsite in a series of prearranged business meetings. These provide both parties a great opportunity to build new relationships by interacting face to face.

• Targeted Sessions
Being able to experience different sessions is what makes this event unique; whether you are looking to attend an interactive workshop, roundtable, 1-1 meeting or panel discussion.

• Networking Lunch
Interacting face-to-face is still one of the most effective ways to do business. During lunch hour you will have the opportunity to do just that in a very relaxed atmosphere.

• Personalised Program
The summit is personalised for You, this means that what is important to your business is important to us. We create personalised itineraries around sessions you want to attend, allowing for your time to be spent wisely while out of the office.

2024 Speakers

Stephen Bennett
Group CISO, Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd

Katherine Jeffery
Assistant Director-General Ministerial, Media and Communications, Australian Signals Directorate

Celeste Lowe
GM Cybersecurity [CISO], Ventia

Nivedita Newar
Head of Cyber Security Strategy & Governance, University of New South Wales

Anil Yellamati
Head of Cyber, Blackmores

Himanshu Anand
Head of Cyber Threat Management, Tabcorp

Joe Smith
Acting Deputy National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Office of Cyber Security

Faizal Janif
Chief Information Security Officer, Tabcorp

Mark Smink
Director - Information Security, Brookfield Asset Management

Nimesh Mohan
Threat and Vulnerability Lead, Coca Cola Europacific Partners

Daniela Fernandez
Head of Information Security, PayPal Australia

Shyvone Forster
Director Cyber Security Operations, Department Home Affairs

Jane Stevens
Enterprise Account Executive, Delinea

Sandie Matthews
Chief Information Officer, The University of Sydney

Stephen Haddad
Chief Technology and Operations Officer, Southern Cross Austereo (SCA)

Suneetha Bodduluri
Director ICT, Service NSW

Dr. Tom Gao
Chief Technology and Digital Services Officer, City of Sydney

Mo (Mohammad) Shahbeikian
Sales Engineering Manager – APAC, Thales

Alister Freese
Account Executive, Rubrik

Darren Cockerell
Head of Solution Consulting, Australia and New Zealand, Blue Prism

Angelo Lo Certo
Head of Product and Professional Services, IMEI

Scott Hesford
Senior Director, Solutions Engineering, APJ, BeyondTrust

Matt Preswick
Enterprise Solutions Engineer, WIZ

Stephen Gillies
Technology Evangelist, Fastly

Tyron McGurgan
Chief Executive Officer, Focus Network

Andrew Milroy
VP and Head of Research, Focus Network

Ross O’Brien
Principal Advisor, Focus Network

Mary-Beth Hosking
Chief Executive Officer, VIC ICT for Women

Anthony Caruana
CEO, Media-Wize

2024 Partners

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• Beyond Trust
• WIZ

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Fastly
• Delinea
• Mimecast
• Rubrik

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Kiteworks
• Abnormal
• Thales
• Global Storage

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• CSC
• IMEI Intelligent Connectivity
• SS&C Blueprism
• Dialpad
• PingIdentity
• Vanta
• SentinelOne
• BlackBerry