14th CISO Leaders Australia Summit 2024 | Focus Network | 4 September 2024 | Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne, Crown Promenade, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia

This event will once again serve as the premier gathering for more than 150 of the state’s foremost CISOs, Heads of IT Security, Cyber Security experts, and IT executives.
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.

2024 Speakers

Dr. Alan D. Thompson
World Expert in AI

Sanja Marais
Chief Technology and Security Officer, Aspen Medical

Nigel Hedges
Chief Information Security Officer, Chemist Warehouse

Jayne Crossling
Detective Superintendent, Australian Federal Police Cybercrime Operations

Stephen Bennett
Group CISO, Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd

Catherine Buhler
CISO & Advisory, AISA

Sandra Barns
General Manager Risk, Technology Data Cyber, Judo Bank

Jamie Rossato
Former CISO, Lion

Lukasz Gogolkiewicz
Head of Cyber Security, Accent Group Limited

Callum Nelson
Chief Information Security Officer, Ebos Group Limited

Steven Bonnici
CIO - Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Ford Motor Company

Richa Sharma
Head of Technology, GSK

Goran Stefkovski
Chief Technology Officer, Kogan.com

Frank De Sa
Chief Information Officer, Just Group

Anna Clive
Former CIO

Sinan Erbay
Chief Information Officer, RMIT

Alan Sharvin
Chief Information Officer, Tabcorp

Tracey Evans
Chief Technology Officer, Virtus Health

Karl Neubauer
Chief Information Officer, Global Retail Brands

Ed Tollinton
Chief Information Officer, Nando’s

Idris Shamsi
Chief Information Officer, RACV

Joanna Dalton
Head of Cyber Defence, REA Group

Joel Deutscher
Executive General Manager, Technology & Innovation, Planit

Bharath Kumar
Head of Marketing & Customer Experience, Zoho Creator

Joshua Goodman
Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Abnormal Security

Alex Edwards
COO, Planit

Zeeshan Ilyas
Cybersecurity Solution Engineer, Delinea A/NZ

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

Steve Baker
Regional Director, Rubrik

Scott Hesford
Senior Director, Solutions Engineering, APJ, BeyondTrust

Daniel Moloney
Solutions Engineering Lead APAC, Wiz

Caroline Soo
Vice President, Customer Success, APAC & Japan, KnowBe4

Tyron McGurgan
Chief Executive Officer, Focus Network

Andrew Milroy
VP and Head of Research, Focus Network

Ross O’Brien
Principal Advisor, Focus Network

Anthony Caruana
Principal Advisor, Focus Network

David Gee
Principal Advisor, Focus Network

2024 Partners

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• BeyondTrust
• Wiz

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Mimecast
• Rubrik

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Abnormal
• Delinea
• Global Stotage
• Kiteworks
• Planit
• Zoho
• KnowBe4

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• BlackBerry Cybersecurity
• SS&C | Blueprism
• PingIdentity
• SentinelOne
• Armis
• Baidam
• Vectra
• Brandsec
• To The New
• OneStepGroup
• Cribl