27-28 August 2025
ICC, Darling Harbour, Sydney
PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST 2025
9:15 – 9:20am Opening Remarks and Housekeeping, Maksym Szewczuk, Security and Risk Management Specialist, Bechtel Australia
9:20 – 9:25am Welcome Remarks, John Gellel, President, ASIAL
9:25 – 9:30am Sponsor Remarks, Dennison Hambling, Managing Director, Intelligent Monitoring Group, the parent company of ADT Security Australia
9:30 – 10:00am
10:00-10:50am
AI-generated Deep Fake and Synthetic attacks – child’s play or malicious weapon? Paul Magee, CEO, Auraya
Keynote: Security in a Multipolar World. Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping — how three wildcards are overturning global security. Peter Jennings AO PSM, Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, Peter Jennings Strategy Consultants Pty Ltd
10:50 – 11:30am Morning Tea Break
11:30am – 12:00pm A Collaborative Approach to Security - Preparing for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, Dominic Olliff, Director of Venues, Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee
12:00 – 12:30pm SOCI Act Compliance and Assurance, lessons learnt, Jonathan Howe, Business Director, Security and Risk, Facility Security Officer, Beca Applied Technologies
12:30 – 1:10pm
Panel - Fostering a Strong and Collaborative Security Culture in a Changing Security Environment, Scott O’Driscoll, National Security Manager, ABC, Hannah Mason, Director, Production, Events & Security, Sydney Opera House, Shane Brady, Associate Director, Strategic Security Unit, Corporate Services Group, Premier’s Department NSW
1:10 – 2:10pm Lunch
2:10 – 2:40pm Assessing and Responding to a Changing Security Environment, Colin Green, Chief Inspector, Manager, Terrorism Protections Unit, Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics, NSW Police Force
2:40 – 3:20pm From Complexity to Clarity - Strategies for Effective Stakeholder Engagement, Assam Victor-Ifeanyi, Security Operations Engineer, Health Sector
3:20 – 3:50pm Zero Trust for Physical Access: Moving Beyond Keys and Credentials, Michael Stuer, CEO, portier
3:50 – 4:20pm Insider Threats and Intention Discernment: A Cognitive Approach to Security, Victor C. Okoro, Doctoral Researcher, University of Otago
4:20pm Day 1 Wrap up
4:25pm Close
SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS
PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST 2025
MC
Maksym Szewczuk
Security and Risk Management Specialist, Bechtel Australia
John Gellel President, ASIAL
Dennison Hambling
Managing Director, Intelligent Monitoring Group
Jonathan Howe
Business Director, Security & Risk, Facility Security Officer, Beca Applied Technologies
Colin Green Chief Inspector, Manager, Terrorism Protections Unit, Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics, NSW Police Force
Scott O’Driscoll
National Security Manager, ABC
Assam Victor-Ifeanyi
Security Operations Engineer, Health Sector
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Peter Jennings AO PSM Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, Peter Jennings Strategy Consultants
Paul Magee CEO, Auraya
Dominic Olliff
Director of Venues, Brisbane 2032 Olympic & Paralympic Games Committee
Hannah Mason Director, Production, Events & Security, Sydney Opera House
Michael Stuer CEO, portier
Shane Brady Associate Director, Strategic Security Unit, Corporate Services Group, Premier’s Department NSW
Victor C. Okoro Doctoral Researcher, University of Otago
PROGRAM THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST 2025
9:10 – 9:15am Opening Remarks – Welcome to Day 2 – MC Rinske Geerlings, Managing Director, Business As Usual
9:15 – 9:45am Risks, Security and Regulations for AI/Machine Learning, Colin Renouf, Chief Information Security Officer / Principal Cyber Security Enterprise Solution Architect, Healius
9:45 – 10:15am Advancing Protective Security Settings for the Protection of all, Hamish Hansford, Deputy Secretary, Cyber and Infrastructure Security, Department of Home Affairs
10:15 – 10:45am A Different Angle to Improve Operational Readiness through Table Top Exercise, Dian Erliasari, Senior Information Security Manager, Security and Risk Management, Global Networks and Technology, Telstra
10:45 – 11:15am Morning Tea Break
11:15 – 11:45am A Data-Driven Approach to Security and Safety Process Optimisation Using Intelligence at the Edge, Ollencio D'Souza, Managing Director, TechnologyCare
11:45 – 12:15pm Advanced Threat Intelligence and Cyber Security Strategies, Siddharth Rajanna, Head of Cyber Security, Bingo Industries
12:15 – 12:20pm Leadership in the Modern Era, Cathy Dimarchos, Founder and CEO, Solutions2You
12:20 – 1:00pm
Panel - The Rise of AI: Trends, Challenges and Leading Ahead, Anna Acopian, Founder & CEO, SafegateAI, Tanya Kunze, Neuroscience coach, Swift Global Consulting, Stephen Kowal, CEO of Atturra, Lee Hickin, Executive Director, Australian National AI Centre, Australian Government
1:00 – 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 – 2:30pm The Double-Edged Sword of Supply Chain Security, Henry Ward, Lead Consultant, Orro Group
2:30 – 3:00pm When Doors Lie: Real-World Cyber-Physical Breaches & How to Stop Them, John Kouroutzoglou, Founder / Cybersecurity & GRC Consultant, Secure Tactix
3:00 – 3:40pm Sink or Sync: Cybersecurity Strategies to Connect, Protect and Build, Amanda Spencer, Director, Solutions Engineering, Cloudfare
3:40pm Day 2 Wrap Up
3:45pm Close
SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS
PROGRAM THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST 2025
Colin Renouf Chief Information Security Officer / Principal Cyber Security Enterprise Solution Architect, Healius
Ollencio D’Souza Managing Director, TechnologyCare
Tanya Kunze Neuroscience Coach, Swift Global Consulting
John Kouroutzoglou Founder / Cybersecurity & GRC Consultant, Secure Tactix
Rinske Geerlings Managing Director, Business As Usual
Hamish Hansford Deputy Secretary, Cyber & Infrastructure Security, Department of Home Affairs
Siddharth Rajanna Head of Cyber Security, Bingo Industries
Stephen Kowal CEO, Atturra
Amanda Spencer Director, Solutions Engineering, Cloudflare
Dian Erliasari Senior Information Security Manager, Security & Risk Management, Global Networks & Technology, Telstra
Anna Acopian Founder & CEO, SafegateAI
Lee Hickin Executive Director, Australian National AI Centre, Australian Government
Henry Ward Lead Consultant, Orro Group
