CISO Leaders Summit Australia 2022

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ABOUT THE EVENT

The 9th CISO Leaders Australia Summit, Sydney will take place on the 12th of May 2022 at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney. The Summit will once again become THE MEETING PLACE for more than 100 of the country’s leading CISOs, Heads of IT Security, Cyber Security and CIOs.

This year’s Summit theme will be focussed on 'Shifting to an Integrated Risk-Based Approach for a Cyber Resilient Enterprise' and this message will be delivered via a number of keynotes, workshops and targeted roundtables discussions taking place throughout day.

Attendees will have the opportunity to personalise their own agenda and maximise their time out of the office by engaging in only the most relevant sessions for their business.

Our networking drinks function will provide the chance to interact face to face with peers in a very relaxed setting.

Whilst we are all adjusting to the ‘new norm' and adapting to the challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 brought for us all, we are committed to deliver a great event in a well-managed and safe environment.

We have introduced new event protocols to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all our sponsors, attendees and staff whilst continuing to deliver strong opportunities and engagements.

You can download our Safe Event Guidelines here

SPEAKERS

Chris Bezuidenhout

Managing Director, CIB CIO APAC & Emerging Markets, Deutsche Bank AG

Jonathan Milton

Head, Cyber Security, Bupa

Mitra Minai

Chief Information Security Officer, Healthscope Operations

Rassoul Ghaznavi Zadeh

Director of Information Security, ResMed

PROGRAM

The summit program is a draft and is subject to change.

Melbourne 2022
Sydney 2022

08:00

Arrival & Registration

40min

08:40

Welcome & Introduction

Tyron McGurgan, CEO, Focus Network

5min

08:45

Master of Ceremonies, CIO track main plenary

Luke Hannan, Master of Ceremonies, lukehannan.com.au

5min

Luke Hannan

Luke founded his Professional Master of Ceremonies business www.lukehannan.com.au on 3 key principles; Service, Preparation & Delivery. Based [...]

08:50

Opening Keynote Presentation – Enabling New Approaches to Organisational Digital Innovation in the Post-Pandemic Era

Chris Bezuidenhout, Managing Director, CIB CIO APAC & Emerging Markets, Deutsche Bank AG

As innovation becomes synonymous with disruption, IT leaders are distinctively set to evolve into innovation leaders. The need to building required competencies, skills to envision technology-driven business change and deliver on their commitments are essential.

30min

Chris Bezuidenhout

I am an experienced CIO with a wealth of expertise in technology management, risk, finance and large-scale transformation for employers, [...]

09:20

Keynote Presentation – Are you Encrypting your data and using a Hardware Security Module to store your keys?

Marc Airo-Farulla, Regional Sales Director Oceania (AU, NZ & Pacific Islands), Entrust

The Annual Global Encryption Trends study and the country report of Australia will help you understand why this question is so important! As Information Security leaders, protecting customer and organisational data from internal and external threats is the core pillar to Security. General security solutions and digital applications are standard practice, but what about Encryption and Key Management strategies, are you, as the leading authority in your organisation implementing these solutions and if so, are they in the most secure way with an HSM? Let's talk about the Annual GETS (Global Encryption Trends Study) and the Australia country report, where thousands of like-minded professionals have their say!

30min

Marc Airo-Farulla

Over 20 years experience and knowledge in the field of Security & Digital Technological implementations, mastered the art of enterprise [...]

09:55

Roundtable Discussion – CISO Track – Creating a Cyber-Risk Culture in the Boardroom and Beyond

Israel Huaccho, Head of Security – Global, Pepperstone

Breaking the cyber security knowledge gap
Structuring a cyber security risk profile aligned to enterprise risk
Develop an effective security metrics and dashboard

40min

Israel Huaccho

Isarel is currently the Head of Security, Globally at Pepperstone. With different hats in the technology field – Analyst, Developer, [...]

09:55

Roundtable Discussion – CIO Track – CX Collaboration – CIO as Enabler of Business Success

Tracey Evans, Chief Information Officer, SEEK

Importance of being insight-driven and operationally efficient while continuously invoking innovation
Identifying new opportunities to design and deliver a better CX thru in sync with other departments
Creating the right culture of service and accountability measures in a Post-COVID-19 world

40min

Tracey Evans

Tracey is a passionate technologist with extensive experience leading change and enterprise transformation across the Asia Pacific region. She [...]

09:55

Roundtable Discussion – CIO Track – Building a More Resilient and Adaptable Enterprise Through Technology

Ian Padgham, General Manager, Enterprise Technology & CIO, Vicinity Centres Trust

Driving the principles of agile delivery to create a more flexible organisation that’s adaptable to constant change & volatility
Rethinking tech funding and governance
Empowering both human and technology-centred solutions

40min

Ian Padgham

Ian Padgham joined Vicinity Centres in June 2015 as part of the Merger of Federation Centres and Novion Property Group (Novion) and has more than [...]

09:55

Roundtable Discussion – CISO Track – Understanding your Threat Landscape to build a Cyber Resilient Enterprise

Jonathan Milton, Head of Cybersecurity, Bupa

Driving a threat-led security posture
Train like you fight, being ready for game day
Being ransomware ready, throughout your enterprise

40min

Jonathan Milton

Jonathan is currently the head of cyber security at Bupa. With over 15 years leading complex programs of investment across cyber security, [...]

10:35

Networking Break

15min

10:55

Workshop 1 – CISO Track – Keeping pace with evolving regulatory and cyber landscapes

Jay Hira, Security and Compliance Advisor, Salesforce

Amr Ibrahim, Lead Platform Specialist, Salesforce

As we grapple with the rapidly changing threat and regulatory environments, it is important for organisations to take a step back to reflect on their business strategy and adapt their security and compliance stance accordingly. This is doubly so for cloud providers like Salesforce.

In this session, we will cover these evolving landscapes as we see them, how we measure our success, how we embed TRUST into everything we do, and what we have learnt - not only from within, but also from our customers.

30min

Jay Hira

Jay is an innovative and adept information security practitioner with 14+ years of experience, having successfully delivered information security [...]

Amr Ibrahim

Amr is an experienced technical architect with 12+ years of experience in the IT industry. He holds a degree in software engineering. He has [...]

10:55

Workshop 1 – CIO Track – Securing Endpoints and Ensuring Compliance

Matthew Burns, Director, BigFix, Asia Pacific & Japan, HCL Software

Enterprises are under increasing pressure to protect data from breaches in an aggressive attack environment. Security professionals must re-evaluate their security software to adjust for new threats and risk with an eye on reducing complexity. In this session, you will hear;

How are enterprises dealing with compliance challenges around distributed workforces?
What are the key trends around data breaches, and how can organizations defend against those risks?
How can organizations consolidate security toolkits and software?

30min

Matthew Burns

Matthew Burns is responsible for customer satisfaction and solution responsibility for the BigFix business in the Asia Pacific and Japan. He has [...]

11:30

Workshop 2 – CIO Track – Adopting AI to Enhance Your Data and Analytics Capability

Venkata Valluri, Global IT Director, Treasury Wine Estates

Importance in leveraging AI and advanced analytics in driving value creation
Dealing with the data deluge across multiple systems
Implementing data governance to break data silos for effective data centralisation

30min

Venkata Valluri

Venkata is currently the Global IT Director Analytics and Insights for Treasury Wine Estates. He is a skilled data management and analytics [...]

11:30

Workshop 2 – CISO Track – CISOs & Board – Are you speaking the same language?! How to translate your technical cyber language and have an effective risk-based discussion with the Board

Mitra Minai, Chief Information Security Officer, Healthscope Operations

Take-aways from this session:

Translate the technical language of Cyber Risk and align with business strategy and objectives
Techniques in presenting the Cybersecurity Strategy and Roadmap to the Board
Demonstrating the business value of cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Metrics and Dashboard reporting
Moving the organization from Cyber Defense to Cyber Resilience

30min

Mitra Minai

Mitra is a senior Technology and Security Transformation executive with over 20 years’ experience working in the Health, Financial and [...]

12:05

Roundtable Discussion – CIO Track – Innovate from Anywhere: succeeding in the next normal

Clyde Fernandez, RVP, Platform, Salesforce

Byron Collins, Executive Director Business Services & Chief Technology Officer, University of Melbourne

If the past year has taught us anything, it's that digital transformation is an urgent priority for Australian businesses. But as we accelerate the shift from information to innovation, we need to be acutely aware of changes in our customer and employee expectations. Join us for an interactive discussion with some Trailblazers who will provide insights on some of the key contributors to your success, including:

Enabling work from anywhere
Why culture matters now more than ever, and
Growing your innovation talent pool

40min

Clyde Fernandez

Clyde is a career technologist who has spent time working in many sectors in Australia, Asia & the UK. He now works for Salesforce, leading a [...]

Byron Collins

Provides a full range of class leading information technology and facilities management services to all operating entities of the University, and [...]

12:05

Roundtable Discussion – CISO Track – App, Data and Edge Security – Working in Unison

Reinhart Hansen, Director of Technology, Office of the CTO, Imperva

Almost every organisation is juggling a skilfully stacked mix of security vendors and solutions. Add a threat you didn’t know existed; mix in some new cloud apps; cover all of that with the new Privacy Act and data regulations. In this roundtable, we’ll discuss:

How you can avoid complexity in your security stack
Strategies for taking the high-ground from hackers and cybercriminals
Integrating app, data and edge security for the best defence
Responding to evolving legislative and industry regulations

40min

Reinhart Hansen

Experienced Cyber Security & IT professional with a demonstrated history of working in technology advisory, architecture, solution design and [...]

12:05

Roundtable Discussion – CISO Track – Emerging AppSec Trends in 2021 and Beyond

Randeep Chhabra, General Manager, AppScan, Asia Pacific & Japan, HCL Software

Today Enterprise Applications are one of the most valuable IT asset for organizations, as these applications run critical business processes, conduct transactions and deliver offerings. These applications are being built at the speed of DevOps to address aggressive Time to Market and Agility requirements. Prioritizing speed without security in app development can lead to an uptick in critical vulnerabilities with disastrous results. To avoid this, organizations must address security earlier in the software development life cycle. While the security technologies across networking and operations are more commonly implemented to high standards, we see unique challenges and trends faced by clients in implementing effective application security programs.

Join the HCL Software roundtable session for a robust discussion on the following:

How are CISOs improving processes to integrate security into DevOps, and what challenges do they face?
What are the practices, techniques and strategies that can be used to achieve better application security?
What are the key trends for 2021 and beyond?

40min

Randeep Chhabra

Randeep Chhabra leads the HCL AppScan business across Asia Pacific and Japan at HCL Software. Randeep has been actively working for more than a [...]

12:05

Roundtable Discussion – CIO Track – Driving Your Competitive Advantage with Cloud-First Identity and Access Management

Dragan Vladicic, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineer, Asia Pacific, Okta

These days, many organizations are operating their IT environment in a hybrid state. While the cloud has allowed organizations to realize new levels of efficiency and ROI by leveraging modern approaches such as SaaS, a certain number of apps will likely remain on-premises for the foreseeable future.

And while the efficiencies of a cloud-first approach are well established, organizations and their employees find it difficult to move back-and-forth between their SaaS apps on one side of the hybrid state, and those legacy applications that need to remain within the on-premises data center.

Identity technologies help ease the pain of moving between these two worlds, and organizations relying on legacy solutions can create friction within their business, with disjointed architectures that create duplicate capabilities. This inconsistent and slow integration experience can create issues for employees who rely on SaaS for their daily work but might need to access on-premises apps for critical projects.

How can security and IT teams provide employees with a seamless, yet secure, experience as they need to access both SaaS and on-premises applications? How can organizations leverage a cloud-first approach to better manage their applications as well as identity and access management (IAM)? What are the best ways for organizations to leverage newer technologies to help scale their infrastructure to meet customer needs?

40min

Dragan Vladicic

Bio coming [...]

12:45

Networking Lunch

40min

13:30

Workshop 3 – CIO Track – Digital Challenges and Opportunities of a Global Health Crisis

Dr. Malcolm Thatcher, Chief Technology Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted typical work streams and services across all sectors around the world. It is imperative to redefine priorities, reallocating resources, and identifying new opportunities to have impact to create space for rapid innovation and scale-up of existing digital tools.

30min

Dr. Malcolm Thatcher

Dr Malcolm Thatcher is the Chief Technology Officer at the Australian Digital Health Agency, a role he commenced in February 2021. Dr Thatcher [...]

13:30

Workshop 3 – CISO Track – Securing the “new normal”

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Former Regional CISO, Standard Chartered Bank

There are 2 types of organizations, the ones they know they been hacked and the ones they don't. Do you know where you stand? While COVID-19 enforced us to adopt the new normal, did you adopt the new cybersecurity best practices?

30min

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Dr Erdal Ozkaya is known as a passionate, solutions-focused professional with a comprehensive global background within the information technology, [...]

14:05

Workshop 4 – CISO Track – Reinforcing a Robust Enterprise Security Architecture Framework

Magesh Dhanasekaran, Head, Security Architecture & Design, UniSuper

Identify your biggest challenges/needs, threat modelling and attack surface analysis
Gaining buy-in from senior-level personnel and having them model the cybersecurity behaviours
Creating a sustainable, scalable security architecture framework

30min

Magesh Dhanasekaran

Magesh is responsible for Cybersecurity Architecture, Strategy and Application Security at UniSuper. He is an experienced cybersecurity architect [...]

14:05

Workshop 4 – CIO Track – Fortifying Your Digital Transformation Strategy for Post-Covid Economy

Speaker to be confirmed

How has the pandemic changed priorities?
Accelerating Melbourne Airport’s digital transformation and implementing agility focusing of core process
Policies to prepare for the future of work

30min

14:40

Workshop 5 – CISO Track – Prioritising Integration of Governance, Risk and Compliance in Cybersecurity in the New Normal

Vijay Narayan, Chief Information Security Officer, Environment Protection Authority

Re-emphasized the importance of data protection through a multitude of mandates
Implementation of security controls on cloud components
Providing leadership with timely, comprehensive risk and compliance-related reporting

30min

Vijay Narayan

Vijay is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at Environment Protection Authority. He is a subject matter expert in Information [...]

14:40

Workshop 5 – CIO Track

Speaker and synopsis coming soon

Topic and synopsis coming soon

30min

15:15

Roundtable Discussion – CIO Track- Speaker and synopsis coming soon

30min

15:15

Roundtable Discussion – CISO Track – Delivering an Agile Security Operations Centre

Luke Steller, Head, Global Cyber Security Operations & Threat Intelligence, ANZ

In this workshop, Luke will cover:

Automating security operations to keep up with growing threats across continuous controls testing;
SIEM alerting and risk scoring, incident case management, incident response, actionable threat intelligence, security devops, autonomous workforce and cloud;
Aligning security to organisational strategy and mapping to key threat frameworks.

30min

Luke Steller

Luke heads the Security Operations Centre and Threat Intelligence in one of the largest financial institutions in Australia which operates in [...]

15:50

Keynote Presentation – Addressing Diversity and Digital Skills Deficiency in a Rapidly Changing Future

Speaker coming soon

The importance of reskilling and upskilling as new roles emerge and skills requirements change. Leverage the experts you already have on staff and creating an extensive career path. Adopting more inclusive hiring practices outside of traditional talent pools.

30min

16:20

Closing Keynote Presentation – Time for a National Ransomware Strategy

Speaker TBC

Ransomware is the highest threat facing Australian businesses and government in the cyber domain. The federal government must play a leading role in making enterprises a less attractive target for these ransomware groups by creating potential policies, including increased law enforcement, targeted international sanctions, offensive cyber actions and regulating the payment of ransoms.

30min