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    EVENT THEME:
    Human-Centric Cloud Email Security: Beyond Traditional Email Protection

    16th September 2025, Sydney, Australia
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    Executive Private Lunch

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    Date: Tuesday, 16th September 2025

    Time: 12pm – 2:30pm (AEST)

    Location

    Rockpool Bar & Grill, Sydney
    Bligh Lounge Room

    66 Hunter St,
    Sydney NSW 2000
    www.rockpoolbarandgrill.com.au

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    Session Overview

    95% of successful cyberattacks begin with a single email, targeting the most unpredictable element in your security infrastructure, your people. While organisations invest heavily in perimeter defences and advanced threat detection, the human element remains the most exploited attack vector.

    Most organisations still treat email security and human behaviour as separate challenges. While traditional spam filters and secure email gateways (SEGs) block known threats, they cannot address the sophisticated social engineering tactics specifically designed to exploit human psychology through email communication.

    Focus Network, in partnership with KnowBe4, is delighted to invite you to an exclusive luncheon with senior IT and Security executives. Together, we’ll explore how forward-thinking leaders are transforming their approach to email security by tackling the human factor head-on.

    Key takeaways:

    • Gain insights around why traditional SEGs and M365 fall short against next-gen AI-powered email threats
    • Be presented with executive frameworks for addressing C-Suite concerns around human risk and compliance
    • Learn how to bridge the disconnect between email security technology and human behaviour
    • Discuss new ideas on how to future-proof and enhance your M365 email security deployment to detect and prevent inbound and outbound threats
    • Walk away with actionable strategies for building email security resilience through your people

    Presenter

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    Joe Gillett, Head of ANZ, KnowBe4

    Joe Gillett is Head of ANZ at KnowBe4 where he is responsible for building and managing sales teams within the region. He has 20 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications sectors managing teams in all sectors from SMB/ mid-market/ corporate/ enterprise and government, across all verticals.

    Joe previously held sales leadership roles at 5G Networks, Optus and Telstra. He earned his honours bachelor in Business Administration from the University of La Trobe, Australia and is a Mentor and Coach to sales professionals and customers, to enable them to achieve their goals.

    Moderator

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    Tyron McGurgan, Founder and CEO, Focus Network

    Tyron McGurgan is a seasoned entrepreneur, media expert, and events professional boasting over 18 years of industry experience. As the CEO and Founder of Focus Network, a premier research and events company, Tyron has led the charge in providing innovative, localised insights, events and research platforms for senior executives and teams across the globe.

    About KnowBe4

    KnowBe4 empowers your workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by over 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 helps you strengthen your security culture and manage human risk. KnowBe4 offers a comprehensive AI-driven ‘best-of-suite’ platform for human risk management (HRM), creating an adaptive defense layer that fortifies user behavior against the latest cybersecurity threats.

    The HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness and compliance training, cloud email security, real-time security coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 transforms your largest attack surface—your workforce—into your biggest asset, actively protecting your organization against cybersecurity threats.

    Website: www.knowbe4.com

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    Joe Gillett, Head of Oceania, KnowBe4

    Joe Gillett is the Head of Oceania at KnowBe4 where he is responsible for building and managing sales teams within the region. He has 20 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications sectors managing teams in all sectors from SMB/ mid-market/ corporate/ enterprise and government, across all verticals. Gillett previously held sales leadership roles at 5G Networks, Optus and Telstra. He earned his honours bachelor in Business Administration from the University of La Trobe, Australia and is a Mentor and Coach to sales professionals and customers, to enable them to achieve their goals.

    Agenda at a glance

    3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Registration & networking

    4.00 pm – 4.05pm – Welcome address

    4.05 pm – 5.15pm – 3 course lunch served4.05 pm – 4.45pm – Embracing disruption in the financial services industry: A Privacy versus Security conundrum – Amanda Chan, BlackBerry

    4.45 pm – 5.15pm – Demo

    5.15pm – 5.45pm – Discussion

    5.45 pm – 6pm – Closing remarks

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