Events Agenda 6D Security AI Sydney 2026
8.55am – 9.00am
Welcome by MC Extraordinaire: Adam Spencer, Media Provocateur, Math Genius, TED Speaker, Author
9.00am – 9.15am
Keynote Address: Navigating the AI Frontier: Emerging Cyber Security Threats and How We’re Responding
Keith Howard, Executive General Manager, Cyber Security & Risk, (CISO), Suncorp
9.15am – 9.45am
THE CHIEFS: CXO Leaders Panel
- AI Exposing the Attack Surface – how frontier models such as Anthropic Mythos are accelerating vulnerability discovery and reconnaissance, and what this means for patching, disclosure, and defensive readiness
- Autonomous Threats, Autonomous Defence – where AI-assisted defence is delivering real leverage today (SOC, threat intel, vulnerability management), and how to operate at machine speed without losing control
- From Assistive AI to Agentic Risk – what changes when AI systems take action across environments, and how CISOs maintain visibility, accountability, and governance beyond the “black box”
- Sovereign AI & Control Planes – balancing global AI capability with data sovereignty, regulatory obligations, and the need for resilient, locally governed infrastructure
- The Risk Posture Blueprint – the urgent priorities CISOs must present to their board and senior leadership team to drive increased cyber security investment
Panellists:
- Elena Chan, General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer, Prezzee
- Arun Singh, Chief Information Security Officer, Tyro Payments
- Gemma Kyle, Chief Risk Officer, Rest
- Ashley Diffey, Vice President ANZ, Ping Identity
9.45am – 10.00am
Keynote Address: When Intelligence Scales Faster Than Control
Neville Pinto, Strategic Security Advisor, ANZ, Splunk
10.00am – 10.15am
Fireside Chat: Domain Security as Enterprise Risk – from Overlooked Assets to Board-Level Priorities
Jayce Yeo, Senior Commercial Director, APAC, CSC and Alex Clipper, Senior Engineering – Foundational Network Services, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
10.15am – 10.30am
Fireside Chat: The AI Agent Rabbit Hole: Prototype Adventures to Production
Anthony Rees, Solutions AI Engineer, APAC, Airia & Kevin Tham, Chief Information Security Officer, RDC.AI
10.30am – 11.15am
Morning Tea
11.15am – 11.45am
THE STAND OUTS: Best Use Cases Panel
- AI on Offence – how generative AI is scaling phishing, vulnerability discovery, and exploitation, and what defenders are seeing in real-world attacks
- AI in Production – where AI is delivering measurable value across coding, SOC, and vulnerability management – and where it’s introducing new risk and false confidence
- Attack Surface Explosion – securing assets, identities, and exposure across cloud, SaaS, APIs, and AI systems, and what actually works at scale
- Agents Out of Control – governing non-human identity, shadow AI, and autonomous agents before they become unmanaged attack vectors
Panellists:
- Farina Riaz, Research Scientist, CSIRO
- Colin Renouf, Chief Information Security Officer, Healius
- Alex Taylor, Global Head of Emerging Technology, QBE Ventures
- Ryann Lofamia, Head of Cyber Security & Chief Information Security Officer, AC3
11.45am – 12.00pm
Keynote Address: Cyber Strategy as Decision Making: Navigating Risk and Choice in a Fragmented World
John Ellis, Global Head of Security Trust & Influence, QBE Insurance
12.00pm – 12.15pm
Keynote Address: Identity for the AI Era: Securing Customers, Employees and AI Agents Toby Allen, Senior Solutions Engineer, Okta
12.15pm – 12.30pm
Fireside Chat: How Telcos and Banks Are Teaming Up to Stop AI-Driven Scams and Fraud Before Money Moves
Shannon Brown, Senior Manager, Fraud and Scams: Industry, Intelligence and Disruption, Commonwealth Bank & Graham Dixon, General Manager, Scam, Fraud & Identity, Quantium Telstra
12.30pm – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm – 2.00pm
THE MODERN SECURITY LEADER – AI, Influence and Enterprise Impact
- Leading in the Age of AI Acceleration – how CISOs are redefining leadership, decision-making and accountability as AI compresses response times and expands the scale of cyber risk
- From Risk to Board Influence – translating cyber exposure into financial impact, resilience and investment priorities, and what actually drives action at board level beyond traditional security reporting
- Breaking the Burnout Cycle – confronting the mental health and sustainability challenge in cyber teams, and rethinking the “hero culture” to enable resilient, high-performing security organisations
- Future Security Capability Shift – how AI is reshaping cyber skills, reducing cognitive load in operations, and redefining what future-ready security teams and CISOs need to look like
Panellists:
- Doug Hammond, Chief Information Security Officer, Uniting
- James Ng, Chief Information Security Officer, Insignia Financial
- Simon Revelman, Chief Information Officer, Craveable Brands
- Cameron Martin, Regional Lead, Engineering APJ, Chainguard
2.00pm – 2.30pm
SCAMS, DEEPFAKES AND MISINFORMATION: Securing Truth in the Age of AI
- Synthetic Trust Breakdown – redefining what “trusted interaction” means when voice, video and identity can be convincingly fabricated in real time
- Identity Under Siege – evolving IAM from static access control to continuous, adaptive verification to counter deepfakes, synthetic identities and AI-driven impersonation
- From Detection to Intervention – where AI is delivering real impact today in identifying scams and misinformation, and how organisations are closing the gap between detection and enforcement
- Building Resilient Human + Digital Defences – embedding anti-fraud behaviours and system-level controls into everyday workflows to strengthen resilience without creating fatigue
Panellists:
- James Court, Chief Security Officer, Cleanaway
- Maria Paz, Chief Technology Officer, Epworth Healthcare
- Sam Mackay, Chief Information Security Officer, NSW Department of Customer Service
2.30pm – 2.35pm
Beach balls, mystery prizes and your chance to win
2.35pm – 2.50pm
Fireside Chat: AI Authority Drift: Closing the Governance Gap in Agentic AI
Jason Atkins, Solutions Engineer, Netskope
2.50pm – 3.20pm
INDUSTRY VOICE: Audience Questions Answered
Pose your burning cyber questions on the registration form and have them answered live from industry experts in this dynamic Q&A session.
Key topics to be discussed include:
- AI Risk & Shadow AI – controlling sprawl without killing innovation
- Fraud & Scam Prevention – identity assurance and biometric risk
- Board Reporting & Risk Quantification – KPIs that actually resonate
- Incident Response Readiness – testing before crisis hits
- Post-Quantum Strategy – practical migration pathways
Panellists:
- Anna Aquilina, Chief Information Security Officer, University of Technology Sydney
- Vishwanath Nair, General Manager Cyber & IT Risk, BaptistCare
- Andrew Hottes, Chief Digital Information Officer, Cranbrook School
- Sanjeev Gupta, Chief Information & Transformation Officer, HBF Health
3.20pm – 3.35pm
Closing Keynote: From Pilot to P&L Why 97% of AI Projects Stall
Mark Jones, Author Journalist & Entrepreneur
3.35pm – 4.30pm
Prizes Giveaway, Canapes, Music & Networking!