RISK & CONTROLS | CYBER SECURITY | INTELLIGENCE & COUNTER INTELLIGENCE | ELECTRONICS | ANALYTICS | TECHNICAL DESIGN
Presents
2026 SERIES
ADVANCEMENTS & APPLICATIONS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION & HIGH SECURITY ENVIRONMENTS
Corresponding series
SERIES & session Sponsors 2026
SECURING REMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
- This session will focus on gaining insights in the latest developments and capabilities for establishing and maintaining situational awareness across the maritime domain, with a focus on security, sustainability and space-earth observation.
- 📅 Date: Thursday 16 April 2026
- ⏰ Time: 1pm AEST / 11am AWST
Meet the Speakers
Aaron Lincoln
NATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
DAVCOR
Brendan Laidler
GENERAL MANAGER
SENSYS GATSO GROUP
Gary Shaw
GENERAL MANAGER
RUSWIN
Codee Ludbey CPP
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
CORE42
- Vanta’s trust management platform takes the manual work out of your security and compliance process and replaces it with continuous automation—whether you’re pursuing your first framework or managing a complex program.
- 📅 Date: Wednesday 22 April 2026
- ⏰ Time: 1:00pm AEST / 11am AWST
Partnering with:
Meet the Speakers
Ben Beard
MANAGING DIRECTOR
MITHRIL SECURITY
Mark Jarratt
DIRECTOR SOUTHERN REGION
INDUSTRY RISK
Frazer Holmes
ANZ SECURITY LEAD – TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
WSP
Dr Aditya K Sood
AUTHOR & VP OF SECURITY ENGINEERING & AI STRATEGY
ARYAKA THREAT
RESEARCH LAB
Jamie Norton
ISACA Board Member
Codee is a seasoned security management professional known for his expertise in merging security and urban design principles to create secure and inviting built environments. Certified in Security Management by ASIS International and holding a Master of Science and First Class Honours degree in security management, Codee is a respected figure in the field.
His extensive experience includes managing crime, counter-terrorism, and cyber risks across government, infrastructure, arts and culture, and commercial sectors. Codee is particularly focussed on built environment strategy, public security, urban design, and security planning. Codee excels in navigating the complex security regulatory environment for corporate entities, state infrastructure projects, and public spaces, guiding projects through the design process from business case through to operations effectively.
SECURITY RISK – MIDDLE EAST AND UKRAINE CONFLICT –
IMPACT ON AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY
- In today’s security world, there are numerous security solutions that can limit access to company data and IT resources and lock down access. However, when it comes to using AI apps and their back-end models, the answer is not so simple. In this session we take a deep-dive into the challenge that Cisco saw looming on the horizon years ago and has culminated in a brand-new solution called Cisco AI Defence.
- 📅 Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026
- ⏰ Time: 9am AEDT / 7am AWST
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Murray Thompson AM, CSC
SENIOR CONSULTANT - DEFENCE & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
KINETIC IT
Dr Malcolm Davis
SENIOR ANALYST
ASPI
Stephen Beaumont AM
CHAIR
AUSTRALIA CI-ISAC
Professor Yiannis Ventikos
DEAN, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MONASH UNIVERSITY
- In today’s security world, there are numerous security solutions that can limit access to company data and IT resources and lock down access. However, when it comes to using AI apps and their back-end models, the answer is not so simple. In this session we take a deep-dive into the challenge that Cisco saw looming on the horizon years ago and has culminated in a brand-new solution called Cisco AI Defence.
- 📅 Date: Tuesday 5 May 2026
- ⏰ Time: 9am AEST / 7am AWST
Meet the Speakers
Codee Ludbey CPP
CO-FOUNDER &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
CORE42
Vlado Damjanovski
PRODUCT INNNOVATION MANAGER
OPTIC SECURITY GROUP
George Dionisopoulous
CEO &
FOUNDER
GRC4
Chris Cubbage
MODERATOR
DIRECTOR & EXECUTIVE EDITOR
MYSECURITY MEDIA
STATE OF TRUST
Security, compliance, and the future of trust
- 📅 Date: Tuesday 15 April 2025
- ⏰ Time: 1:00pm AEST / 11am AWST
Meet the Speakers
Jamie Norton
ISACA Board Member
Jason Wood
Auckland Chapter former President
Reshma Devi
Melbourne Chapter Board Member
Evan Rowse
Vanta
REQUIREMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS ON THE
PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR IN A PHASE OF MULTI-REGION CONFLICT
- In today’s security world, there are numerous security solutions that can limit access to company data and IT resources and lock down access. However, when it comes to using AI apps and their back-end models, the answer is not so simple. In this session we take a deep-dive into the challenge that Cisco saw looming on the horizon years ago and has culminated in a brand-new solution called Cisco AI Defence.
- 📅 Date: Tuesday 5 May 2026
- ⏰ Time: 1pm AEST / 11am AWST
Meet the Speakers
Kate Hampson
SECURITY CONSULTANT I RESILIENCE, SECURITY & RISK
ARUP
Luke Percy-Dove
CCTP FOUNDER / DIRECTOR
MATRYX CONSULTING
Chris Zammit
GENERAL MANAGER – SECURITY & RISK
NATIONWIDE CORPORATE SERVICES
Codee Ludbey CPP
CO-FOUNDER &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
CORE42
Sandeep Taileng
Global Speaker I Co Chair for Information Access and Protection requirements
2026 Series Speakers
Speakers are listed in alphabetical order by surname.
Sathya Balakrishnan
Cloud & Cyber Security Advisor
Ben Beard
Director
MITHRAL SECURITY
Stephen Beaumont AM
Non-Executive Director/Chair
CI-ISAC
Harry Brown
Cybersecurity Consultant
PHRONESIS SECURITY
Tony Campbell
Principal - Security Consulting & Advisory
KINETIC IT
Richard Cook
Senior Consultant, Service Integration
KINETIC IT
Vlado Damjanovski
Managing Director
VIDI LABS
Dr Malcolm Davis
Senior Analyst
ASPI
George Dionisopoulos
CEO and Co-Founder
GRC4
Daniel Ehrenreich
ICS-OT-IIoT Cyber Security Consultant | Certified Lead Auditor
Dr Daniel Floreani
CEO
CYBEROPS
Kate Hampson
Security Consultant | Resilience, Security & Risk
ARUP
Frazer Holmes
NZ Security Lead - Technical Director
WSP
Mark Jarratt
Director (Southern Region)
INDUSTRY RISK
Brendan Laidler
General Manager
SENSYS GROUP
Aaron Lincoln
National Business Development Manager
DAVCOR
Nicola Lockhart
Lecturer - Counter Terrorism, Security & Intelligence Deputy Lead
SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH GROUP
Codee Ludbey
Co-Founder and Managing Director
CORE42
Luke Percy-Dove
Founder and Director
MATRYX CONSULTING
Alastair Russel
Head of Estimating
BOON EDAM AUSTRALIA
Dr Mahendra Samarawickrama
Director- AI Safety, Governance and Policies
CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE AI
Gill Savage
Deputy Director-General
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA
Carl Seubert
Chief Research Officer
SMARTSAT CRC
Gary Shaw
General Manger
RUSWIN
Dr Aditya Sood
VP of Security Enginerring & AI Strategy Engineering
ARYAKA
Thomas Southall
Committee Manager
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARINE AIDS TO NAVIGATION (IALA)
Sandeep Taileng
Director
CYBER IN SPACE
Murray Thompson
Senior Consultant – Defence and Federal Government
KINETIC IT
Professor Yiannis Ventikos
Dean of Engineering
MONASH UNIVERSITY
Daisy Wong
Head of Security Awareness. Banking Sector | Sponsorship Manager
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN SECURITY NETWORK
Chris Zammit
General Manager - Security, Technology & Risk
NATIONWIDE CORPORATE SERVICES
More speakers to be announced soon
2026 Speakers
Ben Beard
Director - MITHRAL SECURITY
Tony Campbell
Senior Consultant – Defence and Federal Government at Kinetic IT
Richard Cook
Senior Consultant, Service Integration at Kinetic IT
George Dionisopoulos
CEO and Co-Founder of GRC4
Nicola Lockhart
Counter Terrorism, Security & Intelligence Deputy Lead - Security and Intelligence Research Group
Nicola Lockhart
Nicola Lockhart
Counter Terrorism, Security & Intelligence Deputy Lead - Security and Intelligence Research Group
Nicola Lockhart
NEXT EPISODE will be announced soon
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