Mr. Gayan Benedict is the Chief Information Officer of the Reserve Bank of Australia where he is responsible for technology planning, delivery, cyber security and operations. Prior to being appointed as RBA CIO in 2018, Gayan has held senior Technology Leadership positions at the RBA, Westpac and...

Mr Karl Hanmore was appointed to the role of First Assistant Director-General Cyber Security Services (CSS) at the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) at the Australian Signals Directorate in January 2019.His role is responsible for leading the CSS Division of the ACSC providing...

Joanne Knight is a Senior Advisor in the Digital Identity Transition programme, Department of Internal Affairs, Te Tari Taiwhenua (New Zealand).She is currently custodian of New Zealand’s Evidence of Identity Standard, and responsible for its promotion and ongoing development. She was also lead...

Jason Thompson is an Assistant Chief with the United States Border Patrol, he has over 25 years of law enforcement and public safety experience.  He currently serves as the biometrics program manager for the Enforcement Systems Division, at Border Patrol Headquarters.  Mr. Thompson and his team...

Scott was appointed the Digital Transformation Agency’s Chief Strategy Officer in June 2020. He leads the Strategy and Capability Division, responsible for digital strategy, digital capability and whole-of-government architecture. Scott has more than 20 years’ experience working as a consultant and ...

Christopher Piehota has served as the Executive Assistant Director of the FBI's Science and Technology Branch since 2016.  Mr. Piehota began his career in 1995 as a Special Agent in the Newark Field Office, where he provided the Counterterrorism Program with oversight and...

Olivia is an Executive Manager and Digital Innovation leader for the City of Sydney.  With specialisations in ICT Strategy and management, service development and cyber security, she has led notable initiatives for service transformation and managing cyber risk and was the 2019 recipient of the...

Will Graves has been responsible since 2013 for the management of the full life-cycle development of Identity Management IT projects for the US Department of Defense’s Program Manager for Biometrics Chief Engineer, including the Department’s next generation identity management system. He is an...

Chloe White is the National Blockchain Roadmap Lead responsible for driving the day to day implementation of the government’s inaugural blockchain policy roadmap. Chloe is currently seconded to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources from the Treasury, where she led the...

Janice Kephart is a leading biometric and identity expert having testified before the UN Security Council and the US Congress on 19 times upon conclusion of her position as border counsel to the 9/11 Commission where she recommended biometric borders, founded the term 'terrorist travel' and ...

Hai Tran is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre.  Hai has over 15 years of GRC leadership experience across a broad range of industry sectors including higher education, telecommunications, federal government, and law enforcement, including 5 years as the...

Edward Santow has been Human Rights Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission since August 2016. Ed leads the Commission’s work on technology and human rights; refugees and migration; human rights issues affecting LGBTI people; counter-terrorism and national security; freedom of...

Within Services Australia’s Cyber Services Division, Daniel leads the Intelligence and Operations Directorate, which works 24/7 to protect the data of almost all Australians and a vast range of government services and payments.Daniel has qualifications and experience in cyber security, network and...

Alex Meaney has five years’ experience fighting scams and cybercrime across two Australian government agencies. He is an Assistant Director in the ACCC’s Consumer Strategies and Engagement team, which runs the Scamwatch function. Alex has a Master of Information Technology and Bachelor of...

Joseph Liu is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University. His research areas include cybersecurity, blockchain, IoT security, applied cryptography and privacy enhanced technology. He is currently the lead of the Monash Cybersecurity Discipline Group. He has...