Cybersecurity

2026 OWASP New Zealand Day

The 2026 OWASP New Zealand Day conference is a leading NZ event devoted entirely to application security. Organised by AppSec New Zealand Incorporated, this not-for-profit event brings IT project managers, security consultants, developers, and students together to learn, network, and collaborate. The conference features a two-day format, live streaming, pre-…

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21Speakers
0Sponsors
83Sessions
18Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.

Aswathy Sundaresan Nair
Technical and Application Support Manager · Foster Moore
Austin Chamberlain
Scientist · Defence Science and Technology, NZDF
Denis Andzakovic
Principal Security Consultant · Pulse Security
Gallagher Security
OWASP
James Cooper
Senior Application Developer · 2Degrees
John DiLeo
Application Security Lead · Gallagher Security
Karan Bansal
Global Head of AI and Security Innovation · ArmorCode
Karthik
Security Architect · Southern Cross Health Society
Keita Higak
Sales Engineer · Sysdig
Kirk Jackson
Lightspeed Commerce · Lightspeed Commerce
Matt Dekker
Technical Testing Lead · PrivSec Consulting
Max
Senior Engineer · Plexure
Michael Matthee
Application Security Leader · CyberCX/Accenture New Zealand
Monish Alur Gowdru
Cybersecurity professional
Nathan Ellison
Penetration Tester · CyberCX/Accenture
Oliver Szimmetat
Chief Privacy Officer and Director of Security and Compliance · TaxBit
Peter Jakowetz
Managing Director · PrivSec Consulting
Ricky Gummadi
Senior Solution Architect · Microsoft
Sam Pickles
Founder · RedShield
Sean
Consultant
Stephen Coates
Cyber Security Consultant · Aura Information Security (powered by Kordia)

Agenda

Selected from 83 sessions.

  • Friday, 4 September 2026 10:00 - 10:50

    Hack Your Way Into Security Engineering: Beating the Hiring Pipeline

    Track One
  • Friday, 4 September 2026 10:00 - 10:50

    OWASP MultiJuicer CTF (all day)

    Demos/Breakouts
  • Friday, 4 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:50

    Hack Your Way Into Security Engineering: Beating the Hiring Pipeline

    Track One
  • Friday, 4 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:50

    OWASP MultiJuicer CTF (all day)

    Demos/Breakouts
  • Friday, 4 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:50

    Hack Your Way Into Security Engineering: Beating the Hiring Pipeline

    Track One
  • Friday, 4 September 2026, 10:00 - 10:50

    OWASP MultiJuicer CTF (all day)

    Demos/Breakouts
  • Friday, 4 September 2026, 10:00 - 17:00

    OWASP MultiJuicer CTF (all day)

    Demos/Breakouts
  • Friday, 4 September 2026 10:55 - 11:25

    Scores and traffic lights feed the illusion of security, but does security happen between annual audits?

    Track One
  • Friday, 4 September 2026, 10:55 - 11:25

    Scores and traffic lights feed the illusion of security, but does security happen between annual audits?

    Track One
Company intelligence

An audience of 18 companies, parsed from the program.

Eighteen companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
18Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

19% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite15%
  • Founder / Owner15%
  • Director / Head of210%
  • Manager / Lead419%
  • Engineer · IC733%
  • Research / Science15%
  • Other roles524%

Of 21 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1PrivSec Consulting2
22Degrees1
3ArmorCode1
4Aura Information Security (powered by Kordia)1
5CyberCX/Accenture1
6CyberCX/Accenture New Zealand1
7Defence Science and Technology, NZDF1
8Foster Moore1
9Gallagher Security1
10Lightspeed Commerce1
11Microsoft1
12OWASP1
13Plexure1
14Pulse Security1
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.