Cybersecurity

CISO Canberra 2026

CISO Canberra 2026 is dedicated to the public sector InfoSec community, advancing national cyber resilience by bringing together leaders to explore policy and operational realities shaping cyber security delivery across government. The conference features key themes on resilience, operational delivery, emerging threats, and leadership capability under pressu…

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32Speakers
20Sponsors
41Sessions
44Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at CISO, in alphabetical order.

Andrew Brydon
Field CTO Leader, APJ · HashiCorp, an IBM company
Andrew Latham
Principal Solution Architect APJ · Obsidian
Andrew Noonan
VP Systems Engineering · Forescout International Markets
Ashley Bell
Assistant Secretary Cyber Policy and Programs · Department of Home Affairs
Ayman Essmat
CIO · Eurobodalla Shire Council
Cr Stuart James
Councillor for Warrigal Ward & Mayor · City of Monash
Daminda Kumara
CISO · Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
David Norwood
CIO & Director Digital Health & Innovation · Sydney Local Health District
Dominic Lovell
Senior Solutions Engineering Manager · Akamai
Dr Muhammed Esgin
Deputy Director, Post-Quantum Cryptography in the Indo-Pacific Program · Monash University
Dr Rajiv Shah
Director · AISA
Greta Doherty
First Assistant Secretary, Countering Foreign Interference Cyber & Technology Group · Department of Home Affairs
Hammam Bakr
Head of Technology & Cyber Security · Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Jakub Zvěřina
Technical Program Lead for CyberPath · ACS
Jamie Norton
CISO · ASIC
Jessamy Perkins
Principal Cyber Security Adviser · Australian Government
Kane Robinson
Cyber Security Manager · National Gallery of Australia
Krishna Bagla
Manager Cyber Security Operations & Implementation · NSW Education Standards Authority
Manohar Esarapu
Chief Information & Innovation Officer · City of Port Phillip
Marc Karahasanoglu
CISO · NSW Rural Fire Service
Mark Rysanek
Cyber Liaison Officer · Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Matt Waite
Senior Director of Solution Engineering · Tanium

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

TaniumPlatinum
Airlock DigitalGold
ForescoutGold
FujitsuGold
ProofpointGold
ChainguardSilver
ThreatLockerSilver
ACNnewswireIndustry Partner
AIIAIndustry Partner
AISAIndustry Partner
AkamaiGold Partner
APAC CIO OutlookIndustry Partner
AZK MediaIndustry Partner
BoIIndustry Partner
CrestIndustry Partner
Crest AustraliaIndustry Partner
HashiCorpLead
MurFinIndustry Partner
ObsidianSilver Partner
TechDogsIndustry Partner

Agenda

Selected from 41 sessions.

  • 08:45

    Welcome from the Chairperson

  • 08:55

    Speed Networking – Making new connections!

    During this 5-minute networking session, participants can build their network. Have fun!

  • 09:00

    Opening Keynote Discussion – Interpreting Global Cyber Threat Patterns in a Fragmented World

    This keynote panel brings international and national perspectives together to help government cyber leaders make sense of global threat signals shaped by geopolitical tension, cros…

  • 09:00

    Opening Keynote Discussion: Interpreting Global Cyber Threat Patterns in a Fragmented World

    This keynote panel brings international and national perspectives together to help government cyber leaders make sense of global threat signals shaped by geopolitical tension, cros…

  • 09:35

    Agentic Runtime Security - Solving Identity and Access Gaps in Agentic AI

    AI agents are poised to transform enterprise operations, but they also introduce unprecedented identity and security challenges. This session discusses the emerging risks associate…

  • 09:35

    When Security Assumptions No Longer Hold

    Cloud‑native infrastructure, automation, and dynamic access are changing how environments behave, but many security models still rely on assumptions built for slower, more static s…

  • 10:00

    Keynote Presentation: Horizon 2: Moving from Capability Build to Operational Maturity

    This keynote explores what maturity looks like as cyber security capability is scaled across government under Horizon 2 of the 2023–2030 Cyber Security Strategy. It focuses on the …

  • 10:25

    Morning Tea Break

  • 10:55

    Complexity Is Now the Primary Risk Multiplier

    Risk is no longer driven primarily by single control failures. It is amplified by interdependencies, overlapping platforms. unclear ownership and fragile integrations. This keynote…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 44 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

44 companies. six are betting more than once.

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
6All threespeak · spons · exh
14Sponsoringsponsor only
24Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

AISA·Akamai·Fujitsu·Obsidian·Proofpoint·Tanium

Speakers by seniority

47% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite619%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of825%
  • Manager / Lead722%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles825%

Of 32 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AISASponsor · Industry Partner1
2AkamaiSponsor · Gold Partner1
3FujitsuSponsor · Gold1
4ObsidianSponsor · Silver Partner1
5ProofpointSponsor · Gold1
6TaniumSponsor · Platinum1
7ACN NewswireSponsor · Industry Partner-
8AIIASponsor · Industry Partner-
9Airlock DigitalSponsor · Gold-
10APAC CIO OutlookSponsor · Industry Partner-
11AZK MediaSponsor · Industry Partner-
12BoISponsor · Industry Partner-
13ChainguardSponsor · Silver-
14CrestSponsor · Industry Partner-
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
5% of 20
gold4
20% of 20
silver2
10% of 20
silver partner1
5% of 20
lead1
5% of 20
gold partner1
5% of 20
industry partner10
50% of 20
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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