Dr Greg Austin leads the Program on Cyber, Space and Future Conflict at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). He also holds an appointment  as Professor of Cyber Security, Strategy and Diplomacy at UNSW Canberra where he set up one of the world’s first Master’s programs in a public university on cyber war and peace. He has a 40-year career in international security affairs, with specialisation in cyber policy, counter-terrorism, China and Russia. He has led consultancy teams for the UK and Australian governments. Greg has worked with leaders in ..read more

Adam is the co-founder is Cyber Revolution, a cyber security training institute based in Sydney. He has been in the education space for close to a decade now and education is one of his core values. With a bachelors degree in Secondary Education form the University of Canberra. Questions:  What were your goals when you were in year 10? What changed? I believe you’re a qualified PE Teacher? Tell me about this experience What made you go from PE Teaching to Cyber? What is your role? What skills do you require? What are your weaknesses & how did you recognise these? Have you or ..read more

Allyn has been involved in the use of technology in learning for more than 30 years across a range of industries including education, defense, aerospace and government. During that time, he has worked for organisations such as University of Melbourne, RMIT University, Open Learning Australia (now Open Universities Australia), HarvestRoad Ltd, Cisco, and the Australian Computer Society. He has led projects in Australia, the United States, Mexico and South Korea.  As inaugural CEO of DeakinDigital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deakin University, he led innovation in the development and impl ..read more

Samira Tollo CTO and co-founder of Elbaite (P2P cryptocurrency exchange) and a blockchain consultant with IBM is passionate about growing Australian grown blockchain use cases. She is an electrical engineer with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours) from The University of Queensland. Samira’s accomplishments in the field have been recognised, in 2020 she was a finalist for Rising star of the year 2020 in the Women in Digital National Awards, during her time in University she was awarded with Electrical Engineering Alumni Advantage Scholarship and a Supporting Women Scholarsh ..read more

Ross Turner studied for his Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology at the University of Wollongong between 2015-2018 where his highlights include; - Techniques in Biotechnology and Medical Research (Lab & Theory) - Cell and Molecular Biology (Lab & Theory) - Immunity and Infection (Lab & Theory) - Genetics (Lab & Theory) - Social Aspects of Genetics and Biotechnology - Biochemistry (Lab & Theory) - Bio-informatics of Genome and Bio-molecules (Lab & Theory) - Analytical Chemistry (Lab & Theory) - Organic Chemistry (Lab & Theory) - Organic Synthesis (Lab & Theory ..read more

Bethany Cooper is an incident responder with a passion for cybersecurity. At the age of 21 while still at university, she started working within the incident response team at Gridware with a dedication to battling evil in cyberspace. In her spare time, she enjoys reading about (and sometimes developing!) the latest vulnerabilities and exploits, performing OSINT on cyber threat groups for her research, and playing video games with her friends. After completing the SANS FOR508 course and attaining her GCFA certification, her recent research has focused on the motivations and techniques of Advanc ..read more

“Melissa, was once told that you were are too young to be an executive, no-one will take you seriously!" Since then, you have dedicated yourself to changing people's mindsets. Melissa studied organisational culture and leadership. Successfully led strategic business development across various organisations and government. Melissa now operates ??? ??????? ?????? full time and ❤️’s her job! She empowers others to achieve career goals, cultivates self-confidence, and in turn influence recruiters and hiring manager's perspectives. Melissa has a Master's degree and senior management experience, and ..read more

Joshua is currently a 2nd year student studying a bachelor’s degree of Cyber Security and Behaviour at Western Sydney University. An ambassador for the NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node, where he spends time as participating in panel discussions, teacher immersion activities and delivering activities to secondary school students.  Josh also spends his time as a Cyber Security Research Assistant at Western Sydney University, and very active in looking out for opportunities within the Cyber security field. Questions: What were your goals when you were in year 10? What changed? What ar ..read more

Martin Buckland is the General Manager APAC, for Huntsman Security and is responsible for the APAC region’s customer and partner engagement, as well as strategic business development. He works directly with customers, Huntsman’s channel partners, prospective customers and internal engineering and development teams to deliver solutions that deliver cyber resilience.  Martin has over 25 years commercial experience developed across both international and domestic markets. Martin is passionate about the need to elevate the discussion on cyber security to all aspects of business, recognising t ..read more

Georgia Turnham studied at Macquarie University where she gained her Bachelor of Security Studies, Security (traditional and non-traditional threats). Georgia, was part of a team at Project Everest Ventures, working in Malawi, Africa for the ‘Hidden Hunger’ project; based around providing an accessible digital information system to inform rural communities about what crops to grow locally to ensure a complete diet, with the aim to integrate this approach on a community level. Guided by the UNs Sustainable Development goals. She is now a cyber security advisor at Trustwave and volunteers with t ..read more