2025 Cybersecurity Summit Agenda
Tuesday, September 23
Cybersecurity is no longer a back-office function. It’s a core driver of business resilience, reputation, and growth. As the threat landscape expands and stakeholder expectations rise, today’s security leaders are stepping into broader roles as strategic influencers, risk navigators, and innovation enablers. This session explores how the role is being redefined, what it takes to earn trust at the highest levels, and how to lead with confidence in an era of continuous disruption.
Blackouts stop us in our tracks. They’re unexpected, they disrupt everything, and they remind us how much we depend on things we can’t see — electricity, the internet, the hum of background systems quietly doing their job. Data loss is the same. You often don’t realise how much you rely on your data — until it’s gone. This talk uses the relatable, tangible experience of a city-wide blackout to explain why cyber resiliency matters in a world with AI:Why and how the “lights” (data) go out in the first placeThe chain reaction — how one failure can ripple through daily life and business.Why recovery speed is everything – and how a good plan feels like a backup generator kicking in.What resilience really means — not just preventing the outage but being ready to work through it and bounce back quickly.
As AI becomes embedded across the supply chain, managing third-party risk is more complex – and more critical – than ever. This panel will explore how CISOs can proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks introduced by suppliers, contractors, and service providers. Hear best practices for due diligence, continuous monitoring, contractual safeguards, and AI-aware incident response. Learn how to build a resilient, adaptive ecosystem that enables innovation without exposing your organisation to unnecessary risk.
Cybersecurity leaders in Australia face relentless pressure as threat landscapes evolve at breakneck speed. This panel explores the critical challenge of burnout among cybersecurity teams and strategies to build resilience at both individual and organisational levels. Join leading CISOs as they discuss how to recognise early signs of fatigue, foster a culture of well-being, and implement sustainable practices to maintain a motivated, effective security workforce.
In the high-pressure, always-on world of cybersecurity, burnout is a real and costly risk. In this engaging and practical session, workplace wellbeing expert Sally McGrath will share evidence-based strategies to help professionals spot early warning signs, replace unhelpful habits, and build positive daily practices that protect mental and physical health. Attendees will learn how to recognise burnout triggers unique to cybersecurity, boost resilience, and create a ripple effect of wellbeing for themselves, their teams, and their organisations—sustaining performance, sharpening decision-making, and keeping both people and systems secure.
Quantum technologies are on the horizon and promise to be the next big thing in project management. However, if quantum technologies fall into the wrong hands, we may face encryptogeddon. Dr. Skulmoski outlines the program of quantum technology and cybersecurity post-quantum cryptography projects technology leaders are planning.
Learn how to transform your board cybersecurity presentations from technical briefings into strategic conversations that resonate with directors and drive action. This session will give you a proven framework to translate cyber risks into dollars and business impact, position security as a value driver, benchmark maturity against industry peers, present risk-based investment priorities, and establish clear, measurable metrics the board can track with confidence.
