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The eclectic life of Todd Sampson began on Cape Breton Island, off the north east coast of Canada. He grew up in modest circumstances. His father was a factory worker for Coca-Cola and his mother a checkout girl for KFC.

While neither of them had any formal education, Todd entered university on full scholarship studying biology and economics and then went on to complete an MBA by age 24. Todd is the national CEO of Leo Burnett Australia - one of the world’s leading communication companies – they were recently ranked as the 7th most creative company in the world. He is the co-creator of the Earth Hour initiative – the largest environmental movements in history - reaching over 1.4 billion people in over 5500 cities.

The Financial Review and News Limited ranked him as one of the most influential executives in Australia. He has won CEO of the Year twice and has featured on the cover of BRW magazine.

Todd is also the breakout star and co-host of the smash hit ABC show The Gruen Transfer.

Jordana Borensztajn is a keynote speaker, a TEDx speaker, a corporate humourist, an event MC, a public speaking trainer and... a magician and mentalist. 

She was a News Corp Australia journalist, she worked at Nova Entertainment as online music editor, content producer and social media manager, she’s written two business-marketing books and an illustrated children’s book, and she’s performed two sold-out shows in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 

When Jordana’s not on stage delivering high-energy presentations and MCing conferences, she’s busy seeking out small animals to take selfies with to boost her Instagram following.

Morgan is the CEO of Koorana Child & Family Services, a not-for-profit which has operated for nearly 50 years delivering child and family support services including early childhood intervention, therapeutic supports, early childhood education, local playgroups and other family and sector supports. Koorana turns over $7M per annum and employs 72 FTE a year, supporting nearly 2,100 children a year across 80 suburbs. 

Prior to Koorana, Morgan was the inaugural CEO of Family Spirit, a joint venture between CatholicCare Sydney and Marist180 working in family preservation, foster care and adoptions. 

Morgan has broad experience working across a range of social service sectors including child and family, youth, disability, mental health, out-of-home care, adoption, residential, homelessness and aged care. She also is a Director and Chair of The Essential Foundation. 

Morgan has a Master’s Degree in Couple and Family Therapy and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). She also has Bachelor’s degrees in both Psychology and Sociology. 

Morgan is passionate about assisting all children and families to thrive through services, supports, thought, leadership and advocacy. In the past several years she has coordinated and connected with other providers working in early intervention to compile joint responses to various government reforms including the NDIS Early Childhood Reset, the NDIS Review, the NDIS Pricing Review, the Early Years Strategy, NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Review, NSW IPART Review, as well as engagement with a range of government departments and key public officials. This has led to the establishment of the Early Childhood Intervention Best Practice Network – a group of now 19 providers (and growing!) working together to champion best practices in early intervention.

Dhanesh Singh is a globally experienced Compliance, Governance, Risk and Assurance professional having worked across multiple jurisdictions, spanning a career of 30 plus years in senior executive roles across Financial Services, Public Sector and Not for Profit entities.

Her specialisation focusses on using data as a value driver by allowing organisations to democratise its data asses to explore benefits, opportunities and risk reduction strategies, whilst ensuring personal and sensitive data remains protected at all times, in compliance with local and international regulatory obligations. 

Dhanesh currently works with purpose driven Public and Private sector Clients in Australia, the UK and Africa helping organisations adopt better data, privacy and AI governance practices whilst focusing on current and emerging risks to strengthen strategic growth and compliance. 

Jay Hira is a prominent leader in the cyber security industry, with experience spanning across attack, defence, architecture, governance, strategy, and transformation.

With over 18 years of global experience, Jay has partnered with many businesses to drive change, deliver defensible cyber strategy amd resilience capabilities, reduce risk, foster customer trust, and enhance revenue security. 

Jay is dedicated to raising awareness and on a mission to make cyber security simple and accessible for all.

 Carly Kind commenced as Australia’s Privacy Commissioner in February 2024 for a 5-year term.

As Privacy Commissioner, she regulates the handling of personal information by entities covered by the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and seeks to influence the development of legislation and advance privacy protections for Australians. 

Ms Kind joined from the UK-based Ada Lovelace Institute, where she was the inaugural director. As a human rights lawyer and leading authority on the intersection of technology policy and human rights, she has advised industry, government and non-profit organisations on digital rights, artificial intelligence, privacy and data protection, and corporate accountability in the technology sphere. She has worked with the European Commission, the Council of Europe, numerous UN bodies and a range of civil society organisations. She was formerly legal director of Privacy International, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting data rights and governance.

Ms Kind has a Masters of Science, International Relations (Hons) from the London School of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland.

Alana Tobgui is the Head of Security Operations at CTRL Cybersecurity and brings a wealth of experience from her previous roles in the healthcare and not-for-profit sectors. Her background encompasses both the technical aspects of cybersecurity and practical experience with governance and compliance, allowing her to navigate and manage complex security environments effectively.

Active in the cybersecurity community, Alana shares her expertise and insights to foster better security practices and product improvements. She understands the importance of a well-rounded approach to cybersecurity, emphasising the technical execution and strategic planning necessary to secure modern organisations.

Leon is the ANZ Regional Director at cybersecurity company Claroty. His focus is to help Australia’s critical infrastructure and industrial organisations on their journeys to discover, assess and protect their entire cyber-physical infrastructure - assets which are not typically protected by IT Security Cyber Controls. Leon also runs the YouTube channel @XIoTCyber, where he talks about different cyber-physical security topics in easily consumable, bite-sized thought leadership pieces.

Furthermore, Leon is the Author of The Trust Matrix, a book about how trusted relationships between different people helps teams work together more effectively.

Leon’s articles are regularly featured in Australian Technology Publications and he has appeared on National Television sharing advice on cybersecurity in a way which is accessible to the general public.

 Chirag Joshi is a multi-award winning, seasoned cyber security executive with extensive experience building and leading cyber security and risk management programs in multiple countries across various industries. These include financial services, government, energy, higher education, and consulting, among others. He is the author of the two bestselling books – “7 Rules to Become Exceptional at Cyber Security” and “7 Rules to Influence Behaviour and Win at Cyber Security Awareness." 

Chirag is featured in the prestigious CSO30 list of top cyber security executives in Australia. He is the Founder and CISO at 7 Rules Cyber – an innovative cyber security advisory and thought leadership company. Chirag is also a Board Director for ISACA Sydney.  Chirag is a well-known keynote speaker and has presented at numerous leading international and regional conferences and forums. He has led teams and multi-million-dollar cyber transformation initiatives. He has experience in both IT and OT environments and managing cyber security through mergers and acquisitions 

Luke Davey is Director of Cyber Secure Operations for Yokogawa overseeing the delivery of managed cyber security services for some of Australia and New Zealand's most critical infrastructure operations.

During his 25 year career, Luke has worked on both sides of the technology landscape delivering digital transformation and cyber security projects in both IT and OT domains. Working with some of Yokogawa's largest clients, Luke has developed strategies to assist IT and OT teams in the delivery of highly integrated services to secure the entire enterprise technology landscape.

Drawing upon his specialist, global expertise and experience, Luke brings a pragmatic and practical approach to managing the unique cyber risks to critical infrastructure.

Fred is the CISO at Interactive and responsible for the company's cyber security and technology programs. Fred began his career in 1998 while working in his university's IT department fixing code and keeping legacy systems running. Since then, he has dedicated himself to leading teams with a pragmatic, practitioner-led approach to cyber security and technology. 

  Sharon is one of the world’s leading PR strategists and experts on personal brand reputation and is also a public speaker, CEO, entrepreneur, broadcast media commentator, international marketer, Nine.com.au finance blogger, editorial contributor and mother of three. Sharon’s experience and knowledge is an unbeatable combination.

Sharon’s weekly 9MSN blog The Bullseye covering a range of business and industry issues achieved over 60,000 views every week and she was voted one of the Top 25 business bloggers in Australia by Smart Company. Her Twitterati column in The Australian, won critical acclaim from editors and journalists.  Sharon has worked to reinvent brands through numerous crises across 6 continents and sees unique opportunity in every crisis to recalibrate and refocus. Sharon is also the co-convenor of the NSW Cook Society 

 David Vohradsky is the Security Practice Leader at Avocado Consulting, and Founder / CEO of startup cyber automation company, MyRISK.  

He is an internationally recognised cyber security risk leader with 40 years of technology experience, previously holding senior level positions at Protiviti, Commonwealth Bank, NSW Transport, Macquarie Bank, and Tata Consultancy Services. 

David has postgraduate degrees in business and cyber security and holds CISA, CISM, CRISC, CPSE, CGEIT as well as PCIDSS QSA and PFI industry certifications. His 2012 ISACA paper "Cloud Risk - 10 Principles and a Framework for Assessment" is cited in 20 international cyber security risk guidelines. David is dedicated to applying research and innovation to cyber governance, risk and compliance. 

 A technologist at heart, Andrew Latham has accumulated almost 30 years of hands-on IT security experience and is currently jointly responsible for regional business growth and success as a Senior Sales Engineer for Obsidian Security in APJ.   A practicing Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) for over two decades, Andrew has extensive real-world experience in team leading, developing and delivering solutions such as risk analysis, security control selection and implementation, and vulnerability assessment to customers in all industries and various sizes of organisations worldwide. 

This deep experience in the IT security industry allows Andrew unique insight into how to execute; not just plan.   Beginning his IT career after graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in IT (Computer Sciences) Andrew has worked his way through the ranks of research and development, service delivery, pre-sales engineering, professional services, and enterprise solutions architecture. 

Craig joined Hays as a university graduate in the UK in 2008 and relocated to Sydney in January 2016, joining the expanding Technology recruitment team to specialise in infrastructure and security roles. 

Craig now manages the NSW technology recruitment team, a team of 35 consultants specialising in cyber security, projects and change, strategy and architecture, data and analytics, infrastructure, digital technology and software development. ​ 

Paul is a trusted recruitment leader with over 20 years experience across Technology & Risk Management.  I lead recruitment teams and connect high quality, hard to find talent with unique opportunities across Australia’s Cyber Security and Information Security space. My passion is to provide a value add service, build long term relationships and to connect people with interesting & career enhancing opportunities.