Safeguarding Tomorrow Together

The Government of South Australia oversees a diverse array of information technology infrastructure, services, and systems to serve its citizens. Ensuring the reliability and resilience of these services is crucial for maintaining public trust and confidence. To achieve this, safeguarding infrastructure, digital assets, and citizen information against cyber threats is imperative for SA Government agencies.

As citizens increasingly expect innovative and high-performing experiences from both government and industry, rapid modernisation and reform are being driven across public and private sectors. This digital evolution involves extensive data collection and aggregation, encompassing personal information and intellectual property, which heightens the risk of data loss, fraud, and identity theft.

To protect citizens, employees, and the resilience of government services, it is essential for the SA public sector’s cybersecurity capabilities to continually evolve and mature. Enhancing core cyber capabilities across all government sectors is critical, along with strengthening whole-of-government operational security services to improve the detection and response to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

In light of these challenges, The Government Cyber Security Showcase South Australia, supported by our official partner, the Government of South Australia, is dedicated to addressing the importance of safeguarding public sector information and systems in an ever-more digital world. Join us to explore the integration of advanced cybersecurity measures, including threat intelligence, risk management, incident response, and recovery.

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Deep Dive Into Pivotal Themes

Threat Detection and Rapid Response

Enhancing visibility of anticipated threats and vulnerabilities and accelerating the speed of response to incidents.

Proactive Strengthening and Resilience

Improving SA Government’s security posture through increased monitoring and incident response capabilities to protect government data.

Building SA’s Cyber Resilience

Fostering collaboration across government, industry, and communities to reduce security risks, and ensure a strong talent pipeline for securing government now and in the future.

Securing SA’s Digital Future

Navigating the increased use of shared responsibility service delivery models, supply chain assurance, configuration management, and associated risks.

2025 Speakers

JANE ALBRIGHT
Chief Human Resources
Officer
Financial Services
Regulatory Authority of Ontario

Mamello Thinyane,
Optus Chair,
University of South Australia

Will Luker,
Government Chief Information Security Officer,
Department of Treasury and Finance, SA

Nathan Morelli, Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience,
SA Power Networks

Alistair Coombe,
Manager, Cyber Threat Intelligence,
Department of Treasury and Finance, SA

Joda Walter,
A/g Assistant Commissioner,
Cyber Governance,
ATO

Mitch Riley-Meijer,
A/g Assistant Secretary, Government Cyber and Protective Security Cyber Security Policy Division, Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group,
Department of Home Affairs

Scott Julian,
SA Lead, Cyber Security Engagement,
National Office of Cyber Security

Clayton Fopp, Director, Fusion Cells, National Anti-Scam Centre,
ACCC

Emily Wingard,
Manager, Cyber Capability and Engagement, OCIO, Department of Treasury and Finance, SA

Emily Callander,
Cyber Business Partner, People First Bank

Erin Harriott,
Director, Cyber Intelligence and Assurance, Parliament House

Peter Crescitelli,
Director, Cyber Security, Department for Education, SA

Glen Gallagher,
Director, Advanced Systems, Defence SA

Melisa Allan,
Principal Cyber Security Advisor, Awareness, Development and Resilience, Cyber Security NSW

Christian Ruckert,
Detective Inspector, Financial and Cybercrime Investigation Section,
SA Police

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Join Your Peers Involved In:

Cyber Security or Governance

– Increase the maturity of the SA government’s cyber threat intelligence capability to improve risk-informed decision making around threats to government systems
– Progress the ability to prevent and prepare for, as well as respond to and recover from, cyber security incidents including insider threats, through capability and capacity uplift across people, process, and technology
– Bolster security operational capability for the whole of government services
– Establish a strong risk-based approach to the security risk management of vendors and the government’s supply chain
– Activate widespread agency adoption of contemporary network security approaches, including zero-trust network principles for government systems and applications
– Enhance the SA Government’s security posture through increased monitoring and incident response capabilities to protect government data

Information Management or Privacy

– Build resilience and improve protection of government assets and data
– Improve the management of information, data, and assets, in line with their value, and better defend, detect and respond to security incidents
– Build community trust in transacting with government online

Cyber Engagement

– Foster cyber talent and support the hiring of trainees and graduates in cyber security and related fields
– Activate collaboration, engagement and a common vision for cyber security across industry, academia, education, and government in SA
– Drive a culture of cyber security through education and awareness to enhance protection and resilience

Key Benefits of Attending

Understand next steps in uplifting of core cyber capabilities and strengthening whole of government operational security services to improve the ability to effectively detect and respond to sophisticated and complex cyber threats

Unpack how to best support the safe and reliable delivery of government services for SA and unlock Shared Cyber Capability: Building a Secure Future Together

Learn from other SA Agencies’ successful strategies to drive a culture of cyber awareness, leveraging shared expertise to enhance capabilities in detection, response, and resilience.

Collaborate and network with SA peers to decipher the most effective approaches forward in safeguarding infrastructure, digital assets and citizen information against cyber threats to uphold citizen trust and confidence

Attending Innovate SA for the third time has been consistently enlightening and beneficial, to continue learning and growing in our industry.

– SA Health

The showcase was fantastic with engaging presentations, useful round table sessions discussing real scenarios, and a good turnout of relevant exhibitors.

– Australian Taxation Office

Benefits of Partnering

A crucial part of the solution to your challenges and vision, are our partners.

The Government Cyber Showcase South Australia allows you to put two and two together, connecting you with quality solution providers to drive efficiencies, enhance your service capabilities, and ultimately deliver better outcomes for citizens. Join this collaborative gathering to evaluate what partnerships align with your needs, and explore what they can do for you. Our interactive event formats enable you to make informed and strategic investment decisions, analyze product capabilities, and forge a deeper alignment with partners to deliver on your Agency’s critical priorities.

Foster partnerships and collaborate with the South Australian Government’s cyber, information and data security leaders to uplift and build on the State’s threat response capabilities.

Educate on how you can help proactively strengthen cyber defences for enhanced resilience, and how to tap into the emerging potential of new technologies to enable more sophisticated threat detection.

Position yourself as a thought leader in emerging trends, technologies, and strategies to meet 2025 cyber security demands to underpin the safe and secure delivery of the next generation of SA public services.

Activate the uplift of core cyber capabilities and strengthen whole of government operational security services to improve the ability to effectively detect and respond to sophisticated and complex cyber threats.

Partner with the SA Government to support the safe and reliable delivery of government services and unlock ‘Shared Cyber Capability: Building a Secure Future Together’

Assist SA Government leaders to decipher the most effective approaches forward in safeguarding infrastructure, digital assets and citizen information against cyber threats to uphold citizen trust and confidence.