Australian Security Summit (AuSEC)
Agenda
Canberra, 29 August 2024
All times in AEST
8:00 am
Registration And Networking Breakfast
9:00 am
Welcome From Public Sector Network
9:10 am
Welcome From Event Chair
9:20 am
International Keynote
9:40 am
Fireside Chat: Australian Priorities for National Security Uplift and Resilience – and The Emerging Impacts of International Threat Terrain on Domestic Security Strategy
- Safeguarding and advancing Australia’s international and strategic interests in a rapidly changing environment
- Strengthening and elevating new and existing strategic and economic partnerships
- Advancing Australia’s national interests in multilateral organisations and standard-setting bodies
- Working in partnership across the APS, industry and internationally – lifting our capacity to rapidly translate disruptive new technologies into ADF capability, and deepening diplomatic and defence partnerships with key partners in the Indo-Pacific
- Assessing the opportunities, weaknesses and critical next steps to deliver the next phase of national security – sense-checking the infrastructure, technology, requirements and strategies to accelerate strategic advancement
10:00 am
Partner Session
10:20 am
Panel Discussion: Advancing Intelligence - Driving Capabilities for Strategic and Proactive National Security
Catherine Burn, Deputy-Director General, Capability, Corporate Management and Transformation, Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Jorge Conde, PhD Fellow of Cognitive Warfare Science and Counter Foreign Interference, Australian National University
- Espionage and foreign interference – enhancing protection of sensitive information and early detection of ’insider threats’
- Advancing the ability to collect, analyse, integrate, assess and disseminate intelligence with the accuracy, scale and speed required to support timely national security and intelligence decision making
- Integrated information sharing – sharing data and information across agencies and jurisdictions to achieve smooth, whole-of-nation operational response
- Leveraging data and intelligence to proactively identify threats vulnerabilities to national security – Embedding sophisticated, strategic insight into existing operations
- Inter-Agency intelligence: Breaking down siloes for more sophisticated and detailed intel sharing
Catherine Burn, Deputy-Director General, Capability, Corporate Management and Transformation, Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Jorge Conde, PhD Fellow of Cognitive Warfare Science and Counter Foreign Interference, Australian National University
10:50 am
Morning Tea and Networking Break
11:20 am
Welcome from Chair
11:30 am
Government Keynote: Remaining Ahead of the New Era of Progressive and Sophisticated Cyber Threats – Navigating the Emerging Challenges of 2024-2025’s International and Domestic Threat Terrain to Eliminate Compromise
- Mitigating cybercrimes against the Government, critical infrastructure, systems of national significance and those impacting the whole of Australian economy – unpacking 2024-2025 requirements to ensure robust protection
- Cyber warfare, cybercrime, cyber espionage and cyberterrorism – How can we enhance detection capabilities and rapid response?
- Cyber soldiers and the future of digital warfare – exploring emerging trends to inform security strategy
- Navigating cyber security within the context of critical infrastructure
- Enhancing and protecting the online integrity and security of Australia’s supply chain against international volatility and vulnerability
11:50 am
Panel Discussion: Refreshing and Uplifting Cyber Security Within National Security – How Can We Advance Capabilities to Proactively Detect Suspicious Activity and Enhance Rapid Response?
Philip Wagner, Director of Cyber Security, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Professor Helge Janicke, Deputy CEO, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
- Forecasting future technologies and sharing best practice to drive security uplift
- Pinpointing weaknesses and opportunities for cyber uplift: What’s needed to progress into 2025 with confidence?
- Establishing effective response plans to detect and act if a breach occurs
- People as a fundamental pillar to national security – educating the workforce and public to uphold strong security practices
- Raising public awareness to growing online threats
Philip Wagner, Director of Cyber Security, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Professor Helge Janicke, Deputy CEO, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre
12:20 pm
Partner Perspective
12:40 pm
Fireside Chat: National Intelligence Security: Rapid Detection of Threats and Online Compromise of Australia’s Security Intel
1:00 pm
Government Keynote: Building Resilient Workforces: Strengthening Capacity and Partnerships for Crisis Preparedness
- Leveraging the core strengths of workforce dynamics to enhance preparedness and response strategies.
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Building collaborative networks and partnerships to strengthen our ability to manage crises.
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Adapting strategies for resilience across varying scales of events, from local disruptions to national crises.
1:20 pm
Networking Lunch
2:20 pm
Interactive Roundtable Discussions
3:20 pm
Welcome back from Event Chair
3:25 pm
Managing On and Offline Threats to Safeguard Our Democracy
3:45 pm
Partner Perspective
4:05 pm
Panel Discussion: Unlocking the Next Phase of Resilience, Response and Proactivity - Assessing Emerging Priorities for Enhanced National Security Leading into 2025
Nima Torabi, Executive Director, Security and Resilience, CSIRO
Nima Torabi, Executive Director, Security and Resilience, CSIRO
4:35 pm
Closing Remarks Event Chair
4:35 pm
Networking Reception
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