As Brisbane prepares to host the Olympic Games, Australia’s critical infrastructure resilience will be tested. This roundtable will explore how national and regional critical infrastructure entity collaboration and consideration of supply chain resilience are essential to securing the systems that underpin our national security and global reputation.

We’ll discuss:

• The threat landscape for critical infrastructure from an all hazards perspective.
• The hidden risks of third-party dependencies and concentration risk with real-world examples from key sectors.
• How supplier diversification and sovereign capability can strengthen national resilience.
• The importance of fostering strong local partnerships to ensure operational continuity and trust.

As nationally significant operators, Critical Infrastructure providers must cultivate strong local partnerships with vendors, service providers, and industry leaders to build a more secure and resilient future.

Public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to do more with less and identity is no exception. This discussion explores how automation and optimisation can streamline identity processes, reduce administrative overhead, and improve security outcomes. We’ll cover practical ways to evolve from manual and legacy approaches to a modern, automated identity framework. Plus, hear how QLD TAFE successfully migrated from Microsoft Identity Manager to a new platform and the lessons they learned along the way.

In this session we will discuss:

• Where to Start: Laying the foundations for an automated, scalable identity program.
• Process Optimisation: Identifying and removing bottlenecks in identity lifecycle management.
• Automation in Action: How workflows, integrations, and policy-driven controls can reduce effort and errors.
• QLD TAFE Migration Story: Real-world example of moving from MIM to a modern identity solution.
• Measuring Success: Metrics and outcomes that matter in identity modernisation.

• Explore opportunities to prepare for incidents before they happen. What does good incident response look like?
• Discuss key insights gleaned from more than 500 significant cyber compromise event responses across the nation in the past year
• The most dangerous threats are coordinated and synchronised. What should be on your Cyber checklist for 2025?

AI is now a weapon in the hands of bad actors—creating self-morphing malware, automating breaches, and outpacing legacy defences. This session will show you how to embed AI in your security posture so you can stay ahead of evolving threats, protect exposed APIs, and boost resilience with limited resources.

• Explore how AI is being weaponised to evade traditional government cyber defences
• Unpack why AI adoption remains low despite rising threat levels
• Identify where your third-party APIs are most vulnerable to exploitation
• Discover how AI can offset the growing cyber skills shortage
• Learn how to integrate AI into your detection and response architecture

Join us for a high-impact discussion with Australia’s first NAID AAA Certified with PSPF-endorsed provider of Top Secret-level data destruction, WV Technologies, a Supply Nation Registered and Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise.

We’ll explore:

• The hidden cyber risks in your end-of-life ICT equipment- How they could leave you exposed, non-compliant, or vulnerable to attack.
• How leading government and enterprise organisations are aligning cybersecurity, ESG and Indigenous procurement strategies through their IT asset lifecycle.
• Real-world insights on how to achieve cyber risk reduction, regulatory compliance (PSPF, ISM, SOCI), and social impact without trade-offs.

Key Outcomes:

• Learn what certified data disposal really looks like and what most vendors get dangerously wrong.
• Understand how to turn IT disposal into a strategic lever for reconciliation, sustainability, and cyber resilience.
• Walk away with a framework for meeting Privacy Act, ISM, SOCI and ESG obligations while protecting your reputation and reducing operational risk.

• Learn how government agencies are transforming threat intelligence from a "nice-to-have" into a strategic asset that drives measurable security outcomes and mission success
• Explore real-world examples of operationalising intelligence across tactical, operational and strategic levels - from immediate threat detection to long-term security planning
• Learn proven frameworks for building intelligence programs that demonstrate clear ROI by aligning threat data with risk reduction, operational efficiency and mission-critical objectives