Government Cyber Security Showcase South Australia

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South Australia 2025

Government Cyber Security Showcase South Australia

 Thursday, 06 Mar 2025
8:00AM

Registration and Networking

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM (45 mins)

8:45AM

Opening from Public Sector Network

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM (15 mins)

9:00AM

Chair Opening

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM (10 mins)

9:10AM
Keynote

Ministerial Address

9:10 AM - 9:20 AM (10 mins)

9:20AM
Keynote

The 2025 Cyber Security Landscape in SA: Navigating the Year Ahead

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM (20 mins)

Will Luker Government Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Treasury and Finance
9:40AM
Industry Insights

Industry Perspective

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM (20 mins)

10:00AM
Panel discussion

Securing Government: Keeping Pace with the Increased Scale, Complexity, Impact and Disruption of Evolving Threats

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM (30 mins)

  • How the emerging global and national threat landscape is impacting Government, citizens, and businesses – and what measures we need to take to build resilience
  • Improving the safe and reliable delivery of government services – unpacking the biggest threats and the next phase of priorities to enhance security
  • Increasing the maturity of cyber threat intelligence capability to improve risk informed decision making
  • Navigating the increasing pervasiveness and complexity of digital, data and platform enabled services – securing sensitive data collection and aggregation
  • Data retention, data security and data breaches – improving identity resilience and security and response to data breaches
Nathan Morelli
Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience, SA Power Networks
Alistair Coombe
Manager, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Department of Treasury and Finance, SA
Mitch Riley-Meijer
A/g Assistant Secretary, Government Cyber and Protective Security, Cyber Security Policy Division, Australian Government
Scott Julian
SA Lead, Cyber Security Engagement, National Office of Cyber Security
10:30AM

Morning Tea and Networking

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM (40 mins)

11:10AM
Fireside Chat

The Intersection of Next-Gen Technologies and Human Defenders: Shaping the Future of SA Government Cyber Security Resilience

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM (20 mins)

  • Integrating human skills with AI and leveraging the strengths of both for enhanced and proactive threat response
  • Developing and leveraging soft skills: navigating governance, risk, and policy
  • AI’s role in early threat detection – unpacking latest methods to detect and mitigate cyber threats
  • Securing data with technology and enhancing identity management and access control
  • Security considerations in harnessing emerging technologies such as Cloud, Software as a Service (SaaS), AI and Automation, and navigating the increased the use of shared responsibility service delivery models
11:30AM
Industry Insights

Industry Perspective

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM (20 mins)

11:50AM
Panel discussion

Activating Key Strategies to Bolster Cyber Awareness, Safety and Resilience

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM (40 mins)

  • Creating a cyber safe place to work, live and learn
  • Enhancing education for citizens: how can we empower South Australians to be safe online and improve the rate of reporting cybercrime?
  • How can we best support SMEs to afford and build cyber security resilience and awareness?
  • Utilising engagement channels to promote cyber risk management and prevention strategies
  • Navigating the realm of social media: mitigating threats posed for youth
  • Delivering programs which uplift the cyber resilience of vulnerable communities
Christian Ruckert
Detective Inspector, Financial and Cybercrime Investigation Section, SA Police
Joda Walter
A/g Assistant Commissioner, Cyber Governance, Australian Taxation Office
Clayton Fopp
Director, Fusion Cells, National Anti-Scam Centre, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
12:30PM
Industry Insights

Industry Perspective

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM (20 mins)

12:50PM
Keynote

Cyber Security for IoT: Sense-Checking Emerging Requirements

12:50 PM - 1:10 PM (20 mins)

1:10PM

Lunch and Networking

1:10 PM - 2:20 PM (70 mins)

2:20PM
Roundtables

Interactive Roundtable Discussions:

2:20 PM - 3:20 PM (60 mins)

3:20PM

Making Cyber Security Everyone’s Business: Building Cyber Security Culture, Awareness and Training

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM (40 mins)

  • Human centred cyber security – what are you doing to empower your people?
  • What does it take to truly embed and maintain a robust cyber security culture?
  • Ensuring agencies are equipped with the training and resources required to defend, detect and respond to security incidents
  • Embedding best practice on the safe and ethical use of AI
  • Upskilling key leaders in organisations through dedicated training to manage cyber risk in their organisation
  • Growing our future cyber talent – building the technical and leadership skills to secure SA now and into the future
Emily Wingard
Manager, Cyber Capability and Engagement, OCIO, Department of Treasury and Finance, SA
Emily Callander
Cyber Business Partner, People First Bank
Peter Crescitelli
Director, Cyber Security,, Department for Education, SA
Melisa Allan
Principal Cyber Security Advisor, Awareness, Development and Resilience, Cyber Security NSW
Erin Harriott
Director, Cyber Intelligence and Assurance, Parliament House
4:00PM
Panel discussion

Powering the Growth, Maturity and Sustainability of South Australia’s Cyber Ecosystem: Supporting a Vibrant Cyber Economy

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM (20 mins)

Glen Gallagher Director, Advanced Systems, Defence SA
Mamello Thinyane Optus Chair, University of South Australia
  • Cultivating SA’s cyber economy and strategic partnerships to grow dynamic and competitive cyber security businesses and talent
  • Leveraging the ecosystem’s expertise and aligning strategies – taking the most effective approach to collaboration and partnerships between vendors, startups, academia and government
  • Sense-checking best approaches to growing local capability, supporting industry maturity and fostering investment opportunities
  • Supporting local cyber businesses and start-ups to develop and up-scale
4:30PM

Closing Remarks from the Chair

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM (10 mins)

4:40PM

Networking Drinks

4:40 PM - 4:40 PM (0 mins)

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