Settle in, grab a coffee and meet a few friendly faces before we begin.

A short welcome, plus a few quick tips to help you connect, share and get real value from the day. We’ll also run a couple of quick polls to see what everyone’s interested in and what people are working on right now.

A short briefing from the Chair to get everyone aligned, comfortable, and ready for a great day of ideas and connection.

This session explores how organisations can strengthen executive readiness, decision-making and coordination before a major incident occurs.

• Executive leadership during cyber disruption - Preparing senior leaders to make fast, informed decisions under pressure.
• Strengthening coordination, communication and response planning before an event occurs.
• From technical issue to business-wide impact

As Western Australia accelerates its digital transformation to meet rising citizen expectations and deliver modern public services, securing digital access has become a critical strategic imperative. However, security strategies must evolve beyond perimeter defenses and basic authentication.

Grounded in the latest trends from the OAIC Notifiable Data Breach Statistics Dashboard, cyber hacking and credential compromise remain the leading vectors for data breaches across Australia, with government agencies consistently ranking among the top impacted sectors.

This keynote addresses what happens after an adversary bypasses the front door. While Single Sign-On (SSO) handles authentication, Identity Security acts as the vital second line of defense; governing access authorization, stopping lateral threat movement, and protecting critical public sector applications and data

Western Australia’s economy makes it a high-value cyber target, particularly across mining, energy and supply chains. This session examines how cyber security must evolve to protect economic continuity without slowing productivity.

• Securing critical industries from disruption and targeted attacks
• Understanding cyber risk as economic and national security risk
• Balancing resilience with operational efficiency in high-output sectors

It's time to grab a coffee - connect, recharge and explore our exhibition floor before the track discussions begin!

Cyber resilience is no longer defined by prevention alone, but by how quickly government can recover and maintain trust. This session explores the role of communication, transparency and system design in crisis moments.

• Measuring success through recovery and continuity
• Communicating clearly with citizens during disruption
• Designing systems that fail safely and recover quickly

This presentation cuts through compliance noise and industry spin to reveal what’s actually happening on the ground. Drawing from Triskele Labs’ real-world engagements across GRC, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, Offensive Security, and SOC operations, we’ll share key trends, data-backed insights, and what they mean for your organisation in 2026 and beyond.

WA’s PRIS reforms are creating a long-overdue convergence between cyber security, privacy and data sharing. This session explores how agencies can move from siloed governance to a unified trust framework.

• Aligning privacy obligations with cyber controls and data use
• Breaking down policy silos that slow delivery and increase risk
• Designing systems where trust, access and protection coexist

As agencies accelerate digital transformation and adopt emerging technologies, security must evolve from a blocker to an enabler of innovation. This session explores how organisations can embed security into new initiatives from the outset, reducing risk while maintaining speed, agility and service delivery outcomes.

• Embedding security early to support faster innovation
• Balancing risk, compliance and delivery pressures without slowing critical projects
• Leveraging automation and integrated platforms to reduce complexity and enable secure scale

Grab lunch, have a wander, and chat with industry partners and peers about practical ideas you can take back to work. Arguably the most important part of the day!

As Government becomes increasingly connected through shared platforms, data and digital services, the resilience of one agency contributes to the resilience of the whole sector.

This session will explore how:

• Cyber security becomes an enabler for our communities and safe digital transformation.
• WA Government Cyber Security Policy baseline builds the confidence required to innovate securely.
• Collective responsibility for cyber security proactive efforts leads to better outcomes for our community. 

As artificial intelligence accelerates across government and critical industries, it is also reshaping the cyber threat landscape. For Western Australia, this raises urgent questions around how to secure AI-driven systems, protect data integrity and maintain trust while continuing to innovate.

• How AI is being weaponised
• Protecting government data, models and systems from manipulation, leakage and adversarial threats
• Embedding governance and accountability to manage AI risk without slowing innovation

We’ll pull out a few highlights from the day, share what’s coming next, and point you to ways to stay connected.

Wrap up the day with good conversation and a few new connections. Thanks for making GIW your one-stop shop for benchmarking, industry updates, and great conversations.