8:30am

Registration and Networking

9:15am

Welcome & Introduction

9:25am

Opening Keynote:
AI-Driven Hyper-Automation: Crafting Future-Ready Cloud Security Strategies
This keynote explores the integration of AI into hyper-automation strategies for cloud security, focusing on enhancing protection while optimising business processes.

• Assess new AI tools and services from both a business efficiency and security perspective to ensure they align with organisational goals
• Implement strategies to secure data in transit, in use, and at rest, utilising AI to strengthen encryption and anomaly detection
• Leverage AI to refine access control mechanisms, ensuring that they are dynamic, context-aware, and capable of real-time adjustments
• Discuss methods for Australian businesses to utilise AI services while keeping data processing and storage within national borders to comply with local data sovereignty laws

Speaker:
Sunil Saale, Chief Information Security Officer - MinterEllison

9:50am

Technology Keynote:
‘Prevention First’ Cloud Security
Cloud has now surpassed on-prem for breach occurrence and severity, with major organisations from across the world having customer details and sensitive information access, so how do we prevent these attacks rather than just responding to them.

This session will: 

• Explore trends and recent events leading to heightened attention being directed to cloud security
• Uncover challenges with effectively securing cloud assets  
• Examine industry responses to cloud vulnerabilities
• Enable attendees to fortify cloud applications with a prevention first approach

Speaker:
Nicolas Lock, Cloud Security Leader ANZ - Check Point Software

10:20am

Panel:
Fortifying Cloud-Native Security: Safeguarding the Software Supply Chain and Runtime Environments
Containerisation offers efficiency and scalability benefits across industries, but scaling presents unique challenges. Join cloud and security leaders as they explore:

• How can organisations tailor deployment practices to maximise containerisation benefits?
• What are the key considerations for maintaining robust security and compliance standards in containerised environments?
• What are the main challenges in securing software supply chains?
• Real-world case studies to provide actionable insights and best practices for successful containerisation projects?

Panellists:
Gerald Bachlmayr, Principal Cloud Architect - Cuscal
Haydn Mearns, Senior Manager Cloud and Container Automation - Optus
Peter Lees, Head of Solution Architecture APAC - SUSE

Moderator: 
Luke Hannan, Conference MC

10:50am

Morning Tea & Networking

11:20am

Interactive Audience Activity:
Security Strategy In Action
In this innovative session, attendees will be faced with a series of scenarios that they may face in their roles. Attendees will discuss the possible courses of action with their peers to consider the ramifications of each option before logging their own course of action. 

Results will be tallied and analysed by our session facilitator and results will impact the way the group moves through the activity.

Will we collectively choose the right course of action?

11:40am

Case Study Showcase:
Detecting & Responding to Cloud Attacks in Seconds
Cloud attack happens fast! You have 5 seconds to detect, 5 minutes to correlate and triage, and 5 minutes to respond to threats. Join us in for an insightful session where we delve into the critical aspects of protecting cloud-native applications, Kubernetes clusters, and containerized workloads from sophisticated cloud attacks.

Speaker:
Jason Umiker, Senior Solutions Engineer - Sysdig

11:55am

Case Study Showcase:
How I Solved.... Configured Our Cloud Security Stack
Take a look under the hood of an innovative security stack engineered to create total visibility across a multi-cloud environment

This demonstration will explore:

• How a leading Australian organisation secures it’s environments
• How the security team have integrated different tools
• How the team responds when alerts are raised

12:10pm

Panel:
Shaping the Future of Cloud Security and Organisational Resilience
This panel will delve into the evolving landscape of cloud security, discussing key trends, challenges, and innovations that will shape how we protect cloud environments in the future.

• What are the emerging trends that are currently shaping the future of cloud security?
• Where does responsibility for cloud security shift from organisations and their technology partners?
• How is our increasing dependence on cloud environments impacting our organisational resilience strategies
• What innovations are on the horizon that could revolutionise cloud security?

Panelists:
Sara Gray, Principal Lead - Cloud and Infrastructure - Telstra
Ashwani Ram, General Manager, Cyber Security, IT Operations and Infrastructure - Chartered Accountants Australia
Peta Nicholson, Cyber Security Lead Consultant - QBE
Andrew Dimech, Director IT Operations & Cyber Security - Australian Maritime Safety Authority

12:35pm

Roundtable Discussions:
Choose 1 topic to join on the day!

1. Threat Intelligence and Detection 
2. IAM 
3. AI in Cloud Sec
4. Threat Modelling
5. Cloud Sec Posture Management
6. Zero Trust
7. Cloud Sec Incident Response
8. Container Sec
9. Serverless Sec
10. DevSecOps
11. Encryption and Key Management

1:30pm

Lunch & Exhibition

2:20pm

Keynote:
Forecasting the Storm: Advancing Threat Modelling in Cloud Security

This keynote discussion aims to unpack the complexities and advancements in threat modelling for cloud environments, exploring key strategies to anticipate and mitigate emerging security threats.

• What are the prevailing trends and methods in threat modelling for cloud security today? 
• How can organisations better anticipate and prepare for potential security threats in the cloud? 
• As organisations grow and their cloud usage expands, what are the primary challenges in scaling threat models? 
• How can these challenges be effectively addressed to maintain robust security postures?

Speaker:
Cole Cornford, CEO - Galah Cyber

2:45pm

The Great Debate:
Is the Shared Responsibility Model Working?
Join industry leaders to explore the efficacy of the shared responsibility model in cloud security and propose potential refinements.

• Debate the current challenges and successes organisations face in delineating responsibilities between cloud service providers and customers under the shared responsibility model
• Argue the need for clearer guidelines and standards to better define accountability and mitigate ambiguity in cloud security responsibilities
• Explore innovative approaches or technologies that could enhance the effectiveness of the shared responsibility model, ensuring robust security measures across all parties involved

Speakers:
Benjamin Wise, Security Practitioner & Former CISO - Great Southern Bank
Daniel Grezelak, Chief Innovation Officer - Plerion
Roberto Calero, Cloud Operations Manager - Blackwoods
Al Sheehan, ex AWS and Azure Cloud Transformation Specialist - Australian Government

3:15pm

Event Closed