13 May, 2026
Cyber Resilience Summit QLD 2026
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC)
Bringing cyber security leaders together to discuss resilience, threat management, and evolving cyber strategies in Queensland.
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With threat actors getting more organised and sophisticated, It is vital to shift to an assumed breach mindset.
This summit provides experienced cyber security leaders from across Queensland to collaborate on the best practice in cyber defence for the contemporary threat landscape.
Cyber criminals have come a long way from individuals and small groups seeking a technical challenge or notoriety. While those individuals still exist we now see well organised, sophisticated and sometimes state backed hacking groups. For any organisations it’s not whether they can be hacked but how much time and resources would it take to do so and is it worth it.
This summit will explore the evolving characteristics, motivations and tactics of these hacking groups. On the defenders side we will look at the best practices in testing monitoring, incident response, crisis management and recovery capabilities.
Meet our Speakers
Former Director General
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Director
Head of Security Risk & Compliance
Chair Professor & Founding Director Cyber Research Centre
Group Head of Cyber Operations
Chief Security Officer
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8:30 am
Registration & Refreshments
9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
9:10 am
Attendee Spotlight
Attendee Spotlight
In your tables share the best piece of advice you have recieved in your cyber career
9:40 am
Panel Discussion
The Rise of Nation State Cyber Threats and its Implicatons on Autralian Security
Assessing the geopolitical backdrop driving state backed adversaries
Breaking down the major players and their strategy in malware and attack vectors
Understanding the implications for Australian industry and government
Ryan Ko, University of Queensland
Jessica Burleigh, Boeing Australia
Sadeed Tirmizey, Seqwater
10:20 am
Case Study
M-Trends 2026: By the Numbers
Rob Nobilo, Google Cloud
10:40 am
Morning Tea & Networking
11:10 am
Interactive Scenario
Interactive Scenario
In your tables put yourself in the shoes of an attacker and decide on your strategy
11:40 am
Optimising Security Monitoring, Detection & Assurance for Contemporary Cyber Threats
Enhancing network detection and monitoring for the evolving threat landscape
Effectively leveraging purple teaming and proactive security for SOC readiness
Uplifting vulnerability management and cyber assurance coordination
Paul Bilic, Dominos
Rob Baker, Super Retail Group
Richard Carter, Brighter Super
Jarred Jenkins, JJ's Waste & Recyling
12:20 pm
Security in the Age of AI and Exploding Data
Kajan Moorthy, Cribl
12:40 pm
Lunch & Networking
1:20 pm
Interactive Workshops
Interactive Workshops
From discovery to control: A zero trust approach to securing agentic AI
Cyber resilience in the AI era: When threat velocity outpaces change capacity
Shadow AI is the new Shadow IT, discover how unified identity security fabric secures the AI era
From Detection to Recovery in the Age of AI and Nation-State Threats
From Breach to Business Survival: Uplifting visibility and unifying response in the chaos
2:10 pm
Panel Discussion
Driving Organisation Wide Readiness: Building your Cyber Incident Response & Crisis Management Capabilities
What does good look like: developing and practicing your incident response play books
Uplifting cyber awareness education to streamline responder and stakeholder actions
Best practice in operational continuity and disruption minimisation
James Court, Cleanaway
Yvonne McDonald, RACQ
Pratima Kushwaha, ISACA Brisbane
Jack Cross, QUT
2:50 pm
Afternoon Tea & Networking
3:10 pm
Keynote
On the Precipice of a Historic Crossroad: Cyber Security and Geopolitical Uncertainty
Rachel Noble, Australian Signals Directorate
