Question 1

Wednesday 24 Sept

Accepted Answer

Start  -   Finish   
10:30am - 7:00pm   REGISTRATION - Opals Room, Opal Cove Resort  
12:45pm - 1:00pm   Welcome to Country \ Welcome from the Mayor, City of Coffs Harbour 
1:00pm - 1:30pm     Cyber Security in the age of AI - Martin Buckland, Security Specialist - Local Government. Microsoft Australia 
1:30pm - 2:30pm     KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Layne Beachley AO. Revive and Thrive Masterclass
2:30pm - 3:00pm     Afternoon tea 
3:00pm - 4:15pm    CYBER SECURITY PANEL 
 • Gergana Winzer  NSW Local Government Lead Partner. KPMG Cyber Security – Mid Market Lead
 • Dr Amit Chaubey, Chairman of AISA NSW. Australian Information Security Association 
 • Cr Jeff Whitton, independent expert in Cybersecurity. 
5.00pm - 6.50pm    Welcome function in the trade exhibition area at Opal Cove Resort 
6.50pm -  7.00pm   Address by Welcome function sponsor, Extreme Networks in Opals Room
7.00pm -  9.30pm  Welcome dinner in Horizons Restaurant, Opal Cove Resort sponsored by Extreme Networks

Question 2

Thursday 25 Sept

Accepted Answer

Start -  Finish   
8:00am - 4:00pm  REGISTRATION 
8:30am - 9:00am  Building a Positive Security Culture - Kirsty Backhausen, Cyber Security Specialist. City of Newcastle
9:00am - 9:30am Data Maturity in Local Government: Meeting Councils Where They Are. Tracy Whitelaw, Chief Digital Officer. LGAQ 
9:30am - 10:00am - GOLD SPONSOR PRESENTATION: Securing the Hybrid Council: Simplifying Access and Connectivity with SSE and SD-WAN. Steve Isles, Security Lead. HPE Aruba Networking 
10:00am - 10:45am  Morning tea & trade exhibition
10:45am - 11:45am  KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Dr Michelle Dickinson. Re-Wiring for the Future: Building Human-Centric Digital Capacity in Local Government
11:45am - 12:15pm  GOLD SPONSOR PRESENTATION:  Breach to Burnout: What Real Incidents Teach Us About Cyber Readiness. Aaron Jacobs, Principal Sales Engineer. Sophos
12:15pm - 12:45pm  From Zero Trust to Essential 8: Navigating Australia’s Evolving Cyber Policies to Achieve Local Government Uplift. Tom Scully, Director, Principal Architect - Government and Critical Infrastructure, JAPAC. Palo Alto Networks   
12:45pm - 1:45pm  Lunch & trade exhibition
1:45pm - 2:15pm  Strategic Data Governance: Frameworks for driving Trust, Innovation and Value in Local Government - Angela Johnson, Data & Information Governance Manager, Trust Advisory Digital Identity and Verifiable Credentials Identity.NSW 
2:15pm - 2:55pm  KEYNOTE :  The hard reality of AI for LGAs  - Simon Kriss, Chief Ai Officer. Simon Kriss Ai. 
2:55pm - 3:25pm  Cyber Uplift in Practice - Danijel Andric, Chief Information Officer. Bayside council 
3:25pm - 3:55pm  Afternoon tea & trade exhibition
STREAM 1  - Council showcase - Campbelltown City Council 
 3:55pm - 4:20pm  How to Drive a Successful Transformation in Local Government - Muhammad Tasleem, ICT Program Manager. Campbelltown City Council
4:20pm - 4:45pm Practical Applications of AI in Local Government ICT - Muhammad Saad Aslam, AI and Cyber Lead. Campbelltown City Council
​STREAM 2 - Council Showcase - Port Macquarie Hastings Council 
 3:55pm - 4:20pm  Technology Innovation Framework  - Rochelle Foster 
Technology Project Manager Digital Technology and Customer Service  
Port Macquarie Hastings Council
4:25pm - 4:45pm  Integrations and workflow automation - Mamoon Irshad, Corporate Applications Officer . Port Macquarie Hastings Council
 4.45pm    CLOSE OF DAY ONE
6.30pm     Networking in the Trade Area
7pm  Conference Dinner Sponsored by Nitro
10pm  Dinner close 
10pm - 11.30pm   After Dinner Function - Games Room sponsored by Ethan Indigenous

Question 3

Friday 26 Sept

Accepted Answer

Start - Finish   
8:50am - 9:00am Comments from the Chair
9:00am - 9:30am The Secret Sauce of Cyber Security Governance. Leanne Siveyer, Chief Information Officer. Sutherland Shire 
9:30am - 10:00am Practical applications of A.I. in Local Government. Jane Howard, Chief Information Officer. Penrith Council 
10:00am - 10:30am   Securing your data in the era of AI: key steps for local government. 
Heng Mok, CISO in Residence – Asia Pacific and Japan. Zscaler. 
10:30am - 11:15am  Morning tea /  Passport draw in conference room
11:15am - 12:15pm  KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Simon Waller. The Art of Future Thinking. Find better answers to big problems by thinking like a futurist? 
12:15pm - 12:20pm  CLOSING COMMENTS from the chair
12:20pm Grab & Go lunch
  * Program subject to change without notice

Conference Program (Brief)