2024 Agenda

Day One - Tuesday, 19 March 2024

JUMP TO DAY 2

7:50

Registration and Morning Refreshments

8:30

Opening Karakia

8:50

Chairperson's Opening Address

Dila Beisembayeva, Senior Implementation Lead (Micro-credentials), Te Pūkenga

NEXT-GEN THREAT INTELLIGENCE

9:00

Opening Keynote: Navigating Aotearoa New Zealand’s evolving cyber threat landscape and building collective cyber-resilience

Exploring emerging cybersecurity risks in Aotearoa New Zealand and best practices to build collective resilience as a nation.
How the GCSB works to protect New Zealand's systems, networks and information from attacks.
Understanding the implications of current geopolitical events on New Zealand's cybersecurity.

James Hurndell, Manager, Threat Analysis and Intelligence, Cyber Defence Operations, National Cyber Security Centre

9:20

International Keynote: People as the Cornerstone of Cyber Resilience

Anafrid Bennet is a rising star in the cybersecurity arena, currently serving as the Head of Technology, Security & Property at Greater Western Water in Melbourne. An empathetic leader and passionate advocate for greater diversity and inclusion in the technology industry, Anafrid has been recognised with several prestigious awards. Most recently, Anafrid was honoured as the Next CIO winner for 2023 at the CIO50 Awards and awarded 4th place in the Chief Security Officer (CSO 30) Australian 2022 Awards.
A strong believer in teamwork, collaboration, and valuing people, Anafrid leads by example and ensures that cybersecurity becomes a part of daily conversations across her organisation. In her keynote, Anafrid will delve into the pivotal role people play as the cornerstone of cyber resilience, exploring strategies for cultivating a community of collaborative cyber champions. She will also highlight the importance of adapting our shared security mindset in a time of rapidly evolving cyber threats and digital transformation.

Anafrid Bennet, Head – Technology, Security & Property, Greater Western Water

9:50

Partner Presentation: Implementation of Identity governance and administration at scale

In this session Air New Zealand will discuss their Identity Governance journey with SailPoint including:

The Benefits realised through the implementation of an IGA program.
Discuss the Challenges / Opportunities of Data cleanliness, people, and change.
The Journey from inception to today

Raymond Dickinson, Country Manager NZ, SailPoint

Pamela Tung, Delivery Enablement Chapter, Cyber Security and Identity Tribe, Air New Zealand

10:20

Keynote Panel: Re-evaluating your cyber-security governance and framework in a time of rapidly developing cyber-threats

How the threat landscape is evolving on home soil: APTs, AI driven attacks, IoT vulnerabilities, phishing, ransomware risk.
Enhancing your cyber-security posture to accommodate for developing threats without adding un-due risk.
Enabling cross-functional collaboration – developing holistic cyber governance strategies that align with organisational goals.
Exploring the capabilities and limitations of using artificial intelligence and automation to achieve real-time threat detection and response.

Moderator: Dila Beisembayeva, Senior Implementation Lead (Micro-credentials), Te Pūkenga

Adwin Singh, Security Domain Lead – CISO Office, Inland Revenue NZ

Jean-Pierre Walle, Group Manager Security Assurance, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand

Martin Bleakley, Chief Information Security Officer, Laybuy

11:00

Networking Bingo & Morning Tea

SAFEGUARDING CRITICAL NETWORKS AND DATA

11:30

Partner Presentation: Cyber Threat Landscape in New Zealand: 2024 and Beyond

Explore the cyber threat landscape trends & predictions for 2024,
Discuss what these mean to cyber defenders in New Zealand enterprises and
Uncover the latest intelligence from FortiGuard Labs on the most pressing cyber threats, at both global and regional levels.

Glenn Maiden, Director of Threat Intelligence Operations, FortiGuard Labs ANZ

Joshua Alcock, Principal Security Strategist, Fortinet

12:00

Introduction to Breakout Sessions

Delegates will have a choice to attend two rotating 30-minute informal and interactive breakout sessions. This is a terrific opportunity to discuss, gain new insights and solve challenges that your organisation may be facing.

Breakout Sessions

Breakout A: What is Needed to Run a Successful Identity Security Program

This session will discuss and cover some of the key considerations when a business embarks on an identity security program of work. These considerations are important to ensure that the program is successful.

• Sharing insights and lessons learned from identity security programs in New Zealand

• Discussing quick wins you can you achieve in delivering Identity Security outcomes, to provided assurance & confidence to the business.

• Business case development

Raymond Dickinson, Country Manager NZ, SailPoint

Breakout B: Strategies to combat sophisticated cybercrime and state-sponsored threats for NZ Enterprises

Glenn Maiden, Director of Threat Intelligence Operations, FortiGuard Labs ANZ

Joshua Alcock, Principal Security Strategist, Fortinet

Breakout C: Harnessing Generative AI in Cybersecurity – Understand the risks and challenges and insights into lessons learnt.

Brian Zerafa, Regional Director, NetSkope

Breakout D: A Strategic Approach To Data Security: Improving Governance, Reducing Risk and Streamlining Compliance

John Roxburgh, Region Manager NZ & Islands, Forcepoint

1:10

Networking Lunch

2:10

Trivia

INCIDENT RESPONSE AND CYBER CRISIS MANAGEMENT

2:20

Mini Table-Top Exercise

‘No two attacks are the same, when it comes to incident response there are no perfect answers – but some are definitely better than others! In this session we will be guided through a “choose your own adventure” table-top exercise. How your team organises and responds is up to the collective wisdom of your team. Only time will tell who will prevail or perish. After our adventure is completed, we will gather and share the lessons learned.’

Andrew Dixon, Director, Meshed.NZ

Antonio Radich, Cybersecurity Delivery Lead, Mercury NZ

3:20

Sharing of Learnings

3:50

Afternoon Tea

CYBERSECURITY CULTURE & RESILIENCE

4:20

Panel: Weaving cybersecurity into the corporate fabric of your business through a people centric mindset

Cultivating and maintaining a business-wide culture of good cyber behaviour and awareness.
Building cyber-resilience and demystifying cyber-security through gamification.
Executive buy-in: advocating for cyber-security as a business priority and investment – how to align cybersecurity initiatives and investments with business outcomes to secure buy-in.

Moderator: Raymond Dickinson, Country Manager, New Zealand, Sailpoint

Brett Williams, Head of Cyber Services, Bank of New Zealand

Kate Pearce, Head of Security, Trade Me

5:00

Chairperson’s Closing Address

5:10

End of Summit Day One and Networking Drinks

6:00

VIP Networking Dinner – brought to you by Fortinet – INVITATION ONLY

A challenging future: The cyber operational environment 2024 and beyond

Malicious Nation States. Ransomware. Global wars and societal unrest. Organised Cybercriminal Marketplace. AI. Quantum. 2024 sees us on the edge of profound change. We are interconnected globally like never before. Every single one of us – individually and organisationally – are now a legitimate target for aggressive global cyber threat actors who enjoy unprecedented reach. Our precious IP, Personal Information and Critical Infrastructure are at threat.

Based on the unrivalled Fortinet threat intelligence, this session will provide overview of the 2024 threat environment, the emerging threats, trends and priority issues for CISOs. The session will conclude with advice on building resilience in the face of these threats, with a view to setting the scene for the subsequent discussion.

Moderator: Jack Chan, APAC Field CTO, FortiGuard Labs ANZ

James Hurndell, Manager, Threat Analysis and Intelligence, Cyber Defence Operations, National Cyber Security Centre

Day 2

Day Two - Wednesday, 20 March 2024

8:20

Morning Refreshments

8:50

Chairperson's Opening Address

Vimal Kumar, Senior Lecturer, Head of the Cyber Security Lab, The University of Waikato

DECOMPLEXIFYING YOUR JOURNEY TO CYBER RESILIENCE

9:00

International Keynote: Building cyber-security maturity to enhance your organisation’s security posture

Implementing and developing cyber-security initiatives from the ground up
Developing and leading high-performing cyber teams
Ensuring organisation-wide awareness of emerging risks

Daniel Aldam, Chief Information Security Officer, Keolis Downer

9:30

Panel: Fortifying Supply Chains and Remote Networks within a Zero Trust Framework

Implementing a Zero Trust framework to mitigate risks and enhance resilience in remote network environments
Strategies for integrating robust identity management practices within your supply chain
Best practices to identify, assess and manage vulnerabilities across remote networks and supply chains
Elevating visibility across complex and remote networks to effectively manage identity

Moderator: Chris Bergin, National Business & Mimecast Manager, Chillisoft

Ofer Reshef, Head of Information Security and Digital Risk, Entain Australia & New Zealand

Tejashwini Singh Verma, Senior Auditor – Technology & Process, Fletcher Building

Vijendra Singh, Group Information Technology Manager, Solar Hub New Zealand and Fiji

Andrew Menet, Cyber Security Manager, T and G Global Limited

10:10

Morning Tea

AI & ML IN CYBERSECURITY

10:40

Presentation: AI's Dual Impact on Aotearoa's Digital Landscape

How AI and ML are poised to transform and disrupt your business.
Responsible AI development and deployment; ensuring a sustainable and ethical approach.
The Double-Edged Sword: Balancing innovation and security.

Sean Muller, Senior Solution Architect AI & Data, Woolworths Supermarkets

11:10

Partner Presentation: Data Sovereignty with an outsourced MDR service and New Zealand localised Threat Intelligence feed

Brad Collins, ESET Enterprise and MSP Business Manager, Chillisoft

11:30

Introduction to Breakout Sessions

Interactive Breakout Sessions

Breakout A: All-In-One or Best-Of-Breed? Which platform play is best in today’s cyber threat landscape?'

A discussion to investigate if the advantages of single security vendor consolidation outweighs the benefits of a unified multi-vendor solution ecosystem.

Anthony Rowell, Channel Account Manager, ChilliSoft

Breakout B: Data Protection and the Growing Need for Effective Data Discovery

Data protection laws are constantly changing and growing around the world, posing new challenges for organisations that need to comply with different rules in different places. How can organisations keep their data safe and compliant in this dynamic environment?

Join us for a lively roundtable discussion, where we will explore:

• How organisations are adapting to the current and future data protection regulations, and what strategies they are using to stay compliant

• How data discovery can help organisations achieve data security and privacy for compliance – the process of identifying data, such as personal information, and managing it in both on-premises or in cloud-based environments

• What the biggest emerging technology risks to data security are and how businesses can prepare themselves to manage these risks effectively, emphasising the need to retain clear visibility of data when adopting new and emerging technologies

Discover the secrets to data protection and security with us in this interactive session. Share your views, stories and tips to help us all stay ahead of the game.

Khoder El-Ali, Director of Sales (Asia Pacific), Ground Labs

Breakout C: Strategies to combat sophisticated cybercrime and state-sponsored threats for NZ Enterprises

Glenn Maiden, Director of Threat Intelligence Operations, FortiGuard Labs ANZ

Breakout D: How to manage the Enterprise Attack Surface effectively

Enterprise applications and infrastructure are often implemented through a set of architecture guidelines, which, once implemented, are difficult to verify for their effectiveness. Threat actors are having an easy time because many of the assets that form part of the infrastructure are hidden from the view of operators and are effectively unmanaged.

Join us for an engaging roundtable discussion, where we will explore:

What is shadow IT, and why does it pose a considerable risk to my infrastructure?
What solutions are available to gain visibility of all my IT assets?
How can I keep up with patching all the different IT assets when there are just too many?

How do I know that security fixes implemented yesterday are still effective today?

Join us in this interactive session to discover the benefits of Attack Surface Management for your enterprise. Share your war stories, opinions, and insights to help us all to stay ahead of the rising tide of threats to New Zealand’s critical infrastructure.

Joerg Micheel, Head of Security Practice, OSS Group Ltd

Prann Rawal, Partner Technical Specialist – Security, IBM New Zealand

Nik Bojovic, Brand Partner Specialist – Security, IBM New Zealand

12:50

Networking Lunch

INSIDER THREATS & SECURITY AWARENESS

1:50

Prize Draw

2:00

Explanation of how the Unconference sessions will run

2:10

UNCONFERENCE SESSION

In the unconference session, delegates will break into groups and engage in open discussion about key challenges facing the cyber security industry. Discussion will be under Chatham House rules and will allow delegates to gain new insights from other industry experts.

Interactive Session 1: Effectively communicating the value of cybersecurity to the board and greater organization

Jenni McNeil, Head of Information Security, Contact Energy

Interactive Session 2: Identifying and Mitigating Insider Threats

Raymond Dickinson, Country Manager NZ, SailPoint

Interactive Session 3: Adapting to changing customer behaviour

Kevin Glynn, GM Customer and Digital Experience, Auckland Transport

Interactive Session 4: Overseeing the ethical use of AI and big data analytics while maintaining regulatory compliance

Xanthe Sulzberger, Head of Data Governance & Strategy, NZ Post

Interactive Session 5: Addressing skill shortages in critical areas such as IT, digital space and data science, and managing talent effectively

Prabhu Singh, Director of Transformation, Sky New Zealand

WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION

3:10

Keynote Panel: Navigating the war on talent and what your next-gen workforce could look like

Cultivating a culture of continuous learning and innovation: Strategies for attracting, retaining, and upskilling diverse talent to match evolving skill sets.
How DE&I can solve talent shortages and contribute to a stronger, more innovative workforce.
Leveraging technology to alleviate the talent crunch.
Actionable strategies for successfully engaging remote and distributed teams – especially in the context of today’s remote work and global talent shortages.
Mentoring the future – strategies for attracting and mentoring Gen Z talent in a time of industry-wide shortages.

Moderator: Marissa Brindley, Head of Tech & Innovation, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited

Steve James, General Manager of Technology, Woolworths

Lena Jenkins, Chief Digital Officer, Waste Management NZ Ltd

Lee Timutimu, Founder, Te Matarau – The Māori Tech Association, Co-Founder, N8V, Membership & Community Advisor, InternetNZ Ipurangi Aotearoa

3:50

Chairperson’s Closing Address

4:00

Closing Karakia, Networking Drinks & End of Summit