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Dave is an accomplished executive with a strong affinity for technology and a keen business sense for the application of emerging solutions. He has a proven talent for identifying core business needs and translating them into outcomes.

Prior to joining Haventec, Dave spent ~20 years at Accenture where he occupied a number of geographic leadership, account leadership and delivery leadership roles including Managing Director for Accenture Digital (AU and NZ), Inclusion and Diversity Lead (AU), Capital Markets Lead (AU) as well as Client Leadership roles for a number of Accenture’s Financial Services clients.

Prior to joining Accenture, Dave spent five years at the Australian Stock exchange in a number of roles including the Internet and Information Security Lead.

Elliot Dellys (PCI QSA, CISSP, CISM, CIS LA) is the founder and Chief Realist (CEO) of Phronesis Security, Australia’s first B Corp certified cyber security consultancy, with a mission to do ‘cyber security for good’. Previously, Elliot worked for the Australian Signals Directorate and a global managed service provider, where he led the Strategic Consulting division across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Elliot is also an industry-recognised information security content publisher, with articles appearing in Computerworld, CSO, Australian Cyber Security Magazine, and InfoSecurity Magazine, covering topics such as cyber security in diplomacy, threat forecasts, and the challenges of coordinating cyber security efforts across government and private industry.

Daniel Hood is the Chief Optimist (CTO) at Phronesis Security, Australia’s first B Corp certified cyber security consultancy. But more importantly, when Daniel isn’t helping organisations build secure architectures or sitting on the boards of charities, he is playing hockey in his tuxedo for nachos. A former Director for a global MSSP, Daniel has seen it all – from misconfigured security technology to out-of-control cyber incidents to misspent budgets. As the Chief Optimist, Daniel runs the Penetration Testing and Security Architecture teams and believes deeply in helping his clients reduce wastage and headaches. He has been in the industry for over a decade in a variety of roles, ranging from network security engineer for Australia’s largest network to a security architect performing an uplift to the cyber security of a few small nation’s governments.

Shishir Singh is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for the BlackBerry Cybersecurity business. A seasoned senior executive, Shishir brings 15+ years of cybersecurity leadership. With his wealth of experience and expertise, Shishir works across the entire organization to set a clear vision roadmap for our next-generation cybersecurity products and services. He engages with our customer base on strategic direction, and identify key partnerships to implement a market-winning technical strategy and vision. Shishir is a passionate advocate for customer-centric design and the use of data and analytics to create compelling offerings that thrill customers.

Before BlackBerry, Shishir served as Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Enterprise Business Group at McAfee. In this role, he was responsible for product strategy, execution, and delivering cutting-edge cybersecurity offerings that protect Enterprise customers from threats to their applications, networks, data, devices, and other critical assets. During his tenure, he transformed the company into a true cloud company and pioneered the teams that delivered McAfee’s XDR, CNAPP, and SASE (Unified Cloud Edge) solutions in the industry. These products are offered in both on-premises and cloud form factors. They have a footprint across the entire gamut of industry segments, ranging from fledgling start-ups to established banks, Fortune 500 Enterprises, and federal institutions across the globe.

Shishir has also held various engineering, development, and product leadership positions at Cyphort (acquired by Juniper), Cisco, IronPort Systems (acquired by Cisco), Bluecoat Systems (acquired by SYMC/Broadcom), and Silicon Graphics. At the onset of his career, Shishir worked for the Defense Research and Development Organization, (DRDO), a public service undertaking that develops advanced avionics systems for India’s vast defense sector. He was nominated for the Young Scientist of the Year award for his contribution to the indigenous AWACS project for India.

Shishir holds master’s degrees in Computer Science from Allahabad University and Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Additionally, he has published and presented multiple academic papers for IEEE and holds several patents in the fields of Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and behavior-based modeling for malware analysis. Apart from his boundless passion for his work, in his free time, Shishir enjoys keeping himself active. He loves hot yoga, playing squash, and hiking.

Chrystal Taylor is a dedicated technologist with nearly a decade of experience and has built her career by leveraging curiosity to solve problems, no matter the size, industry, or client. Whether tinkering with the family computer, or inflicting general destruction in MS-DOS Tank Wars, Chrystal has always been a geek.

Chrystal is a SolarWinds deployment veteran who’s built a successful IT career by translating client needs into optimised and performant systems. She loves customising current deployments to ensure systems grow in tandem with user needs. She’s achieved several SolarWinds certifications. A THWACK® MVP since 2011, she understands the power of community and the SolarWinds commitment to its users.

Remy is a blue team cyber security expert with a decade of experience in Federal Government, Private Sector, Law Enforcement, and the Military. He holds a Diploma in Networking, and a Diploma in Systems Administration. He is a GIAC certified security leader, ISO 27001 lead auditor, and IRAP assessor #194.

Remy has been awarded a commendation for his cyber training programs, commanded the first Army Cyber Protection Team, and MC’s the ADF Cyber Skills Challenge conference every year. He studied Acting at Victorian College of the Arts and has performed in theatres nationally. Every training program, workshop, or presentation that involves him is always more engaging and entertaining than anything involving cyber security has the right to be.

Find Remy on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/remy-coll-809946203/

Simon is a red team cyber security expert with experience in National Intelligence, the Military, and Law Enforcement. He holds a Master of Cyber Security (Advanced Tradecraft) with Excellence from UNSW ADFA. He is an OSCP, eCPPT, a GIAC certified security leader, GIAC certified systems auditor, and IRAP assessor #1308.

A former NSW Police officer, Simon has worked in counter-terrorism & special tactics, investigations, and digital forensics. More recently, Simon has been working directly for the Australian Government within the National Intelligence Community. He has spoken at a number of cyber security conferences, on both technical subjects and case studies on technical investigations, and is a mentor on the ADF Cyber Gap Program.

Find Simon on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-smalley-b673a2233/

Torsten George is currently a cyber security evangelist at Absolute Software, which helps organizations establish resilient security controls on endpoints. He also serves as strategic advisory board member at vulnerability risk management software vendor, NopSec. He is an internationally recognized IT security expert, author, and speaker. Torsten has been part of the global IT security community for more than 27 years and regularly provides commentary and publishes articles on data breaches, insider threats, compliance frameworks, and IT security best practices. He is also the co-author of the Zero Trust Privilege For Dummies book. Torsten has held executive level positions with Centrify, RiskSense, RiskVision (acquired by Resolver, Inc.), ActivIdentity (acquired by HID® Global, an ASSA ABLOY™ Group brand), Digital Link, and Everdream Corporation (acquired by Dell).

Edgard Capdevielle is President, CEO and co-founder of operational tech and IoT firm Nozomi Networks. Edgard brings an extensive background in successfully managing and expanding markets for both start-ups and established technology companies to his role as CEO. Previously he was Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for Imperva, where he led teams that made the company’s web and data security products leaders in their space. Prior to that he was a key executive at storage companies Data Domain and EMC.

Born in Sydney, Australia, and having lived in the United States for the past 12 years, Matt Johnston has had an international career as an entrepreneur and founder, creating and leading companies in verticals including service, manufacturing, distribution and direct to consumer. Johnston’s early career was in Security Risk Management and Investigation, working as a Security Consultant and other related roles.

With a passion for furthering society through innovation and technology, Johnston currently works with founder-led companies and private and institutional investors to create value for all stakeholders through Venture Capital, Private Equity and other investment. His track record of excellence and his balance of business acumen, technology knowledge and finance experience, sees Johnston advising startups, securing startup finance, advising established companies on exit strategies, as well as executing for them on mergers and acquisitions.

In addition to his core business activities, he works with a number of US based startup accelerators in vetting and selecting startup companies for investment and/or engagement in accelerator programs.

Lena joined MongoDB in March 2019, with more than 20 years of cybersecurity experience. Before joining MongoDB, she was the Global Chief Information Security Officer for the international fintech company, Tradeweb, where she was responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity. She also served as CIO and Chief Security Officer for the New York Power Authority, the largest state power organization in the country. Lena is a founding member of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan, formerly the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, which allows security leaders in academia and the private sector to collaborate on tackling the most challenging security issues. Lena is a member of IT-ISAC, frequently speaks at industry events and has been featured in Fortune, Dark Reading and CSO Online.

Sean is the Regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks. In this role, Sean spearheads the development of thought leadership, threat intelligence and security best practices for the cybersecurity community and business executives.

Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he spent 15 years in a variety of roles at Intel Security (McAfee), with his last position as the Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific. Before this, Sean was involved in software development, technical support and consulting services for a range of Internet security solutions.