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Thomas Pitt is a senior security researcher at Microsoft on the GHOST team. His background is in both offensive and defensive security, with experience spanning from serving as a cyber specialist in the Australian Army, to roles at ParaFlare and Thales.

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Cameron Fairbairn is a cyber security architect and the CTO of Proaxiom Cyber. With 28 years in IT and 15 years specialising in cyber security, he has extensive experience in offensive and defensive security, cloud security, and security operations. Cameron is passionate about practical security implementations and adversary-centric defense strategies.

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Ben Gittens is a software developer and security champion with a passion for bridging the gap between development and security teams. He has extensive experience in building and securing large-scale applications and is an advocate for DevSecOps principles.

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Joel is a cyber security researcher, penetration tester, and educator with over 15 years' experience in system administration, security, and consulting. His PhD produced a framework for designing dynamically generated penetration testing laboratories, and his current research focuses on offensive security skills development.

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Rhiana is a Cyber Security Specialist and Mechatronics Engineer with a passion for OT security. As an OT Cyber Security Architect at Secolve, she has worked in both mining and manufacturing, gaining experience with control systems, mobile equipment, and cyber security operations.

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Abby is a Senior GRC specialist at Division 5 and has been in cyber security for 5 years. Her job is to help clients ensure they have safe and resilient environments via risk assessments, tabletop exercises, and Essential Eight audits. In addition to her work at Division 5, Abby has been a university lecturer, is a whiz at PowerPoint, and loves a good board game. Alex is a freelance writer and editor across a variety of industries including travel, fashion and lifestyle, and cyber security. Her work in cyber has seen her editing hundreds of reports across offensive, defensive, and strategy assessments. She is passionate about words, loves an Oxford comma, and can't get enough of romance novels.

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Brent has over 18 years of experience in the cyber security industry. After 12 years in Australian government and law enforcement leading national cyber teams, he led the global digital forensics and incident response team for a Fortune 500 bank.

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Tatsuya Hasegawa is a threat hunter and data visualisation developer with an extensive list of security certifications. He is a board member of the ISACA Nagoya Chapter, a committee member of the SECCON Open Conference, and a contributor to the open-source project msticpy.

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Currently a leader in Identity Defense at Okta, Sam Gillespie brings a unique perspective from his background in game development, where he contributed to Fruit Ninja. He later blended game design with data science at Arkose Labs to create state-of-the-art bot detection solutions. With a decade on the front lines of cyber security, Sam is known for his fast-paced and approachable delivery.

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With over a decade of experience in IT development, systems administration, and cyber security, Adriana specialises in managing complex IT projects, ensuring software security, and maintaining system integrity. She is a committed member of the OWASP community, contributing to the continuous improvement of secure software practices.

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Ryan 'D8RH8R' Williams is a hacker, researcher, and builder of systems that weren't meant to exist. He spends his time reverse-engineering technology, exploring communication networks, and crafting bespoke offensive hardware. His work spans offensive security, adversarial R&D, and privacy consulting.

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Johan is a cybersecurity leader with over 19 years of experience, a Masters degree in Control Engineering, a certificate in applying disruptive technologies for business applications from MIT Sloan school of Management and a graduate from an executive management program from the Gordon Institute of Business Science. He has spent about 9 years in senior leadership roles, incl the roles of CISO and Head of Security Advisory for Orange Cyberdefense ZA and leader of the next-generation Threat and Risk Assessments for BDO Australia. He describes himself as the glue, to bridge the gap between technical expertise and business outcomes, and has led global teams to that affect in tackling some complex cyber challenges with practical, results-driven solutions. From advising executives on risk and resilience to building high-performing security practices that span continents, his focus is providing the right people with effective, actionable intelligence.

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Dan has over a decade of experience in IT and cyber security, covering a broad range of specialist technical and leadership roles. Prior to CyberCX, these include roles such as Head of Product, Human-centred Designer, Solutions Architect, Project Manager, Systems Administrator, an AppSec and Product Security educator, a senior security architect, a penetration tester and a data science researcher. Today at CyberCX, as a technologist, they leverage their diverse experiences to sherpa and help all roles in engineering teams build safer, more trustworthy, and secure products balancing business, experience, and technical needs. They also have presented at various security conferences including DefCon, BSides Melbourne, and Christchurch Hacker Conference, on various security topics. But at the end of the day, they are just a nerd learning and sharing knowledge to make our community a safer place.

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Adam Aurisch is the Manager for Information Security and IAM at QUT, with a wealth of experience implementing cutting-edge IAM solutions across public and private sectors. He has played a pivotal role in major global identity projects with organizations like Mastercard ID Services and RealMe in New Zealand, and is committed to balancing robust security with user-centric design.

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James is a Principal Consultant with CyberCX specialising in Microsoft Azure architecture, security, and automation with over 25 years of industry experience. He is a published author, a former Microsoft MVP, and a current Microsoft Certified Trainer.

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Heath Moodie is a Senior ICS Threat Intelligence Analyst for Dragos APAC. A 5-year RAR veteran and strategy nerd, he is passionate about Cyber Threat Intelligence and its practical application.

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Dylan is a cyber security leader specialising in digital forensics, incident response, and security advisory. He has spent the last 8 years helping some of the world's leading brands investigate, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. He actively contributes to open-source projects and has contributed to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

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Dr. Gowri Ramachandran and Mr. Atticus D'Mello form a research team that are investigating the effectiveness of Generative AI in risk assessment contexts, focusing on its potential, limitations, and real-world applicability through early experiments.

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