Speakers
Simon Ractliffe
Director
PDR Co.
Simon Ractliffe is a veteran of the cyber security industry, having worked with and performed leadership roles with cyber companies before they were even called cyber companies.
More recently Head of Cyber for Singtel Optus and GM Pacific Trustwave (a global managed security provider) with 30 years experience in European and Asian markets with senior executive roles with Dell Technologies’ SecureWorks, IBM’s Internet Security Systems, and as Director EMEA for a global network infrastructure provider, Ractliffe now works with a variety of clients in the region to help them bring strategic business objectives to life through consulting services provider PDRCo. (The Protection Detection and Response Company), ensuring new business imperatives are pursued with an eye on cyber risk mitigation and cyber resilience.
Ractliffe, as a practitioner and industry commentator, is regularly called upon to provide insights in to future opportunities and threats facing businesses adapting to the ever-quickening pace of change, allowing them to look before they leap.
Sunil Rane
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
KPMG Australia
Sunil has a decade of progressive consulting experience working on a myriad of projects having started his career as a pentester and spanning across the various verticals of security. His experience is drawn from engagements in industries such as Financial Services, Banking, Finance, Oil & Gas, Telecommunication, Government firms. Sunil understands the first hand intricacies of Information Security, its ever changing technologies and developing an evolving security culture. Apart from his role at KPMG, Sunil is passionate about security automation, cloud security and is an active member of the tech start up community.
Sven Ross
Executive Director – Customer WA
Cyber CX
Sven is a highly experienced security practitioner with more than 20 years experience across both government and private sectors, working in roles in the 2nd Commando Regiment and world leading mining companies.
Sven has led technical teams of up to 150 ICT security specialists in high risk military environments and high tempo commercial mining operations, planning and deploying global security and telecommunications systems.
He has provided strategic security advice to business leaders and government bodies.
Fiona Long
Founder & Director
Cyber Security Consulting
Fiona is the Founder and Director of Cyber Security Consulting Pty Ltd and InfoSecAssure. Fiona has over 20 years working in information security, from leading the charge in the early developing security for a number of online banking channels to Head of Cybercrime for one of Australia’s largest data management companies. Fiona brings a wealth of experience and is passionate about removing the fear and doubt surrounding cyber security and providing advice and tools that empowers and engages individuals and businesses so they can securely achieve their business goals.