Build strategic success through InfoSec and business synergy
Now in its fourth year, CISO Sydney 2025 is the largest annual gathering of NSW’s most senior InfoSec decision makers.
Be part of THE event that sets the cybersecurity agenda — covering everything from mitigation, response and recovery, GRC, cross-functional collaboration, and AI implementation through to strategies for successful leadership and business growth.
In 2025 CISO Sydney comes to you conveniently co-located with AppSec & DevSecOps Sydney, Cloud Security Sydney and OT Security Sydney at the Royal Randwick Racecourse, offering you a comprehensive platform to gain the crucial insights and connections you need to keep your business at the forefront of the industry.
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Our speakers
FEATURED SPEAKER
Join us for an engaging session where we will explore the future of cybersecurity, focusing on key initiatives, strategic imperatives, and the challenges that CISOs must navigate. Gain a deeper understanding of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy and equip yourself with actionable strategies to pave your path to success. Discover the critical challenges and success factors, including the importance of long-term commitment, flexibility, and alignment with global allies.
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Who: Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC - National Cyber Security Coordinator - Department of Home Affairs
Title: Leading a business value driven team
When: 9am, 12 February
Naveen Sharma
Head of Information Security
Superloop
Jim Marinos
Head of Security Advisory
REA Group
Nivi Newar
Head of Cyber Security Strategy & Governance
UNSW
Christopher Johnson
Group Head of Technology
Charter Hall
Imtiaz Khan
CISO
Roads and Maritime Services
River Nygryn
CISO
HammondCare
Siddharth Rajanna
Head of Cyber Security
Bingo Industries
Madhuri Nandi
Head of Security
Till Payments
What's being said about us?
“CISO Sydney stands out as an exceptional event, bringing together brilliant minds and insightful perspectives. This gathering is an indispensable experience for security professionals and practitioners alike.”
Henry Huang, Head of IT — Digital Services
Delivery & Operations, Angle Auto Finance
Our key themes for 2025
Cyber & business synergy
Understand how your peers are enabling growth and driving cultural change by examining the risk appetite of companies and ensuring smooth and secure business operations.
Minimising AI risks
Discover how cybersecurity can help your business to seize the transformative potential of AI (Artificial Intelligence) while identifying risks and mitigating gaps and vulnerabilities.
Threat intelligence
Gain and share insights on the emerging threat landscape to help your organisation strengthen its cyber resilience posture and continuously advance its security maturity journey.
Incident management
Identify, prevent and overcome common incident management challenges by implementing effective detection and response strategies, and preparing your teams.
Four great events, one space
With our suite of events conveniently co-located under one roof, you and your team will gain insights and make connections across multiple facets of cybersecurity, leading to a big picture view and a deeper understanding of how to future-proof your business.
OT Security Sydney
11 FEB 2025
Make the most out of your day and learn how to enhance OT security by reducing attack surfaces, improving IT-OT collaboration, and implementing effective strategies for patching, access control, and network segmentation in increasingly interconnected environments.
Cloud Security Sydney
12 FEB 2025
Attend Cloud Security Sydney to find out how you can increase resilience through preparedness, mitigate AI risks, and implement cloud security governance for regulatory compliance, risk management, and data protection in advanced technologies.
AppSec & DevSecOps Sydney
12 FEB 2025
Join us and discover strategies to measure effectiveness, foster security culture, empower developers, integrate tools, and secure supply chains. Balance automation with human oversight for continuous improvement and risk mitigation.
What you'll get out of CISO Sydney
Why attend?
Join us at CISO Sydney and be immersed in an environment designed to inspire you and grow your business. Hear from expert speakers, network with influential decision makers and gain access to the latest technology and services.
Come together with peers to learn how to align security and business goals, balance risk appetite, and leverage measures to enable growth and innovation while protecting against threats.
Who will be there?
CISO Sydney is designed for senior cybersecurity leaders, including CISOs, CTOs, CIOs, Directors, and Managers from various sectors across Australia. If you specialize in information security, risk management, cloud security, incident response, IT, governance, compliance, or automation, this event offers a unique opportunity to engage with top professionals and expand your network in the cybersecurity field.
How can we help?
We carefully craft our events from scratch, tailoring them to support your business needs and facilitate industry growth. Our team oversees the whole process from research to post-production and are happy to answer any questions you have. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Claudia Peixoto
Marketing Manager
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Get shoulder to shoulder with your peers and see what's next in InfoSec
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