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Wed Sep 2
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
Protective Security Advisory
Director
Wed Sep 2
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM

Welcome Remarks

9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
ASIAL
President
Wed Sep 2
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM

Sponsor Remarks

9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Intelligent Monitoring Group
Managing Director
Wed Sep 2
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM

Keynote 1: Strengthening Security Posture in an Era of Increasing Complexity and Risk - Security Intelligence and National Resilience

9:50 AM - 10:25 AM
In an era marked by evolving threats, geopolitical uncertainty, cybercrime, and increasingly complex operational environments, strengthening security posture has become essential to protecting organisations, communities, and national interests. Building effective security intelligence requires the integration…
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Department of Home Affairs
Head of National Security
Wed Sep 2
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM

Geopolitical Instability & Hybrid Threats - How Do They Impact Australia's Security?

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM
Geopolitical instability is no longer episodic, it is continuous, concurrent and cascading, and it is increasingly expressed through hybrid threats that blur the line between competition and conflict. For Australia, the risk is not just…
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Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
Director - National Security Program
Wed Sep 2
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Security 2030: A Five-Year Future Report on the Australian Private Security Industry

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
This presentation delivers the final findings of Security 2030, a two-stage research project conducted in partnership with ASIAL and funded through Edith Cowan University. Drawing on a triangulated evidence base of government threat and risk…
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Edith Cowan University
Deputy Lead, Security and Intelligence Research Group
Edith Cowan University
Senior Lecturer & Lead, Security and Intelligence Research Group
Wed Sep 2
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Security Assurance on Critical Infrastructure: What SFAIRP Really Demands

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
The SOCI Act reforms and maturing RSNL obligations have fundamentally changed what adequate security looks like for critical infrastructure owners and operators. Demonstrating compliance is no longer sufficient — practitioners must prove that residual risk…
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Sener
Principal Security Consultant
Wed Sep 2
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

When Leaders say 'Take a Risk Based Approach" What they Actually Mean

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
“Take a risk-based approach” is one of the most commonly used phrases in security governance, yet it is often interpreted differently by executives, risk professionals and security teams. These differing perspectives can lead to misaligned…
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GSR Advisory
Founder/Director
Wed Sep 2
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Agentic AI for the SOCI Act: Navigating the Compliance Cliff to Protect Critical Infrastructure, Including Systems of National Significance

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Australia’s Security of Critical Infrastructure Act introduces complex compliance challenges for critical infrastructure operators, intensified by new smart device security standards for IoT fleets. This session explores how Agentic AI can audit, evidence, and maintain…
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Lote Consulting
Director - Security, Cybersecurity & Risk
Wed Sep 2
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

Changing of the Guard: Redefining Security in a Crowded Place - Brisbane's South Bank

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Crowded places are changing. Security must evolve with them. This session introduces the Hybrid Light Model (HLM), developed by South Bank Corporation for Brisbane's South Bank, one of Australia’s most visited precincts. Built on principles…
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South Bank Corporation
Security Manager
Wed Sep 2
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

Nationally Consistent Professional Standards for the Security Industry - if not now, when?

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
With a workforce of over 200,000, Australia’s private security industry performs a vital and growing role as part of Australia’s national security mix. Yet as we navigate increasingly complex security threats and vulnerabilities, the inconsistent…
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Thu Sep 3
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Opening Remarks

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Macquarie University
Lecturer In Cyber Security And Intelligence
Thu Sep 3
9:35 AM - 10:15 AM

Cyberthreats – An Urgent Call to Action

9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
Alastair examines a cyber threat environment reshaped by AI, where the lines between physical, insider and cyber risk are collapsing. He sets out why organisations can no longer treat these as separate problems, and gives…
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Former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Cyber Security
Thu Sep 3
10:15 AM - 10:50 AM

Sovereignty as Risk Management: Clarity, Trade-offs, Accountability

10:15 AM - 10:50 AM
Digital sovereignty is often positioned as an end state, something to be achieved through absolute control, strict locality, or isolation from global systems. In practice, this framing oversimplifies a far more complex reality. Sovereignty is…
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Microsoft
National Security Officer ANZ
Thu Sep 3
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM

From Indicators to Action: Lessons from the Bondi Beach Terrorist Attack

11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
The Bondi Beach terrorist attack through a systems-and-governance lens, focusing on structural threat conditions, preparedness posture, and execution-phase dynamics within Australia’s crowded place protection framework, anchored by the Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism…
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Risk 2 Solution Group
Managing Director, Chair of the Board and Founder
Thu Sep 3
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM

The Convergence Point: How AI, Body Cameras and Drones are Reshaping Physical Security

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
The physical security landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift. This session explores how the convergence of Al-driven crime intelligence, real-time crime centre platforms, body-worn cameras and drone technology is transforming how corporate security teams prevent,…
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Auror
Director of Community Safety Partnerships and Corporate Security
Thu Sep 3
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM

Balancing Data Centre Physical Security Controls with Construction Speed

12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Customer Data Protection (CDP) mandates that organisations safeguard customer data against theft and unauthorised disclosure through layered security controls. These range from perimeter fencing to zone-based access restrictions governed by legitimate business need. In APJC,…
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Physical Security Architecture Manager (APJC), Data Center Design Engineering
Thu Sep 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Beyond IT/OT: Closing the Physical Intelligence Gap in Critical Infrastructure Security

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The security industry spent a decade converging IT and OT, connecting industrial control systems to enterprise security practices. The threat landscape has moved on. State actors now pre-position through physical reconnaissance. Activist campaigns map supply…
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CRIMP
Founder & CEO
Thu Sep 3
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

When Good People Create Risk, The Rise of the Unintentional Insider Threat

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
In an era where organisations are investing heavily in cyber defences, one of the greatest risks increasingly comes from within, not from malicious actors, but from trusted employees, contractors and partners making seemingly harmless decisions…
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Uber
Insider Risk Lead
Uber
Director, Insider Threat, Global Security and Investigations
Thu Sep 3
3:00 PM - 3:35 PM

Technology enabled Crowd Management, from CCTV to Predictive Analytics: Case Study Notting Hill Carnival, London 2026

3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
The 2026 Notting Hill Carnival demonstrated how technology-enabled crowd management is reshaping public safety at major global events. Faced with attendance exceeding two million people and increasing concerns about crowd density, organisers and the Metropolitan…
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ACESGroup and Dynamic Crowd Measurement
Founder
Dynamic Crowd Measurement
CEO
Thu Sep 3
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Security Gala Dinner

6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
This ultimate networking evening, hosted in partnership with ASIAL, will bring together security professionals from across the globe to celebrate, engage and socialise with colleagues, suppliers, and clients – old and new.
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