Tech in Gov conference at a glance

Fay Flevaras is the Chief Digital Information Officer at the Australian federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Fay leads an ambitious agenda to enable all Australians, their families, providers, and others to have best-in-class digital experiences, and to innovate and transform to...

Lee has over 30 years’ experience in the technology industry, having been in technical, sales and business development roles. Most recently he was the CTO for Microsoft ANZ and then lead the Asia region for Microsoft’s global Responsible AI team. Lee has worked across the UK, Asia, and...

Lucy Poole   Deputy CEO Strategy, Planning and Performance Division Digital Transformation Agency   Lucy leads the Strategy, Planning and Performance Division which focuses on providing whole-of-government strategic leadership to the development and implementation of digital policies, the...

Alana is a career Public Servant with over 36 years’ service across both the Commonwealth and ACT governments. Having joined as a trainee, Alana has literally worked her way from the ground up through to senior and executive management positions. As a people focussed leader, she is a specialist in...

Dr Liming Zhu leads CSIRO’s Data61, the digital and AI division of Australia’s national science agency, and is a conjoint professor at UNSW. A recognised leader in AI engineering and responsible AI, he represents Australia in the International AI Safety Science Report and contributes to OECD.AI on...

Michele Graham is General Manager, AI Infrastructure and Capability with the Australian Government. Michele has worked at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources since 2019, formerly leading policy work on Critical Technologies, Quantum and Science. Prior to this she supported 5...

Craig is the Assistant Secretary – Commonwealth Security Policy (CSP). Craig leads a team responsible for the coordination and administration of whole-of-government cyber and protective security policy. Commonwealth Security Policy implements the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF); the...

Mike Webb is an experienced public sector executive with extensive digital transformation and service delivery experience across several Australian Government agencies.  Currently the Chief Information Officer at the Department of Parliamentary Services, Mike is responsible for the delviery of ICT ...

Dan is the Head of the NSW Office for AI within Digital NSW, Department of Customer Service. He leads the development of whole-of-government AI policy, frameworks, and guidance, and provides practical advice to support the safe and effective adoption of artificial intelligence across NSW...

Kylie De Courteney is Managing Director of NSW Telco Authority, overseeing a $1.5 billion portfolio of government connectivity projects. She is a strategic and transformative leader renowned for her expertise in customer and digital strategy, organisational transformation and complex program...

Frank den Hartog is a distinguished Research Chair in Critical Infrastructure at the University of Canberra, with a proven track record of expertise in the intersection of technology and government. With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing modern governments in ensuring...

Dr. Kristen Moore is a Principal Research Scientist and Team Leader (Human-Centric Security) at CSIRO’s Data61, where she leads research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Her work focuses on securing AI systems and applying AI to enhance cyber defence, with...

Justin Daly is the Emerging Technologies Lead at Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, where he drives AI strategy, implementation, and governance across the organisation. His work focuses on building sustainable AI capability through a "guardrails first" approach—establishing governance...

Matthew White is the Director of ICT and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), responsible for leading the strategic direction and delivery of technology across one of Australia’s largest volunteer-based emergency services. In this role, he oversees business units...

Lisa is the AI Enablement lead at Whitehorse City Council, where she’s focused on making local government work smarter, faster, and more purposefully. With deep expertise in process improvement and digital transformation, she’s now applying that same mindset to the possibilities of AI. Lisa is...

Adam is a financial services industry professional with more than 30 years' experience across insurance, superannuation and financial advice. The majority of this time has been in leadership roles across a number of service and product providers with a strong focus on governance, business...

Dr. Kamran Shafi currently leads the Data Analytics and AI Team at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), where he is responsible for strengthening the organisation’s AI capabilities and guiding the deployment of advanced data science initiatives that support AIMS’ mission to enhance...

Dr Dimitrios Salampasis is an Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies and FinTech and FinTech Capability Lead at the Swinburne University of Technology. He is an award-winning and globally recognized thought leader, educator, researcher, and sought-after speaker, passionate about innovation...

Neesha Wilson is the Cyber Lead at the ACT Cyber Security Centre, where she drives strategic cyber uplift initiatives to strengthen the security and resilience of ACT Government systems and services. Leading whole-of-government efforts, she brings together governance, technical delivery, and...

Shaun Kindleysides is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer with a proven track record of driving digital transformation and innovation in the public and private sectors. With over 25 years of experience in ICT leadership roles, Shaun currently serves as the Chief Information...

Karen Schilling is an entrepreneur, mentor, and advocate who has championed ACT SMEs for many years. She continues this commitment through her current roles as the ACT Defence and Advanced Technology Industry Advocate and as a Director of the Canberra Cyber Hub. A highly capable executive leader...

Experienced Application and Technology Manager with a strong background in the hospital and health care industry. Skilled in data analytics, analytics applications, cloud infrastructure, service delivery, technical support, ITIL frameworks, and IT service management. Known for driving technology...

Striving toward digital excellence in the modern era, I lever my skills in Agentic Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Architecture, Emerging Technology, and Lean Six Sigma to redesign business systems and processes to drive effectiveness, efficiency, and security. Adept at driving innovation and...

Rajiv Shah combines deep technical knowledge with experience in a range of business leadership roles, as well as providing policy and strategy advice to senior executives. As a Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, he has published a number of papers on cyber strategy and...

Dr Abu Barkat Ullah (Barkat) is an Associate Professor in Cyber Security and Program Director for Cyber Security and Data Science at the University of Canberra. Dr Barkat Ullah’s research focuses on cyber security, AI-driven threat detection, cyber resilience, human factors in security, and...

I’m a startup community lead supporting thousands of Victorian founders and changemakers, and a founder with a background in civil and construction engineering, arts and cultural management, and entrepreneurship. At StartSpace, powered by State Library Victoria, I lead a world-leading startup...

Amir Anees works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and data privacy, with a focus on enabling the use of AI in sensitive domains such as healthcare. He is affiliated with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, where he works on...

Hein Taljaard is the Data & AI Practice Manager at ASI Solutions, with around 20 years’ experience working across data, process, and automation. His focus is on how organisations bring these together in practice—looking at how people work, how policy shapes behaviour, and how platforms support...

Daniel leads growth across APAC for UST, where he's spent over 15 years helping enterprises untangle complex integration challenges that set AI and automation up for real, pragmatic success. A long-time partner and practitioner with hands-on experience leading client engagement in public...

Fiona McLay is Lead AI Client Adviser at Thomson Reuters, with 25 years as a dispute resolution lawyer and over five years advising legal and government organisations on AI and technology adoption. She is the author of Tech Enabled Lawyer and a postgraduate legal technology lecturer. Her public...

Rishni Ratnam is CEO of MXA Consulting and founder of FirstThing.ai. He has worked hands-on with AI since 2016 across the full delivery spectrum, from data engineering and model building through to business case development, AI business leadership, and large scale AI portfolio management.At...

Brandon Zhou is the Country Manager for Yealink Video solutions in ANZ ,leads the strategic direction, market expansion, and channel development for Yealink’s industry-leading video conferencing portfolio, including room systems, cameras, and cloud-based collaboration endpoints. Brandon is...

Kelly Park is the Senior Regional Sales Manager for ANZ & South Korea at Splashtop, with over five years of experience in the IT industry. She specialises in helping organisations modernise IT operations through secure remote access, support, and endpoint management solutions. With experience...

Paul has over 18 years' experience in the PPM profession, delivering high-quality technology solutions to support successful delivery of the full project lifecycle. Working closely with Sensei’s public sector customers, Paul brings his PPM thought leadership and deep subject matter expertise to ...

Nick Rusk is the Director of the Digital Atlas of Australia at Geoscience Australia, where he oversees Australia’s first national Integrated Geospatial Infrastructure. With leadership experience spanning government, defence intelligence and industry, Nick is known for driving enterprise-scale...

Raymond Ma has a strong background in information security and is an expert in enterprise privileged access solutions. He was Solutions Consultant at Cyberworld (Asia) Limited covering Hong Kong and Macau since 2010. In his role, Ma was responsible for providing pre-sales support for various...

Hafiz Sheikh Ahmed is a cybersecurity storyteller with a strategist’s mind and an auditor’s precision. With more than two decades of international experience, he is a recognised leader and Certified Assessor in Cyber Governance, Risk, Compliance, and strategic security transformation. Throughout...

Hayden is a driven ManageEngine Evangelist with hands‑on IT experience starting at age 16, specialising in architecture design and solution building. Hayden has helped enterprises and governments become resilient and prepared for the AI era, as well as adopt new technologies and secure their...