Monday, 23rd June 2025
Adelaide Convention Centre
18.30 - 21.30

MC Adj. Prof. Nicola Sasanelli AM, Chairman & Founder Agora High Tech Pty Ltd
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Matt Warren, Director at RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation
Moderator: Prof. Rodrigo Praino, Director, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University

• Dr Daniel Floreani, CEO CyberOps Pty Ltd, President Space Cyber Inc.
• Patrick Trinkler, CEO, CYSEC and Founder of CYSAT (EU)
• Erin Miller, Executive Director, Space-ISAC Colorado Springs

21.30 Business Dinner Close

Tuesday, 24th June 2025
Adelaide Convention Centre
8.00 - 17.00

8.00 Registrations
Tea and coffee on arrival

8.30 Welcome
MC Paula Oliver
Senior Consultant - GRC, CyberOps Pty Ltd

Hon Stephen Mullighan MP
Treasurer and Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Government of South Australia

Mr. Enrico Palermo,
Head of Australian Space Agency

Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness, CSC
National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Office of Cyber Security, Australian Government

Prof. Matthew Warren
Director of the RMIT Centre of Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor of Cyber Security at RMIT University

Ben Kereopa-Yorke
AI, Governance, Risk & Compliance nbn™ Australia

Mr. Jeff Bleich
Chair, Jeff Bleich Centre on Democracy and Disruptive Technologies , Flinders University, Former USA Ambassador in Australia

10.00 Morning tea

10.30 Q&A Expert Panel: Designing cyber protection and resiliency into space systems

In this session, our panel of experts will explore the evolving cyber risks that are reshaping space systems and information systems security architectures. The discussion will cover drivers for future space missions such as the rise of sovereign data centres in Australia, the use of Zero Trust Architecture principles and new NIST requirements and controls for complex systems.

Keynote Speaker: Lt Gen USAF (Ret) Larry James, Strategic Advisor, SmartSat CRC
Moderator: Erin Miller, Executive Director, Space-ISAC Colorado Springs

• Dr. Kymie Tan, Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
• David Ball, Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand Lockheed Martin
• Ella Kell, APJ Lead - Project Fort Zero - Zero Trust from Dell Technologies
• Daniel Wardle, Software Engineering Manager and Architect at Inovor Technologies

12.00 Lunch

13.30 Q&A Expert Panel: Internet of Things (IoT) – Network of Things (NoT) Devices

The Internet is increasingly dependent on space resources, and other space resources are relying on Internet-based networks. Resources such as cars, medical equipment, etc. are active parts of Internet of Things devices and therefore vulnerable. The experts could discuss the Internet of Space Things/CubeSat (IoST) a novel cyber-physical system spanning ground, air and space. IoST is envisioned as the enabling technology for a range of new transformative applications that go beyond traditional IoT.

Keynote Speaker: Patrick Trinkler, CEO, CYSEC and Founder of CYSAT (EU)
Moderator: Imelda Alexopoulos, Director of Exploration Strategy, Fleet Space Technologies

• James Morphett, Senior Staff Cyber Architect, Lockheed Martin
• Prof. Allison Kealy, FRIN Director, Innovative Planet Institute Swinburne University of Technology
• Frank Phillis Sr Go-to-Market Specialist SA, Security, AWS
• Amy Ormrod CEO of Cygence

15.00 Afternoon Tea

15.30 Q&A Expert Panel: Security in Space; An Australian government perspective

As our reliance on space continues to grow, malicious actors are increasingly incentivised to threaten or disrupt space technology that underpin so much more than space based capabilities themselves. In response to this evolving strategic environment, Australia is placing greater emphasis on the challenges associated with space security. As space technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous in modern society, this panel offers unique insight into the priorities and perspectives within Government.

Keynote Speaker: Sophie Pearce, Assistant Secretary, Risk Assessments, Cyber & Infrastructure Security Centre, Department of Home Affairs
Moderator: Prof. Rodrigo Praino, Director of the Jeff Bleich Research Centre, Flinders University

• Dustin Gold, Director Data Security and Space Risk, Risk Assessment Branch, Cyber & Infrastructure Security Centre – Department of Home Affairs Australia
• Dr Catherine Grace, MBBS , Director, Civil Space Policy, Australian Space Agency
• Alexander Meyer, Director Critical Infrastructure Strategic Policy, Department of Home Affairs
• Jayden Cooke, Technical Director, Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Standards, Technical Advice and Research Branch

17.00 Conclusion
Adj. Prof. Nicola Sasanelli AM , Chairman & Founder Agora High Tech Pty Ltd