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2025 Speakers

Tejashwini Singh Verma

IT Security Governance Specialist

Tower Insurance

Darren Beattie

Head of Information Security

Tower Insurance

Denise Carter-Bennett

Security Architect; Co-Chair

Network For Learning (N4L); New Zealand Network for Women in Security (NZNWS)

Simon Burson

Chief Information Security Officer

Auckland Council

Mazen Kassis

Head of Data & Analytics

Foodstuffs North Island

Mark Shaw

Senior Security Solution Specialist

Microsoft

Lajos Varga

Head of Digital Technology

Port of Auckland

Sam Salehi

Managing Director ANZ

Qualys

Andrew Diamond

Partner Migrations Lead

Westcon-AWS

Igor Portugal

Chief of Growth

Blacklock Security

Mikala Easte

Manager, Security Assurance and Governance

Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua

Kyle Wong

IT Security Governance Specialist

Inland Revenue

Adwin Singh

Security Domain Lead - CISO Office

Inland Revenue

Manvi Madan

Manager Data & Insights

Port of Auckland

David Cottingham

CEO

Airlock Digital

Paul Barge

APAC Channel Development Manager

Kaseya

Rohit Kashikar

Group Head of Technology

Delta Insurance

Shabana Khan

Sales Director NZ & Sales Director of BDM Australia

Jabra

Stephen Hennessy

Partner Development Specialist

Westcon-AWS

Simon Gurien

Field CTO

Mendix / Siemens Digital Industries Software

Yu Cho Gan

Technology Assurance Lead

Fletcher Building

Tracey Saunders

GM Digital Transformation

Aurora Energy Limited NZ

Kate Pearce

Head of Security

Trade Me

Colin James

Head of Information Security, Risk Management, and Network Services

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Gonzalo Ghezzi

Technical Security Manager

Xero

Dan Wilkinson

CTO

MTF Finance

James Price

Cyber Security Advisor

National Cyber Security Centre

Avinash de Silva

Head of Technology

Alvarium

André Bezuidenhout

Technical Director - Cloud (AWS)

Inde Technology

Eli Hirschauge

Head of Information Security

ANZ New Zealand

Kane Narraway

Head of Enterprise Security

Canva

Dean Navarro

Head of Information Security

Fidelity Life Assurance

Aaron Mckeown

Chief Information Security Officer

Vector

Anupurna Kaw

Security Solution Specialist

Microsoft

Nakul Gowdra

AI/ML Lead

Google Cloud New Zealand

Richard Wright

Head of Data and Analytics

Lotto New Zealand

Anthony Rees

Solutions Engineer – APAC

Airia

Jeremy Rooke

Group Chief Digital Officer

Turners Automotive

2025 Speakers

Tejashwini Singh Verma

IT Security Governance Specialist

Tower Insurance

Darren Beattie

Head of Information Security

Tower Insurance

Denise Carter-Bennett

Security Architect; Co-Chair

Network For Learning (N4L); New Zealand Network for Women in Security (NZNWS)

Simon Burson

Chief Information Security Officer

Auckland Council

Mazen Kassis

Head of Data & Analytics

Foodstuffs North Island

Mark Shaw

Senior Security Solution Specialist

Microsoft

Lajos Varga

Head of Digital Technology

Port of Auckland

Sam Salehi

Managing Director ANZ

Qualys

Andrew Diamond

Partner Migrations Lead

Westcon-AWS

Igor Portugal

Chief of Growth

Blacklock Security

Mikala Easte

Manager, Security Assurance and Governance

Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua

Kyle Wong

IT Security Governance Specialist

Inland Revenue

Adwin Singh

Security Domain Lead - CISO Office

Inland Revenue

Manvi Madan

Manager Data & Insights

Port of Auckland

David Cottingham

CEO

Airlock Digital

Paul Barge

APAC Channel Development Manager

Kaseya

Rohit Kashikar

Group Head of Technology

Delta Insurance

Shabana Khan

Sales Director NZ & Sales Director of BDM Australia

Jabra

Stephen Hennessy

Partner Development Specialist

Westcon-AWS

Simon Gurien

Field CTO

Mendix / Siemens Digital Industries Software

Yu Cho Gan

Technology Assurance Lead

Fletcher Building

Tracey Saunders

GM Digital Transformation

Aurora Energy Limited NZ

Kate Pearce

Head of Security

Trade Me

Colin James

Head of Information Security, Risk Management, and Network Services

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Gonzalo Ghezzi

Technical Security Manager

Xero

Dan Wilkinson

CTO

MTF Finance

James Price

Cyber Security Advisor

National Cyber Security Centre

Avinash de Silva

Head of Technology

Alvarium

André Bezuidenhout

Technical Director - Cloud (AWS)

Inde Technology

Eli Hirschauge

Head of Information Security

ANZ New Zealand

Kane Narraway

Head of Enterprise Security

Canva

Dean Navarro

Head of Information Security

Fidelity Life Assurance

Aaron Mckeown

Chief Information Security Officer

Vector

Anupurna Kaw

Security Solution Specialist

Microsoft

Nakul Gowdra

AI/ML Lead

Google Cloud New Zealand

Richard Wright

Head of Data and Analytics

Lotto New Zealand

Anthony Rees

Solutions Engineer – APAC

Airia

Jeremy Rooke

Group Chief Digital Officer

Turners Automotive

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