Speakers

In collaboration with the US DoD

The program features leading speakers from government, academia, the military and industry representing a range of perspectives on the conference theme: Innovating for deterrence and readiness in the Indo-Pacific.

Speakers will continue to be added to this page as they are announced.

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Prof David Kilcullen

Bestselling author, leading researcher in the field of unconventional and guerrilla warfare, and a former professional soldier and diplomat

Peter W Singer

Founder & Managing Partner, Useful Fiction LLC

Senator James Paterson

Australia's Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and
Shadow Minister for Cyber Security

MAJGEN Ana Duncan

Commander Cyber Command, Department of Defence

CDRE Matthew Doornbos

Director General Navy Intelligence & Information Warfare, Royal Australian Navy

Dr Steve Tatham

Bestselling author and IO specialist

LTCOL Sharon Mascall-Dare OAM PhD

Cognitive and Information Warfare Directorate, Australian Defence Force

Connie McIntosh

Head of Security, Ericsson

Dr Olga Boichak

Director of the Computational Social Science Lab, University of Sydney

COL Jason Logue AM

Director Cognitive and Information Warfare, Australian Defence Force

Rian Whitby

Director - Defence, DEWC Services

Dr Damien Spry

Senior Social Influence Researcher, Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG)

Meg Tapia

Managing Director and Principal, Novexus

Glen Edwards

Strategic Advisor, Information Power and Influence, Elysium EPL

Dr Mel McDowall

Director, DAIRNet

Dr Andrew Whiskeyman

Associate Professor of Information Warfare, Strategic Foresight, Emerging and Disruptive Technology, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University