The 2026 programme is currently being developed. If you would be interested in getting involved as a Speaker, please let us know. We would also welcome your input on companies, topics or specific persons you would like to see included on the agenda this year. We welcome your input into shaping the agenda sara.hook@pulseconferences.com.
Eugene Teo is Microsoft ASEAN’s Chief Security Advisor, partnering with enterprise CISOs to strengthen their cybersecurity programmes, strategy, and oversight. He also serves as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for several Microsoft subsidiaries in ASEAN. Prior to Microsoft, Eugene was VP of Global Security at UKG (a PE-backed technology firm) and held leadership roles at Symantec and Red Hat. A dedicated industry leader, Eugene is the Co-Chair of the FAIR Institute (Singapore Chapter), a member of the Finance Committee at the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), and a committee member at the Singapore Computer Society. His expertise is featured in the book “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders,” and he is a frequent speaker at global security conferences. Eugene holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computing from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is an SID Accredited Board Director and a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE), holding CISM, CRISC, CIPM, and CIPP/E certifications.
Jason Lau is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Crypto.com where he drives the global cybersecurity and information privacy strategy. Jason led his team to become the first cryptocurrency company in the world to have company-wide certifications in ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 22301:2019, PCI:DSS 4.0, SOC2 Type 2 and meeting the highest “Adaptive” tier of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and NIST Privacy Framework. Prior to this, Jason was a regional Cybersecurity Advisor at Microsoft, leading Microsoft’s cybersecurity initiatives in Asia Pacific. Jason holds the title of Adjunct Professor of cybersecurity and data privacy at one of Asia’s leading business schools, a member of the global ISACA Board of Directors, Advisory Board for BlackHat and former Asia Advisory Board, Co-Chair and faculty member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Jason also sits on the advisory board of Tencent’s Finance Academy, advising on FinTech and cybersecurity ecosystem development in the region. Jason has over 24 years in consulting experience for Fortune 500 companies in the fields of management consulting, cybersecurity, IT governance, privacy and risk management, and holds certifications such as CISSP, CDPSE, CGEIT, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CEH, CNDA, CSM, HCISPP and more. Jason has won multiple awards including the “Cybersecurity Professional Award”, and “Outstanding Financial Technologist of the Year (Data Privacy)”, and voted a “Top 50 global thought leader and influencer on cybersecurity”, selected by industry peers into the “Global CISO 100” and most recently, Business Magazine Executive of the Year for Cybersecurity and multiple CSO Online “CISO 30” winner. Jason also sits on industry advisory groups and participates on various global security and privacy think tanks like the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL). Jason has over a decade in the Healthcare industry across 5 continents safeguarding highly sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) for hospitals and healthcare providers, and is a certified HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Professional (HCISPP). Jason also sits on various industry committees on the cybersecurity risks and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence. Jason holds a bachelor degree in engineering (Honors) and bachelor degree in commerce, and completed executive programs at Stanford and Harvard
Patrick Kane is Senior Director Security for Atlas Air, a US airline conducting cargo and public/private passenger operations worldwide. Patrick is heavily focused on developing and implementing mitigation measures to support a highly mobile global workforce and multiple travelers, to include pre-travel risk assessments, coordinating secure transportation and journey management, assessing hotel and transportation options.
Patrick currently serves as the Chair of the ASIS International Santa Barbara Ventura Chapter #21 and is the President of the Corporate Executive Protection Leadership Council (CEPLC). He recently spearheaded the creation of a Travel Risk Working Group within ASIS International. Patrick is also the past Chair and Chair Emeritus of the OSAC Aviation Security Working Group. He has over 20 years of experience working in private sector corporate security; most of that time focused on international operations and has personal experience on the ground in more than 70 countries.
Since 1996 Patrick has been a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) in good standing under the auspices of ASIS International. He received an International Executive MBA from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain in 2004. Prior to entering the private sector, Patrick served as an infantry officer in the US Marine Corps. He welcomes questions, comments and suggestions and he can be reached at patrick.kane@atlasair.com or patrick.kane.cpp@gmail.com .
Tom Murphy is Intelligence & Due Diligence Manager at Google DeepMind, which is Google’s AI division. His background is in intelligence, and he has extensive experience providing business-enabling security and political intelligence and analysis to some of the world’s most influential organisations.
At Google Deepmind, he has helped launch and/or run programs related to assessing Google DeepMind’s external risk environment, insider risk, due diligence, third party risk management, and vetting and back background checks.
Before Google DeepMind, Tom ran the Strategic Intelligence practice at global political risk intelligence firm Dragonfly, where he advised C-suite executives as well as corporate and information security leaders in blue chip clients across diverse sectors, including tech, financial services and critical infrastructure. Tom holds a MA in International Relations from the University of Melbourne.
Dr Sally Leivesley, Managing Director of Newrisk Limited in UK is interested in all catastrophic risks to people, infrastructure cyber security and to the stability of organisations and governments – see www. Newrisk.com, Sally@newrisk.com. Her current research focus is on the resilience of the First and Second Island Chains, escalating nuclear weapons risks and advances in bio-computing and brain science. She serves as an international media commentator for BBC World Service and other international news outlets including Australia on incidents such as the 2025 Heathrow Airport transformer fire outage, 2024 Paris Olympics rail sabotage, 2023 Chinese spy balloon over USA nuclear missile site; cyber threats; terrorism; aviation losses including MH370; nuclear reactor disasters; South China Sea; Polonium-210 and Novichok poisonings, Beslan siege; Iran; DPRK; and Covid-19.
In cyber and physical security she has worked closely with companies, governments and emergency services in the design and execution of large field exercises, table tops and board level exercises. She is currently designing and chairing a series of 10 international workshops on catastrophic risks including cyber and physical security, for Imperial College London. In London she served on a small panel of advisers for the first two UK government supported publications on ‘cyber security in the built environment’ published by the IET. Dr Leivesley is a Visiting Security Science Fellow for the Institute of Security and Technology, Imperial College London and holds memberships with the UK Register of Security Engineers and Specialists, the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, and the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies.
Dr Leivesley commenced her career in Australia working across banking cyber security, petrochemicals, oil and gas and mining infrastructure and worked on resilience of power generation and distribution, railways mainline and underground, bulk shipping, banking and other areas of critical industry as well as pioneering disaster unit leadership for major disasters. She is also a former British Scientific Advisor for all-out nuclear attack protection of the public, infrastructure and government and was trained by the British Home Office during the Cold War. She has been contracted during three nuclear power plant incidents to provide publications, reports and advice on public safety -–TMI, Chernobyl and Fukushima. In May 2024 she published with colleagues in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists the subject of formal risk assessments and nuclear arms control. She has spoken at many international events on energy security including the Electrical Infrastructure Security Council electric power industry meeting in the United States Capitol and to the USA Baker Institute on catastrophic supply chain risks.
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