Darren Argyle is a highly accomplished and internationally recognized executive in the field of cybersecurity and technology. With extensive hands-on leadership experience, he has held Group CISO and executive cyber risk roles at prominent organizations, including Standard Chartered Bank, Qantas Airlines, and S&P Global (formerly Markit), among others. His career journey also spans roles at leading multinational technology vendors such as Symantec and IBM, reinforcing his track record of success on a global scale. Darren’s industry contributions have not gone unnoticed, earning him numerous awards and accolades that underscore his expertise and leadership. Notably, he graced the cover of SC Magazine in 2016, was named among the top 100 CISOs globally in 2017 and 2022, appeared on the top 100 IT security influencers list in 2018, and was awarded ‘Innovator of the Year’ by the SANS Institute in 2022. Additionally, he received the “Outstanding Cyber Security Professional” award from the Cyber OSPAs in December 2022. In 2023, he was honored with the Chief Security Officer Top 30 (CSO30) for the third consecutive year, including the inaugural CSO30 Leadership Award in the same year. In addition to his cybersecurity professional achievements, Darren displays an entrepreneurial flair, having co-founded a cybersecurity software business in 2015 and in 2018, the Cyber Leadership Institute, a career accelerator hub dedicated to nurturing the next generation of cybersecurity leaders. Off the podium, he is an avid fitness enthusiast and meditation practitioner, promoting the balance between mental and physical wellness for peak professional performance.

Dian Erliasari, based in Australia, is a Senior Information Security Manager, with almost 20 years experience in the Cyber Security Industry. She holds a Master’s degree, two Bachelor’s degrees, a CISM certification and several international certificates. She completed the Victoria Government’s Women in Security Leadership Program in 2023 and was nominated as Australia’s Most Outstanding in IT Security in the Australia Women in Security Awards (AWIS) in 2024. She is also a Cyber and Information Security Mentor and is often involved as a volunteer for communities.

Daniel Brunner, based in Zürich, ZH, CH, is currently a Chief Information Security Officer at medmix. Daniel Brunner brings experience from previous roles at DEFCON Switzerland, Ad Interim Manager / Virtual CISO, Abraxas Informatik AG and RUAG Schweiz AG / RUAG Defence. Daniel Brunner holds a 2007 – 2009 Master of Advanced Studies HES-SO in Information Systems Security Management @ HEG. With a robust skill set that includes CISA, Firewalls, Computer Forensics, Information Security, British Standards and more. 

Eugene Teo is Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor for ASEAN. As a CISO in the field, he advises and guides CXOs and Boards to enhance their cybersecurity oversight, strategy, and posture. Additionally, he serves as the Data Protection OFicer (DPO) for the Singapore subsidiary and is a member of the extended regional leadership team. Eugene provides strategic advice on security matters and ensures senior leadership enablement.

Before joining Microsoft, Eugene was the Vice President of Security and Chief Security OFicer (CSO) APAC at UKG (formerly Ultimate Software). He also served as a Subsidiary Board Director for a UKG subsidiary in Singapore. Eugene has held security leadership positions at Symantec Security Response and Red Hat Product Security. Eugene serves as the Co-Chair of the Singapore Chapter at the FAIR Institute, and is a Co-Opted Committee Member of the Cybersecurity Chapter at the Singapore Computer Society (SCS). He began serving the security community in 2002 as the founding executive committee member of SIG^2 (the Special Interest Group in Security and Information InteGrity). Eugene’s extensive experience in the field lends considerable credibility to his views on cybersecurity. He was featured in the book “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership.” He has been interviewed by major regional media, spoken at security conferences, served on security conference CFP review boards, and provided advice to security technology startups. Eugene holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computing from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also certified as a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE), CISM, CRISC, Open FAIR 2 Foundation, CIPM, CIPP/E, and holds a Practitioner Certificate in Personal Data Protection (Singapore).

John is the commercial manager, Southeast Asia and Oceania, at CSC, and is responsible for market development and growth in the region. Since joining CSC in 2016, he has been instrumental in helping organizations minimise their online security risks that could lead to cyberattacks and brand dilution, with a focus on getting CISOs to involve their internal digital marketing and legal leaders

Kanchana is a highly accomplished Senior Cybersecurity Advisory Professional with extensive expertise in Cybersecurity Architecture, Delivery, and Operations. She possesses end-to-end cybersecurity skills, spanning networks to endpoints, while ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.With a proven track record as an Information Security Panellist and Internal Auditor, Kanchana has played a pivotal role in establishing robust security frameworks and driving process improvements to safeguard organizational assets.

An engaging speaker at AISA CyberCon, she is passionate about leading action-driven, cross-functional teams to deliver measurable, sustainable security outcomes. Her leadership approach focuses on integrating cybersecurity with business strategy, optimizing operations, reducing costs, increasing revenue, and strengthening customer trust—all while fortifying cyber resilience.

20+ years of experience in the field of Information Technology, Information Security and Cyber security. Marlon has led and implement multiple cyber security projects and information security program with extensive technical and functional background in the field of Network and Server Security, Information Security Management, IT Governance, Audit and Risk. He is the CISO of Maybank Philippines and concurrent CISO of Maybank New York

Narendra Mainali is a seasoned digital strategy and cybersecurity leader with over 19 years of experience driving innovation and transformation in the financial services industry. As the Chief Digital Strategy Officer at NIC ASIA Bank Mr. Mainali leads enterprise-wide digital initiatives, with a sharp focus on maximizing revenue and minimizing operational and cybersecurity risks through cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions, cyber posture and implementation of various frameworks and Standards.

With a proven track record in aligning technology with business goals, Mr. Mainali has played a pivotal role in developing secure, scalable, and customer-centric digital ecosystems. His expertise spans cybersecurity governance, digital banking, AI/ML integration, and fintech partnerships.

A passionate advocate for secure digital innovation, Mr. Mainali frequently engages in global forums to share insights on emerging threats, resilience strategies, and the future of cybersecurity in high-stakes sectors.

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.

Dr Green is the Managing Director of ARGSAB Pacific Pty. Ltd., a former Principle Visiting Fellow, School of Computing and Information Science at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences,  university of Wollongong,a former Senior lecturer, School of Risk and Safety Science, UNSW.  Dr Greens research has covered a broad spectrum of areas associated with the assessment and control of existential risks that impact society including industrial fire and explosion phenomena, terrorism and major infrastructure. This has involved development of simulation tools and their validation suitable for analysis of  the complex scenarios involved with existential threats. The simulation requires integration between simulation of physical phenomena with  behavioural model of populations.  Dr Green also acts as an industry consultant and expert witness in areas associated with fire and explosion,  emergency planning and existential risks to society.

Peter is WA Chief Information Security Officer at Office of Digital Government and board member of the Security Research Institute at ECU raising cyber security standards, practices and maturity for the public sector. He was previously Senior Director, Information Systems and Performance Audit, for the Office of the Auditor General developing policies, plans and strategies for auditing Information Systems across the WA public sector with a large focus on cyber security, risk management, BCP/DRP, ICT strategy and governance. As Project Manager for a software development company, Peter managed and led over 20 large-scale software implementation projects for Australian and international companies in agricultural, mining, oil and gas industries. Peter spent time consulting for the World Bank and Asian Development Bank on a range of projects involving over 15 countries on ICT strategies, projects and auditing.