Cyber SyncUp 2026 – Sydney Event

By rosaliew | 30 March 2026

22 APRIL 2026

Cyber SyncUp Sydney

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AGENDA

session information

CHECK-IN & REFRESHMENTS
9:00 - 9:30

Australia's Cyber Security Landscape: Strategy, Threats and Business Impact
9:30 - 10:10

Jess Thomas | National Office of Cyber Security

Data Worst Practices: Consequences for Cyber Incidents
10:10 - 10:30

Eden Winokur | Hall & Wilcox

Good on Paper. Great in Practice - What Crisis Exercising Can Tell You About Resilience That No Written Document Ever Could
10:30 - 11:00

Rob Brown | NSB Cyber

MORNING TEA
11:00 - 11:30

Threat (Artificial) Intelligence: How AI is Reshaping the Cyber and Privacy Risk Landscape
11:30 - 12:00

Andrew Miers, Zoe Tishler, Matt Kearins | HWLE

When AI Goes Rogue – Stories from the Cyber Frontline
12:00 - 12:20

Evan Vougdis | NSB Cyber

Turning Insight into Action: Cyber Insurance Wrap-Up
12:20 - 13:00

Katrina Hickson, Cris White, Alex Kerti, Jeff Gonlin | Emergence

Nia Pir | GSA Insurance Brokers

LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00

speakers

Cyber SyncUp 202526 - Speakers (12)
Jess Thomas

Assistant Director

National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS) 

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Eden Winokur

Partner & Head of Cyber

Hall & Wilcox

Rob Brown (1)
Rob Brown

Cyber Director

NSB Cyber 

Andrew Miers
Andrew Miers

Partner

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Zoe Tishler
Zoe Tishler

Special Counsel

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

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Matt Kearins

Associate

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Evan
Evan Vougdis

Head of Cyber Intelligence, Response & Recovery

NSB Cyber

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Katrina Hickson

Head of Distribution

Emergence

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Jeffrey Gonlin

Chief Underwriting Officer

Emergence

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Chris Lea

Senior Security Analyst

Emergence

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Alex Kerti

Corporate & Strategic Partnership Manager

Emergence

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Nia Pir

Client Manager, Professional Risks

GSA Insurance Brokers

EVENT SLIDES

Sydney Cyber SyncUp 2026
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Partner Resources

MCGRATH NICOL

Ransomware - A shift from payment dependent strategies - 2025 Survey

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Wotton & Kearney

Cyber Simplified

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NSB Cyber

Cyber Simplified - Cyber Insurance Edition

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NSB Cyber

Introductory Services

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Cyber SyncUp PARTNERS

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