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Cyber professionals will be shown technical strategies, lessons, and best practices learnt from seasoned enterprise CISOs, as Doug Thompson is announced as a panellist for the Australian Cyber Summit.
Now in its third year, the Australian Cyber Summit 2025 will provide attendees with a jam-packed agenda of tools and insights to navigate the ever-evolving cyber security landscape.
The summit will unite an unparalleled speaker line-up, including Doug Thompson, national information security and digital risk manager at Myer.
Thompson will be joined by other panellists, such as Victor Akkari, chief information security officer (CISO) at Cochlear Limited, to discuss what attendees can learn from enterprise CISOs.
Thompson is a seasoned professional in information security and digital risk management, with a proven track record of strengthening cyber security frameworks and mitigating digital threats.
Known for his strategic yet pragmatic approach, he balances proactive security measures with responsive strategies to safeguard organisational assets.
Throughout his career, Thompson has successfully led cross-functional teams and collaborated across departments to implement robust security policies, manage risk assessments, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
At the Australian Cyber Summit 2025, Thompson will join a panel focusing on the evolution of cyber security leadership and the role of enterprise-level CISOs in driving innovation across security architecture, incident response, threat intelligence, and governance.
In addition to Thompson, the event boasts an exciting line-up of speakers, including Sam Mackay, CISO at the NSW Department of Customer Service, and James Corera, director of cyber, technology and security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
The summit will be held on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, at Ilumina in Sydney. Click here to buy tickets.
All business professionals seeking to gain an understanding of the cyber security landscape are encouraged to attend.
For more information on the agenda, click here.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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