B. List of witnesses at public hearings

B. List of witnesses at public hearings

Thursday 31 October 2024

Committee Room 2R1

Canberra

Australian Information Security Association

  • Mr Akash Mittal, Chair

Cybersecurity Coalition

  • Mr Ari Schwartz, Coordinator

CyberCX

  • Dr William Stoltz, Senior Manager

BSA | The Software Alliance

  • Mr Shen Hong Tham, Senior Policy Manager, APAC

Palo Alto Networks

  • Ms Sarah Sloan, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Australia New Zealand and Indonesia

Australian Institute of Company Directors

  • Mr Christian Gergis, Head of Policy
  • Mr Simon Mitchell, Senior Policy Adviser

Business Council of Australia

  • Mr Mike Bareja, Director Digital Technologies, AI, Cyber and Future Industries

Council of Small Business Organisations Australia

  • Mr Luke Achterstraat, CEO

Macquarie University

  • Dr Ross McLennan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research Services

Australasian Higher Education Cybersecurity Service

  • Ms Nikki Peever, Director, Cybersecurity

Universities Australia

  • Mr Luke Sheehy, Chief Executive Officer

Friday 1 November 2024

Committee Room 2R1

Canberra

Law Council of Australia

  • Mr John Keeves, Executive Member, Business Law Section
  • Ms Annie Haggar, Member, Futures Committee
  • Mr Nathan MacDonald, Deputy General Manager, Policy

Australian Communications Consumer Action Network

  • Ms Carol Bennett, Chief Executive Officer
  • Dr Gareth Downing, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Australian Signals Directorate

  • Mr Dale Furse, A/g Director-General
  • Ms Stephanie Crowe, A/g Deputy Director General, Cyber Security and Head Australian Cyber Security Centre
  • Mr Stephen McGlynn, Chief Counsel, First Assistant Director-General Legal, Compliance & Strategy

Department of Home Affairs

  • Lieutenant General Michelle McGuiness CSC, National Cyber Security Coordinator, National office of Cyber Security
  • Mr Hamish Hansford, Deputy Secretary, Cyber and Infrastructure Security
  • Ms Sally Pfeiffer, First Assistant Secretary, Critical Infrastructure Partnerships and Policy
  • Mr Peter Anstee, First Assistant Secretary, Cyber and Technology Security Policy
  • Mr Ashley Bell, Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy & Programs Branch
  • Ms Emily Grant, Assistant Secretary, Critical Infrastructure Security Policy Branch
  • Ms Shilpa Maniar, Director, Critical Infrastructure Strategic Policy Section
  • Ms Jessica Robinson, Director, Cyber Security Act Section
  • Ms Georgina Papoutsi, Director, Secure Technology Section

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