The people in the room.

Jon Soldan

CEO

Eftsure

Jon Soldan is the Chief Executive Officer of Eftsure, Australia's leading payment fraud prevention platform. He leads the company's mission to protect organisations from business payment fraud.

Ramesh Menon

Chief Product Officer

Eftsure

Ramesh Menon is the Chief Product Officer at Eftsure, responsible for driving the product vision and roadmap for Australia's leading payment fraud prevention platform.

Detective Superintendent Matt Craft

Commander, Cybercrime Squad

State Crime Command, NSW Police Force

Detective Superintendent Matt Craft commands the Cybercrime Squad within the State Crime Command of the NSW Police Force. He is a leading authority on cybercrime investigation and organisational cyber resilience.

Bastien Treptel

Cybersecurity Expert

Bastien Treptel is a leading cybersecurity practitioner who will deliver an immersive keynote on the realities of modern hacking and what organisations must do to defend themselves.

Shameela Gonzalez

Executive Director

CyberCX

Shameela Gonzalez is Executive Director at CyberCX, leading advisory services for organisations navigating complex cybersecurity and fraud challenges across the finance sector.

Katrina Ell

VP, Economist

Mastercard

Katrina Ell is VP and Economist at Mastercard, providing authoritative economic analysis on consumer spending, payment trends, and the financial landscape across the Asia-Pacific region.

Reece Appleton

Regional Director APAC

Huntress

Reece is Regional Director for APAC at Huntress; with over a decade in IT services and technology sales leadership, he bridges the gap between complex cyber threats and actionable business growth, championing security solutions that drive resilience and long-term profitability for customers and partners.

Chris Sheehan

Financial Crime and Integrity Leader

NAB

Chris brings more than 30 years of experience fighting financial crime across the Australian Federal Police and NAB, where he has led fraud, scams and investigations. He's a Board member of the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange.

Mary Attard

Managing Director, ANZ Security Practice Lead

Accenture

Mary is an experienced cybersecurity and digital transformation leader, renowned for her ability to integrate cutting-edge security solutions with strategic business outcomes. As the leader of Accenture’s Cybersecurity business across Australia and New Zealand, Mary stands at the forefront of reshaping how organisations approach security in the era of cloud, digital platforms, and AI-powered transformation.

Dimitri Vedeneev

Executive Director

Secure AI, CyberCX

Dimitri is a security leader with over 15 years of experience delivering security outcomes across Australian federal government, global financial services, and national security, including large-scale security and data transformation programs across the UK, USA, Europe, and Australia. As Executive Director, Secure AI at CyberCX, he leads the firm's Secure AI practice, helping organisations adopt AI technologies confidently while safeguarding their systems, data, and business processes, sitting at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and data.

Andrew Pade

General Manager, Cyber Defence Operations & Security Integration

Commonwealth Bank

Andrew is General Manager, Cyber Defence Operations and Security Integration at Commonwealth Bank, where his team runs the bank's cyber defence and security operations, processing a volume of security signals that has grown from around 80 million to over 240 billion a week during his tenure. He has been in the role since 2020, having previously spent nearly two decades at the Reserve Bank of Australia, including around six years as CISO, and has close to 25 years of experience in cybersecurity overall.

Navaid Khatib

Head of Product Management, Global Payment Solutions

HSBC

With 20 years of experience across Asia-Pacific, I bring deep domain expertise in Transaction Banking — spanning Payments, FX, Liquidity, and Cards — combined with a passion for client advisory, fintech partnerships, and solution innovation.

Robyn Adcock

National Placement Manager Cyber & Technnology

Gallagher Australia

As National Placement Manager Cyber & Technnology with Gallagher Australia I bring more than 25 years experience in professional and financial risk management in the Australian market. Additionally, I am an active member of a highly networked cyber industry – working together to understand the multifaceted cyber industry environment at a local and international level and more importantly, how this knowledge translates to our clients’ needs.

Brad West

Partner

Deloitte

Brad is Partner with the Deloitte Supply Chain and Procurement team supporting our clients to deliver on their digital transformation journeys. He works closely with our alliances relationships to support new capability for our clients and extend their maturity in digital enablement.

Karthik Manimozhi

Global President

Eftsure

Karthik Manimozhi is Global President at Eftsure. He has led three billion-dollar exits, raised over $250 million in venture capital, and scaled multi-billion-dollar SaaS revenues, including tripling global revenue at Kyriba and taking 1-Page public on the ASX. He is Chairman of the Board at Engage XR and Chief Growth Officer at Mindbridge.ai, with earlier leadership roles at Dell EMC and SAP.

Ben Young

Head of Fraud

Westpac Group

Ben Young is Head of Fraud for Westpac, where his team researches and operates the bank's key fraud protection processes across the ~25 million transactions processed daily, spanning credit cards, internet banking, branch transactions, and credit applications. He has been intimately involved in Westpac's fraud processes for the past 15 years and has worked in data-led risk processes for 25 years overall.

Sue Bradford

Partner, Head of Financial Crime

KPMG

Sue is KPMG's National Lead Partner for Financial Crime, Fraud and Scams Transformation, with 18+ years' experience in the field, including prior roles at Commonwealth Bank and JP Morgan. At KPMG, she leads the division nationally and serves as ASPAC lead, partnering with industry and regulators on large-scale remediation programs and advancing the use of AI and machine learning in the sector.

Valantis Vais

General Manager - Product & Product Marketing

MYOB

Valantis Vais is currently the General Manager of Product and Product Marketing at MYOB. He leads MYOB’s enterprise division, driving product vision and go-to-market strategies to help mid-market Australian and New Zealand businesses scale and leverage digital transformation.

Damon Hauenstein

CFO/COO

Weel

Damon is a strategic leader with extensive experience in financial and operational management. He currently serves as CFO and COO at Weel, one of Australia's fastest-growing fintech companies.

Jesse Arundell

General Manager of AI, Analytics & Data Science

Optus

Jesse Arundell leads AI, Analytics and Data Science at Optus, one of Australia's largest telecommunications companies. He specialises in turning data and AI into intelligent products and platforms that drive better decisions across the enterprise.