Speakers
Dr Susan McGinty is the CEO and Founder of Aya Leadership. An award-winning scientist and global STEM & Security leadership development expert, speaker and author, she is inspired to transform the profile of leadership in STEM and Security to foster leadership excellence, diversity and inclusion; uplift women into leadership roles; and promote innovation sustainability. Susan was awarded the 2025 Women Leading Tech Champion of Change Award (Highly Commended) and 2023 Women in STEM Leadership...
Anthony Macken
Intelligence Team Leader
NSW Police Force
Concurrent
I am an intelligence analyst with over two decades of service with the NSWPF. Throughout my career, I have specialised in operational intelligence and proactive targeting, directing my efforts towards combating Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) and disrupting criminal group conflicts. My expertise extends beyond analysis, as I have also significantly contributed to training Australian and international law enforcement on OMCGs, intelligence, and targeting strategies. I am a passionate advocate...
Jeff is an experienced national security professional, having worked in the ADF, private sector, APS, and academia. In the Australian Army he served in a variety of intelligence, strategic policy, and specialist postings. For work on ADF information operations (IO) in East Timor in 1999, he was appointed the Chief of Defence Force Fellow for 2003. Jeff later served as the Office of Transport Security’s Head of Security Analysis (intelligence). Jeff has taught at multiple universities at the...
Sarah Matar
Partner
Kearney
Sarah Matar is a Partner at Kearney, where she leads the firm’s work in defense and security education. With over 15 years of experience, she works with military, police, intelligence, and industry institutions to design and implement education strategies and training programs. Her expertise spans the full education lifecycle, from foundational training to advanced academic and professional development programs. She also supports institutional transformation through education reform to build...
Dr Charles Moschoudis is an Adjunct Professor at Torrens University Australia (AGSL), where he teaches critical reasoning and ethics, whilst also supervising doctoral candidates. He lectures in Competition and Consumer Law at the University of Sydney, Department of Law, Law Extension Committee, covering areas such as cartels, misuse of market power, and mergers and acquisitions. A practising barrister since 2000. He has over two decades of experience in commercial, administrative, and...
Dale Munson is an experienced intelligence and operations professional currently serving as Manager and Assistant Operations Manager in private industry. He leads the delivery of intelligence and capability development services to a range of state and federal government departments, supporting national security and operational readiness. With a career stemming from the Department of Defence, Dale has provided critical intelligence support to both conventional and special operations forces...
Masha is responsible for the commercial success of developing products and delivering capabilities tailored to public sector customers. As a leader of the Government Solutions Strategy team, she plays a critical role in shaping product development and innovation within Moody's data and analytics solutions. The team defines and drives the strategic direction of the government segment product portfolio, ensuring Moody's solutions meet market demands, fuel growth, and differentiate Moody's in an...
Inspector Osvaldo Painemilla
Intelligence Manager
NSW Police Force
Concurrent
Inspector Osvaldo Painemilla is the Intelligence Manager for the Intelligence Operations Command - Raptor Squad Intelligence Unit in the NSW Police Force. Osvaldo leads a team of analysts who provide intelligence support to the State Crime Command - Raptor Squad to prevent, disrupt and respond to crime committed by members of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs and Organised Crime Networks. Osvaldo joined the NSW Police Force in 2007 and has over 13 years of experience in intelligence roles within NSW...
Ross brings with him 20 years’ experience in International Defence, National Security and Intelligence within the Federal Government, focused on Intelligence production and information assurance activities. As a Senior Threat Intelligence Consultant, Ross supports Government Departments to achieve their priority intelligence goals accurately and efficiently. With a background in projects of national significance, Ross has a keen understanding of how technology underpins Information...
Daniel Pearce is a leading global voice at the intersection of technology and public safety. As Dataminr's Vice President of Public Sector for EMEA, he drives the application of real-time AI to solve the complex challenges facing governments, police forces, and national security organisations. Before joining Dataminr, Dan dedicated 20 years to UK law enforcement, where he became a foundational figure in the development of digital intelligence and OSINT. His forward-thinking approach,...
Neil’s career extends across 21 years in military intelligence, five years in law enforcement and fifteen years leading three government regulators in the sectors of: health services, human/social services, and workplace safety. This included statutory appointment as the NSW Registrar of Community Housing assessing the suitability and performance of companies to manage risks associated with the provision of shelter to our most disadvantaged. Neil is currently appointed to the Advisory Council...
Distinguished Advisor, ANU National Security College Member of the Board of Advisors, International IDEA Member of the Board of Advisors, Electoral Psychological Observatory, LSE Tom Rogers AO has spent a distinguished career leading under pressure—whether in the military, police leadership, or national electoral delivery. As Australia’s Electoral Commissioner, he oversaw workforces of more than 100,000 people and led the delivery of high-stakes, zero-fail national events. Under his...
Emerald Sage is Principal Intelligence Advisor at Australian operated open-source intelligence company OSINT Combine. Prior to joining the team, she spent over a decade working within the Australian Federal Government's security and intelligence community. Emerald has worked across a range of national security programs including counter terrorism, counter intelligence, cybersecurity and insider threats. Emerald has applied a diverse array of operational counter measures to these threat...
Margaret Sexton
Director Innovation, Systems & Intelligence
Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR)
Concurrent
Margaret Sexton leads NRAR's innovation, technology and intelligence strategy. Her work is crucial to the water regulator’s capabilities to remotely monitor, assess and analyse more than 22 million megalitres of water entitlements across 800,000 square kilometres of land. Margaret steers the development and implementation of our regulatory framework and regulatory priorities, drawing on the agency’s advanced intelligence, research, spatial and data analytics capabilities to identify and...
Erin Steer is a passionate and driven intelligence professional who has been supporting disaster preparedness, and recovery across Queensland for over four years. Starting her career in incident management before moving into intelligence, Erin has rapidly built a reputation for her sharp attention to detail, adaptability, and ability to see the bigger picture. As a Senior Intelligence Officer with the Queensland Fire Department, Erin has been operationally deployed to support severe weather...
Dan Strack is a Winston Churchill Fellow whose international research focused on counter-threat finance best practices to disrupt transnational crime. His Fellowship examined how financial disruption strategies are integrated into frontline enforcement, with a focus on combating border exploitation and strengthening of public–private partnerships. Dan brings over 25 years of experience in border security, with a strong background in border targeting and organised crime disruption. He holds a...
Meg Tapia is a distinguished Australian national security expert with over two decades of experience across government, defence, and the private sector. She is the Managing Director of Novexus, a boutique national security advisory firm, an Expert Associate at the ANU National Security College, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Princeton University Irregular Warfare Initiative. Her career includes 16 years as an Australian diplomat with postings in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Afghanistan....
Dan Thomas
Sergeant | Organised Crime Gangs Intelligence Crime and Intelligence Command
Queensland Police Service
Concurrent
Dan Thomas joined the Queensland Police Service in January 2003. In 2009, Dan commenced his Intelligence career within the QPS State Intelligence Group performing roles within the State Drug Squad, Fraud and Corporate Crime, Organised Crime, Security Operations, Counter Terrorism and Target Development. Dan has had the opportunity to collaborate with Australian and International Intelligence practitioners on complex criminal and security operations and currently leads the Organised Crime...
Jonathan Tottman
Independent Consultant
Concurrent
Jonathan Tottman brings a rare convergence of operational intelligence, diplomatic negotiation, and strategic transformation experience forged across three decades in the world's most challenging environments. From directing covert anti-corruption operations at New Scotland Yard to coordinating international hostage negotiations in Yemen's tribal territories, Jonathan has navigated the invisible barriers—the "Faraday cages"—that isolate critical intelligence from actionable outcomes. UNIQUE...
Frank has 14 years’ experience in intelligence and investigations across themes of organised crime, counterterrorism and public sector corruption. He is an experienced educator with a keen interest in combining qualitative and quantitative information to find new insights and solutions to existing challenges. Frank started his analytical career at Victoria Police as an analytical support officer before working his way through roles as an analyst, senior analyst and manager over seven years....
Hayley Van Loon is Deputy CEO of Crime Stoppers International and founder of Magnolia Intelligence. She began her career in the Australian Intelligence Community and has since advised governments, Fortune 500s, and multilaterals on transnational threats, insider risk, and national security strategy. Hayley spent nearly a decade in the US working at the intersection of global security, technology, and intelligence, before returning to Australia in 2023. She serves on several international...
Jane van Tienen is the Chief Intelligence Officer at OSINT Combine, where she leads intelligence strategy, strategic communications, and thought leadership at the forefront of open-source intelligence. With over two decades of experience in global security and intelligence, including national security, international diplomacy, and executive leadership, Jane has built a career helping governments, private sector organisations, and mission-driven teams make sense of complexity. Before entering...
Kirsten Williams
Director
Victoria Police
Concurrent
Having always wanted to pursue a career in criminal intelligence, Kirsten joined Victoria Police in 2005 as a civilian intelligence practitioner and performed analytical roles in a range of operational and strategic intelligence areas. In 2008, Kirsten assumed the role of Intelligence Manager and developed the inaugural Road Safety Intelligence Unit. In 2010, Kirsten developed and managed Victoria Police’s State Tasking and Coordination Model. More recently, Kirsten was a Senior Specialist...
Roseleen Woodman is a seasoned intelligence professional with over 15 years of experience spanning the Australian Army, the justice sector, and now the private sector. Her military career involved supporting strategic and operational intelligence in high-tempo tactical environments. Transitioning to the WA Department of Justice, she advanced intelligence-led decision-making by developing intelligence collection capabilities across the custodial estate. Now working in the private sector,...
Imran is a Senior Graph Consultant at GraphAware with over seven years of cross-sector experience applying graph technology, AI and analytics to solve real-world challenges. He holds a Master of Data Science with Distinction and a Bachelor of Engineering with First-Class Honours. At GraphAware, he has led graph-based projects that uncover hidden relationships, detect financial anomalies, strengthen compliance processes, and convert complex data into actionable intelligence.
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