BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://forpurposeleaders.com.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260619T073000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260619T163000 DTSTAMP:20260501T215853 CREATED:20251129T141202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T005529Z UID:2673-1781854200-1781886600@forpurposeleaders.com.au SUMMARY:National AI & Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Description \n \n \n \n Panellists \n \n \n \n Panel Topics \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n \n \n Past Speakers \n \n \n \n Date & Location \n \n \n \n Become Sponsor \n \n \n \n 2025 Videos \n \n \n \n \n \n National AI & Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2026 About the event:This Summit is part of the For-Purpose Leadership Series This Summit is a high-level\, one-day leadership forum bringing together Australia’s most influential leaders across business\, government\, technology\, education\, care\, infrastructure and civil society. Designed for Board Directors\, CXOs\, policymakers\, SME owners\, and senior decision-makers\, the Summit provides a unique national platform to navigate the accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence\, cybersecurity\, and sovereign capability. Hosted in Melbourne\, the Summit creates an essential space for leaders to understand how AI-driven transformation is reshaping Australia’s priorities in trust\, governance\, productivity\, public value\, workforce readiness\, and national resilience. In alignment with the Federal Government’s National AI Plan\, the program examines how organisations can capture emerging opportunities\, spread the benefits of AI responsibly\, and strengthen Australia’s capability to keep its people safe. Featuring expert-led panel discussions\, strategic briefings\, and cross-sector insight sharing\, the Summit brings forward the voices shaping Australia’s AI future—from innovators and industry pioneers to national security leaders\, technologists\, regulators\, researchers and community advocates. Each session is designed to equip executive participants with the foresight required to lead confidently through rapid technological change. Why Attend? Anticipate Disruption: Gain foresight into how AI and cyber technologies are redefining risk\, productivity\, public trust\, and competitive advantage.Shape Governance: Hear from leaders shaping AI regulation\, safety standards\, and national strategy locally and globally.Lead with Confidence: Equip yourself with actionable insights for AI deployment\, cyber risk oversight\, and future workforce strategy.Connect Across Sectors: Engage with a curated audience from technology\, government\, education\, health\, critical infrastructure\, financial services\, not-for-profits\, and more.Inform National Strategy: Your insights from the day will directly inform a 2026 AI & Cybersecurity Leadership White Paper a strategic outcome from this event. Panel Discussion TopicsThe summit will feature six executive-level panel discussions that tackle Australia’s most pressing AI and cybersecurity leadership challenges:   \n \n \n \n \n Panel 1 - Leading With Confidence: AI Safety\, Trust & Board Readiness \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel 2 - Securing What Matters: AI-Enabled Threats\, Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel 3 - Empowering Australia’s Workforce: Future of Work & AI-Augmented Workforce \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel 4 - Accelerating Smart Growth: AI-Led Productivity & Economic Growth \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel 5 - Protecting Digital Rights: Data Sovereignty\, IP & Algorithmic Rights \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panel 6 - Strengthening National Resilience: Sovereign AI Infrastructure & National Resilience \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nicola Grayson\, Head of Public Affairs\, Creative Australia\n \n \n \n \n \n Aaron Violi MP\, Federal Member for Casey\nShadow Minister for the Digital Economy\nShadow Minister for Science\, Technology and Innovation\nShadow Minister for Cyber Security\n \n \n \n \n \n Hon Simon Kennedy MP\, Shadow Assistant Minister for Artificial Intelligence\, Shadow Assistant Minister for the Digital Economy\, Shadow Assistant Minister for Scrutiny of Government Waste\, Member for Cook\n \n \n \n \n \n Sarah Barnbrook\, CEO\,Away from Keyboard Inc; Advisor\, National Council of Women Victoria; Company Secretary\, Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC) \n \n \n \n \n \n Adam Awty\, CEO\, Law Institute of Victoria \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Hon. Danny Pearson MP\, Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs\, Minister for Government Services\, and Minister for Finance\n \n \n \n \n \n Doug Hammond\, Chief Information Security Officer\, Uniting\n \n \n \n \n \n Paul Hubbard\, Assistant Secretary (AI Delivery and Enablement)\n \n \n \n \n \n Patrick Kidd OBE OAM\, CEO\, Future Skills Organisation\n \n \n \n \n \n Dali Kaafar\, Executive Director\, Macquarie Cyber Security Hub; Founder\, CEO APATE.AI\n \n \n \n \n \n Prof Simon Lucey\, Director\, Australian Institute for Machine Learning; Office of Engineering and Information Technology\, University of Adelaide\n \n \n \n \n \n Will Shackle\, Founder\, Nuclear for Australia\n \n \n \n \n \n William Harris\, Chief Operating Officer\, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Clyde Netto\, Head of Technology & Cyber Security\, Asia & Emerging Markets — Thomson Reuters\n \n \n \n \n \n Richard Welch MP\,Member for North-Eastern Metropolitan Region\, Shadow Minister for Industry\, Shadow Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation\, Shadow Minister for AI and the Digital Economy\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Brett Szmajda\, Deputy Executive Director\, DISR’s National AI Centre\n \n \n \n \n \n More peakers coming soon! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Panel 1 - Leading With Confidence: AI Safety\, Trust & Board Readiness Guardrails for Growth: Ensuring AI is Safe\, Responsible\, and Trusted. \n\nHow can Australia build a world-class AI governance ecosystem that balances innovation\, safety\, and public trust\, while meeting the regulatory expectations of global markets? \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Panel 2 - Securing What Matters: AI-Enabled Threats\, Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure Digital Shields: Securing Australia’s Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Intelligent Threats. \n\nWith AI enabling both defense and attack\, how can leaders safeguard Australia’s critical infrastructure across energy\, healthcare\, finance\, and public services from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats? \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Panel 3 - Empowering Australia’s Workforce: Future of Work & AI-Augmented Workforce Human + Machine: Shaping Australia’s Workforce in the AI Era. \n\nWhat will it take to transition Australia’s workforce into a productive\, ethical\, and inclusive AI-powered future from C-suite leadership to SMEs\, care sectors\, and frontline government workers?\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Panel 4 - Accelerating Smart Growth: AI-Led Productivity & Economic Growth The 4th Industrial Dividend: Unlocking Economic Value Through AI. \n\nHow can Australia seize the opportunity to lead the AI productivity revolution across industries\, public sector\, and SMEs—to deliver real economic outcomes and sustainable prosperity?\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Panel 5 - Protecting Digital Rights: Data Sovereignty\, IP & Algorithmic Rights Owning the Future: Data\, IP\, and the Economics of AI. \n\nWho owns the data and intelligence in an AI-powered economy and how can Australian businesses\, creators\, and public agencies ensure control over their value\, privacy\, and ethical use? \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Panel 6 - Strengthening National Resilience: Sovereign AI Infrastructure & National Resilience Powering AI Independence: Building Sovereign Capability & Resilience. \n\nWhat must Australia do to build sovereign AI infrastructure\, resilient supply chains\, and geopolitically secure systems—ensuring national advantage in the global AI race?\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Website:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-ai-cybersecurity-leadership-summit-2026-tickets-1976332502717?aff=oddtdtcreator \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Matt Bushby\, \nCEO\, Macquarie University Cyber Skills Academy\n \n \n \n \n \n David Bolt MLA\, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness; Environment and Climate; Science and Innovation.(WA Government)\n \n \n \n \n \n Mary Delahunty\, CEO\, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)\n \n \n \n \n \n Professor Sharath Sriram\, Chief Scientist of Western Australia\n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Bouhlas\,WA Chief Information Security Officer\, Office of Digital Government\, WA Government\n \n \n \n \n \n Kate Wellington\,\nCEO\, The Law Society of Western Australia\n \n \n \n \n \n Michele Clement\, Director\, Defence Engagement\, Edith Cowan University\n \n \n \n \n \n Sally Browner\, Director Digital\, Future Skills Organisation\n \n \n \n \n \n Siobhan O’Sullivan\, Ex COO\, Australian Computer Society\n \n \n \n \n \n Helen McLeish\, Chief Cybersecurity Officer\, East Metro Health Service\, WA Health\n \n \n \n \n \n Robert Jordan\, Director – Data Strategy & Analytics\, Silverchain\n​\n \n \n \n \n \n Iyari Cevallos\, CEO\, Nucleo Group; Chair\, Women in Technology\n \n \n \n \n \n Dale Pinto\, President\, CPA Australia\n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Schneider\, Chief Nuclear Officer\, UBH Group\n \n \n \n \n \n Dee Roche\, MBA Teaching Fellow\, University of Western Australia\n \n \n \n \n \n Ross Barron\, Head of Wesley College\n \n \n \n \n \n Asha Bhat OAM\, CEO\, Southern Aboriginal Corporation \n \n \n \n \n \n Seva Mozhaev\, Over 1.6 M followers | Creative Director\,Bright Tsar Studios \n \n \n \n \n \n Nathanial Bibby\, LinkedIn Expert\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date & Time:Jun 19\, 2026 @ 7:30am to 4:30pm AEST Location:Melbourne – Pullman Albert Park 65 Queens Road Melbourne\, VIC 3004 Australia \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nContact Us\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n First name\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Last name\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Email\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n Phone\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n Message\n *\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \nSubmit\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n National AI & Cybersecurity Leadership Summit\, November 2025\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n #96 Panel 1: AI & Cybersecurity as Strategic Boardroom Priorities\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n #102 Panel 2: Governing AI in the Age of Public Scrutiny\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n #103 Panel 3: I Almost Got Scammed" (The New AI Hacking Threat)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n #104 Panel 4: We Are Losing The Ability To Think | Realising Strategic Value from Secure AI Adoption\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n #105 Panel 5: We Are Losing The Ability To Think | Leadership in Skills\, Culture and Cyber Awareness\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n #106 Panel 6: Truth About Australia’s Future | Executive Leadership in a Geopolitical Tech Era\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Days Hours Minutes Seconds \n \n \n Upcoming Events \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n News & Updates \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pasquale Princi: Australia: First World Country\, Third World Economy\n Australia’s Economic Future: Why Long-Term Leadership Matters Australia is often... 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