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Dominello is a public figure focused on the advancement of digital government and developing trusted, valued services for citizens. He is a seasoned government leader, having served as a Minister in New South Wales for 12 years, and is best known for his role as Minister for Customer Service and Minister for Digital. He is celebrated for the creation and transformation of the Department of Customer Service. He is considered the pioneer of digital government in Australia, and his achievements have been admired, studied and modelled by other governments around the world.

Dominello brings 23+ years of government experience, including 12 years as a former member of Parliament and Cabinet member. In March 2023, he retired from government and is now a part-time professor at The University of New South Wales and a public evangelist for digital government advancement.

Dominello serves as an independent advisor and board member to corporate boards and governments with a focus on digital technologies and mental health.
In September 2023, Victor launched Service Generation, which provides advice to governments and large organisations to help them profoundly shift service delivery for the times ahead

Robert is an experienced cyber security professional who led SME for North Korean Cyber Security for the United States Department of State (CTR Program), held roles as Head of Cyber Operations at BAE Systems, GM of WithYouWithMe Cyber, advisor to the Australian Shadow Cabinet for Cyber Security and CEO of Internet 2.0.

Dr Lesley Seebeck is an independent consultant; her current roles include a fractional appointment as Professor of Cyber Security Strategy and Leadership at UNSW, Chair of the National Institute of Strategic Resilience, and Senior Fellow, Strategic Analysis Australia. She has held senior executive roles in the federal government and was the former head of the ANU Cyber Institute. Her writing and further details can be found at lesleyseebeck.com.

Anafrid is a SABSA Certified Chartered Security Architect, ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, having 10 plus years of experience in developing, overseeing, managing, and implementing strategic security programs across organisations. She is an award winning security ambassador shifting the security culture within organisations and a strong believer of teamwork, collaboration, and valuing people.

“The cornerstone of business resilience is building a cultural foundation that encourages people to work together. I work to strengthen ‘the human element’- because people are our greatest assets.”
As a People, Cyber, and Technology leader, Anafrid leads and influences fit-for-purpose business outcomes through solid business partnerships. Linking cyber to organisational safety and wellbeing principles to ensure it becomes part of daily conversations, she leads incident response and recovery activities with minimal disruption to the business, customers, and community – having a people-first approach.

Bennet is clearly a rising star. As well as creating and leading GWW’s cyber security strategy, she has been named a highly commended ‘One to Watch in IT Security’ by the Australian Women in Security Awards, ranked 4^th in the 2022 CSO#30 and impressively the Next CIO to watch award in the 2023 CIO#50. The judges there saying “Anafrid Bennet is already displaying the leadership, technology, business, innovation and people skills to take her far in our industry. Like any great leader, she inspires others to excel, and leads by example. If Anafrid is indicative of the next generation of CIOs and technology leaders, then our industry is in very safe hands.”