On behalf of the AHECS partners, AAF, AARNet, AusCERT, CAUDIT, and REANNZ, we are pleased to invite you to the 2024 Australasian Higher Education Cybersecurity Service (AHECS) Cybersecurity Summit.

We are delighted to welcome you back to Canberra in 2024.

The AHECS Cybersecurity Summit has a distinctive focus on the cybersecurity needs of the Australian higher education and research sector; this unique forum is a result of the ‘by the sector, for the sector’ AHECS partnership. The AHECS Cybersecurity Summit is an exclusive opportunity for you to connect with cybersecurity peers across the sector. The insights and learnings gained from the presentations, panels, and discussions at the Summit offer immense value to participants.

The AHECS Cybersecurity Summit will be held at the Hotel Realm in Canberra from 1 - 4 October 2024.

Nikki Peever
Chair, AHECS Cybersecurity Summit
Director, Cybersecurity, CAUDIT



We thank our 2024 Working Group for their support and assistance

  • Dushyant Sattiraju, Director Cyber Security – Deakin
  • Leela Ross, Senior Cyber Security Engineer – Australian National University
  • Peter Degotardi, Cybersecurity Governance and Assurance Manager – University of Technology Sydney
  • Anna Aquilina, Chief Information Security Officer – University of Technology Sydney
  • Mike Holm, Senior Manager – AusCERT
  • Nikki Peever, Director Cybersecurity – CAUDIT