Summit Speakers
Aram Raof-Karim, Head of Cyber Security and IT Assurance, University of Otago
Aram leads the IT Assurance and Cyber Security (ITACS) group at the University of Otago. He is passionate about good leadership, efficient operations and protecting organisations from cyber threats. Aram has cyber security and leadership experience across tertiary education, large enterprises, and Defence sectors.
Jeanette Ngau, Cyber Risk and Compliance Consultant, Monash University
Jeannette has over 15 years’ experience in IT and cyber in higher education. She focuses on cyber risk and compliance, with a strong track record in project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and service improvement. With a background in technical application management, she collaborates with a wide range of customers to support and secure effective outcomes, building trusted relationships and supporting continuous improvement in security practices.
Michelle Ribeiro, Cyber Awareness and Engagement Lead, UNSW
Michelle Ribeiro is UNSW’s Cyber Awareness & Engagement Lead. She’s responsible for developing and executing the University’s Awareness Strategy, managing cyber security trainings, phishing simulation campaigns and tabletop exercises, collecting influencers and security champions across the organisation, and facilitating discussions with senior stakeholders to uplift the awareness maturity. She’s also a facilitation and mentor of the TUP (Tangible Uplift Program), focusing on training and assisting female professionals to pursue the CISM certification and advance their careers.
Raj Udayanga, Group Manager - Cyber Security Operations, Monash University
As the Group Manager - Cyber Security Operations at Monash University, Raj leads the Cyber Security Operation Center (C-SOC), overseeing disciplines such as cyber security engineering, cyber threat intelligence and vulnerability management, security automation, and cyber defence and response.
Sarah Brundrett, Manager, Library Services, University of South Australia
Sarah Brundrett is a highly experienced library professional with knowledge and expertise in digital libraries and open scholarship. She is currently the Manager, Library Services at the University of South Australia's City East campus and has previously worked at Flinders University Library and the Bodleian Libraries. Sarah became co-convenor of the new (Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice) Repositories Group in 2024 and her recent speaking experience includes THETA (2023), the ALIA Conference (2024), Everything Open (2025) and ALIA Online (2025).