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Secure Your Future
Bringing together our valued customers and partners to explore the latest trends and solutions in our industry.
Don't miss the opportunity to connect with peers, engage with our team and experience first-hand the exciting developments at Proofpoint.
Why attend Proofpoint Protect Tour 2025 Sydney?
Our Venue
Elite Resources and Networking in One Place
Our Agenda
Partner with industry leaders and fellow defenders through our immersive agenda
Agenda
*Agenda is subject to change
*Exam will commence at 8.00am. Certification registration will remain open until Wednesday 26th February 2025. Spaces are limited.
Event Social
Who Should Attend
Solutions and Resources for Every Role
Security Analysts
and Engineers
Including
Security Analyst/Engineer • SOC Analyst • InfoSec Analyst • Head of Insider Risk/Threat • Cybersecurity Analyst
Why you should attend
Meet industry experts to learn best practices for designing a human-centric cybersecurity solution, and better understand ways to protect your environment with Proofpoint.
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Systems and
Network Admins
Including
Systems Admin/Engineer • IT Manager • InfoSec Manager/Director • DLP Program Lead • Manager of Information Protection • Network Admin/Engineer • Senior Systems Engineer • IT Security Director
Why you should attend
Enhance your organisation’s security posture, protect information and data, and stay updated about the latest tools and technologies from your peers and industry-leading experts.
Leadership
Including
CISO • CIO • GRC Manager/Director • Head of IT/IT Security
Why you should attend
Discover the latest Proofpoint solutions and roadmaps—and how to best leverage these innovations to overcome the human risks impacting your organisation.
Note: Registration requires a valid email address from your organisation’s domain. Gmail, Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo or any other ISP are not accepted.
Speakers
Get critical insights direct from industry experts
Ryan Kalember
Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Proofpoint
With over 20 years of experience in the information security industry, Ryan Kalember currently leads cybersecurity strategy and marketing for Proofpoint and is a sought-after expert for commentary on breaches and best practices. His global team of security experts ensures that Proofpoint’s customers have consistent insight into the attacks that target their people. Ryan joined Proofpoint from WatchDox where he served as both chief product officer and CMO.
Previously, Ryan ran solutions across HP’s portfolio of security products, was director of product strategy at ArcSight, and held a variety of positions at VeriSign, Ryan received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University, where he studied fault tolerance, cryptography, and authentication algorithms.
Phil Ross
Chief Information Security Officer at Air New Zealand
Phil is a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer with over two decades of experience in safeguarding critical infrastructure across aerospace, banking, healthcare, telecommunications, and government sectors. Working closely with executives and board directors, Phil has enhanced the cybersecurity posture of nationally critical organisations across Europe. After completing his European tenure Phil sailed back to Aotearoa, where he now leads a large team of Cyber and Identity innovators at Air New Zealand. He serves on multiple advisory boards and the Executive Council of Digital Internet New Zealand.
River Nygryn
CISO at HammondCare
River is the CISO at HammondCare. River has almost 15 years’ experience in the execution and delivery of optimised strategic solutions across the banking, entertainment, Web 3.0, hospital & healthcare industries. A respected industry leader & advocate for women in Cybersecurity, Tech and Business, River is driven by inclusion, innovation, process improvement & strategic advisory. River is an accomplished academic with a double bachelor's degree in Commerce & Economics and triple major in Applied Agricultural Economics, Finance and Econometrics from Sydney University, and a Masters in Information Technology majoring in Programming and Security Engineering from the University of New South Wales.
Brian Reed
Sr. Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Proofpoint
Brian Reed is Sr. Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Proofpoint. He comes to Proofpoint from Gartner where he focused on a wide variety of topics - cloud security, data security, incident response, insider threats and security awareness. Since 2015, he published over 50 thought-leading research notes at Gartner, including Cool Vendors reports, Market Guides for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Services and Security Awareness Training, Risk Management research, as well as the last two Gartner Magic Quadrants for Enterprise DLP. Prior to Gartner, he spent over 15 years in a variety of business development, product management, sales and system engineering roles, at companies including Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco), HP, McAfee and Internet Security Systems (acquired by IBM). He is well known in the information security industry and has spoken at numerous Gartner events, as well as other industry events globally. Brian also serves as an advisory board member and holds a BA degree from The University of Georgia and an MBA from Kennesaw State University.
Patrick Joyce
Global Resident Chief Information Security Officer at Proofpoint
Patrick Joyce is the Global Resident Chief Information Security Officer at Proofpoint. In this role, he serves as a strategic advisor to the greater CISO community and spearheads Proofpoint’s Customer Advisory Board (CAB). He is focused solely on the security needs of customer CISOs by delivering unbiased advice, knowledge and training to help CISOs stay ahead of the curve in the ever-changing threat landscape.
Mr. Joyce is a highly respected cybersecurity practitioner and industry thought leader with over 30 years of experience in the IT and security field. Before joining Proofpoint in 2023, he served as Vice President and Chief Security Officer (both CSO & CISO) for Medtronic, a Fortune 500 global MedTech enterprise, where he was responsible for leading the company’s global security strategies, operations and initiatives.
Prior to joining Medtronic, Patrick held leadership roles in both public and private sector organizations across multiple verticals, including healthcare (both provider & payor), travel/hospitality, and IT consulting. He also served as an Officer in the US Air Force and in the US Intelligence Community.
Crispin Kerr
Area Vice President, Australia and New Zealand at Proofpoint
Crispin is Area Vice President, ANZ at Proofpoint where he is responsible for driving business expansion across the region for the company. Crispin is a sales leader with a 21-year track record of success and experience in the Information Technology sector, including 19 years in Security Software, 14 years in SaaS focused technology companies and 5 years in Endpoint security.
Crispin enjoys working with cutting edge technologies and is adept in determining, executing and proving strategies for rapid growth. Prior to Proofpoint, Crispin was Managing Director APAC for Webroot.
Adrian Covich
Senior Director, Systems Engineering, Asia Pacific & Japan at Proofpoint
Adrian Covich is Senior Director of Systems Engineering for Proofpoint in Asia Pacific and Japan, leading a dedicated team charged with delivering people-centric security solutions and programmes. Adrian has spent the majority of his 20 years in the security industry specialising in email security and associated leadership roles – he most enjoys working with organisations across the region to protect their biggest risks and greatest assets: people.
Jennifer Cheng
Cybersecurity Strategist, Asia Pacific & Japan at Proofpoint
Jennifer is the Cybersecurity Strategist for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) at Proofpoint, where she drives product marketing strategy across the APJ region. In her role, she provides expertise to customers and partners on Proofpoint’s strategies within people-centric security, risk management, data privacy, security awareness and compliance.
Prior to joining Proofpoint, Jennifer held various strategic and technical roles at Cisco and most recently, WatchDox where she drove all aspects of product go-to-market through to sales enablement and content development. Jennifer holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BSE in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
Certifications
Immersive Coursework to Level-Up Your Career
Enjoy exclusive training and certification opportunities. All training costs and certification fees will be waived for Protect attendees.
Proofpoint is offering two skills-based People Protection Analyst and Information Protection Analyst certifications. These certifications validate the critical thinking and technical skills required for you to elevate your industry knowledge, become more competitive in the workplace, and establish your professional reputation.
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