Sep 15, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 10 segments
Cyber risk is intensifying as organisations navigate a complex and fast-moving threat landscape, shaped by rapid advancements in frontier AI and continuing geopolitical tension. Bringing together…
Hamish HansfordGuest
Leah PintoGuest
Cheng LimPanelist
Michael SwinsonHost
Well, hello to our audience and welcome to the final session of the Madison's Digital Future Summit for this year.
We hope you've enjoyed this year's program as much as we've enjoyed presenting it.
And we have every intention of finishing on a high with a fantastic panel session today on evolving cyber risks.
Before we kick things off, I'd like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the many lands on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past and present.
And of course, I'd also like to extend those respects to all First Nations people joining us online today.
My name is Michael Swinson, and I'm a partner in the tech law team here at Mallesons, and I'm super excited to be moderating this session today.
As I mentioned at the top, the focus of the session is on evolving cyber risks, which should be a key concern for all businesses in today's digital economy.
And across our summit so far, we've explored how AI, data, and emerging technologies are reshaping the way that organizations compete and create value And this session will bring that theme into sharp focus by asking what leaders need to do next to protect the value that's being created and to move beyond a minimum compliance mindset and towards a more mature approach to cyber resilience.
Over the next hour, we'll hear from our panelists about their views on the emerging threat landscape and how we can develop and maintain strong cyber defenses across our economy.
And to tackle this significant topic, I'm delighted to be joined by three stellar panelists.
Hamish Hansford has had a long and distinguished public service career and is currently the head of national security at the Department of Home Affairs.
Hamish will be bringing a government and national security lens to the conversation.
We also have Leah Pinto, who is a director of cyber intelligence at CyberCX, where she helps customers identify their intelligence requirements and uplift their cyber maturity.
And Leah will be bringing a threat intelligence and private sector perspective to the discussion.
And then last, but certainly not least, we have my colleague, Cheng Lim, who is the head of the Mallison Cyber Practice and has decades of experience advising our clients on how to manage and respond to cyber threats.
And I'm very glad and grateful to have Cheng with us to help guide the conversation.
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Well, hello to our audience and welcome to the final session of the Madison's Digital Future Summit for this year.
We hope you've enjoyed this year's program as much as we've enjoyed presenting it.
And we have every intention of finishing on a high with a fantastic panel session today on evolving cyber risks.
Before we kick things off, I'd like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the many lands on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders past and present.
And of course, I'd also like to extend those respects to all First Nations people joining us online today.
My name is Michael Swinson, and I'm a partner in the tech law team here at Mallesons, and I'm super excited to be moderating this session today.
As I mentioned at the top, the focus of the session is on evolving cyber risks, which should be a key concern for all businesses in today's digital economy.
And across our summit so far, we've explored how AI, data, and emerging technologies are reshaping the way that organizations compete and create value And this session will bring that theme into sharp focus by asking what leaders need to do next to protect the value that's being created and to move beyond a minimum compliance mindset and towards a more mature approach to cyber resilience.
Over the next hour, we'll hear from our panelists about their views on the emerging threat landscape and how we can develop and maintain strong cyber defenses across our economy.
And to tackle this significant topic, I'm delighted to be joined by three stellar panelists.
Hamish Hansford has had a long and distinguished public service career and is currently the head of national security at the Department of Home Affairs.
Hamish will be bringing a government and national security lens to the conversation.
We also have Leah Pinto, who is a director of cyber intelligence at CyberCX, where she helps customers identify their intelligence requirements and uplift their cyber maturity.
And Leah will be bringing a threat intelligence and private sector perspective to the discussion.
And then last, but certainly not least, we have my colleague, Cheng Lim, who is the head of the Mallison Cyber Practice and has decades of experience advising our clients on how to manage and respond to cyber threats.
And I'm very glad and grateful to have Cheng with us to help guide the conversation.
