Olga Ganopolsky is the General Counsel – Privacy and Data at Macquarie Group Limited.  In her role, Olga looks after data and privacy in the 28 jurisdictions that Macquarie operates in.  Olga is a seasoned privacy and regulatory lawyer and has had extensive experience in most things data and privacy, ranging from building privacy facing compliance frameworks and functions, defending class actions and other litigation, conducting privacy audits, advising on data breaches  and on complex data related commercial arrangements where data is a vital and valuable asset. In the last few years, much of Olga’s work has involved the privacy law reform process, most recently in implementing the mandatory data breach legislation in Australia, which came into effect in February 2018 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came into effect in May this year, and the implementation of these new  requirements in a global commercial setting. Olga is also the Chairperson of the Law Councils’, Business Law Privacy Committee and  a member of the NSW Law Society  Privacy and Data Committee. Olga is a key contributor to seminars and publications on this subject.

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Dr Ignatius Swart is a security professional with more than 15 years of information security experience across a wide range of industries including government and military in Australia and abroad. Ignus is a Managing Consultant at Privasec where he leads the NSW GRC & Incident Response (IR) Teams. Ignus has a strong technical background that he uses to break down technical security concerns and concepts to managers, executives and board members to raise their security readiness.

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André Jenkins graduated with an Honours Degree in Psychology and worked in Mental Health Information Development for 10 years in Tasmania, South Australia and NSW before joining the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) in 2005 as Director of Information Management. André is now leading CEC’s Analytics Strategy which will provide strategic insights into health outcomes, preferences, behaviours and system performance to enable informed decision in near real time. The strategy aligns with the NSW Health Analytics Strategy. As CIO of CEC, André also leads the organisation’s Information Management and Information, Communications and Technology programs.  He has also been responsible for the development of CEC’s Chartbook and then eChartbook programs and the initial establishment of the CEC’s CHASM program. He has co-authored papers on using data to support healthcare improvement and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Institute of Healthcare Innovation at Macquarie University.

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GHD is an established trusted organisation that has real strengths and understanding in the delivery of engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We operate in an environment where the power of technology is advancing at an astonishing rate. Regardless of business size or industry, digital transformation is vital. 

GHD’s digital arm, GHD Digital, was set up to help our clients’ future-proof their businesses, with a service offering covering the entire transformation lifecycle. We help our clients to redefine their digital futures through new customer engagement models, products, business models, work definitions and organisational structures.

Our digital services include cybersecurity and risk, digital strategy and transformation, smart technology services, digital innovation and data and analytics. Website

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Privasec is a leading provider of Cyber Security Services to Government, Financial Services, Retail, IT, Health, Entertainment and Not-for-Profit sectors. Privasec GRC are the specialists in Governance, Risk and Compliance including ISO 27001, IRAP Assessments and PCI DSS. Privasec RED are leaders in Red Team Attack simulations, Physical Intrusions, Theft simulations, Open Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT), Social Engineering, Phishing and Drone Security. We believe in partnering with our customers and building long-lasting relationships, integrity and care. We build our success on trust and are completely vendor agnostic. We hold numerous accreditation and are ISO27001:2013 certified. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland, we are on several State and Federal Government panels. More about Privasec: Website