Sydney

Hyatt Regency Sydney
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 8:30AM - 5:30PM AEDT

Securely Unleash What's Next

The future is being built today, driven by an AI transformation that’s reshaping our world. This new digital way of life offers incredible opportunities, but it also creates massive cyber risk, forcing leaders to question if security is a barrier to progress.

It's time to reframe cybersecurity as a critical enabler of innovation. 

Ignite on Tour Sydney is the essential one-day event where you’ll learn how to stop chasing threats and start building a resilient defense for what’s next. Join your peers and our leading experts to discover a new security strategy — one that empowers you to confidently embrace revolutionary technologies and confidently unleash your organization’s mission.

Why Attend?

Gain a strategic blueprint

Move beyond keeping pace and learn how to get ahead. You’ll gain a clear plan for consolidating your architecture with a unified platform, automation and the power of AI, giving you the confidence to drive secure innovation.

Master the tools to stop modern attacks

Step into our hands-on workshops and move from theory to execution. Learn to operationalize Palo Alto Networks platforms to neutralize sophisticated, evasive threats at scale and strengthen your security posture immediately.

Connect with a community of leaders

Network with fellow cybersecurity leaders who are also navigating this complex landscape. Learn from the real-world successes of your counterparts and build a trusted network of peers that you can rely on long after the event.

Discover How to:

Transform your SOC for the AI era

Learn how to scale and enhance your security operations center to combat the sophisticated, AI-powered attacks of today and tomorrow.

Harness AI and agentics safely

Harness AI and agentics safely: Embrace AI’s potential without introducing new risk. We’ll show you how to embed security throughout the entire AI lifecycle to accelerate your AI-driven transformations securely.

Simplify security and reduce complexity

Discover how to leverage a single, AI-powered platform to reduce operational complexity and automate manual tasks — freeing your teams to focus on innovation.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
8:30AM - 9:30AM Registration and Meet the Experts

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Artificial Intelligence is redefining life at lightning speed. While the narrative often defaults to fear, this empowering keynote, led by 20-year AI research veteran Dr Jordan Nguyen, pivots the conversation to hope, possibility, and responsible innovation. Drawing on global experience, Dr Jordan Nguyen will take you beyond the headlines to explore AI's vast potential—from revolutionising personal health and digital inclusion in business to enabling breakthroughs in conservation, sustainability, and human creativity. Learn how to harness AI-driven opportunities, spot the next waves of innovation, and, critically, maintain humanity in a rapidly automating world.

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Dr Jordan Nguyen

Founder and CEO

AI adoption is moving faster than the controls meant to govern it, leaving IT leaders caught between the pressure to transform and the risk of losing visibility and control. Data leakage, unpredictable agent behavior, and fragmented tooling can erode trust in AI programs before they deliver value. This session tackles the central question leaders face: How do we scale AI responsibly without slowing innovation? We outline a practical Secure AI by Design approach that helps leaders govern AI use, protect AI development, and create the conditions for transformation that is fast, safe, and sustainable.

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Ian Swanson

VP, Product, AI Security

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM
11:05AM - 11:45AM Morning Tea

Join us to hear from our customers, in a dynamic discussion. Through an “agree or disagree” format, our panelists will react to common cybersecurity opinions, sharing their real-world experiences and providing authentic insights into critical security topics.

In an ever-evolving threat landscape, AI is no longer just a buzzword—it's the key to a solvable security future. This expert panel brings together key experts to discuss the most critical challenges facing enterprises today and the collaborative strategies that are making a difference.

You'll hear from experts on how they are leveraging AI-driven solutions to:

  • Solve the complexity problem: Simplify security management and operations.
  • Close the talent gap: Augment human expertise with intelligent automation.
  • Stay ahead of sophisticated attacks: Predict and prevent threats at scale.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch
1:31 PM - 4:10 PM
Breakout Sessions - SOC Transformation
1:31 PM - 4:10 PM
Breakout Sessions - Network Security Transformation

Grand Ballroom 1

The autonomous SOC is no longer just an aspiration—advances in AI have made it possible. In this session, we’ll reveal five keys to building the autonomous SOC with Cortex XSIAM. See how unifying all your data, analytics, automation, XDR, and AI into a single platform transforms security operations. Experience agentic AI in action with a fast-paced demo, and learn how AI-driven playbooks accelerate detection, triage, investigation, and response. You’ll also see why human expertise remains essential to guide and validate outcomes—and the skills you’ll need as SOC operations evolve.

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Gary Spiteri

Senior Domain Consultant - Cortex

Grand Ballroom 2

AI adoption is transforming industries, yet security often lags, creating vulnerabilities across the AI lifecycle. Learn how Prisma AIRS secures AI development and protects against critical threats like prompt injection, model exfiltration, and runtime threats. We will show you how you can safely embrace AI innovation without compromising your company’s data or models.

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Julian Lee

AIRS Solutions Specialist

Grand Ballroom 1

As cyber threats evolve, the burden of siloed data, "swivel-chair" analysis, and a relentless flood of alerts has made scaling security operations a significant challenge for modern enterprises. In this session, CyberCX shares a deep-dive case study on how they are leveraging Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM to transform SecOps from a reactive, manual model into an AI-driven, autonomous powerhouse.

Grand Ballroom 2

Today's distributed workforce relies heavily on browsers, creating a significant security gap as 95% of organizations report browser-originated security incidents. This session will demonstrate how Prisma Browser secures this critical workspace. Learn to enable secure work on any device in minutes, prevent the leak of data-in-use, eliminate blind spots in encrypted traffic, and stop advanced threats. Powered by Palo Alto Network's security, it blocks 30.9 billion attacks daily, protecting your organization's most vulnerable access point.

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Matt Smith

SASE Domain Consultant, ANZ

3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM Afternoon Tea

Grand Ballroom 1

The separation between SecOps and Cloud is a legacy we can no longer afford. The future of cloud security isn't just about building a better CNAPP; it's about a unified vision. In this session, we’ll challenge the traditional separation of cloud security responsibilities and show you how to create a single, adaptive security ecosystem. This is the new era of cloud security: an end-to-end defense that predicts, adapts, and responds with machine speed and human insight, protecting your enterprise from code to cloud to SOC.

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Simeon Finch

Senior Domain Consultant - Cloud

Grand Ballroom 2

Discover the future of network security with a platform engineered for modern challenges like the quantum revolution, multicloud, and AI. This session shares our vision and best practices for creating a unified, AI-driven, and future-ready security posture. Learn how to simplify operations, strengthen defenses, and achieve quantum readiness with continuous risk assessment and automated security, from every device to every cloud.

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Marc Gollop

Sr. Domain Consultant, Strata

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM Networking Drinks

16K+

Global Attendees

300+

Global Sponsors

40+

Locations

Speakers

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Ian Swanson
VP, Product, AI Security
Palo Alto Networks
Dr Jordan Nguyen's Profile Picture
Dr Jordan Nguyen
Founder and CEO
Psykinetic
Gary Spiteri's Profile Picture
Gary Spiteri
Senior Domain Consultant - Cortex
Palo Alto Networks
Matt Smith's Profile Picture
Matt Smith
SASE Domain Consultant, ANZ
Palo Alto Networks
Julian Lee's Profile Picture
Julian Lee
AIRS Solutions Specialist
Palo Alto Networks
Simeon Finch's Profile Picture
Simeon Finch
Senior Domain Consultant - Cloud
Palo Alto Networks
Philippa Cogswell's Profile Picture
Philippa Cogswell
VP & Managing Partner, JAPAC, Unit 42
Palo Alto Networks
Marc Gollop's Profile Picture
Marc Gollop
Sr. Domain Consultant, Strata
Palo Alto Networks
Dr. Helen Teixeira's Profile Picture
Dr. Helen Teixeira
Managing Director, Unit 42
Palo Alto Networks
Darren Bishop's Profile Picture
Darren Bishop
Systems Engineer
Palo Alto Networks

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Zara Love
Director
Great Talk
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Troy Love
Director
Great Talk

FAQs

Cyber adversaries are more innovative and effective than ever. The same disruptive technologies that are fueling digital transformation in the enterprise, such as AI/ML, cloud computing, and IoT, have changed the game for cybersecurity. Yesterday’s approaches just can’t keep up.

That’s why we’ve reimagined Ignite, our flagship user conference, into Ignite on Tour, a global road show that brings the best of Ignite to you. At Ignite on Tour, we will share the latest innovations, insights and strategies for cybersecurity in the AI era.

Ignite on Tour brings cybersecurity practitioners and decision-makers together for one exciting day packed with inspiring thought leadership keynotes, and technical breakouts, and networking opportunities.

Ignite on Tour is a global road show, happening in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. To view our current tour schedule, please visit: https://register.paloaltonetworks.com/igniteontour.

There is no charge to attend Ignite on Tour.

Here are details from the venue on how to get there: directions, parking info, and public transport options are provided in the link here.

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Location

 

Hyatt Regency Sydney

161 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia