South Australia's next major cyber incident will not stay within one agency, one system or one technology environment. It could move through a trusted identity, a critical supplier or an AI-enabled service before it becomes a disruption to essential government operations. The question for 2027 is no longer whether government has cyber security foundations in place. It is whether the state can see the threat early, act collectively and keep delivering for South Australians under pressure. 2027 is also the year the SA Cyber Security Strategy 2025–2031 moves into Horizon 2, with a mandate to expand services, collaboration and cross-sector engagement, and to deliver better through service models, governance and technology. The Government Cyber and Risk Showcase South Australia 2027 brings the state's senior government leaders, cyber security practitioners and risk and technology experts together at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Tuesday 11 May 2027 to work through exactly how.
Our 2027 Steering Committee is a group of senior South Australian public sector security practitioners working alongside the PSN production team to help create this program. They bring the current challenges, trends and priorities they are seeing across South Australian agencies, and help us make sure the content is cutting-edge and speaks to what the sector is genuinely grappling with in 2027 – rather than what the vendor market assumes it should be.
The delegate figures, seniority and buying intent below come from the Cyber Security Showcase South Australia 2026 delegate list and post-event report – the direct predecessor of this event. Where a poll was run jointly across Government Innovation Week South Australia, we say so. It is the clearest picture available of who your brand will be standing in front of in May, what they're worried about, and what they're planning to buy.
AI readiness polls at Government Innovation Week South Australia 2026 were run as a single combined set across the Innovation and Cyber Security Showcases.
Every partner in this room – from Chair to Coffee Cart – is putting their brand in front of the South Australian buyers who hold budget and mandate. That's what this room is built for.
This isn't a room of observers – 75% of 2026 delegates were decision-makers and influencers, half were actively exploring new solutions, and Security was their #1 stated technology need. Full breakdown in the Audience Profile.
Logo, listing and social placement across every touchpoint of Government Innovation Week South Australia – before, during and after the event, positioned alongside South Australia's own cyber leadership.
A single-stream program means every session plays to the whole cyber audience – no splitting the room. And because the Showcase is co-located with the Government Innovation Showcase South Australia on the same day and under the same roof, partners also get visibility across the full Innovation Showcase floor.
South Australia runs as a single Main Stage stream – every keynote, panel and partner session plays to the full room. The day moves through two arcs, so you can choose the moment that best fits your story.
Speakers confirmed against the current 2027 agenda – spanning federal cyber security leadership, South Australian digital health, the National Office of Cyber Security and AI resilience in critical industry. A Ministerial address and further government keynotes and panellists are being confirmed; we'll update this list as speakers and sponsors are added.
Settle in, grab a coffee and meet a few friendly faces before we begin.
A short welcome, plus a few quick tips to help you connect, share and get real value from the day. We'll also run a couple of quick polls to see what everyone's interested in and what people are working on right now.
The Chair sets the scene for the day – South Australian government direction, investment and cyber priorities.
A ministerial address taking stock of the South Australian Government's cyber security commitments, twelve months on.
South Australia's Cyber Security Watch Desk receives incident reports from government agencies and applicable suppliers, using those reports to build a whole-of-government picture of emerging threats and support agencies in preventing and responding to incidents. This keynote explores how government can turn individual incidents into collective intelligence, faster warning and stronger defence across the state.
The opening partner keynote of the day, delivered by Zscaler. Session title to be confirmed.
Identity security has moved beyond protecting passwords and implementing MFA, with attackers increasingly operating through legitimate accounts and authorised access. Explore how government security teams can detect unusual behaviour and privilege misuse when the attacker already looks like a legitimate user.
A Main Stage partner keynote straight after the identity panel, positioned immediately before morning tea and the exhibition floor opening.
Grab a coffee – connect, recharge and explore the exhibition floor before the program resumes.
South Australia has formally established the Department of Treasury and Finance as the Control Agency for Cyber Crisis, with the Cyber Security Watch Desk supporting incident, crisis and emergency management. This keynote examines what happens when a cyber incident moves beyond an individual agency and requires coordinated action across government, critical services and external partners.
A Main Stage partner keynote following the state emergency keynote – a natural fit for incident response, crisis management and resilience stories.
South Australian government services increasingly rely on technology providers, cloud platforms, managed services and interconnected suppliers, making cyber risk harder to contain within traditional agency boundaries. This panel explores how government can maintain visibility, accountability and resilience when a critical technology dependency sits outside its direct control.
A Main Stage partner keynote between the supplier panel and the AI keynote – well placed for third-party risk, cloud and AI security perspectives.
Successful AI adoption requires more than technology and policy. It depends on effective governance, a collaborative operating model and an AI-literate workforce. Drawing on South32's experience enabling AI within the global mining industry, this keynote explores where cyber belongs in this model and why it must work alongside business, data and technology teams throughout delivery.
Grab lunch, have a wander, and chat with industry partners and peers about practical ideas you can take back to work. Arguably the most important part of the day.
As AI moves into production across government, the conversation is shifting from whether AI should be governed to how it is secured in practice. This discussion will explore the emerging security risks of AI-enabled systems, autonomous agents and AI-driven attacks, and what security operations need to do differently. Delegates will consider how to build the visibility, controls and response capabilities needed as AI becomes part of critical government operations.
AI agents, bots, APIs and automated services are creating a rapidly expanding layer of non-human identities across government environments. Understanding what these identities can access, who owns them and when their privileges should change is becoming a significant security challenge. This roundtable will explore how organisations can establish accountability and control over machine access without limiting the benefits of automation and AI.
Greater data sharing creates significant opportunities for better services, AI and cross-government decision making, but it also expands the potential impact of a security or privacy failure. This discussion will explore how organisations can enable responsible data sharing while maintaining appropriate security, privacy and accountability. Delegates will consider where trust needs to be built into the architecture, governance and operating model rather than added after the fact.
Government's dependence on SaaS, cloud platforms and managed service providers means significant cyber risk now sits outside the traditional organisational boundary. This discussion will examine how agencies can maintain meaningful oversight of third-party technology and services throughout their lifecycle, not simply at the point of procurement. Delegates will explore how to establish ongoing assurance, understand concentration risk and respond when a trusted provider becomes a source of exposure.
Digital sovereignty is increasingly about more than where government data is hosted. It raises questions about where security operations are performed, who has access to critical systems and intelligence, and whether essential capabilities remain available during geopolitical or technology disruption. This roundtable will explore how organisations can identify their critical dependencies and determine where sovereign capability genuinely matters.
ASD is replacing the Essential Eight with the Essentials series. The new framework is built on principles, actions and risk-based domains, with chapters for enterprise IT, cloud and operational technology. This discussion will explore how South Australian agencies can scope their highest-risk domains, carry existing Essential Eight investment forward, and update contracts and tender requirements. Delegates will consider how to measure and report outcomes that show risk is actually going down.
The power of partnerships, communication and collaboration in strengthening government cyber security. This panel explores how collaboration and trusted partnerships can strengthen cyber resilience across South Australian government.
A few highlights from the day, what's coming next, and ways to stay connected.
Wrap up the day with good conversation and a few new connections.
CyberCX, Zscaler and Northbridge Systems have already secured their 2027 positions – a strong early signal of demand from a market that typically confirms close to the event. The Chair position is now closed, the opening Gold keynote has gone, the first Bronze roundtable is taken, and availability will tighten fast across the remaining speaking tiers.
The 2026 Cyber Security Showcase South Australia attracted 14 partners across speaking, exhibition and branding tiers – the clearest signal available of which vendors see this room as worth investing in. View the 2026 sponsors →
The South Australian Cyber Security Strategy 2025–2031, approved by Cabinet in June 2025, is the state's first whole-of-state cyber strategy. It sets two goals – enhance the preparedness and cyber resilience of South Australia, and enable growth in the SA cyber ecosystem – across three objectives and three delivery horizons, with Horizon 2 beginning in 2027. Combined with PSN's own 2026 delegate research, it's the clearest read available on where South Australian cyber budget and attention are actually heading.
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