Invited Speakers

The invited speakers refer to those speakers who have been invited as keynote speakers.  Such speakers are reputable speakers since they are experts in their filed of practice. Invited speakers, furthermore, talk about the international trends in information security products, methodologies and management issues.   These invited speakers are listed below in no particular order:

  • DR Alf Zugenmaier, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH

  • Graham Teare, KPMG, South Africa

  • Dr Buks Lourens, Executive, Group Risk Services, Nedbank Group Limited

  • Lynette Flaxman,

  • Gareth Warner, Office of Home Affairs and Treasury, South African

  • Dr Karin Badenhorst, Ernest & Young, Risk and Advisory Services, South Africa

  • Prof Tana Pistorius, Department of Commercial Law, UNISA, South Africa

  • Craig Grieve, KPMG, South Africa

  • Alice Sturgeon,  Senior Director, Architecture Domains, Chief Information Officer Branch, Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat, Government of Canada.

  • Mervin Pearce, CEO Security Audit & Control Solutions

  • Leon Fouche, KPMG, South Africa

  • Dennis Longley, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

In the past ISSA has secured many highly acclaimed international speakers, including:

  • Prof. TC Ting: University of Connecticut, and fellow of the Computing Research Association, United States

  • Prof. Dr. Stephanie Teufel: Director of the International Institute of Management in Telecommunications (iimt). Fribourg University, Switzerland

  • Rich Schiesser, Senior Technical Planner at Option One Mortgage, USA

  • Rick Cudworth - Partner, KPMG LLP, International Service Leader, Security and Business Continuity - Europe, Middle East and Africa