Invited Speakers

The invited and guest 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:

  • Joss Bernstein, Investec Group Operational Risk, South Africa

  • Kris Budnik, Director: Deloitte Security Services Group, South Africa

  • Olaf Du Randt, owner and CEO of Custom-made IT Solutions (CITS), South Africa

  • Flip Erasmus, Business Connexion, South Africa

  • Rut Laubscher, Faculty Military Science, Stellenbosch University South Africa

  • Mark Lowe, Information Risk Management, KPMG, South Africa

  • Maiendra Moodley, South African Reserve Bank

  • Haroon Meer, Sensepost, South Africa

  • Ian Melamed, Principal Consultant, Shaya InFoSec, South Africa

  • Rich Schiesser, Founder and President, RWS Enterprises, Inc. USA

  • Paul Strauss, Manager: Information Security, ABSA, South Africa

  • Graham Teare, Information Risk Management, KPMG, South Africa

  • Charl van der Walt, Sensepost, South Africa

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

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

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

  • Lynette Flaxman, Telkom, South Africa

  • Leon Fouche, KPMG, South Africa

  • Craig Grieve, KPMG, South Africa

  • Dennis Longley, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

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

  • Mervin Pearce, CEO Security Audit & Control Solutions

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Alf Zugenmaier, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH