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Frontier AI Readiness for Government: Securing Adoption, Managing Shadow AI, and Protecting Public Trust

Wednesday, 22 July | 11.45am - 2:00pm

Room 1954, Pullman Melbourne  City Centre, 265 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Strategic Context

Government leaders are being asked to accelerate AI adoption, but security, visibility, data protection, and accountability are not keeping pace.

This executive roundtable, hosted by CrowdStrike and co-chaired with senior Victorian Government leaders, will explore how frontier and shadow AI are reshaping government risk, and how agencies can regain visibility, control, and readiness.

 Attendees will leave with peer insights and a practical Frontier AI Readiness Framework to help move from AI policy to operational control. 

Key Discussion Points:

  • Frontline perspectives on how AI is changing the security operating model: Insights from CrowdStrike’s engineering and threat intelligence lens on how adversaries are using AI to accelerate attacks, increase complexity, and challenge traditional detection and response models.
  • Frontier AI: preparing for AI‑driven attacks: Assess real exposure across AI systems and data flows (what’s reachable, exploitable, and business‑critical), prioritise controls, and shift from reactive defence to machine‑speed resilience.
  • Shadow AI: securing adoption without slowing innovation: Regain visibility and control of unsanctioned AI use, safeguard sensitive data in AI interactions, and apply governance that enables safe adoption at scale, across sanctioned and unsanctioned tools.
  • Operationalise readiness (30/60/90):  Translate the discussion into a practical (five-step) readiness framework and 30/60/90 roadmap, so teams can move faster with AI without sacrificing visibility, control, or security.
 

Registration

Government Executive Attendance

Complimentary

You will leave with: 

  • A clearer view of where shadow AI is creating unmanaged risk across your agency
  • A practical model for assessing AI exposure across systems, data flows, users, and third parties
  • Peer insight into how Victorian agencies are balancing AI innovation, cyber risk, and public trust
  • A 30/60/90-day readiness roadmap to help security and digital teams move from policy to operational control.
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Speaker panel

Hear from senior leaders in Victoria State Government and CrowdStrike who will share practical insights on managing AI-driven threats and shadow AI risks. These executives are directly addressing frontier AI challenges in their organisations and will discuss strategies for building resilience at machine speed.

Elizabeth Wilson-2

Elizabeth Wilson

Chief Information Officer, Department of Education - Victoria

PSM. GAICD, 2019 Top 50 CIO. Finalist in Government CIO of the Year

Strategic thinker and leader of transformational change with experience in working with executive groups and Boards and building high performing teams.  An innovative leader in utilising technology as a transformation agent for business change through the development and implementation of strategies, business and technology architectures and governance.
Michael Read

Michael Read

Chief Information Security Officer and Incident Manager, Victorian Department of Health

Matt Chamley

Matt Chamley

Director Field Engineering, CrowdStrike

 

Matt Chamley is Director of Field Engineering at CrowdStrike, working with senior leaders to align security strategy with today’s evolving threat environment. Matt’s focus is helping organisations make confident decisions under pressure, connecting what security teams are seeing on the ground with practical, leadership-level actions that improve resilience. He brings experience guiding programs that lift visibility, governance, and operational readiness in complex environments. 

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