Hon. Ioane Naivalurua

Minister for Policing and Communications

Hon. Manoa Kamikamica

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Industries, Commerce, Business Development and Public Enterprises

Hon. Robert Naguri

Minister ICT, PNG

Peter Roberts

Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Australian High Commission

Previously served overseas as Australia's Ambassador to Timor-Leste, with postings in Australian diplomatic missions in Samoa and Japan, and as a Senior Civilian Monitor in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Jyotika Devi

Chief Commercial Officer, Telecom Fiji (Pte) Limited

Vikash Prasad

Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Fiji limited

Oversees Vodafone's technology strategy, cybersecurity, and digital transformation, leading initiatives across mobile networks, cloud services, fintech platforms, and emerging technologies.

Prit Chand

Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Authority Fiji

Prashil Kumar

CISO, Cyber Acads

Jashvir Bir

Academic in Computing Science and Information Systems, The University of the South Pacific

An academic in Computing Science and Information Systems at the University of the South Pacific (USP) and a PhD Candidate specialising in cybersecurity. Areas of expertise include computer and network security, network administration, and cloud computing.

Vytenis Benetis

Consultant , i-Intelligence

Consultant at i-intelligence and OSINT expert with a decade as a military intelligence analyst. Designs hands-on cybersecurity exercises, including CTF challenges for ITU Cyber Drills.

Faraz Khan

Cybersecurity Lecturer, Victoria University

EU CyberNet expert and cybersecurity educator, winner of the 2026 Australian Cyber Battle CTF and AISA Educator of the Year finalist. Lectures at Victoria University, building real-world cyber skills.

Pritika Seth

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Digicel Pacific

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Digicel Pacific, with work centered on resilience: deploying end-to-end ICT solutions and managing Disaster Recovery as a Service to keep regional systems secure, operational and crisis-ready.

Seema Shandil

Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Council of Fiji

A consumer advocate with over two decades of leadership across public and private sectors. CEO of the Consumer Council of Fiji since 2019, championing rights through advocacy and policy reform.

Nereo Penalver-Garcia

Deputy Head of the EU Delegation, EU Delegation to the Pacific

Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to the Pacific (First Counsellor), responsible for relations with thirteen Pacific Island Countries. Assumed the posting on 1 September 2024.

Hannah Bradshaw

Cybersecurity Policy Secondee | Head, Cyber Affairs, Department of Communications

Lee Sea Lin

Senior Vice Precident, Solutions & Services, TOPPAN Ecquaria Pte Ltd

Senior Vice President of Solutions & Services at TOPPAN Ecquaria, leading the company’s pre-sales, solutioning, and services teams. Helps governments and enterprises turn complex digital transformation ambitions into practical, citizen-centric outcomes.

Tori Lamb

Assistant Secretary, Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Vinit Nand

Chief Executive Officer, Datec (Fiji) Pte Limited

Chief Executive Officer of Datec (Fiji) Pte Limited and a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant (FCPA) with CPA Australia. Brings a strong background in finance, governance and ICT, having previously served as Datec’s Chief Financial Officer and Board Secretary before stepping into the CEO role.

Makereta Cinavilakeba

ICT Infrastructure Team Leader, The Pacific Community

Leads the ICT Infrastructure Team at the Pacific Community (SPC) in Suva, Fiji, supporting its hosted digital services. Brings over 20 years’ experience, including 17 years with Fiji Government ITC Services and two with the Forum Secretariat.

Catherine Subhaydas

Fiji Cert Director, Department of Communications

Ron Bala

Senior Advisor to CERT, Ministry of Policing and Communications

Ashial Singh

A/Director DGT, Ministry of Policing and Communications

Tomasi Buli

Manager Systems, Ministry of Policing and Communications

Diego Silva

CyberCX Representative, CyberCX

Cyber threat intelligence specialist with 15+ years across academia and industry. Leads specialist teams at CyberCX, delivering engagements across critical infrastructure and finance, including CORIE assessments. Skilled in dark web intelligence, cybercrime monitoring, exploit research and AI.

Avish Naidu

Director Digital Government Transformation, Ministry of Policing and Communications