Speakers

Jenna joined the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) in 2017 and started as a General Duties Officer before commencing her role as an Intelligence Analyst with the State Intelligence Command in 2022. In her role, she provides high level intelligence and analytical support to State Crime Command’s Robbery & Serious Crime Squad investigations, primarily kidnapping, robbery, extortions and major breaking offences.

Mitch King is the CEO and Founder of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Institute, an innovative NGO applying analytical and data collection methodologies to humanitarian action and disaster management. His background includes deployments as an infantry and intelligence officer, supporting outcomes across national security, disaster relief, stability operations, border control and international evacuations.

Kelvin is the Director, Industry Practice Lead at Moody’s Analytics, based in Singapore. He is responsible for the government security sub-segment focusing on Defense, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, National Security and Intelligence Agencies for the Asia Pacific and Middle East region.

Helen McGarry, a seasoned intelligence professional, has an extensive career that spans multiple Intelligence agencies and disciplines across Australia, the UK, Europe, the Balkans, and the Middle East. In her current role at the Queensland Fire Department (QFD), Helen is entrusted with the critical responsibility of overseeing the development, design, implementation, and leadership of the intelligence and predictions capability.

Dr Susan McGinty is the CEO and Founder of Aya Leadership and a Board Member of Women in STEM Leadership (US). She is an award-winning scientist and global STEM leadership development expert, speaker and author, who is inspired to transform the profile of leadership in STEM and Security to achieve innovation sustainability, uplift women into leadership roles, and enable diversity and equity in STEM and Security.

Glenn Maiden is the Director of Threat Intelligence Operations at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs Australia and New Zealand. Using millions of global network sensors, FortiGuard Labs monitors the worldwide attack surface and employs artificial intelligence (AI) to mine that data for new threats, ensuring you are prepared for what's coming. Glenn’s role with FortiGuardLabs focuses on identifying and sharing threat intelligence to help organisations protect against current and emerging threats.

Fady Mansour is criminal and regulatory counsel, who specializes in advising and representing individuals and corporations. He has particular expertise in the areas of judicial authorizations – search warrants, digital production orders and interception warrants – and offences related to intimate media and online exploitation. In addition to his litigation work, he is often called upon to provide legal guidance for entities seeking regulatory clarity in areas of potential criminal law risk.

Mark Massop began his career in law enforcement upon graduating from the Kansas City Regional Police Academy in 1988. In 1998, the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) established an Investigative Support Center in Kansas City where Mark was assigned as an Intelligence Analyst. Mark retired in 2004 and moved to the technology industry with focus on solutions for Law Enforcement. Over the past 20 years, he has served the community by delivering best of breed technology to support the LE mission.

Stuart Meiklejohn is a Sergeant with the Queensland Police Service with 21 years’ experience in policing. Stuart has 14 years’ experience working as an Intelligence Officer split between District Intelligence and Security Intelligence. He is currently a facilitator with Intelligence and Specialist Skills Section. Stuart has provided intelligence support for range of criminal and security operations including G20, Commonwealth Games, COVID, dignitary visits and major events.

Sam's career with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) spans 21 years across investigative and intelligence functions. An Intelligence Analyst with the Victorian Conservation Regulator's Regulatory Intelligence Unit, Sam is passionate about engaging productively, developing a quality intelligence product, and sharing intelligence to inform effective operational and tactical actions.

Prior to joining Babel Street, Farid retired from the National Security Agency as a member of the Senior Executive Service cadre. In his last position with the government, he led the Video, Image, Speech, and Text Analytics (VISTA) effort. Having guided language analysis teams for the counterterrorism target set in the post-9/11 era, he developed a deep appreciation for human language technology and its role in prosecuting the mission. Over the past 15 years he drove the development of several VISTA service capabilities, empowering over ten thousand analysts within the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Tom Nicholls is an Assistant Director-General at the Office of National Intelligence. He is responsible for the National Intelligence Academy and analytical outreach to businesses, universities and think tanks.