CeBIT Australia 2015 reveals its line up of exceptional keynote speakers

A chief evangelist, a digital prophet, the former CTO of NASA, the founder of the Google Brain Project and one of the FBI’s Most Wanted hackers will kick off Asia Pacific’s most significant business technology fair, CeBIT Australia 2015, 5 – 7 May 2015, at Sydney Olympic Park. The key speaker line up will send inspiration throughout the technology community, by offering access to speakers with unprecedented global power and influence.

Previously one of the FBI’s Most Wanted for his work hacking into 40 major corporations,Kevin Mitnick will share his wisdom gathered from years as a trusted security consultant to the Fortune 500 and governments worldwide.

Now as CEO and chief ‘white hat’ hacker at one of the most advanced boutique security firms in the world, Kevin mentors leaders, executives, and staff on both the theory and practice of social engineering; topics on which he is the leading global authority. CeBIT Australia 2015 delegates will hear Kevin’s insights as the world’s top cyber security authority and his adventures as the world’s most wanted hacker.

Harvey Stockbridge, Managing Director, Hannover Fairs Australia commented on the opportunities these speakers bring to the CeBIT community. 

“We’ve sourced the biggest and the best for the CeBIT Australia 2015 line up. Our commitment to the technology business industry is to bring topical, international thought leaders to Australia and we believe we have delivered.

“Kevin has been called before the US Congress, both House and Senate to testify on security matters affecting the United States. Who else could provide our delegates with the learnings gained from working within some of the most critical infrastructure in the world?” said Mr Stockbridge.

With his key intention to democratise design, Guy Kawasaki will empower attendees at CeBIT Australia with his vision for the global creative field. Chief evangelist of Canva, an online, graphic design service, and an executive fellow at the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, Mr Kawasaki has written 13 books including his latest, The Art of Start 2.0 which shares practical advice about social media, crowdfunding and cloud computing. 

When your job title is Digital Prophet for AOL (US), and you’ve spent most of your life observing the digital landscape, you know your stuff and David Shing certainly does. Having spent most of his life in the digital world, working for both large and small creative companies, he is renowned as a media and marketing genius.

An entrepreneurial executive with a passion for igniting innovation in high tech organisations, Chris Kemp is the Chief Strategy Officer of Nebula. He has served as the CTO of NASA and has been a pioneering force in cloud computing, open source and open government. As the CIO of NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, he forged partnerships with Google and Microsoft and helped to develop Google Moon, Google Mars and the Microsoft World Wide Telescope. At CeBIT Australia 2015, Chris will share his experiences in developing OpenStack and how he went from NASA’s first CTO of IT to startup founder.

Naomi Simson, founder of Red Balloon, author, speaker, blogger and now ‘Shark’ on Shark Tank Australia will reveal her story of entrepreneurship and making connections with her clients.

Over three days, CeBIT Australia 2015 will offer opportunities to hear from the world’s elite, and the ability to connect with thousands of visitors from Australia’s top companies as well as over 400 exhibitors and nearly 100 disruptive startup innovators.