Hank Opdam is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Ausgrid, an electricity distribution company that supplies power to almost 1 in 5 Australians across 24,000 sqkm.

It is safe to say that this is nationally significant infrastructure given Ausgrid powers 20% of Australia’s GDP, but it also a changing business where everyone can now contribute, store and consume energy from the energy grid.

Before moving into critical infrastructure, Hank served as CISO for one of Australia’s most dynamic entertainment companies and held various risk and security roles at one of the country’s largest financial institutions.

Hank enjoys the challenges that come with a business where everything is connected, technology rapidly changes and everyone is mobile, 24 hours a day.

High-risk, high-threat environments, mergers and demergers, incidents and accidents Hank has seen it all in his 20+ year security career.