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Robert Laurie
Chief Security Architect
Ciphershield
Robert Laurie Biography
Professional background
• Security Strategy, Architecture and Risk Management
• Government and Higher Education Information Systems
• Secure Software Development
Current roles
• Chief Security Architect, CyberProof Pty Ltd
• Certified (ISC)2, SABSA and ISACA Instructor
• Chair, Australian Information Security Association (AISA) WA Branch
• Member, AISA Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)
• Director, The SABSA Founders Bursary
• Founder & Treasurer, (ISC)2 Western Australia Chapter
Robert is an experienced Enterprise Security Architect with an information security career spanning more than 20 years in cyber security roles. Robert has a great deal of experience working with medium to large organisations in Government, Higher Education and Critical Infrastructure sectors.
Rob’s recent experience involves successful delivery of security projects with organisations in the education, finance, utilities and petrochemical sectors in Australia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Vietnam and the United States.
Rob’s experience also includes high-profile roles such as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the University of New England, leading multiple pivotal cyber security projects. Rob is highly experienced in defining information security risk strategy, security architecture
design and alignment with business processes, transformation and automation of security and architecture processes, as well as planning and integration of security services and mechanisms to clearly support business goals.
Rob is a certified SABSA, ISACA and (ISC)2 instructor and is committed to contributing to the wider information security community, currently sitting as the Chair of the Western Australia branch of AISA (Australian Information Security Association), Founder and Treasurer of the ISC2 Western Australia Chapter and Vice-Chair of the ISC2 Chapter Regional Management
Committee (CRMC) APAC.
Speaking at
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1:30–2:45pmWed 25 MarPublic-Private RoundtablesUniClub - Roundtable Room 1OpenModerator
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
[Roundtable] How to Design Quantum-Safe Systems - A Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Plan for Critical Infrastructure
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Edwin ChenDirector of Solution EngineeringST Engineering
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Bavani ChettySenior Manager, Cyber Digital TrustDeloitte
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Eamonn DarcyChief Technology OfficerAQ Intelligence
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Prof. Gavin BrennenChief Quantum OfficerBTQ Technologies
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Prof. Gia ParishDirector, UWA Defence and Security InstituteThe University of Western Australia
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Mats ParkinsonDirectorBare Cove Technology
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Prof. Michael SmallCSIRO-UWA Chair of Complex Systems, Professor & DirectorUWA Data Institute
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Dr. Rajiv ShahDirectorAustralian Information Security Association
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Tara LieCyber Security GRC Manager / PhD CandidateDepartment of Water & Environmental Regulation / Edith Cowan University
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Robert LaurieChief Security ArchitectCiphershieldModerator
About this session
Quantum computing is driving a security transition—not because the “quantum apocalypse is tomorrow,” but because long-lived data and systems in finance, government identity, healthcare, defence, energy networks and communications can be compromised today through “harvest now, decrypt later.” The systemic risk is straightforward: if we wait until the last minute, migration becomes chaotic, expensive, and operationally disruptive while compromising critical systems.
This is a how-to roundtable for moving from PQC awareness to execution. Banks, big tech, government, security agencies and critical infrastructure operators will align on practical steps: cryptographic inventory, crypto-agility, standards alignment, vendor and supply-chain readiness, procurement language, testing, and staged migration—so organisations can upgrade without breaking interoperability or service continuity.
Outcomes: Insights from discussions will contribute towards GFTN's work on a practical Quantum-Safe Migration Starter Pack with priority systems list, decision points, recommended timelines and a minimum target state for crypto-agility plus a shortlist of “next-wave” opportunities worth piloting. -
