OpenAI
Intelligence at Work: Cyber 2026 - Sydney
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
1:00 – 5:30 PM AEDT
Sydney
An invite-only gathering for senior cybersecurity leaders exploring how frontier AI is reshaping cyber defense.
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Why cybersecurity leaders are attending
Hear OpenAI’s perspective on where frontier AI can create value in cyber defense.
See how AI can help security teams identify risk, prioritize action, and move faster.
Exchange lessons with peers and OpenAI leaders on governance, adoption, and scaling responsibly.
Speakers
Dominic Grillo
Head of Technical Success
OpenAI
Dominic Grillo is the Head of Technical Success at OpenAI, where he leads a global team of customer-facing engineers and success managers helping organizations successfully deploy and scale AI solutions. Prior to joining OpenAI in 2023, Dominic held leadership roles at Retool, Stripe, and Box, where he focused on building high-impact technical teams that partner closely with customers to implement complex technology at scale.
Zachary Lawryk
Global Head of Applied AI Architects
OpenAI
Zach Lawryk Leads the Global Applied AI Architecture team at OpenAI. He has built and scaled technical sales organisations at Salesforce, Optimizely, Slack, and Rippling, and now partners with customer to apply OpenAI technology to measurable business outcomes.
Rowena Westphalen
Applied AI Architecture Lead, ANZ
OpenAI
Rowena Westphalen is the Applied AI Architecture ANZ Lead at OpenAI, where she leads the technical success team across the region. Previously, she was most recently the Senior Vice President of Innovation, AI & Customer Advisory at Salesforce, after serving as VP of Solution Engineering and VP of Innovation for APAC. Throughout her career, Rowena has helped organizations leverage emerging technology to solve their most critical business challenges.
Satya Tammareddy
Head of Go-To-Market for Australia & New Zealand
OpenAI
Satya is the Head of Go-To-Market for Australia & New Zealand at OpenAI, where she partners with organisations of all sizes - from startups to large enterprises - to drive AI adoption at scale and deliver measurable business impact. OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Prior to OpenAI, Satya spent nine years at Stripe building and scaling high growth businesses across APAC, including building out the APAC SaaS Platforms business and expanding Stripe’s presence across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.
Earlier in her career, she was Dropbox’s first hire in APAC, co-founded an online travel company, and began her career as an equity analyst.
Zach Parent
OpenAI
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Agenda
OpenAI's keynote
Featuring Dominic Grillo, Global Head of Technical Success; Zachary Lawryk, Global Applied AI Architecture Lead; Vanessa Sauter, Cyber Deployment Engineering Lead; Rowena Westphalen, ANZ Applied AI Architecture Lead; and Satya Tammareddy, ANZ GTM Lead.
Main StageFriday, February 12, 2027
Leadership Q&A
A conversation with OpenAI executives to ask the questions that matter most to you.
Breakout Room 1Saturday, February 13, 2027
Executive reception
Relaxed networking with peers and the OpenAI team to share experiences, spark ideas, and build connections.
Reception



FAQ
The Summit is designed for senior leaders across AppSec, product security, platform, engineering, risk, and technology at large enterprises. Attendance is limited to keep the conversation focused and valuable.
Yes. Breakout sessions and the executive reception create time for candid conversations with peers and OpenAI leaders.
No. Press and analysts are not invited so participants can have open, candid discussions.
Once you apply via the event’s landing page, we’ll review your application and will be in touch following our review. Upon approval, we will share the detailed agenda and logistical information.
Contact our events team at events-australia@openai.com .
This exclusive event is limited in capacity. We encourage you to register as soon as possible.