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CyberPulse

CyberPulse partners with organisations to operationalise security across the full threat lifecycle, from governance and compliance through to detection, response, and continuous testing. We deliver outcome-based services across Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), strategic advisory, 24x7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR), incident response, security validation, threat hunting, penetration testing, red/purple teaming, and staff augmentation. Whether the need is proactive uplift or urgent remediation, we help clients embed resilience, maintain compliance, and reduce exposure across hybrid environments. Founded by award-winning CISOs and cyber leaders from some of Australia’s most complex environments, our team brings deep domain experience across ASX 100, critical infrastructure, financial services, digital-native and government organisations. Our delivery model is simple. We don’t track hours. We commit to outcomes. And we don’t consider an engagement complete until the agreed objectives are achieved with full client satisfaction. Security is not static. Neither is your business. CyberPulse helps align your security posture to both risk and strategy, supporting you through the full arc of maturity. What sets us apart: • End-to-end services across advisory, operations and validation • Fixed-price delivery and outcome-backed engagements • Deep experience across compliance frameworks and threat mitigation • Executive-ready reporting, backed by real-world expertise • Full lifecycle support from strategy to staffing We exist to simplify complexity, accelerate readiness, and ensure our clients are always prepared, resilient and secure.

Prefactor

Prefactor is the trust layer for AI agents. As organisations deploy more agents across customer service, operations, software development, and decision-making workflows, understanding what those agents can access, what they can do, and whether they can be trusted becomes increasingly difficult. Prefactor provides a single view of an organisation's agent estate, helping engineering, AI, security, and governance teams understand how agent capabilities accumulate, where risk exists, and when intervention is required. By combining visibility, risk intelligence, and policy enforcement, Prefactor helps regulated enterprises move AI agents from proof of concept to production with confidence. Because deploying agents is easy. Trusting them is hard.

paperlab.co

Paper art is a mixture of art and science. The name Paperlab reflects this. I never went to art school but I am a scientist. I spent years working in laboratories, surrounded by test tubes and scalpels. Eventually, the creative call was much too strong and I left to follow my passion. Paper. I kept the scalpels but now when I cut, I create. Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to work with some amazing people and now Paperlab is part of their story too. Paperlab is a group of artists that work across a variety of disciplines with paper at the heart. My team has worked with some of the biggest brands in Australia, fusing artistry and creativity with science and reliability. I love to collaborate and hope I can help others find their creative path sooner. The public speaking work I do is part of this. Louise

Emesent

Emesent is a pioneer in Physical AI – the convergence of artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, and advanced spatial computing – enabling machines to understand, navigate, and map complex real-world environments without human intervention. Founded in 2018, with deep connections to Australia's globally recognized CSIRO, Emesent provides the means to access spatial intelligence outside of GPS range and beyond line of site, and is designed to operate within the world’s most challenging environments. Building on its initial success within Australia, Emesent now supports clients across 40 countries through direct engagements and a global network of over 50 partners. Emesent’s flagship product, Hovermap, is a mobile scanning unit that combines advanced collision avoidance and autonomous flight technologies to map hazardous and GPS-denied environments. Its award-winning technology utilizes innovative hardware, advanced algorithms, and machine learning to automate collection and analysis of the physical world. Equally capable above ground or underground, indoors or out, Hovermap is a complete mobile LiDAR mapping solution. Dubbed the ‘swiss army knife’ of survey mapping, Hovermap is uniquely versatile: it can be deployed via drone, quadruped robot, vehicle, backpack and a range of other accessories to map challenging, inaccessible areas. Hovermap is currently used within mining, engineering and construction, public safety and defense, and offers applications across a growing range of use cases.

Paloma

Australasia’s largest & leading venture studio. Helping founders, growing startups and corporates incubate, create and accelerate new ventures & digital products. "Paloma have done an excellent job of supporting Afterpay with creativity, agility and technical proficiency. I would enthusiastically recommend Paloma to any business looking for a genuine partner to work with." - Nick Molnar, Founder of Afterpay