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Wednesday, 9th September 2026

3:30 PM – 7:30 PM 

Alto Room, The Langham, 1 Southgate Ave, Southbank VIC 3006

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The cybersecurity landscape is changing fast, reshaping how channel partners deliver value, manage risk and support their customers.

Channel Meets: Security brings together leading channel partners, vendors and industry experts for an evening of insightful discussion and peer networking. Through expert panels and interactive roundtable sessions, attendees will explore the trends, challenges and commercial opportunities influencing the future of cybersecurity.

Hosted by techpartner.news Deputy General Manager Velvet-Belle Templeman, the event encourages open conversation, knowledge sharing and practical takeaways that attendees can apply to their own organisations.

From AI and regulatory change to the evolving role of security partners, Channel Meets offers a valuable opportunity to hear from industry leaders, exchange ideas with peers and build new connections across Australia's cybersecurity channel.

Topics at Channel Meets: Security 2026

Cloud Security

The 2030 Cyber Partner

 

How MSSPs and cyber tech partners are likely to evolve over the coming years, and the broad forces driving that change, looking at shifts in service models, skills and sale, as well as how partners may seek to differentiate as security becomes more operational and business critical.

 
Digital Identity

National AI Plan and Privacy Act Changes

How emerging policy, regulation and AI adoption are shaping security demand in the channel. Focuses on the role partners can play in helping customers respond to changing expectations around data, risk and accountability, alongside the opportunities and constraints created by regulatory change.

 
Compliance

Selling Cyber in 2026: A Pulse Check

A high level snapshot of current conditions for selling security products and services. It examines how buyers are approaching security decisions, how partners are adapting their go-to-market approaches, and the commercial pressures influencing how security is positioned and sold.

Event Format

 The evening combines expert-led discussions with interactive roundtable conversations, giving every attendee the opportunity to exchange ideas with peers and industry leaders. 

 The evening then moves into three interactive sessions, each exploring a different security challenge facing the IT channel.  In each session: 

  • Fireside discussion with an industry leader 
  •  10-minute roundtable discussion 
  • Panel recap where each table shares its key takeaways.

The great advantage of this format is the opportunity for sponsors to take part in meaningful, free-flowing security discussions with channel partners. Listen, engage and discover where your organisation fits in best with the partners in the room. 

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Speakers

William Maher 
Editor-in-Chief
CRN
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Lani Edwards
Head of Sales & Partnerships
Insicon Cyber

Payal

 Payal Shah
Collaboration and Growth
Cyber Forte

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Sarah Birkett
Partner
DLA Piper Australia

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Jan Chapman
 Managing Director
MSP Blueshift

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Velvet-Belle Templeman
Deputy General Manager
techpartner.news

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Agenda

3:30pm - 4:15pm Arrival, Networking and canapes
4:15pm - 4:25pm Welcome address from Deputy General Manager Velvet-Belle Templeman
4:25pm - 4:45pm  Panel 1 - The 2030 Cyber Partner 
4:45pm - 5:00pm  Audience discussion
5:00pm - 5:20pm  Panel 2 -  National AI Plan and Privacy Act Changes  
5:20pm - 5:35pm  Audience discussion 
5:35pm - 5:55pm  Panel 3 -  Selling Cyber in 2026: A Pulse Check   
5:55pm - 6:10pm  Audience discussion  
6:10pm - 6:15pm  Closing remarks 
6:15pm - 7:30pm Networking
7:30pm  Event concluded 

 

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Please note: attendance is not guaranteed due to limited available seats.

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