Presenters

Bronwyn Furse, Partner, Thomson Geer
Bronwyn Furse is a commercial lawyer with specialist expertise in the areas of privacy, data protection and cybersecurity, and intellectual property amongst others. Her practice traverses public and private industry sectors including financial services, government, health, health tech and other technology providers, manufacturing, automotive, higher education, health, manufacturing, energy and resources, from start-ups through to multinational groups. Working with multinational groups means Bronwyn's work involves complex cross border work, and understanding of relationships between various local and offshore privacy regimes. In relation to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity she routinely provides advisory services, manages data breaches, complaints and investigations, assists with contractual negotiations, develops compliance frameworks, undertakes audits, conducts privacy impact assessments, and delivers tailored training. Bronwyn is on the Australia and New Zealand advisory board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, as well as the Licensing Executives Society. She is routinely recognised by her peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the areas of Privacy and Data Security Law, Intellectual Property Law and Franchise Law, and in Doyle’s Guide as a recommended lawyer in the areas of Intellectual Property and in Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law.

Nick Christiansen, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Nick is Partner in the Commercial Disputes and Corporate Regulatory teams at Sparke Helmore. He is a commercial litigator and regulatory lawyer specialising in commercial and property disputes and consumer regulatory matters. He has a broad commercial litigation practice, including matters in contract, leasing and other real property disputes, equity and trusts, misleading and deceptive conduct, financing and securities disputes and enforcement, and insolvency and corporations law. He acts in property matters for “big 4” banks, private lenders and investment vehicles, government entities, developers, insolvency practitioners, and large-scale lessors and lessees.