Andrew Milroy leads the research and advisory business at Focus Network. His work involves empowering organisations to make decisions more effectively with data-driven insights — derived from Focus Network’s communities. 

He is a well-known and respected cybersecurity thought leader and speaker in the APAC region. With more than two decades of leadership experience in the cybersecurity sector, Andrew has worked with clients across all industry sectors and most geographies.

Andrew was recently an adjunct lecturer at ESSEC Business School, Asia Pacific where he taught technology and cybersecurity strategy to Masters students. He is also a Director at an independent cybersecurity advisory firm, Veqtor8.

He has held regional leadership roles — predominantly based in Singapore — with Frost & Sullivan and Ovum (now Omdia). Prior to working in Singapore, Andrew gained invaluable technology knowledge and experience while working in Europe and the United States.

Andrew is frequently invited to speak, chair and moderate at major technology events. He has also been quoted on global broadcast media, including BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg and Channel News Asia.

Andrew has a BSc from Newcastle University (UK), an MA from Middlesex University (UK) and an MBA from MGSM (Australia). He also a qualified teacher of English as a foreign language.

Dr. Robert Walters is a Senior Lecturer, and Head Digital Economy Research Group, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Walters is an Adjunct Professor of Law, European Faculty of Law, Slovenia, Europe, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow University Western Australia. Dr Walters is an International Arbitrator and Solicitor. 

He is a member of ASEAN Law Association – Singapore, Asia Pacific Scholar (Privacy/Data Protection) Network. His work on cross-border data flows in the new digital economy has been recognised globally, and in 2021 and 2022 was engaged by national governments to undertake a legal project for data flows, data adequacy, data protection, cyber security and artificial intelligence across Commonwealth countries. This work was commissioned to strengthen economic outcomes to a number of Commonwealth countries in the digital economy and international trade. 

He is a member and an external advisor to the Corporate and Insolvency Institute at Gujarat National law University, Gujarat India. 

Dr Walters specialises in transnational commercial and private law (data flows, data protection, cyber security, artificial intelligence, cross-border insolvency/restructuring (netting arrangements), contracts, arbitration). His work focuses on placing Australia in a leadership role, with a broader focus on working closely in partnership with the Europe Union member states, United Kingdom, ASEAN (Singapore, Indonesia), Japan, United States, Canada, India, South Africa and Kenya.