Speaker

Athar Awan is the Founder and Chief Information Security Officer of Security Solution Consultants, an Australian cyber security consulting firm specialising in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). A recognised thought leader in the GRC space, he is an active contributor to online security communities and a regular speaker at cybersecurity summits and industry events.

GRCLens, the firm's flagship platform for strategic cyber governance and security management, is the brainchild of Athar, born from his years of hands-on experience delivering cyber security outcomes across the public and private sectors, including engagements with global technology leaders such as Nokia, Siemens and IBM. The platform reflects his vision of making enterprise grade cyber governance accessible, practical and intelligence-driven, powered by its own trained AI agent, Baseerah.