Security Evangelist — Lloyd Borrett

Presentations

In a short 30 minute, one hour keynote, or half-day session with Lloyd Borrett, attendees can expect a dynamic, high-content program based on years of objective research and observation by one of Australasia's great security voyeurs. Based on intense research while working with some of the world's best security minds, Lloyd will energise and equip your audience to succeed in today's ever-changing and increasingly complicated cyber crime environment. You'll learn how to recognise threats, plus what to do to protect yourself and your family or business, so that you can take maximum advantage of the opportunities available to us all online.

After one of these programs, audience members will leave with a greater understanding of the current online environment and what they and their family and work colleagues must do to not only thrive, but survive, in it. Individuals will leave with practical, actionable ideas that will enable them to shop, bank, work and play online safely. They will leave enthusiastic about being able to use the full power of the Internet safely both at home and at work.

Looking for a session that will deliver benefits to your audience from your next speaker? Lloyd Borrett delivers.

Audience Size

You can have Lloyd Borrett as a guest or keynote speaker at your event very easily. Just ask by e-mailing Lloyd a request!

If you can guarantee an appropriate audience (50 or more people would be ideal) and/or demonstrate other worthwhile reasons, Lloyd will travel to your location anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.

Biography

Lloyd Borrett is known widely in the region as a speaker, writer and thinker on online security issues.

Lloyd has spent more than 30 years in the Australian Information and Computer Technology (ICT) sector. He started his IT career with BHP Corporate Data Processing in Melbourne during the mid 1970's as a technical programmer. He initially worked on BHP's mine planning system and later was one one of the team of three who created BHP's first oil and gas seismic exploration system, which was also sold to Woodside and other oil exploration companies. As Senior Systems Programmer at BHP, Lloyd was responsible for IBM and Control Data mainframes, plus Data General minicomputers, at locations across Australia. He later co-ordinated the introduction of PCs into BHP.

During the 1980's Lloyd started Australia's first column on IBM PCs for Your Computer magazine, and later wrote for Today's Computers, PC Magazine and BRW. In 1984 Lloyd founded the Melbourne PC User Group, which today is still the largest such user group in the world www.melbpc.org.au. He also edited and published PC Update magazine.

From the mid 1980s, Lloyd has been a regular or guest on numerous radio shows. In the early 1990s he joined with three others to produce a pilot for what could have become Australia's first technology show on TV.

From 1996 to 2000, as General Manager, Lloyd was instrumental in taking a 6 person, $600K per year software services business and profitably growing it into a 130 person, $20m per year business. He then moved and in just three years from March 2000 as a key member of a small management team, took a private, 60 person, $12m per year software services business to a public, 300 person, $46m per year business. Lloyd understands business growth challenges.

In the 1980s, Lloyd was a pioneer of online communities and shopping in Australia. Since 1995 he has helped many businesses effectively leverage the Internet to sell and deliver goods and services. He helped a local shop become Australia's largest online store in its category, selling goods across Australia and overseas. Lloyd has had direct responsibility for delivering more than $10m per year in online sales. His personal web site has received more than 500K hits per day. Lloyd knows how to effectively leverage the Internet.

Lloyd lives in Melbourne, Australia and, when he's not working, he goes scuba diving, listens to his eclectic music collection, watches a wide range of movies and documentaries, reads a vast array of books and magazines, and spends time with family and friends. See www.borrett.id.au.

Recent Speaking Events

These are just some of the events Lloyd Borrett has presented at recently:

• Cyber Security Awareness Week.
  ANZ Bank, Melbourne CBD, Victoria on Thursday 10 June 2010.
• Cyber Security Awareness Week.
  Continuing Education Bendigo, Bendigo, Victoria on Tuesday 8 June 2010.
• Cyber-Security Roundtable for People with Disabilities: Protecting everyone online.
  Parliament House, Canberra, ACT on Monday 7 June 2010.
• Computer Troubleshooters New Zealand Conference.
  Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday 21 March 2010.
• MediaConnect KickStart 2010.
  Sanctuary Cove, Queensland on Monday 1 March 2010.

Other Appearances

• Interview with Jemma for Homepage Radio.
  Australian community radio's weekly look at life online (http://homepageradio.blogspot.com/)
  Recorded on Monday 16 August 2010.
• Interview with Megan Sykes.
  Bathurst Community Radio, 92.3 & 94.7 FM 2MCE (www.2mce.org)
  Recorded on Wednesday 11 August 2010.
• Interview with Andy Wells for Tech Daily. @andy_wells
  Recorded on Thursday 5 August 2010. Listen to it at www.techdaily.com.au
• Interview with Luke Grant on Night-time. @RadioLukeGrant
  Melbourne Talk Radio, 1377AM MTR (www.mtr1377.com.au) on Wednesday 4 August 2010
• Interview with Peter Campbell on Morning Magazine.
  Caboolture Community Radio Moreton Bay, 101.5FM 4OUR (www.1015fm.com.au) on Wednesday 28 July 2010
• Interview with Robert Lee.
  Radio Goolarri, Broome 99.7FM 6GME (www.goolarri.com/radio/) on Tuesday 13 July 2010
• The Party Show with Headley Gritter and Darren Brown. #partyshow
  Triple-RRR Radio 102.7 FM, Melbourne, Victoria (www.rrr.org.au/program/the-party-show/)
  on Sunday 20 June 2010
• Interview for WIN News.
  WIN TV Bendigo, Victoria on Wednesday 9 June 2010
• Interview with David Dowsett on Morning Show. @abcwidebay
  ABC Wide Bay Radio 100.1 FM, Bundaberg, Queensland (www.abc.net.au/widebay/) on Friday 7 May 2010