WIC Breakfast Series 2026 - 29 April

Please join us for the second breakfast of 2026 in our breakfast series.

April's special guest speaker is Susan McGinty.

Dr Susan McGinty is the CEO and Founder of The Asstembly. An award-winning scientist and global Security & STEM leadership development expert, speaker and author, she is inspired to transform the profile of leadership in Security & STEM to foster leadership excellence, diversity and inclusion; uplift women into leadership roles; and promote innovation sustainability. Susan helps organisations across STEM, intelligence, national security and cyber security to develop diverse leadership pipelines as a foundation for business growth and innovation. She works with leaders globally to strengthen leadership skills and develop resilient, high-performing teams. Her thought leadership and tailored leadership programs have global impact. Susan was awarded the 2025 International Women in Cyber Day Canberra Awards Change Maker of the Year Award, 2025 Women Leading Tech Champion of Change Award (Highly Commended), 2024 Australian Women in Security Awards Best Industry Initiative That Supports Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and 2023 Women in STEM Leadership Leader of the Year Award for her work supporting the leadership development of women in STEM, defence and cybersecurity globally. She was a finalist in the 2024 and 2025 Australian Defence and National Security Workforce Awards and Australian Defence Industry Awards, the 2025 and 2023 Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards, the 2023 Australian Women in Security Awards and the 2023 Women’s Agenda Awards Emerging Leader in Tech. Susan has a PhD in Medicinal & Organic Chemistry, a Master of Leadership, and 28 years’ experience in STEM, Defence, Intelligence and National Security, and STEM/Security leadership development.

We have allocated seats to assist The Marion in serving the correct dietary requirements. We ask that you ensure you select dietary requirements at the time of registration.

The event registration will close on the 17 of April as we need to finalise numbers and dietary requirements. Late registrations cannot be catered for.

Any changes must be made 10 days prior to the event by emailing info@wic.org.au

WIC Members who have paid their annual membership fee please check your newsletter for the promo code or contact us at info@wic.org.au.