Appendix 2 - Public hearings and witnesses

Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses

Thursday, 20 April 2023

Committee Room 2S3

Parliament House

Canberra

Ms Shanthi Kalathil (via videoconference), Private capacity

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (via videoconference)

Commissioner Brendan Carr, Commissioner

Dr Seth Kaplan (via videoconference), Private capacity

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Mr Fergus Ryan, Senior Analyst

Mr Albert Zhang, Analyst

Ms Emily Mosley, International Cyber Policy Centre Coordinator

RAND Australia

Dr Andrew Dowse, Director

Internet 2.0 (via videoconference)

Mr David Robinson, Director

Dr William Stoltz (via videoconference), Private capacity

Professor Rory Cormac (via videoconference), Private capacity

Friday, 21 April 2023

Committee Room 2S3

Parliament House

Canberra

Human Rights Watch

Ms Elaine Pearson, Asia Director

Ms Yaqiu Wang, Senior China Researcher (via videoconference)

Alliance for Securing Democracy

Ms Lindsay Gorman, Senior Fellow and Head of the Technology and Geopolitics Team (via videoconference)

Mr Kenny Chiu (via videoconference), Private capacity

Australian Supporters of Democracy in Iran

Mr Peter Murphy, Co-Secretary

Australian Tibetan Communities Association

Mr Kalsang Tsering, President (via videoconference)

Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations

Mrs Kateryna Argyrou, Co-Chair

Vicky Xu (via videoconference), Private capacity

Badiucao (via videoconference), Private capacity

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Main Committee Room

Parliament House

Canberra

Meta Australia

Mr Josh Machin, Head of Public Policy, Australia

Meta Australia

Ms Mia Garlick, Director of Policy Australia and New Zealand

LinkedIn

Mr Joshua Reiten, Senior Director, Digital Safety

TikTok Australia

Ms Ella Woods-Joyce, Director of Public Policy

TikTok Australia

Mr Will Farrell, US Data Security

TikTok Australia

Mr Lee Hunter, General Manager, Australia

Google

Mr Shane Huntley, Senior Director and Global Lead, Google Threat Analysis Group

You Tube Australia

Ms Rachel Lord, Senior Manager, Public Policy and Government Relations

Twitter

Ms Kathleen Reen, Senior Director of Public Policy, JAPAC

Twitter

Mr Nick Pickles, Head of Global Government Affairs

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Main Committee Room

Parliament House

Canberra

Department of Home Affairs

Ms Sally Pfeiffer, A/g FAS Counter Foreign Interference

Mr Peter Anstee, A/g FAS Digital Security Policy

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Mr Mike Noyes, Deputy Director-General, Intelligence Service Delivery

Australian Signals Directorate

Ms Abigail Bradshaw, Acting Director-General

Ms Stephanie Crowe, Acting Head Australian Cyber Security Centre

Mr Daniel Tripovich, Assistant Director-General Standards, Technical Advice and Research

Attorney-General's Department

Mr Parker Reeve, Assistant Secretary: Transparency and Administration Law

Ms Catherine Fitch, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Integrity Frameworks Division

Ms Sarah Chidgey, Deputy Secretary, National Security and Criminal Justice

Australian Federal Police

Mr Christopher Goldsmid, Commander Cybercrime Operations, Cyber Command

Mr Stephen Nutt, Commander Special Investigations, Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations Command

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Ms Cathy Rainsford, General Manager, Content & Consumer Division

Ms Nerida O'Loughlin, Chair

Office of the eSafety Commissioner

Mr Toby Dagg, Acting eSafety Commissioner

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Mr Sam Kursar, Director, Information Integrity Section

Mr Andrew Irwin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Platforms and News Branch

Mr Richard Windeyer, Deputy Secretary, Communications and Media Group

Australian Electoral Commission

Mr Tom Rogers, Electoral Commissioner

Mr Jeff Pope, Deputy Electoral Commissioner