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Executive Roundtable Dinner · Cloudflare × Innovatus Media · Sydney

Network-layer defence in an era of terabit attack.

Network layer DDoS mitigation: what's changed, and what's next.

A closed-door dinner for the network, infrastructure and security leaders running Australia's most critical enterprises. Ten to twelve seats, Chatham House rules, and a conversation that stays in the room.

Date Thursday 1 October 2026
Time 5:30pm to 7:30pm AEST
Venue Grill Americano 1 Chifley Square, Sydney CBD
Format Roundtable dinner By invitation, Chatham House rules
Overview

The attacks got bigger. The defences didn't.

DDoS attacks are accelerating in both scale and sophistication. Cloudflare recently mitigated the largest attack ever recorded, at 31.4 Tbps. Attacks that once peaked at hundreds of gigabits now routinely target network infrastructure directly, at Layers 3 and 4.

Legacy defences were not built for this. Scrubbing centres, on-premises appliances and ISP filtering all assume there is time to redirect traffic, and capacity at the other end to absorb it. At terabit scale, neither assumption reliably holds.

On behalf of Cloudflare and Innovatus Media, we invite you to a private executive dinner convening a small group of senior network and infrastructure leaders. The session is built to compare notes on modern network-layer defence, hear from peers who have already made the transition, and look honestly at what always-on, cloud-native protection does and does not solve.

Closed-door, peer-to-peer, and deliberately small. Ten to twelve seats at the table.

The network behind the conversation
534 Tbps
Global network capacity
337+
Cities worldwide
13,000+
Peered networks
<50ms
To 95% of the world's internet users
Talking points

What we'll be exploring.

Some of the talking points we will explore include, but will not be limited to:

01
The current state of the network-layer DDoS threat landscape, and the attack vectors emerging behind it.
02
Practical approaches to retiring legacy Arbor, Radware and F5 appliances without introducing latency or operational friction.
03
How cloud-native transit protection removes scrubbing centre latency and hard capacity ceilings.
04
Peer perspectives from network leaders across financial services, media, aviation and critical infrastructure.
05
A framework for evaluating Magic Transit against your own BGP, ASN and data centre topology.
06
Where always-on protection changes the operating model for the network team, and where it doesn't.
Who's in the room

Built for the people who own the network.

Head of Networks
WAN architecture, BGP routing, transit operations.
Head of Network Security
DDoS defence, perimeter security, threat response.
Head of Data Centre
Colocation, edge infrastructure, connectivity resilience.

The table is also open to CIOs and CISOs with direct accountability for network infrastructure, and to director-level leaders across cyber security and cyber governance.

The evening

Two hours, well spent.

5:30pm
Arrival and welcome drinks
6:00pm
The evolving DDoS threat landscape
6:20pm
Why legacy defences are failing
6:40pm
Cloud-native network protection Cloudflare Magic Transit in practice
7:00pm
Peer roundtable Dinner served throughout
7:30pm
Close
The venue

Grill Americano, 1 Chifley Square.

The private dining room at Grill Americano, Sydney

Chris Lucas brought his Venetian steakhouse to Sydney in late 2025, taking the ground floor of the heritage-listed Qantas House on Chifley Square. Royal blue textiles, halo pendants, a 30 metre marble bar, and a kitchen built around the Josper grill and wood oven.

We'll be in one of the two private dining rooms, away from the main floor. A three-course menu is served throughout the discussion, so the conversation doesn't stop for dinner.

Address
1 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000
Nearest
Martin Place station, three minutes on foot
Dress
Business
Dining
Private dining room, three courses served throughout
The detail

Everything you need to know.

Date Thursday 1 October 2026 Sydney
Schedule 5:30pm to 7:30pm Arrival from 5:30pm, discussion opens at 6:00pm
Venue Grill Americano 1 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000
Format Closed-door roundtable dinner Chatham House rules, peer-to-peer, no recording
Attendance Ten to twelve seats By invitation, one seat per organisation
Cost Complimentary Hosted by Cloudflare and Innovatus Media
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Magic Transit implemented in under 36 hours. 100% uptime held across every traveller service, and more than 100,000 daily visitors protected through an active international threat.

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Senior leaders in discussion at an Innovatus Media roundtable dinner in Sydney
Senior leaders around the table at an Innovatus Media roundtable dinner
Peer-to-peer discussion at an Innovatus Media event
Around the table

Who you'll hear from.

CB
Ciaran Bolton
Sales Director
Cloudflare
GG
George Giannakakis
Senior Account Executive
Cloudflare
RJ
Rajesh Jain
Senior Network Sales Specialist
Cloudflare
JT
Jay Tripathi
Account Manager
Cloudflare
Your hosts

Cloudflare runs one of the world's largest networks, sitting in front of a significant share of internet traffic. Magic Transit extends that network to become your network perimeter, absorbing volumetric and protocol-level attacks at the edge rather than routing them to a scrubbing centre. Always on, inline, and measured in seconds rather than minutes.

Connecting Innovation. Innovatus Media partners with global technology companies to connect C-suite leaders around the world with new ideas, ways of working, and technologies. Innovatus' events are built on peer-to-peer collaboration, are private discussions, and are delivered with a lot of humility and informal energy.

Register your interest

Secure your seat.

Places are strictly limited and held by invitation. Complete the form below and a member of the Innovatus Media team will be in touch to confirm.

Date Thursday 1 October 2026
Time 5:30pm to 7:30pm AEST
Venue Grill Americano, 1 Chifley Square, Sydney
Seats Ten to twelve, one per organisation

This is a closed-door business event, so registration requires a business email address. If you'd rather talk to someone first, email events@innovatusmedia.com.

Questions before you commit?

If you'd prefer to understand the format, the table, or who else is in the room before registering, the Innovatus Media team is happy to talk.

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