Kate Pearce is head of security at Trade Me, where she runs the security team to keep the data of millions of kiwis safe. Kate was previously a professional computer hacker (pentester) and has broken into everything from cars, to cellphone networks, to websites. Kate holds governance roles in tech-adjacent organizations including as an Internet NZ councillor. Kate gives her time to many different causes in and around the tech community and is a firm believer in everyone getting a fair go no matter their background.