MOKAI acknowledges the Yuin Nation and the Ngunnawal Peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. As a proudly Indigenous-owned company, we pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and recognise the deep cultural connection that continues to guide and inspire our work.
The Origin of MOKAI
MOKAI was founded by Harry Sayers as an Indigenous-owned cybersecurity and technology partner grounded in both heritage and responsibility.
Harry’s ancestry traces back to Rosanna Mooney, born in Tasmania in 1853. Historical records tell us only fragments of her story. She was the daughter of an Indigenous woman and a white man, possibly a seal hunter, during a period of extreme violence and displacement for Tasmania’s First Nations people.
To be an Aboriginal woman in that time meant living through profound injustice. Much of that history was never formally recorded. What remains is resilience. Survival. Continuity.
Five generations later, that lineage continues.
Harry was born in Canberra on Ngunnawal Country. His father, John Sayers, was born in Ulladulla on Yuin Country. Today, Harry lives and works on Yuin Country, where MOKAI was established.
Country is not a backdrop. It is foundation.
For Harry and his family, Aboriginal identity is not symbolic. It carries responsibility. Responsibility to represent community with integrity. Responsibility to build opportunity in technology. Responsibility to operate in a way that reflects respect for land, culture and people.
That responsibility shapes MOKAI.
The landscapes woven throughout our branding are not aesthetic decisions. They reflect the environments we are connected to and the Country we operate on. The aerial perspectives represent both land and system. Pathways across terrain mirror digital networks. Protection in cybersecurity echoes protection of place.
MOKAI was not named as a translation from any single language. It was intentionally formed to represent how we work.
MOKAI stands for five principles that define our approach.
Modern in approach.
Original in thinking.
Grounded in knowledge.
Delivering assurance.
Acting with integrity.
These values guide every engagement. They shape how we partner with government and enterprise organisations. They reflect our commitment to accountability and long term capability.
MOKAI exists at the intersection of heritage and technology. It honours where we come from while building what comes next.
This is not just a consultancy. It is a continuation.
