As Oracle’s Vice President of Global Public policy, Mr. Alhadeff is responsible for coordinating and managing Oracle’s international and Internet-related policy issues.As Chief Privacy Strategist, Mr. Alhadeff oversees Oracle’s strategic planning and advocacy related to privacy, personal information protection and management across all Oracle operations and product areas as well as global fora.In addition to his role at Oracle, Mr. Alhadeff serves a prominent role in several influential international organizations dedicated to Internet policy, security and privacy. Mr Alhadeff serves as the BIAC Chair to the OECD ICCP Committee, head of industry delegation to the OECD Security Steering Group, and a Vice Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Digital Economy Committee. In the EU, Mr. Alhadeff serves as Chair of the Data Protection, Governance and Identity Management working group of the EU Expert Group on Cloud Computing. In the US, Mr. Alhadeff chairs the Digital Economy Committee for the US India Business Council, co-chairs EABC’s Information Governance working group and is Vice Chair of USCIB’s Information Policy Committee. Mr. Alhadeff is also the Chair of the US ASEAN’s Malaysia Committee, Vice-Chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Technology Committee and serves on the NCAPEC Board. Mr Alhadeff also serves on the advisory boards of the Digital Security Council of India, and Wiredkids.org.Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Alhadeff was General Counsel and Vice President for Electronic Commerce for the US Council for International Business (USCIB) in New York. Mr. Alhadeff holds an M.B.A. in management and information systems from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

Stewart Baker is a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C.  From 2005 to 2009, he was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.  His law practice covers homeland security, international trade, cybersecurity, data protection, and travel and foreign investment regulation.

As an intelligence lawyer, Mr. Baker has been General Counsel of the National Security Agency and of the commission that investigated WMD intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war.  He is the author of Skating on Stilts, a book on terrorism, cybersecurity, and other technology issues, and he blogs about such topics on www.skatingonstilts.com.

Stewart leads product management for enterprise security solutions at Rogers. With a background in security architecture, incident response and ethical hacking Stewart brings his real world experience to the solutions he makes available to Rogers enterprise customers. He is responsible for setting the strategy and driving solution development and partnerships to bring industry leading and data sovereign secure solutions to the Canadian enterprise market. Prior to Rogers Stewart held senior positions with IBM and HP security service organizations in addition to experience protecting one of Canada’s largest banks. Stewart is a 4-time recipient of Microsoft’s Most Valuable Partner for Enterprise Security.

Stewart holds several industry certifications including CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CEH and ITIL V3 Expert, in addition to vendor certifications from Microsoft and IBM.

Mohamed Fahmy is an award-winning Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author. He has spent most of his career covering conflict zones and some of the most definitive global events that shape our world today.

During his multi-decade career, he has reported for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Dubai TV, Al Hurra and CNN. In addition, he spent two years working for the International Red Cross.

His most recent post as the Egypt Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera International captured world attention when he was arrested in December 2013. He was incarcerated for over 400 days —including a month in solitary—alongside ISIS terrorists and some of the most hardened Jihadists in the Middle East in Egypt’s maximum-security prisons.

The Egyptian government charged Fahmy with conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood and fabricating news to serve the fundamentalist group’s agenda. Since then, Egypt has faced an international outcry from groups ranging from human rights and press freedom organizations to the United Nations, the European Union and President Barack Obama. In September 2015, Fahmy was pardoned by the Egyptian Government.

He returned home to Canada in October of 2015, signing a contract with both The University of British Columbia and the University of Michigan to begin his path of reflection on this life-changing experience.

He plans to permanently live in Vancouver, BC with his wife Marwa Omara.

Carey Frey is an accomplished cyber security executive with more than 20 years of combined industry, intelligence, and technical experience.  At TELUS, Carey leads both the security solutions business and corporate programs to protect the company’s people, assets and information.  Prior to joining TELUS, he served as the Director General of Cyber Defence and the Director General of Cyber Security Partnerships for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).  Carey was responsible for IT security advice and services for Canadian organizations in the private sector.  He was also instrumental in bringing security innovation to the Government of Canada and building collaborative cyber security relationships with major information and communication technology companies and Shared Services Canada.  A native of rural Saskatchewan, Carey holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Public Administration from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of Regina.

Mario Harel, who has served the public for more than 32 years, was sworn into the highest position in the Gatineau Police on February 4, 2009.

Committed to his career, Mario Harel acquired solid experience through important positions in a range of jurisdictions, in particular the bureau of criminal investigations, and in units dedicated to road safety, special events and crime prevention.

His operational and administrative expertise, his involvement at the regional, provincial and national levels, as well as his proven management skills in an important police organization, are among the key assets that lend him a better overall perspective on the challenges faced by a leader in the field of public safety.

Committed to giving back to the community, Mario Harel has been involved in several social causes over the years. He chaired the municipal affairs division of the 2015 United Way campaign, and was the campaign director for Ville de Gatineau in 2010 and 2011. Mario Harel is a member of the Board of Directors of the Missing Children Society of Canada. In addition, he was delighted to support projects proposed by teens and to address their original challenges, particularly in regard to violence prevention in schools.

Mario Harel was appointed officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces on January 11, 2013. He is the President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), and was a board member of the Association des Directeurs de Police du Québec (ADPQ) for nine years. Mario Harel is a graduate of the executive management program at the HEC Montréal.

Diana Kelley is Executive Security Advisor to IBM Security and manages the IBM Security Newsroom. As ESA she leverages her 25+ years of cyber risk and security experience to provide advice and guidance to CISOs and security professionals. She is a regular contributor to SecurityIntelligence, X-Force Research and a co-author of IBM’s “Securing the C-Suite” and “Cybersecurity in the Cognitive Era” studies. She is a faculty member with IANS Research and serves on the Advisory Board for InfoSec World, Structure Security and the Content Committee for the Executive Women’s Forum. She was an IEEE “Rock Star of Risk” in 2016 and speaks frequently at major conferences including: TED, RSA, CyberTech, CompuTex, and InfoSec World and has been quoted as a cybersecurity expert in many publications including: NYTimes, Fortune, TIME, MSNBC.com, Information Security Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She co-authored the book Cryptographic Libraries for Developers, and wrote the chapter on “PKI and Directories” for the PKI: Wiley Tech Brief and was a guest lecturer at Boston College’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity program.

Patricia is Senior General Counsel at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) where she provides strategic legal and policy advice on a broad range of privacy issues, oversees research on the privacy impacts of emerging information technologies, and represents the Privacy Commissioner before courts and Parliamentary Committees.

Previously, Patricia also worked at Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research where she developed and led national strategies to address ethical, legal and social implications of science and technology.

Called to the Barreau du Quebec in 1993, Patricia practiced in Montreal for over six years with a large national law firm.   She has published and presented extensively on matters of health law, privacy and ethics.  She is also a member the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the National DNA Databank Advisory Committee, as well as the Research Integrity Committee of the Fonds de recherche du Québec.

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Steve Martino leads Cisco’s Information Security(InfoSec) organization to innovate and adopt the most effective security technologies and policies, reflect them in Cisco’s people, products and services, and share them with customers. He has more than 30 years of high-technology experience in security, IT operations, product development and operations, marketing, and sales.

Under Martino’s leadership, Cisco’s InfoSec organization equips the company to defend itself, its partners and customers from information security threats. His team creates and adopts risk-based data governance and technology policies and capabilities to enable and secure Cisco’s customer and partner information and computing assets. Information Security influences Cisco and its ecosystems to secure information assets by making information security services transparent, and easy to engage and adopt through streamlined and consistent processes. Martino strives to create a world-class culture of agility, innovation, business and technical leadership, helping to make Cisco the #1 security vendor in the industry.

In addition to his Information Security leadership role, Martino participates in various Cisco IT, risk management and business transformation initiatives. Prior to joining Cisco in August 2007, Martino spent six years at Digeo, Inc., as Vice President of Business Operations. He managed the design and engineering efforts in Digeo’s central business operations systems, NOC Support Center and internal IT operations. Prior to Digeo, he spent six years with Click2learn, where he ended his tenure as Chief Operating Officer. While at Click2learn, Martino lead the company’s SaaS e-Learning portal development, professional services business, transitioned the field sales organization from an indirect model to an enterprise sales model, and helped take the company public in 1999. Martino has held marketing and management consulting roles at Sun Microsystems/ SunSoft, Inc., Pricewaterhouse, and Xerox Corporation.

Drew McArthur was appointed Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. on July 6, 2016.

Best known for his role as the former Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at TELUS, he was responsible for the development and implementation of its industry-leading privacy policy.

A founding member of the Canadian Council of Chief Privacy Officers, Mr. McArthur was also a long-standing member of their executive committee. He founded a cross-industry networking association in British Columbia in 2004 to help privacy practitioners understand the implications of private sector privacy legislation. In 2006, Mr. McArthur worked with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), an international organization dedicated to privacy education, to develop the Canadian professional certification program. He was one of the first individuals to achieve the designation of Certified International Privacy Professional of Canada (CIPP/C).

Following his retirement from TELUS in 2007, he has continued to work in the field of privacy and compliance in his consulting practice. Mr. McArthur also served on the External Advisory Board of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner from 2010 until his appointment as Acting Commissioner.

Kent Schramm is a Director within Deloitte’s Cyber Risk practice. Kent has 30 years’ experience in the public sector. Prior to joining Deloitte, Kent was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Government of Ontario, responsible for the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Government’s information systems and information contain therein, supporting over 65,000 Government employees and 13 million citizens. His scope of responsibilities included the 24/7 cyber security operations centre, education and awareness, identity and access management, vulnerability management, intelligence and situational awareness, policy, forensics, cyber risk assessments across the Government, security engineering and compliance.

Before becoming the provincial government’s CISO, Kent was at Public Safety Canada’s National Cyber Security Directorate. He led the creation of cyber situational awareness for the Government of Canada and the formulation of the National Cyber Incident Management Framework. He also led the creation of cyber exercises (crisis management) for federal security and intelligence departments and agencies.

Peter Sloly is a former Deputy Chief of Police with the Toronto Police Service. Peter is an Executive Director in Deloitte’s Cyber Risk Services practice where he is leading two national practices for Deloitte Canada.

The first is the “Security & Justice” practice where he is utilizes evidence-based, user-centered practices to modernize and optimize the police, courts, corrections, emergency responders, national security agencies and transportation hubs.

The second is the “Convergence Security” practice which enables private and public sector organizations to be more safe, vigilant and resilient in the new normal of constantly changing and increasingly interrelated physical and cyber threats.

Peter Sloly is an internationally recognized thought leader and in demand public speaker on security and justice related issues. He has become a trusted advisor to private and public sector leaders because he enables them to identify future threats and opportunities while supporting them to navigate their organizations through the “new normal” of ever increasing digitization, complexity and change. Peter helps public and private organizations to improve safety, service, trust and value.

Cheryl Soderstrom is the Americas Cybersecurity Chief Technologist for HP Enterprise Services. In this capacity she is focused on bringing the larger HP cybersecurity value proposition to industry leaders and key clients, leveraging HP’s deep insights gained from securing global operations in 170 countries, our Managed Security Services leadership, and our market-best security research teams studying and correlating threat landscape and vulnerabilities in cyberspace. Recently, Cheryl Soderstrom was the director of cybersecurity practice operations for HPES US Public Sector (USPS). Soderstrom created the practice development approach and led the establishment of the USPS cybersecurity practice—unifying strategy, capabilities, growth plans, workforce management and investments across five market segments within the public sector. To provide a common understanding of cybersecurity that incorporates both business and technical views, Soderstrom championed the development of HP’s cybersecurity taxonomy. Providing a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity challenge in common language, Soderstrom used this taxonomy to baseline the company’s portfolio, public sector book of business and go-forward strategy, and has shared it with international colleagues and key public sector clients. She represents public sector cybersecurity in ongoing pan-HP corporate initiatives, portfolio development, investment planning and market messaging. During her eclectic career, Soderstrom has worked in multiple capacities across the business, including software development, account management, regional staff leadership, alliances, and industry consulting. She brings over twenty-five years of experience in applying business strategy and consulting services to industry and government clients with expertise in strategy and business model development, enterprise performance management, digital government, business webs, and organizational development consulting. Soderstrom has worked with numerous government, commercial and international clients, with a special focus on the public sector and financial services industries. Previously, Soderstrom led large information technology planning and development programs, enterprise business operations, and global implementations. Soderstrom earned a B.A. from the prestigious Davidson College, and has completed numerous professional and leadership development programs, including at the Darden School of Business. She has represented the firm in primary think tank research programs related to strategy and governance in the digital economy, customer fulfillment networks and the Hypernet revolution. Ms. Soderstrom has received five letters of commendation from the United States government.

John Weigelt leads Microsoft Canada’s strategic policy and technology efforts. He helps individuals and organizations across Canada innovate with technology while avoiding the unintended consequences that might arise. John leads Canadian outreach for a variety of technology policies including: Economic Development, Privacy, Security, Accessibility, AI ethics and Interoperability. He also leads Microsoft Canada’s Responsible AI program and was one of the authors of Canada’s National Standard on Ethics in the Design and Use of Automated Decision Systems.

John Wunderlich is an information privacy & security expert with extensive experience in information privacy and data security. He has designed, built, operated and assessed systems for operations and compliance in the private and public sectors for over 25 years. This includes working or consulting for Fortune 500 corporations, government ministries, small companies, volunteer organizations, regulators, and health systems organizations of all sizes in Canada and abroad. He adds value to organizations that need to meet multiple stakeholder expectations for the responsible information management of personal information. John works with organizations to enable them to focus on measurable performance and process improvement so that they can focus on risk management rather than crisis management.

In addition to his hands-on experience, John is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C), a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), and a trained Six Sigma Black Belt. He has an MBA from the John Molson School of Business in Montreal. He has been a lecturer on privacy and information management at Guelph University and is a frequently sought out speaker. He is the author of the third edition of “Your Payroll Questions Answered”. He is also a co-author of “Managing Personal Information: insights on Corporate Risk and Opportunity for Privacy – Savvy Leaders” from Carswell Press and also a contributor to “Managing the Risk of Re-Identification for Public Use Files”, a report for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. John has a regular column on privacy issues for payroll and HR professionals in Dialogue, the bi-monthly magazine of the Canadian Payroll Association.

John’s interest in data protection, operational excellence, and continuous improvement are best represented by his commitment to the principles of Privacy By Design (PbD) – a made in Ontario pro-active approach to privacy protection that creates a win-win situation for the individual and the organizations the collect, use, and disclose their personal information. He is an advisor to Ryerson University’s Privacy By Design certification for organizations.

In a volunteer capacity, John serves as member of the Sick Kids Research Ethics Board and is on the Canadian Advisory Committee of the Standards Council of Canada for SC27, which includes ISO standards for security and privacy. John is a member of the Consent & Information Sharing Work Group of the Kantara Initiative, focusing on open notice projects to help fix the broken consent and notice system on the Internet. John is the board member for Theatre Smith-Gilmour, a theatre company in Toronto.

Nainesh is currently a technology leader in the Government of BC. He also serves the University of Victoria as an Adjunct Professor, helping supervise graduate students in various research areas of computing and security. Over the last 16 years, he has held several roles in the private and public sectors where he has designed and developed technology systems in diverse fields at every level of design: from low level VLSI, and advanced GPS algorithms to large, distributed, parallel systems for financial research and data processing for a hedge fund. Nainesh has a PhD in Computer Architecture from the University of Victoria, a Master’s degree in Wireless Communications from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria.

Aashna Ahluwalia is a Master of Applied Science (MASc) candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Victoria. She holds Bachelor of Computer Engineering Degree from University of Mumbai, India. Her Research is focused in the area of Information Security and Privacy, Hardware Security, Network Security and Forensics. Currently Aashna is working on Detection system for Domain Generation Algorithms used by Botnets based on Character Entropy features.

Abdulaziz Aldribi is a PhD candidate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, University of Victoria. His research is in the area of Cloud Computing Security. Currently Abdulaziz is developing a security monitoring framework for the detection and mitigation of unwanted intrusions in cloud computing infrastructure.

He obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, in Computer Security, and has a Bachelor in Computer Science from King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

As Oracle’s Vice President of Global Public policy, Mr. Alhadeff is responsible for coordinating and managing Oracle’s international and Internet-related policy issues.As Chief Privacy Strategist, Mr. Alhadeff oversees Oracle’s strategic planning and advocacy related to privacy, personal information protection and management across all Oracle operations and product areas as well as global fora.In addition to his role at Oracle, Mr. Alhadeff serves a prominent role in several influential international organizations dedicated to Internet policy, security and privacy. Mr Alhadeff serves as the BIAC Chair to the OECD ICCP Committee, head of industry delegation to the OECD Security Steering Group, and a Vice Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Digital Economy Committee. In the EU, Mr. Alhadeff serves as Chair of the Data Protection, Governance and Identity Management working group of the EU Expert Group on Cloud Computing. In the US, Mr. Alhadeff chairs the Digital Economy Committee for the US India Business Council, co-chairs EABC’s Information Governance working group and is Vice Chair of USCIB’s Information Policy Committee. Mr. Alhadeff is also the Chair of the US ASEAN’s Malaysia Committee, Vice-Chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Technology Committee and serves on the NCAPEC Board. Mr Alhadeff also serves on the advisory boards of the Digital Security Council of India, and Wiredkids.org.Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Alhadeff was General Counsel and Vice President for Electronic Commerce for the US Council for International Business (USCIB) in New York. Mr. Alhadeff holds an M.B.A. in management and information systems from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

With over two decades of Healthcare Industry and Public Sector experience, Mr. Matthew Anthony has been at the forefront of the information security practice, structuring and implementing effective Incident Response and Forensic programs to govern and manage risk across Healthcare, Public Sector and Enterprises. Mr. Anthony is the President of ISSA Alberta Chapter and the Vice President of Remediation and Incident Response Services at Herjavec Group. 

Prior to joining Herjavec Group, Mr. Anthony held numerous leadership positions focused in enterprise security programs, most recently at Alberta Health Services, a $14 billion, 115,000 seat enterprise.

Mr. Anthony has developed and operated Security Operations Centres, led security incident response practices, created policy and governance frameworks, and implemented and operated digital investigation teams. Mr. Anthony believes strongly in positioning information security as an enabler of business by promoting an architectural and risk-based approach to program development and management.

James Argue is a Team Lead and Network Security Architect of the Government of British Columbia. His IT career started as an IT trainer in 1997. He taught for 9 years as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. To prove he could “do and teach”; he joined the public service in server, network, and security administration and operations. He has constantly evolved his skills in analysis and solution design. He excels at becoming responsible for systems that are “guilty until proven innocent of disrupting operations”.

Nikolas is a Futurist with over 20 years of research, writing and speaking experience. He talks about urban design, technology and human connection, intimacy through technology, biohacking, privacy and surveillance, wearable computing, the deep web, disruption in traditional advertising and societal trends that are affecting our world.

He also produces amazing events, including Cyborg Camp, PRODUCT, From Now, DARK FUTURES, BRIGHT FUTURES, and Vancouver Futurists.

Ian has 28 years of experience in Information Technology and Information Management. After graduating from the University of Victoria with a degree in Computer Science, Ian spent 10 years developing software in the Oil & Gas industry, designing submarine detection systems and ultrasonic inspection technology for the Department of National Defence, and health care solutions for the Province of British Columbia. In 1991, Ian joined the BC government and has helped Shared Services BC and the Office of the CIO in developing shared services and corporate solutions. Ian is a thought leader in the development of the Pan-Canadian Identity Management Strategy and the BC Services Card solution for the Province.

Stewart Baker is a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C.  From 2005 to 2009, he was the first Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security.  His law practice covers homeland security, international trade, cybersecurity, data protection, and travel and foreign investment regulation.

As an intelligence lawyer, Mr. Baker has been General Counsel of the National Security Agency and of the commission that investigated WMD intelligence failures prior to the Iraq war.  He is the author of Skating on Stilts, a book on terrorism, cybersecurity, and other technology issues, and he blogs about such topics on www.skatingonstilts.com.

Richard Barlow has been employed in the provincial government for the past 25 years. In 1996 Richard joined the IT security section of the Ministry of Finance and has since been involved in both security operations work as well as planning and coordination of IT security initiatives and projects. Richard is now the Privacy and Information Security Officer at the Ministry of Finance.

Brad is Security Chief for Adobe Managed Services. He currently manages a team responsible for the security of Adobe’s managed service offering in the cloud. Brad has over 20 years experience in information technology, 15 of which have been spent in information security and identity management. In addition to a BS in Computer Science from Brigham Young University, Brad has earned an MBA from Arizona State University.

Colin Bennett received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Wales, and his Ph.D from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 1986 he has taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria, where he is now Professor. From 1999-2000, he was a fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. In 2007 he was a Visiting Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, he was Visiting Professor at the School of Law, University of New South Wales. His research has focused on the comparative analysis of surveillance technologies and privacy protection policies at the domestic and international levels. In addition to numerous scholarly and newspaper articles, he has published six books, including The Privacy Advocates: Resisting the Spread of Surveillance (The MIT Press, 2008), and policy reports on privacy protection for Canadian and international agencies. He is currently the co-investigator of a large Major Collaborative Research Initiative grant entitled “The New Transparency: Surveillance and Social Sorting.”

Keri Bennett is an associate in Fasken Martineau’s Privacy and Information Protection Group and Labour Employment and Human Rights Group.

Keri advises public and private sector clients on compliance with federal and provincial privacy legislation. She also advises clients on privacy issues impacting all stages of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, employee record checks, accommodation requests, employee discipline, employee surveillance and drafting of privacy policies. Keri represents clients before the courts, administrative tribunals, labour arbitrators and in matters before the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Keri is an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Section (B.C. Chapter).

Trevor is the forward-thinking Chief Executive Officer at AeroVision Canada Inc.

The company was founded 3 years ago, at the ground floor of what is now an explosive new industry. AeroVision Canada offers UAV based data capture/analysis services for companies with high-value assets in Oil & Gas, Energy, and Construction. However, given the similarities and the companies core values, Search and Rescue and Disaster Response remain at the center of its never ending “Drones For Good” campaign.

With nearly 20 years of aerospace experience, Trevor started his extensive career in the aviation industry by training as a commercial pilot but switched gears into the world of aircraft maintenance engineering, working for corporate and private charter companies both in Canada and overseas, specifically with the United Nations African Mission in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID). He also served as the field service representative with a leading aerospace and defense company, acting as a systems liaison between the firm and the Department of National Defense and the Maritime Helicopter Program, CH-148 Cyclone.

Ultimately, believing in the power of client relationships, Trevor takes on his role as CEO with the philosophy that interacting face-to-face with clients and catering to their specific needs and standards is an absolute core element of the business. AeroVision Canada’s mission is to become the leading UAV service provider of technical and complex flight operations in Canada. Coupled with a commitment to Quality and Safety, AeroVision Canada is presently working towards an ISO 9001:2015 certification; another first in the Canadian UAV industry.

Gerry Bliss provides privacy advisory and mentoring services to a spectrum of organizations. He has set and lead the privacy agenda in provincial and national eHealth projects and applied privacy, security, and information governance expertise to the risk management needs of large organizations in Canada and the US. Past CISO of the Calgary Health Region, co-author of the original “Guidelines for the Protection of Health Information” he is a past president of ISACA Victoria, teaches at UVic, and is currently leading the development and deployment of web based SCORM compliant privacy and security education.

Andre is responsible for positioning SecureKey’s growth strategy, cultivating opportunities in new and existing markets, and promoting demand for the company’s solutions globally. He serves as SecureKey’s digital identity evangelist. He was recognized as a global leader in digital identity by One World Identity (2017) and Innovate Identity (2016). Andre serves on the boards of the identity standards organizations of DIACC and the Kantara initiative.

Prior to joining SecureKey, Andre co-founded and served as chief technology officer of 724 Solutions Inc. Previously, he served as chief technology officer for Footprint Software and as chief executive officer for the company’s Asia Pacific business. In 1999, he was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in recognition of his vision and accomplishments. From 1990 to 1994, he served as chief executive officer of Open Systems Limited. Andre has also served on the boards of 724 Solutions Inc., Dexit Inc., Footprint Software Pty. Ltd., and 305 Management Services.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education from the University of Maine at Presque Isle. He currently lectures at Wilfred Laurier’s Schlegel Entrepreneurship Centre.

Joni serves as President of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). Building upon 15 years of hands on experience in Identity Access Management innovations and industry standards development, Joni helps the DIACC to fulfill its vision of organizing Canadian market forces to unlock digital identity and authentication (DIA) economic opportunities for all Canadians.

Joni builds diplomatic collaboration relationships and formalizes strategic partnerships between organizations. She has participated in international organizational committees including: OECD ITAC, ISOC, IEEE, OASIS SSTC, ISO SC27 WG5, and ITU-T SG17 Q6. She has testified regarding trusted Identity and Access Management systems for the US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Security and Privacy (ONC HITSP).

Before joining DIACC Joni was Kantara Initiative’s Executive Director focusing on technology evangelism, trust frameworks, and policy and technology interoperability to connect entities and individuals in a more trustworthy environment. Joni lead Kantara Initiative, a premiere trust framework provider facing multiple industry sectors. As a US FICAM Trust Framework Provider Kantara Initiative provides Accreditation and Approval verifications for digital identity ecosystem components and services. Joni helped to ensure that Kantara Initiative program is aligned with multiple eGovernment strategies including: Government of Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Joni Brennan previously served as the IEEE-SA Technology Evangelist for Internet Identity and Trust focusing on issues of governance, policy, and technology development that touch digital Identity, personally identifiable information, and trust services.

Caner “Jenner” Budakoglu is the Director of Information Management, Security and Privacy in the Information Management Branch at the Ministry of Transportation and serves as the Ministry’s Privacy Officer.

Caner has been working in the BC Public Service for more than 10 years in progressively more responsible information security roles at the Ministry of Justice, Office of the Chief Information Officer and Ministries of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training.

After his undergraduate degree at the University of Istanbul in Electronics Engineering, Caner completed a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Victoria, with an emphasis on wireless network security.

Caner holds a number of privacy and security certifications and is a Professional Engineer in BC. He has served as the President of ISACA’s Victoria Chapter. He has also published technical papers in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers conferences.

Toni is a frequent speaker at various security and customer events on topics including the benefits of next-generation network access control in today’s complex IT environments and the IoT Threat Landscape. She frequently blogs about cybersecurity and was technical advisor for the book “Definitive Guide to Next-Generation Network Access Control.” At ForeScout, she is instrumental in helping customers address endpoint visibility, BYOD rollouts and other security initiatives. Toni has over 20 years of experience in IT security, holds an MBA and is CISSP certified. She is an active member of several groups, including ISC2 and ISSA.

Michael Cavallin is currently a co-op student at Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice based in Victoria, BC. As a fourth year UVIC engineering student very close to graduation, he represents the newest generation entering the Cyber Security industry. At Deloitte, he works on vulnerability assessments and identity and access management. His personal “White Hat” cyber security work has discovered and reported multiple security vulnerabilities involving the Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, Industrial Control System vendors, Defence Research and Development Canada and university systems.

Stewart leads product management for enterprise security solutions at Rogers. With a background in security architecture, incident response and ethical hacking Stewart brings his real world experience to the solutions he makes available to Rogers enterprise customers. He is responsible for setting the strategy and driving solution development and partnerships to bring industry leading and data sovereign secure solutions to the Canadian enterprise market. Prior to Rogers Stewart held senior positions with IBM and HP security service organizations in addition to experience protecting one of Canada’s largest banks. Stewart is a 4-time recipient of Microsoft’s Most Valuable Partner for Enterprise Security.

Stewart holds several industry certifications including CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CEH and ITIL V3 Expert, in addition to vendor certifications from Microsoft and IBM.

Chris Cochrane is the National SE Director, Canada with CyberArk and based in Victoria, BC.

From operations to sales, Chris has held a variety of roles in Information Technology and Enterprise Security. Prior to joining CyberArk, Chris started his IT career with the Canadian Armed Forces and was most recently at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He has extensive experience in deploying enterprise-wide security, automation, monitoring and service management technologies. His certifications include CISSP, CISA, CEH, and TOGAF9.

Hello, my name is Lanny Cofman. I’ve been with Microsoft for 10 years in various roles. I spent 7 years in Services as a Premier Field Engineer (PFE), specializing in Identity and Active Directory. For the last 3 years I’ve been a Technical Solutions Professional (TSP), also specializing in Identity within the Enterprise Mobility and Security Suite (EMS) business. I’ve been in the IT industry for nearly 16 years as a technical subject matter expert, and have worked with hundreds of customers and partners throughout my tenure. I’ve delivered various services such as solution and architecture planning and design, break fix engagements, training sessions, and proactive security assessments. On a personal note, I’m married for 14 years, and have 2 children. My passion is GOLF, watch making, skiing, and of course everything technology.

Garry has over 20 years focused on IT Security. In this time, he has spoken at diverse security conferences across North America on subjects including firewall systems, IDS systems, email security and cloud security. An early holder of the CISSP designation, Garry has also held certifications in key technologies and has been a trainer in several firewall solutions. His experience has encompassed key governmental, security agency, financial and commercial projects of significance.

Constable is a global security expert, local business and start-up consultant, and international technical advisor in privacy law.

Constable was born in Ontario, and has lived in Victoria and Vancouver for the last 10 years. After working at the highest level in IT Security at Nortel from 1999-2005, in 2007, Constable began consulting as a technical advisor to the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), as well as to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC (OIPC).

Constable became one of the first International Trainers for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in 2011. Currently, Constable is the Senior Advisor at PrivaSecTech, a consulting firm specialized in the areas of privacy law, and data security training, testing, and compliance.  PrivaSecTech has been ranked by the British Columbia Innovation Council and Techvibes as one of the top 20 startups in Victoria.

Nick Corcoran is the Security Architect, Information Security Officer and Acting Privacy Officer for the Natural Resource Sector.

Nick has worked for the Natural Resource Sector for the past 6 years, and has a team of 3 people that work to support the information security needs of 6 Ministries.

Nick is a graduate of the Royal Military College in Computer Engineering.  Having previously worked as a technical lead for the BC Ministry of Transportation, and as a Combat Systems Engineer in the Canadian Navy, Nick brings a broad range of skills and experience: from information security to technical system design to Naval Force Protection.  

Sharon Craig Scholtens is a Security Analyst for Vulnerability and Risk Management. Sharon has more than 10 years’ experience in the fields of Information Technology and Information Security. Sharon’s primary role is to assist clients in providing technical administration troubleshooting, testing, implementing software and hardware solutions, as well as collecting business or technical requirements. She assists with the development of policies and standards for security information systems, as well as conducting assurance activities. Sharon is involved in the research and investigation of vulnerabilities, incidents, threats, and exposures, and the implementation of controls and risk-reducing measures to mitigate the threat of future exposures. Sharon’s responsibilities also include providing processes and procedures for conducting security threat and risk assessments for all systems and conducting vulnerability assessments.

David Curtis was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Information and Records Management Office, on February 5, 2016. Prior to this assignment, David was the Assistant Deputy Minister / Executive Financial Officer for the Economy Sector. In this role, David led the provision of financial and corporate services for the Ministries of Community, Sport and Cultural Development (CSCD), Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (JTST) (and Minister Responsible for Labour), International Trade (MIT) and Small Business and Red Tape Reduction (SBRT) (and Minister Responsible for the Liquor Distribution Branch). David began his career with the BC Public Service in 1994 as a member of the Ministry of Forests Wildfire Management Branch’s Unit Crew and Parattack programs and has taken on a range of progressively more senior roles in multiple ministries with a focus on financial management, strategic planning, project management, policy, stakeholder engagement and program delivery. He holds Master of Public Administration and Master of History degrees from the University of Victoria.

David was raised in Victoria, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Linda Dalgetty was appointed vice-president (finance and services) at the University of Calgary in July 2014. Linda is responsible for a large portfolio that includes finance, human resources, information technology, risk, and the office of the internal auditor. She is the university’s chief financial officer and helps the university pursue the Eyes High strategic direction by working closely and collaboratively with members of the university’s leadership teams to make informed, responsible and innovative decisions that optimize the use of university resources.

Linda joined the University of Calgary with more than 20 years of broad-based North American and international finance, information technology and business experience, most recently as senior vice-president and chief financial officer of an energy services company, where she was responsible for all of the financial functions of a global organization, including reporting, planning, operational accounting and information technology.

Linda is active in the community, regularly volunteering both locally and abroad.

Chuck Davis, MSIA, CISSP-ISSAP works as an Executive Security Architect, inventor, lecturer and adjunct professor.

Mr. Davis is an Executive Security Architect at IBM and has previously worked as the Manager of Global Cyber Defense at The Hershey Company and Global Security Operations Manager for IBM.

Chuck has taught Ethical Hacking and Computer Forensics classes for Harrisburg University and was the lead curriculum developer for their CISO Certificate program. He currently teaches Computer Forensics for the University of Denver’s masters degree program.

Mr. Davis holds the CISSP and ISSAP certifications from (ISC)2. He co-authored two books on the subject of security, holds five patents, has 3 patents-pending and
has eight published invention disclosures. He has been a speaker at numerous security conferences and was a featured guest speaker a Hacker Halted Conference in Mexico City.

Chuck is frequently interviewed by national and regional media on the subject of information security and he holds a Master of Science degree in Information Assurance and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.”

Cornell Dover is an Assistant Auditor General at the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia with responsibility for IT Audit and IT Support. Cornell provides engagement leader oversight and quality control over IT audits. Prior to joining the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in B.C., Cornell spent 18 years with the OAG in Alberta, where he developed the IT audit methodology for that provincial audit office. He was also the lead auditor on several IT audits including systems development, security awareness, electronic health records, physical security, PeopleSoft implementation and business continuity planning. Cornell is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds CISA, CGEIT, CRISC and CISSP designations. He is a Past President of ISACA Edmonton and a current member of the CCOLA IT Committee.

Jeff Einarson is a Senior Solutions Architect at Thales e-Security.  He is the technical lead of the Professional Services team that architects and implements the Vormetric product family security solutions with customers across the globe.  He’s worked with both fortune 50 companies and small security conscious businesses.  Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Computer Science.  His advanced training in cybersecurity includes the  CISSP, and GIAC GSEC, GCED, and GCIH certifications.

Mohamed Fahmy is an award-winning Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author. He has spent most of his career covering conflict zones and some of the most definitive global events that shape our world today.

During his multi-decade career, he has reported for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Dubai TV, Al Hurra and CNN. In addition, he spent two years working for the International Red Cross.

His most recent post as the Egypt Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera International captured world attention when he was arrested in December 2013. He was incarcerated for over 400 days —including a month in solitary—alongside ISIS terrorists and some of the most hardened Jihadists in the Middle East in Egypt’s maximum-security prisons.

The Egyptian government charged Fahmy with conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood and fabricating news to serve the fundamentalist group’s agenda. Since then, Egypt has faced an international outcry from groups ranging from human rights and press freedom organizations to the United Nations, the European Union and President Barack Obama. In September 2015, Fahmy was pardoned by the Egyptian Government.

He returned home to Canada in October of 2015, signing a contract with both The University of British Columbia and the University of Michigan to begin his path of reflection on this life-changing experience.

He plans to permanently live in Vancouver, BC with his wife Marwa Omara.

Geoff Fawkes is CEO of Vancosys Data Security, which specializes in multi-factor user authentication software and hardware to reduce fraud for enterprises, using convenient proximity based smartphone login.  His experience spans industries and technologies including security and online banking, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and telecommunications.  Prior to Vancosys, he was at HSBC Bank as Director, Engineering for global internet banking systems, and security and authentication technologies.  He holds an MBA degree from Simon Fraser University and a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia.

Tim Fitzgerald drives innovation and thought leadership on all security initiatives at Symantec in his role as Chief Security Officer (CSO) where he has oversight of the Global Security Office (GSO). As the CSO for the world’s premier security software company, Tim has a compelling view of industry trends, and a unique perspective on how to best protect, monitor, analyze and respond to security threats and issues.

Since being named chief security officer in June 2014, Tim has set the vision and strategy for the GSO and has developed an experienced leadership team. He leads the company’s Security Council, an executive board that reviews and sets policy on security issues. Additionally, Tim leads Symantec’s CustomerONE program, which captures Symantec’s own experience using Symantec security products and services through reference materials and presentations.

These materials are designed to arm Symantec Global Sales and customers with real, relevant, and tangible use cases — examples of how Symantec IT and GSO deploy and use Symantec products and services.

Among his significant accomplishments in the past year are separating the company’s GSO operations and security services, required as part of Symantec’s effort to split its security and information management businesses (effective in January 2016).

Tim joined Symantec in 2010 and quickly moved into the role of senior director / deputy Chief Information Security Officer. As deputy, he defined the enterprise security strategy to align with Symantec’s business and security objectives. Tim rebuilt the enterprise security program to deliver both fundamental and advanced security capabilities to protect Symantec’s assets in line with their value. He created a multi-year strategic investment roadmap inclusive of financial, resource and technology planning, executing significant security transformation programs and projects to successful completion. Tim was recognized for his efforts with a MVP award for exemplifying Symantec’s leadership success profile.

Earlier in his career, Tim worked at KPMG LLP as manager, IT Advisory Services. In this position, he managed project delivery and client service relationships for top tier clients in the technology, healthcare and biotech industries. During his five years with KPMG Tim was recognized with the company’s “Sequoia” award for mentoring and growing talent at the company.

Tim’s industry certifications include CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor).

He is a frequent speaker at external conferences and customer events on the topics of cyber security and how to best manage security for global companies.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of Victoria, Canada.

Mack Flavelle is the founder of Hammer & Tusk, the online community for immersive entertainment. Hammer & Tusk builds immersive content. In 2015 Hammer & Tusk was acquired by Axiom Zen where Mack plays a leadership role on the product and marketing teams. Axiom Zen was named one of Canada’s most innovative companies of 2016 by Business in Canada.

Previously Mack was VP of Product at Tapstream, CEO at Compass Engine (sold to East Side Games), Product Director at Wyley (sold to Zynga) and advisor to Ghostbird Software (acquired by Yahoo) as well as CareLedger (YC W2015.)

Carey Frey is an accomplished cyber security executive with more than 20 years of combined industry, intelligence, and technical experience.  At TELUS, Carey leads both the security solutions business and corporate programs to protect the company’s people, assets and information.  Prior to joining TELUS, he served as the Director General of Cyber Defence and the Director General of Cyber Security Partnerships for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).  Carey was responsible for IT security advice and services for Canadian organizations in the private sector.  He was also instrumental in bringing security innovation to the Government of Canada and building collaborative cyber security relationships with major information and communication technology companies and Shared Services Canada.  A native of rural Saskatchewan, Carey holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Public Administration from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of Regina.

J. William Galbraith is the former Executive Director of the Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner, appointed in February 2010. He joined the Commissioner’s office as Director of Operations in spring 2003. Bill began his career in the private sector with The Conference Board of Canada, 1982 – 1988. He subsequently joined the federal public service, with Investment Canada. From 1990 to 2001, he served in different capacities with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and in spring 2001 moved to the Department of the Solicitor General. Bill holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University and a two-year multidisciplinary graduate degree, grande distinction, from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Brussels, Belgium. He is also the author of the biography John Buchan: Model Governor General, and received the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals for his volunteer activities.

Alon specializes in network and security sales, consulting, design, implementation and support. His certifications include CISSP, GIAC GPEN, and Palo Alto Networks PCNSE7. Over the past 20 years, his primary role has been consulting and implementing enterprise security technologies, most predominantly Palo Alto Networks and Check Point Software Technologies.

He has extensive experience in deploying complex security technologies into enterprise and government networks in Canada and is a leading expert on next generation firewall technologies, threat prevention, content filtering, public and private cloud security, and securing SaaS.

Jane Hamilton has been working with the Canadian federal government since 1998. In her current capacity as Senior Policy Advisor with the Digital Policy Branch of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (formerly Industry Canada), Jane’s focus is on policy development related to building trust and confidence in the digital economy. This work involves both security and privacy aspects.

Prior to working with the federal government, Jane worked for over 12 years in the financial services industry. As a member of the senior management team of the Canadian Payments Association, Jane was responsible for the development of polices and standards for electronic payments.

Jane assumed the role of Chair of the OECD’s Working Party on Security and Privacy in the Digital Economy in 2011 and held that role until December of last year. She continues to be Canada’s delegate to the Working Party and provides advice and guidance to the new Chair in her role as a Vice-Chair of the group.

Mario Harel, who has served the public for more than 32 years, was sworn into the highest position in the Gatineau Police on February 4, 2009.

Committed to his career, Mario Harel acquired solid experience through important positions in a range of jurisdictions, in particular the bureau of criminal investigations, and in units dedicated to road safety, special events and crime prevention.

His operational and administrative expertise, his involvement at the regional, provincial and national levels, as well as his proven management skills in an important police organization, are among the key assets that lend him a better overall perspective on the challenges faced by a leader in the field of public safety.

Committed to giving back to the community, Mario Harel has been involved in several social causes over the years. He chaired the municipal affairs division of the 2015 United Way campaign, and was the campaign director for Ville de Gatineau in 2010 and 2011. Mario Harel is a member of the Board of Directors of the Missing Children Society of Canada. In addition, he was delighted to support projects proposed by teens and to address their original challenges, particularly in regard to violence prevention in schools.

Mario Harel was appointed officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces on January 11, 2013. He is the President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), and was a board member of the Association des Directeurs de Police du Québec (ADPQ) for nine years. Mario Harel is a graduate of the executive management program at the HEC Montréal.

Chris Harris is a IT Security Professional with over 10 years of industry experience. He is a specialist in Threat Detection, Incident Response and Forensics, focused in both Enterprise and Process Control / SCADA Environments.  Chris is a SANS Institute alumni and advisory board member with 4 current certifications.  With his extensive training and time in the field he brings a wealth of knowledge in the attacks that organizations are facing and is able to relate their issues to the preventative strengths of the Palo Alto Platform, specifically TRAPS Advanced Endpoint Protection.

Sonny Hashmi is the Managing Director of Global Government Strategy at Box. In his role, Sonny is responsible for developing and executing a go-to Market strategy for Box within global public sectors, and represents Box as a cloud computing thought-leader in government. Sonny also serves as part of the Editorial Advisory board for GovernmentCIO magazine, and works for Federal, State and Local and international government customers on cloud and mobility strategy.

Prior to joining Box, Sonny served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Since joining GSA in 2011, Sonny managed the agency’s $600 million Information Technology (IT) budget and ensuring alignment with agency and the administration’s strategic objectives, information security and enterprise architecture. Sonny led several technology initiatives at GSA, that leveraged emerging technologies to modernize and improve GSA operations. He also provided oversight of GSA’s IT projects, implemented the digital government strategy and was a major force towards adoption of cloud for GSA’s email, collaboration and applications as well as creating agile practices for cloud development.

Sonny has also served as the CTO for the District of Columbia, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. He championed and successfully delivered many initiatives including large system modernization projects, implementation of a District-wide business intelligence platform for agency financial management and oversaw business process automation. Sonny also worked for private sector organizations leading large scale initiatives for federal, state and local government agencies.

Sonny is active in the federal IT community. He received the 2013 Federal 100 award for Digital Government Innovation -as a “cloud expander.”  Other awards include his team’s win of the 2011 GCN award for (Cloud) Enterprise E-mail and Collaboration, and as a finalist for the prestigious Samuel J. Hayman Service to America medal. Named as among the five most social federal CIOs on Twitter, he is actively engaged on social media and online federal IT communities of interest. You can follow Sonny on Twitter at @Sonny_h.

Sonny has a master’s in engineering from Purdue University and a master’s certificate in innovation management from the University of Maryland.

Bette-Jo has been the Chief Information Officer for the Province of British Columbia since October 2012. The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) plays a leadership role in promoting and guiding the management of government information as a strategic business asset, and supporting technology infrastructure as a key enabler of business transformation. Prior to her current appointment, Bette-Jo was Assistant Deputy Minister of Service BC where she led cross government service delivery initiatives to improve services to the public across online, telephone and in-person channels, registry and statistical services.

Bette-Jo has been involved in the development of service delivery agreements with the private sector, including the negotiation of the Service BC – IBM Alternative Service Delivery Agreement for the provision of web channel and contact centre services.

Prior to joining the Government Agents Branch and Service BC, Bette-Jo worked at the provincial and community level in the field of community economic development. Before starting her career over 20 years ago with the British Columbia public service, Bette-Jo worked in the financial services industry, the federal government and non-profit organizations.

Bette-Jo has previously been the British Columbia representative on the Canadian Public Sector Service Delivery Council and past President of the Board of Directors for the Institute for Citizen Centred Service. She currently is the B.C. representative for the Public Sector Chief Information Officers’ Council.

David Hume is Executive Director of Citizen Engagement for the Government of British Columbia. His small but high impact team is helping ministries across government think through and launch better ways to bring British Columbians into the process of improving policy and services that affect them. He has been full time with the Province of BC since May 2009, and before that has worked in various consulting and project roles with the UN, OECD, the Province of New Brunswick, the Federal Government and the Government of New Zealand.

David Izzard is an accomplished cyber security professional with over 17 years of IT experience, the last 11 of which spent in Cyber Security. David’s experience spans multiple industry sectors including Telecommunications, Retail, Health, Financial, and Local Government. David currently serves as the Manager of Architecture and Cyber Security for the City of Surrey, and is responsible for defining and executing the Cyber Security strategy for the City. David possesses a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology, and certifications in security, enterprise architecture and ITIL.

John Jacobson was appointed Deputy Minister, Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services, Province of B.C., on June 10, 2013. He comes to government from the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) where he held the position of President and CEO. John is a seasoned British Columbian entrepreneur and business leader with a track record of identifying new business opportunities and bringing innovative products to market. He got his start as an entrepreneur as the co-founder of a manufacturing company in North Vancouver in 1979 and he hasn’t looked back since. Prior to joining BCIC, John was President and Chief Executive Officer of Monexa Technologies Inc., where he led the transformation of the pioneering internet service provider from the 1990’s into a leader in billing and payment services in the cloud. Before Monexa, John held leadership roles at Offshore Systems International (OSI Geospatial), MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates and PSC Group.

Inspector Ryan Jepson leads the Technical Operations Section of the Calgary Police Service which is comprised of teams that specialize in digital forensics, cybercrime, economic crime, and electronic surveillance. He has been a member of the Calgary Police Service for more than 20 years and he has recently participated on the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police E-Crimes Committee for the past two years. Ryan’s teams are in the process of implementing a cybercrime strategy that is tailored for the City of Calgary and aligned with best practices from across Canada and the world.  Ryan holds a Master’s Degree in Justice and Public Safety Leadership from Royal Roads University, a Certificate in Information Assurance and Risk Management and a Certificate in Information Assurance from the Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the University of Washington.

Sam is the Director of Services for Safer Schools Together and delivers safe school related trainings throughout the organization. He manages the fast-paced Safer Schools Together Social Media Team and is the lead developer and trainer of the “Digital Threat Assessment” Training day that has been delivered across North America. As a supplement to Threat Assessment files and Trauma Response work, Sam collects open source information and social media data for high profile school related files throughout Canada and the United States.

Sam comes from a background in the study of criminal behaviour and has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from Simon Fraser University. Having spent a large part of his life living oversees in South and South-East Asia, Sam has a keen interest in the dynamic role that intelligence plays in the current geo-political world climate, as well as the ongoing balancing act of national security and information privacy. He secured an internship with the International Law Enforcement Agency (ILEA) and received training from the FBI in 2006.

Sam spent over five years working on the front line of the Surrey School District in their Safe Schools Department responding to emergent safety and security issues around the entire district. He also worked as an outreach worker for youth at-risk of gang involvement with the Surrey WRAP program. In this department Sam provided supplementary support to the RCMP on social media and online related files and investigations.

Sam spent a number of months in a field practice setting with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – Gang Task Force as they fulfilled their mandate of preventing, suppressing and intervening on criminal gang and organized crime activity. Sam maintains to this a day a Reliability RCMP security clearance. Along with a Sergeant of the Gang Unit, Sam coauthored a research article on Gang homicides in British Columbia from 2003-2013 that was published in the Journal of Gang Research.

Dom Kapac is a Security Analyst with the Health Information Privacy, Security and Legislation branch of the Ministry of Health. Previous to that, Dom has worked for BC Assessment as a Technical Analyst – Security. Dom has worked with computers since he was very young and is well versed in the “guts” of many systems, especially Linux.

Diana Kelley is Executive Security Advisor to IBM Security and manages the IBM Security Newsroom. As ESA she leverages her 25+ years of cyber risk and security experience to provide advice and guidance to CISOs and security professionals. She is a regular contributor to SecurityIntelligence, X-Force Research and a co-author of IBM’s “Securing the C-Suite” and “Cybersecurity in the Cognitive Era” studies. She is a faculty member with IANS Research and serves on the Advisory Board for InfoSec World, Structure Security and the Content Committee for the Executive Women’s Forum. She was an IEEE “Rock Star of Risk” in 2016 and speaks frequently at major conferences including: TED, RSA, CyberTech, CompuTex, and InfoSec World and has been quoted as a cybersecurity expert in many publications including: NYTimes, Fortune, TIME, MSNBC.com, Information Security Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. She co-authored the book Cryptographic Libraries for Developers, and wrote the chapter on “PKI and Directories” for the PKI: Wiley Tech Brief and was a guest lecturer at Boston College’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity program.

Patricia is Senior General Counsel at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) where she provides strategic legal and policy advice on a broad range of privacy issues, oversees research on the privacy impacts of emerging information technologies, and represents the Privacy Commissioner before courts and Parliamentary Committees.

Previously, Patricia also worked at Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research where she developed and led national strategies to address ethical, legal and social implications of science and technology.

Called to the Barreau du Quebec in 1993, Patricia practiced in Montreal for over six years with a large national law firm.   She has published and presented extensively on matters of health law, privacy and ethics.  She is also a member the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the National DNA Databank Advisory Committee, as well as the Research Integrity Committee of the Fonds de recherche du Québec.

Ron is passionate about connecting data and business practices through knowledge sharing. His work is instrumental in guiding dialogue on deriving system-wide value by enabling the utility of information across stakeholder groups with the aim of generating benefits to stakeholders and operational improvement.

As a senior leader within MNP’s Public Sector Advisory practice, Ron is responsible for directing strategic, sector-wide projects related to data, and information technology. He is a skilled communications professional and facilitator, engaging stakeholders across BC.

Ron recently spoke at the 2016 Health Summit on the topic of Unlocking the Value of Canadian Health Data based on his recent work on a collaborative initiative with the Ministry of Health, Health Authorities and the Office of the Chief Information Officer aiming to link federal, provincial and health authority standards around data privacy and information classification, with the ultimate goals of developing an information classification framework extensible across government boundaries and the broader public sector.

Ron has a Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) in communications from Ryerson University and earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business in 2002. He also holds certifications in change management and project management. Committed to his community, Ron volunteers with the Greater Victoria Minor Football Association and is a proud supporter of the Moosehide Campaign.

Dr. Victoria Lemieux is an Associate Professor of Archival Science at the University of British Columbia. She has held positions as a professional archivist, records manager and risk manager within the public and private sectors (investment banking), in higher education as an administrator and educator, and at the World Bank as a Senior Public Sector Specialist. She has also consulted previously for the United Nations, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her current research is focused on risk to the availability of trustworthy records, in particular in financial contexts, and how these risks impact upon transparency, financial stability, public accountability and human rights. She holds a doctorate from University College London (Archival Studies, 2002), which focused on the information-related causes of the Jamaican Banking Crisis and, since 2005, has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). She is also the winner of the 2015 Emmett Leahy Award and a 2015 World Bank Big Data Innovation Award.

Tom Levasseur has over 20 years’ experience in IT and Cyber Security, from system and network admin, to Global R&D IT-Security Chief at Canada’s largest high-tech company. This combination of deep technical skills and senior-level management experience gives him a unique perspective on today’s cyber-threat landscape.

Tom is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Web Application Pen Tester (GWAPT), and holds Top Secret (Level III) security clearance from the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD).

By day, Tom is a Vulnerability Analyst and Penetration Tester for a huge Canadian IT consulting firm. By night, he’s fighting the forces of IT evil at HackingAway.org, running cyber security competitions, simulations, and training events for students, consultants, auditors and managers.

Paul has more than 25 years international experience in Information Technology Strategy Risk Management and an acknowledged expert in North American, Canadian, and European security and privacy issues. Paul is an Executive Consultant in IBM’s Security Practice, providing delivery and thought leadership for IBM Security and Privacy services, and with deep experience in healthcare, public sector, and financial services.

Debra Mackinnon is a PhD Candidate Queen’s University. Her current SSHRC funded research investigates the adoption, mobility and legitimization of public-private surveillance networks and the creation of data collection policies. She is currently the Co-Lead Investigator on a Contributions Grant for the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner examining the privacy implications of wearables in the workplace.

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Steve Martino leads Cisco’s Information Security(InfoSec) organization to innovate and adopt the most effective security technologies and policies, reflect them in Cisco’s people, products and services, and share them with customers. He has more than 30 years of high-technology experience in security, IT operations, product development and operations, marketing, and sales.

Under Martino’s leadership, Cisco’s InfoSec organization equips the company to defend itself, its partners and customers from information security threats. His team creates and adopts risk-based data governance and technology policies and capabilities to enable and secure Cisco’s customer and partner information and computing assets. Information Security influences Cisco and its ecosystems to secure information assets by making information security services transparent, and easy to engage and adopt through streamlined and consistent processes. Martino strives to create a world-class culture of agility, innovation, business and technical leadership, helping to make Cisco the #1 security vendor in the industry.

In addition to his Information Security leadership role, Martino participates in various Cisco IT, risk management and business transformation initiatives. Prior to joining Cisco in August 2007, Martino spent six years at Digeo, Inc., as Vice President of Business Operations. He managed the design and engineering efforts in Digeo’s central business operations systems, NOC Support Center and internal IT operations. Prior to Digeo, he spent six years with Click2learn, where he ended his tenure as Chief Operating Officer. While at Click2learn, Martino lead the company’s SaaS e-Learning portal development, professional services business, transitioned the field sales organization from an indirect model to an enterprise sales model, and helped take the company public in 1999. Martino has held marketing and management consulting roles at Sun Microsystems/ SunSoft, Inc., Pricewaterhouse, and Xerox Corporation.

Drew McArthur was appointed Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. on July 6, 2016.

Best known for his role as the former Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at TELUS, he was responsible for the development and implementation of its industry-leading privacy policy.

A founding member of the Canadian Council of Chief Privacy Officers, Mr. McArthur was also a long-standing member of their executive committee. He founded a cross-industry networking association in British Columbia in 2004 to help privacy practitioners understand the implications of private sector privacy legislation. In 2006, Mr. McArthur worked with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), an international organization dedicated to privacy education, to develop the Canadian professional certification program. He was one of the first individuals to achieve the designation of Certified International Privacy Professional of Canada (CIPP/C).

Following his retirement from TELUS in 2007, he has continued to work in the field of privacy and compliance in his consulting practice. Mr. McArthur also served on the External Advisory Board of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner from 2010 until his appointment as Acting Commissioner.

Tim McCreight is the Director, Advisory Services for Above Security – A Hitachi Group Company. Tim leads the Managing Consultants and Sales Engineers across the Above Security organization, and focuses on delivering information security services to clients around the globe.

Prior to joining Above Security, Tim acquired over 30 years in the security industry with leadership experience in both the physical and information security realms. He held executive positions at a number of organizations, notably as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Government of Alberta and as Director, Enterprise Information Security for Suncor Energy Services Inc.

Tim has presented as a keynote speaker at conferences across North America on such diverse topics as enterprise risk management, converged security, and implementing enterprise information security programs.

Tim was awarded his Master of Science in Security and Risk Management (with Merit) from the University of Leicester and attained his CISSP, CPP, and CISA security designations.

Tim is a regular columnist for Canadian Security Magazine, and was interviewed in 2011 for his work as CISO with the Government of Alberta. Tim is also a member of the Board of Directors for ASIS International.

Michael McEvoy is Deputy Commissioner for the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia (OIPC).

Prior to this appointment, he served as Assistant Commissioner and as Senior Adjudicator.

Before joining the Office he acted as legal counsel to the Labour Relations Board, practiced law in the private sector and was also an advisor to the Attorney General of British Columbia.

Mr. McEvoy’s community service has included Chair of the Greater Victoria Board, serving as President of the BC Trustees Association and the Canadian School Boards Association. He is a past Campaign Chair of the United Way of Greater Victoria.

He is married with two daughters, is a road bike enthusiast and continues to have dreams of glory as a hockey player with the Victoria Grey Leafs old-timers.

Rene McIver, Chief Security Officer, brings over 18 years of information security experience to SecureKey and is responsible for ensuring that the security posture of SecureKey’s cloud-based authentication and ID services meet industry best practices and stringent regulatory requirements.   As such, Rene oversees SecureKey’s compliance program and has key involvement throughout the product development and operational deployment life cycle.

Prior to SecureKey, Rene held security leadership positions as Chief Security Officer at Authenticor Identity Protection Services, whose aim was to build a federated biometric identity protection utility, and also Chief Information Security Officer with Route1 Inc., a trusted provider of security and identity management network solutions. Rene established a firm foundation of information security in the fields of cryptography, as Crypto-mathematician with the Canadian Government’s Communications Security Establishment; and in biometrics, as Director of Technologies with Bioscrypt Inc., a provider of advanced fingerprint recognition technology.

Rene holds a Master’s of Mathematics degree in Combinatorics and Optimization and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

As a Senior Security Analyst for Vulnerability and Risk Management, Gary is responsible for facilitating a government-wide information security vulnerability and risk management program. His primary role is to proactively identify, analyze, and report on security vulnerabilities to enable government to proactively mitigate known risks before vulnerabilities can be exploited. His responsibilities also include assessing government’s overall compliance to the Information Security Policy with the Annual Information Security Review. Previously Gary worked for the Department of National Defence as a Senior Intelligence Analyst where he led efforts to enhance national security with a strong working knowledge of encryption, network and security operations, security incident response, as well as classified network architecture and design.

As TELUS’ Practice Director for Security, Conn works with Clients across all verticals and sizes.

Clients typically engage with Conn and his team on topics such as Risk Management, Security Incident Response, Infrastructure Management and Security Road Mapping.

Conn has spoken on Incident Response and facilitated workshops around SIEM use case creation and critical asset identification.

Conn works out of TELUS Calgary offices.

Jamie Onciul-Omelus has been with the British Columbia Provincial Government almost 8 years.  Jamie was hired as an FOI Analyst in Information Access Operations soon after FOI and Records Management was centralized. She has worked as a Team Lead and Business Service Manager for IAO. In her current role as Manager, Access to Information, Jamie manages a team that provides FOI services to the Ministry of Social Development, the BC Public Service Agency and Community Living BC. Additionally, she manages the FOI software, ATIPxpress, internal and external FOI reporting, and education and training relating to our obligations under FOIPPA for internal IAO staff.

Robert Parry has been working with IoT solutions for several years with TELUS. He has been working with new technology solutions for the past 20 years and helps customers determine the applicability of technology to solve business problems. As a Senior IoT Specialist, he has insight into the various solutions that TELUS supports and how they will  fit into an overall technology and IoT strategy.

Gary Perkins is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Government of British Columbia.  As the Executive Director of the Information Security Branch, Perkins is responsible for providing cybersecurity services in support of the province.  He has more than 18 years of experience in information technology, risk management and cybersecurity. Prior to joining the BC Government, Perkins worked in the private sector as chief of staff for security at TELUS and, earlier in his career, led teams responsible for incident response, operations, delivery and architecture for both corporate and managed security services customers.  A CISSP since 2004, Perkins also holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University’s Management of Technology program.

Ray Pompon is a Principal Threat Research Evangelist with F5 Labs. With over 20 years of experience in Internet security, he has worked closely with federal law enforcement in cyber-crime investigations. He was directly involved in several major intrusion cases, including the FBI undercover Flyhook operation and the NW Hospital botnet prosecution. He is the author of IT Security Risk Control Management: An Audit Preparation Plan published by Apress books.

Matt Reed is the Executive Director, Privacy, Compliance and Training for the Province of BC Government’s Ministry of Citizens’ Services. After writing his Master’s thesis on social media advertising, privacy and choice, he began working for the branch, where he has been for the past ten years. During this tenure Matt has managed the privacy implications of many cross-government initiatives, including: cloud, social media, the mobile worker and open data strategies.

Previously a Senior Research Analyst for an international consulting firm specializing in ICT and Telecommunication Policy, Steven is now working on advancing innovative approaches to design as he completes his PhD at Queen’s University. His SSHRC funded research focuses on the development and adoption of emerging technologies such as wearables — particularly, the push and pull of users’ own contributions to the design and development of these technologies. He is currently the Co-Lead Investigator on a Contributions Grant for the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner examining the privacy implications of wearables in the workplace.

Walid Rjaibi is Distinguished Engineer & CTO for IBM Data Security. He drives the architecture and technical strategy for data security across products and services. His most recent work included leading the development of IBM Key Protect – IBM’s encryption key management service for the cloud, and creating the security model for dashDB – IBM’s managed analytics warehouse on the cloud. Prior to his current role, Walid held several technical and management roles within IBM including Research Staff Member at the Zurich Research Lab, Security Architect for DB2 LUW, and Chief Security Architect for the Information Management Division. He spearheaded the development of encryption for data at rest, fine-grained access control, and dynamic data masking for IBM databases. Walid’s data security work resulted in over 20 patents and publications in leading scientific and academic conferences such as the international conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB), the International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), and the international conference on security and cryptography (SECRYPT). He is a frequent speaker at industrial conferences such as IBM Insight, IBM Interconnect, and the International DB2 User Group (IDUG).

Raki Robert is an IBM Technical Sales Engineer for Canada and the Caribbean, specializing in Data Protection. Raki has been involved in delivering end-to-end Guardium technical enablements, training sessions, proof of concepts, product demos, and best practices to accelerate partner and customer successes in protecting valuable data within their businesses. Raki has been part of IBM since 2007. He has taken on various roles throughout his career at IBM including development, world wide channels enablement, implementation services, account management, and now the Guardium Data Protection SME for Canada and the Caribbean.

As the Deputy Chief of Policy and Communications, Dominic oversees three distinct groups for CSE: Strategic Policy & Planning, Strategic Communications and Communications Services, and Disclosure, Policy and Review.  More specifically, Dominic leads CSE`s efforts in Cabinet and Parliamentary Affairs, Business Planning, Reporting, Operational Policy, Legal Disclosure, Access to Information and Privacy, External Review, domestic and international Strategic Policy, and Internal and External Communications.  Prior to this role, he held a key Director-level position within CSE’s operational signals intelligence branch.  He joined CSE in 2010 from the Privy Council Office where he served as Acting Director of Operations in PCO’s Security and Intelligence Secretariat.  Dominic has also held a variety of increasingly senior positions within the Government of Canada, including Acting Director in the International Affairs, Security and Justice Division at the Treasury Board Secretariat.

Kent Schramm is a Director within Deloitte’s Cyber Risk practice. Kent has 30 years’ experience in the public sector. Prior to joining Deloitte, Kent was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Government of Ontario, responsible for the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Government’s information systems and information contain therein, supporting over 65,000 Government employees and 13 million citizens. His scope of responsibilities included the 24/7 cyber security operations centre, education and awareness, identity and access management, vulnerability management, intelligence and situational awareness, policy, forensics, cyber risk assessments across the Government, security engineering and compliance.

Before becoming the provincial government’s CISO, Kent was at Public Safety Canada’s National Cyber Security Directorate. He led the creation of cyber situational awareness for the Government of Canada and the formulation of the National Cyber Incident Management Framework. He also led the creation of cyber exercises (crisis management) for federal security and intelligence departments and agencies.

David Sherwood, as the Executive Director, Information Transformation for the BC Government, is the business lead for the selection and successful implementation of new corporate information technologies, practices and change management initiatives required to enable government’s digital information management agenda. David has extensive experience in overseeing the delivery of IT and outsourced business processes while driving business transformation.  In addition to his 6 years in the Ministry of Finance, BC Canada his experience includes working in the UK and Saudi Arabia within Public Accounting, Aerospace, Municipal Government, Banking, Utilities and Gaming.

Adina leads product management for Oracle CASB Cloud Service. She was a Vice President of Products at Palerra, the leading Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) acquired by Oracle in 2016. With 20 years of experience in enterprise solutions, Adina’s expertise spans cloud infrastructure, SaaS, enterprise software, virtualization, networking, security, cryptography, business applications architecture, and information management. She has been a CISSP since 2009 and holds several patents in security.Adina has been responsible for a variety of security solutions including Palerra LORIC for Cloud Security, the CipherCloud data protection platform, VMware NSX network and security, and Cisco VPNs and PKI. She received an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a MS/BS in Computer Science from schools in France and Romania.

Peter Sloly is a former Deputy Chief of Police with the Toronto Police Service. Peter is an Executive Director in Deloitte’s Cyber Risk Services practice where he is leading two national practices for Deloitte Canada.

The first is the “Security & Justice” practice where he is utilizes evidence-based, user-centered practices to modernize and optimize the police, courts, corrections, emergency responders, national security agencies and transportation hubs.

The second is the “Convergence Security” practice which enables private and public sector organizations to be more safe, vigilant and resilient in the new normal of constantly changing and increasingly interrelated physical and cyber threats.

Peter Sloly is an internationally recognized thought leader and in demand public speaker on security and justice related issues. He has become a trusted advisor to private and public sector leaders because he enables them to identify future threats and opportunities while supporting them to navigate their organizations through the “new normal” of ever increasing digitization, complexity and change. Peter helps public and private organizations to improve safety, service, trust and value.

Cheryl Soderstrom is the Americas Cybersecurity Chief Technologist for HP Enterprise Services. In this capacity she is focused on bringing the larger HP cybersecurity value proposition to industry leaders and key clients, leveraging HP’s deep insights gained from securing global operations in 170 countries, our Managed Security Services leadership, and our market-best security research teams studying and correlating threat landscape and vulnerabilities in cyberspace. Recently, Cheryl Soderstrom was the director of cybersecurity practice operations for HPES US Public Sector (USPS). Soderstrom created the practice development approach and led the establishment of the USPS cybersecurity practice—unifying strategy, capabilities, growth plans, workforce management and investments across five market segments within the public sector. To provide a common understanding of cybersecurity that incorporates both business and technical views, Soderstrom championed the development of HP’s cybersecurity taxonomy. Providing a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity challenge in common language, Soderstrom used this taxonomy to baseline the company’s portfolio, public sector book of business and go-forward strategy, and has shared it with international colleagues and key public sector clients. She represents public sector cybersecurity in ongoing pan-HP corporate initiatives, portfolio development, investment planning and market messaging. During her eclectic career, Soderstrom has worked in multiple capacities across the business, including software development, account management, regional staff leadership, alliances, and industry consulting. She brings over twenty-five years of experience in applying business strategy and consulting services to industry and government clients with expertise in strategy and business model development, enterprise performance management, digital government, business webs, and organizational development consulting. Soderstrom has worked with numerous government, commercial and international clients, with a special focus on the public sector and financial services industries. Previously, Soderstrom led large information technology planning and development programs, enterprise business operations, and global implementations. Soderstrom earned a B.A. from the prestigious Davidson College, and has completed numerous professional and leadership development programs, including at the Darden School of Business. She has represented the firm in primary think tank research programs related to strategy and governance in the digital economy, customer fulfillment networks and the Hypernet revolution. Ms. Soderstrom has received five letters of commendation from the United States government.

Danny Timmins, CISSP, is MNP’s National Cyber Security Leader and a member of the firm’s Enterprise Risk Services team. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Danny is responsible for leading and mentoring an experienced, highly skilled cyber security team in the delivery of customized, client-focused cyber security managed services, product solutions and professional services.

Danny’s expertise includes working with executives and boards to assist with the development of prioritized and strategic cyber security strategies. By focusing on deliverables that fit clients’ unique business needs and objectives, he helps organizations improve awareness and reduce and manage overall cyber risk.

Prior to joining MNP, Danny was the CEO and president of a cyber security company he co-founded that won numerous industry awards. Respected throughout the cyber security community, he travels across North America to attend and often speak at various industry events, sharing his knowledge and collaborating on the direction of cyber security in the marketplace.

Danny also sits on the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) Cyber Security Council, working to further cyber security with Canada. Danny holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation. His desire to lead and share goes beyond business to the community and he has been an active volunteer for more than 28 years.

Marcus Troiano is a Senior Cybersecurity Strategy Consultant at Mandiant (a FireEye Company), with a focus on providing solutions to the complex security challenges his clients face. He has managed and delivered large Security Program and Cyber Response Readiness Assessments, in addition to large Security Program Development and Transformation engagements for leading organizations and governments in Canada and the United States.

KEVIN TUER is Managing Director of Canada’s Open Data Exchange, a national initiative launched in May 2015 with a mandate to help the private sector adopt and commercialize data from public and private sources for the purpose of enhancing their current products or creating new products.  Previously, Kevin was the founding Managing Director of the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), a federal Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research, which is dedicated to establishing Canada as a world leader in Digital Media by enabling connections and collaboration of people across the country and bringing more digital solutions to market.  He led the design and deployment of the Communitech Hub, a world leading innovation centre located in the Waterloo Region as well as the CDMN’s national network and associated programming strategy. Prior to launching the CDMN, Kevin held several engineering and senior management positions in the high tech industry including Senior Research Engineer with Computing Devices Canada (now General Dynamics Canada), VP Engineering for Control Advancements Inc.,  as well as co-founder and CTO of Handshake VR. Kevin holds a BASc (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, a MASc in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.  Further information can be found at ca.linkedin.com/in/kevintuer/.

Elizabeth Vander Beesen, has been with the British Columbia Provincial Government over 25 years.  In her current role, Director Operations, Corporate Information and Records Management Office, Elizabeth is responsible for managing a service based operation within the division with a strong focus on budget as well as developing and implementation of hiring strategies.  In 2009 when government centralized Freedom of Information and Records Management, Elizabeth participated on the Business Transformation team responsible for the structure and set up of the Information Access Operations (IAO), where she developed and implemented improvements in order to streamline government’s performance.  Prior to joining IAO, a large portion of Elizabeth’s career was with the Ministry of Forests where she was the  Director, Information Operations where she was responsible for FOI Access, Privacy, Records Management, Litigation Services, Information Security and Information Technology Security.

Micheal Vonn is a lawyer and has been the Policy Director of the BCCLA since 2004. She has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Faculty of Law and in the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies where she has taught civil liberties and information ethics. She is a regular guest instructor for UBC’s College of Health Disciplines Interdisciplinary Elective in HIV/AIDS Care. She was honoured as a recipient of the 2010 AccolAIDS award and the 2015 Red Ribbon Award for her contributions to the HIV movement and also received the 2015 Keith Sacré Library Champion Award for support, guidance and assistance given to the BC library community. Her publication credits include the Birkbeck Law Review, Surveillance and Society, Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law, and Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law. Ms. Vonn is a frequent speaker on a variety of civil liberties topics including privacy, national security, policing, surveillance and free speech. She is an Advisory Board Member of Privacy International.

John Weigelt leads Microsoft Canada’s strategic policy and technology efforts. He helps individuals and organizations across Canada innovate with technology while avoiding the unintended consequences that might arise. John leads Canadian outreach for a variety of technology policies including: Economic Development, Privacy, Security, Accessibility, AI ethics and Interoperability. He also leads Microsoft Canada’s Responsible AI program and was one of the authors of Canada’s National Standard on Ethics in the Design and Use of Automated Decision Systems.

Cheryl was appointed as Associate Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Finance in June 2013 and has now also taken on the role of Chief Records Officer.  Cheryl provides executive leadership to the Crown Agency Resource Office, Internal Audit & Advisory Services, the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, the BC Lottery Corporation, and now also the Corporate Information & Records Management Office.  She is responsible for Corporate and Crown Governance, Crown Reviews, Internal Audit, Provincial Tax Appeals, Provincial Gaming and now Information Management, including FOI, Government Records Management and Information Protection and Privacy.  Cheryl holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA previously CMA) designation and has over 25 years of public service experience.

Prior to her current appointment, Cheryl served as Deputy Minister to the Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, A/Deputy Minister of Environment, Associate Deputy Minister of the Environmental Assessment Office, and spent four years as the Province’s Comptroller-General.  Cheryl has also served in a director capacity on a number of public sector boards and recently completed a 2-year term as a member of the Financial Institution Commission.

Earlier in her career, she held executive positions with the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Premier, the BC Public Service Agency, and the former Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services, including roles as Executive Financial Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  Cheryl also spent a number of years working in internal audit and in a variety of capacities with other organizations such as BC Transit.  Before starting her public service career with the Legislative Library in 1985, she was involved with various small businesses.

The foundation of Cheryl’s professional career has been her principled based approach to leadership and her grounding and expertise in finance and audit.  In August 2007, the Society of Management Accountants of Canada honoured Cheryl with a fellowship award.  This FCPA, CMA designation recognizes the service that she has provided to the accounting profession and distinction in her career as a public servant.

Cheryl enjoys spending her leisure time with her husband, Peter, their two children Harrison and Larryssa, and participating in various activities within her community, including dancing at the local Performing Arts Center.

Patricia Wiebe is the Director of Identity Architecture with government’s Provincial Identity Information Management Program.  She earned a Bachelor’s of Mathematics in Computer Science from University of Waterloo, and has been working in the field of enterprise and citizen identity management since 2000.  Since joining the BC Government in 2006, Patricia has contributed to several corporate identity management projects, authored several identity standards for BC and shares her expertise with pan-Canadian working groups on identity management.  She focuses most of her time leading the architecture and development of authentication solutions involving the BC Services Card.

Teresa Woods is a Senior Auditor with the Privacy, Compliance and Training Branch at the Ministry of Citizens’ Services. Teresa has several years’ experience conducting audits in the Finance and Education fields and is a Certified Internal Auditor through the Institute of Internal Auditors. Teresa has an Honours degree in Commerce from Royal Roads, an MBA in Management from University Canada West and is a hard working soccer referee.

Her extensive knowledge and experience (on and off the field) have led to the belief that that people will do the right thing in the right way, as long as they know how.

John Wunderlich is an information privacy & security expert with extensive experience in information privacy and data security. He has designed, built, operated and assessed systems for operations and compliance in the private and public sectors for over 25 years. This includes working or consulting for Fortune 500 corporations, government ministries, small companies, volunteer organizations, regulators, and health systems organizations of all sizes in Canada and abroad. He adds value to organizations that need to meet multiple stakeholder expectations for the responsible information management of personal information. John works with organizations to enable them to focus on measurable performance and process improvement so that they can focus on risk management rather than crisis management.

In addition to his hands-on experience, John is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/C), a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), and a trained Six Sigma Black Belt. He has an MBA from the John Molson School of Business in Montreal. He has been a lecturer on privacy and information management at Guelph University and is a frequently sought out speaker. He is the author of the third edition of “Your Payroll Questions Answered”. He is also a co-author of “Managing Personal Information: insights on Corporate Risk and Opportunity for Privacy – Savvy Leaders” from Carswell Press and also a contributor to “Managing the Risk of Re-Identification for Public Use Files”, a report for the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. John has a regular column on privacy issues for payroll and HR professionals in Dialogue, the bi-monthly magazine of the Canadian Payroll Association.

John’s interest in data protection, operational excellence, and continuous improvement are best represented by his commitment to the principles of Privacy By Design (PbD) – a made in Ontario pro-active approach to privacy protection that creates a win-win situation for the individual and the organizations the collect, use, and disclose their personal information. He is an advisor to Ryerson University’s Privacy By Design certification for organizations.

In a volunteer capacity, John serves as member of the Sick Kids Research Ethics Board and is on the Canadian Advisory Committee of the Standards Council of Canada for SC27, which includes ISO standards for security and privacy. John is a member of the Consent & Information Sharing Work Group of the Kantara Initiative, focusing on open notice projects to help fix the broken consent and notice system on the Internet. John is the board member for Theatre Smith-Gilmour, a theatre company in Toronto.