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Event Date |
Wed Dec 11 AST (4 days ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Dec 10 11:00pm - Tue Dec 10 11:00pm |
Location |
Chelsea Hotel
33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z4, Canada |
Region | Americas |
Get together with Toronto's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
• Increasing sophistication of cyber threats and the critical need to protect sensitive data
• Reducing the risk of security breaches and enhancing overall organizational security
• Providing clear, actionable insights to stakeholders to ensure informed, secure decision-making
What to Expect
Interactive Sessions:
• Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.
Community Networking:
• Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Toronto CISO community.
Peer-to-Peer Meetings:
• Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Evanta's Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
2024 Speakers
CO-CHAIRS:
Nagesh Chawla
VP, Enterprise Technology and Cybersecurity, Foresters Financial
Joanne Coles
Managing Director, Enterprise Technology, Onex
Manas Giri
CISO, WestJet
Sandra Liepkalns
VP, Information Security & Data Governance, Choice Properties REIT
Mike Melo
VP Technology Shared Services & CISO, LifeLabs
Ragulan Sinnarajah
VP, CISO, Sobeys
HOSTS:
David Porter
Head of Customer Value & Transformation Advisory, Google Cloud
Peter Ling
VP, Global Cybersecurity Partnerships, RiskRecon - A Mastercard Company
Nicole Galang
Director Information Security (CISO), BGIS
Iain Paterson
CISO, WELL Health
Nadeem Hussain
Director, Information Security (CISO), Grant Thornton LLP (Canada)
John Barkla
General Manager, Canada, Lenovo
Juan Valbuena
Director Cybersecurity, Allied Gold
Lior Yaari
CEO and Co-Founder, Grip Security
Nilesh Shastri
CISO, Canadian Institute for Health Information
Mick Leach
Field CISO, Abnormal Security
Denis Villeneuve
Cybersecurity & Resilience Practice Leader, Kyndryl Canada
Shakeel Sagarwala
AVP, CISO, Canadian Tire Bank
Brent Thomas
AVP, Security Architecture and Consulting, Co-operators Insurance and Financial Services
David Jones
Vice President, North America Solutions Engineering, Dynatrace
Mark Pryce
Manager Cybersecurity, Toromont
Linda Barratt
Director, Enterprise Architecture, Toronto Community Housing
Ian Hassard
VP, Product Management, Okta
Assaf Afek-Levy
CISO, GFL Environmental
Keith Benedict
Director IT Security, Audit and Compliance, Postmedia Network Inc
SPEAKERS
Rod Hynes
Director, Information Security, Bell Canada
Agnelo Dias
VP, Information Security & IT Risk, IGM Financial
2024 Partners
GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADER:
• Island
CISO THOUGHT LEADERS:
• Google Cloud
• Riskrecon
KEY PARTNERS:
• Dynatrace
• Grip and Abnormal
• WIZ
PROGRAM PARTNERS:
• Contrast Security
• Cyberhaven
• Cyera
• Digital Boundary Group
• Kyndryl
• Intel+Lenovo
• Nagomi Security
• Okta
• Snyk