Operation: Defend The North 2025 - Vancouver | siberX | 3 April 2025 | Simon Fraser University, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
Venue
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
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| Event Date |
Thu Apr 3 PDT (22 days ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Thu Apr 3 3:00am - Thu Apr 3 3:00am |
| Location |
Simon Fraser University
515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3 |
| Region | Americas |
Details
Our immersive online event is designed to simulate a fictitious cyber attack against Canada’s critical sectors —Energy, Finance & Banking, Healthcare, Government Services, and Telecommunications. Together, we navigate a simulated cyber crisis via an interactive online tabletop event, accessible virtually from anywhere, uniting industry leaders, cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders in fortifying our defenses.
Speakers
2025 Speakers
Ali Abbas Hirji
Computek College & 369 Global
Antoine Bouchard
Obsidian Security
Hardeep Mehrotara
Concert Properties
Julia Le
Ontario’s Cyber Security Centre of Excellence
Mark Dillon
Enova Power Corp
Mary Carmichael
ISACA Vancouver
Michael Buckley
Mark Anthony Group
Muhammad Muneer
Google
Neumann Lim
Odlum Brown
Parul Kharub
Teck Resources Limited
Richard Henderson
Alberta Health Services
Rob Davidson
Pacific Blue Cross
Sherry Rumbolt
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Geoff Rivera
Optiv
Jillian Carruthers
BC Public Service
Maleena Singh
Mirai Security Inc.
Rob Labbe
Mining and Metals ISAC
Ryan Bowery
Claroty
TJ Odugbesan
SaskEnergy
Trevor Verbeke
Metro Vancouver
Vivek Khindria
Loblaw Companies Limited
Andrew Barr
Wiz
Chris Ahearn
Sophos
Octavia Howell
Equifax Canada
Rares Sisu
Kaspersky
Shelly Giesbrecht
CrowdStrike
Bill Young
Optiv
Kimberly Osmond
Splunk
Philip Sousa
Palo Alto Networks
Sponsors & Partners
2025 Sponsors
• Kaspersky
• Claroty
• Crowdstrike
• Cyberark
• Google Cloud
• Obsidian
• Optiv
• Paloalto
• Sophos
• Immersive
• Splunk
• Armis
• WIZ