Cybersecurity Talks
Keynote speeches, panel discussion, and educational talks by industry leaders and experts on the cybersecurity talent development, industry trends, and tech innovations
Cybersecurity Career Fair
Opportunities for cybersecurity talents to meet hiring companies from RBC, Rogers, LoyaltyOne, PWC Canada, Paytm Labs, etc., submit your resume, and discover career development resources
Cybersecurity Contest
Teams from Ontario Universities and Colleges compete to solve the cybersecurity industry’s challenge – “People are the weakest link in cybersecurity”
People in Cyber Conference
DATE AND TIME
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
RBC WaterPark Place Auditorium, 88 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 0B8
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Adam Evans
VP, Cyber Operations & CISO
RBC
PANEL DISCUSSION – CYBERSECURITY TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Julie Bryski
Director, Talent Initiatives
Toronto Finance International

Sandra Liepkalns
CISO
Loyalty One

Sundeep Sandu
Director, Information & Cyber Security
Rogers Communication

David Machlis
Director
Intercast Staffing
PANEL DISCUSSION – CYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY TRENDS

Ajay K. Sood
VP & Country Manager
Symantec Canada

Andrew Wertkin
CTO
Bluecat

Marcos Santiago
Sr. Enterprise Security Architect
TD

Arani Adhikari
Manager
KPMG Canada
PANEL DISCUSSION – CYBERSECURITY INNOVATION

Mick Be
CEO & Founder
IAml Authentications

Balinder Rai
Sr. Business Dev Manager
OCE

Dimitry Raidman
CEO @ Co-Founder
Cybeats

Tahseen Shabab
Founder
Bibu Labs

Cordell Grant
CEO
QEYnet
CYBERSECURITY TALKS

Mohammad Faghani, PHD
Manager
PWC Canada

Ryan Malfara
Service Delivery Manager
LoyaltyOne

Otto Mok
VP, Cyber Security
Paytm Labs

Yaron Vorona
Founder
Deep Defense
CYBERSECURITY HIGHER EDUCAITON CONTEST

Joe Chang
Contest Chair

Jacklyn Wyatt
Application Security Manager
RBC

Elizabeth Chak
Buisness Dev Manager
Ontario Centers of Excellence

Mayuran Kanthasamy
Associate Director
Precima

Stas Bodrov
Lawyer
Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP

Walter Cooke
Manager, Cyber Advisory
Difenda
People in Cyber Conference
DATE AND TIME
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
RBC WaterPark Place Auditorium, 88 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 0B8
AGENDA
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15 AM Keynote Speech – Adam Evans, Vice President & CISO Cyber Operations, RBC
9:40 AM Cybersecurity Talk 1- Danish Arshad, Country Manager Canada, EC-Council
10:00 AM Panel Discussion – Cybersecurity Talent Development
Moderator: Julie Bryski, Director, Talent Initiatives, TFI
Panel Speakers:
Sandra Liepkalns, CISO, LoyaltyOne
Sundeep Sandhu, Director, Information & Cyber Security, Rogers
David Machlis, Director, Intercast Staffing
10:30 AM Networking Break
10:50 AM Cybersecurity Talk 2 – Mohammad Reza Faghani, Manager, PWC
11:10 AM Cybersecurity Talk 3 – Ryan Malfara, Manager, IT Security and Compliance, LoyaltyOne
11:30 AM Panel Discussion – Cybersecurity Industry Trends
Moderator: Ajay K. Sood, VP & Country Manager, Symantec Canada
Panel Speakers:
Andrew Wertkin, CTO, Bluecat
Arani Adhikari, Manager, KPMG Canada
Marcos Santiago, Sr. Enterprise Information Security Architect, TD
12:00 PM Lunch and Networking
1:00 PM Cybersecurity Higher Education Contest Finals
2:45 PM Networking Break
3:05 PM Cybersecurity Talk 4 – Otto Mok, VP Cybersecurity, Paytm Labs
3:25 PM Cybersecurity Talk 5 – Yaron Vorona, Founder, Deep Defence
3:45 PM Panel Discussion – Cybersecurity Innovation
Moderator: Mick Be. CEO, IAmI Authentications
Panel Speakers:
Tahseen Shabab, Founder, Bibu Labs
Balinder Rai, Senior Business Development Manager, OCE
Dmitry Raidman, CEO & Co-Founder, Cybeats
Cordell Grant, CEO, QEYnet Inc.
4:15 PM Game Time – Test Your Cybersecurity Awareness
4:30 PM Announcement of Cybersecurity Contest Winners
4:45 PM Closing Remarks
5:00 PM Conference Closed
People in Cyber Conference
DATE AND TIME
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
RBC WaterPark Place Auditorium, 88 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 0B8
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People in Cyber Conference
DATE AND TIME
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
RBC WaterPark Place Auditorium, 88 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 0B8