Agenda
(tentative - session presentations may move)
| Audience | Attendees registered as leadership: CIO, director, manager. By invitation only. (Registration CLOSED). |
| Location | ATLAS Steak & Fish Cascades Casino 1555 Versatile Dr, Kamloops, BC V1S 1W7 |
| Greeters | Krista Cochrane & John Cuzzola |
| Sponsors (arrive) | Sponsors please arrive between 5:00 - 5:30 p.m |
| Leadership Invitees (arrive) | Distinguished guests please arrive between 5:30 - 6:00 p.m |
| Audience | All registered attendees |
| Location | TRU Campus Activity Centre |
| Time | 7:45 a.m. – 4 p.m. (social following) |
| MCs | John Cuzzola and Rita Leone |
| 7:45 a.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall |
Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m. Grand Hall |
Opening Remarks |
| 9 a.m. Grand Hall |
Territorial Acknowledgement and Elder's Welcome: Joanne Brown President's Welcome: Brett Fairbairn, President and Vice-Chancellor, TRU |
| 9:15 - 10:05 a.m. Grand Hall |
 Keynote – Michael McEvoyInformation and Privacy Commissioner, Province of British Columbia |
| 10:05 - 10:55 a.m. Grand Hall |
Gold Sponsor Presentation (VIVACITY TECHNOLOGIES) - The Spectrum of Privacy and Security - How organizations in different industries tackle privacy and security Moderator: George Emery (CEO, Vivacity). Panelists: Lindsay Sill (Executive Director, CUCCIO), Brian Eshpeter (IT Director, Dawson), Luke Timms (Infrastructure Systems Manager, City of Kelowna), (Stefano Stamato - Head of Product, Vivacity Technologies) |
| 10:55 - 11:10 a.m. Rotunda |
Refreshment Break and Transition |
| Breakout Session 1 | |
| 11:10 a.m. - noon | TBD Grand Hall, 2nd floor Presenter: Suzanne M. Kennedy, Partner of Harris & Co. |
| Bad Actors Are After Your Data, Now What? Summit Room, 2nd floor Presenters: Marleen Mavrow & Rossilyne Tan of ISACA Vancouver Chapter |
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| Just API’s, Apps & Users: How to power your hybrid workforce Alpine Room, 1st floor Presenters: Michael Kennedy (Sudden Technologies), Beth Hartwell (Abnormal Security) and Scott Smith (Zscaler) |
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| Zero Trust Unleashed: Elevating Security in SASE- From Continuous Verification to Cloud Excellence. Terrace Room, 2nd floor Presenter: Alex Macdonald of PALOALTO NETWORKS |
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| When Needs are High but Budget is Low TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor Presenter: Michael Kwan, Security Solutions Architect of CDW |
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| Noon - 1 p.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall |
Lunch |
| 1:05 - 1:55 p.m. Grand Hall |
Keynote - Keeping Research Open: Privacy and Cybersecurity at UBC ARC Presenters: Scott Baker, Manager Sensitive Research and Jessica Galo, Sensitive Research Security Analyst Advanced Research Computing (ARC), University of British Columbia |
| 1:55 - 2:45 p.m. Grand Hall |
Gold Sponsor Presentation (TENABLE) - Back to the Basics: Why investing in fundamentals is still your best defense Presenter: Mark Shykula |
| 2:45 - 3 p.m. Rotunda |
Refreshment Break and Transition |
| Breakout Session 2 | |
| 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. | Grand Hall (open) |
| The Evolution of Physical Security - Protecting People, Private, and Assets. Summit Room, 2nd floor Presenter: Carmine Amorelli of VERKADA |
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| Backup ≠ Cyber Recovery Alpine Room, 1st floor Presenter: Werner Vorster, BC Account Executive & Derek Keen, BC Sales Engineer, Rubrik |
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| Redefining Priorities in Data Security: Why Protecting 'Low-Risk' Data is Key to Safeguarding High-Value Assets Terrace Room, 2nd floor Presenter: Paul Steen - Principal Engineer, Imperva, Thales Company & Simon Copon - Sr Account Manager, X10 Technologies |
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| How to build in a secure enterprise landscape with no impact on privacy TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor Presenter: Samantha Phillips, CISM, Sales Specialist, Oracle |
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| 4:00 - 5 p.m. Mountain Room |
Social and Prize Draw! |
| 7:45 a.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall |
Breakfast |
| 8:15 a.m. Grand Hall |
Greetings, Territorial Acknowledgment & Elder's Welcome: Joanne Brown |
| 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. Grand Hall |
Gold Sponsor Presentation (IX Solutions) - Implementing a Layered Security Approach with Microsoft 365 Presenters: Chris King (IX Solutions), & TBD (City of Kamloops) |
| 9:20 - 10:10 a.m. Grand Hall |
Keynote - Digital Harmony: A Secwépemc Perspective on Balancing Privacy and Security. Presented by: Gabriel Archie of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc / TRU Office of Indigenous Education |
| 10:10 - 11:00 a.m. Grand Hall |
Gold Sponsor Presentation (VEEAM) - Defy the Inevitable: Radical Resilience in the Public Sector Presenter: Jeff Reichard, VP, Product Strategy |
| 11:00 - 11:10 a.m. Rotunda |
Refreshment Break and Transition |
| Breakout Session 3 | |
| 11:10 - noon | (Grand Hall: reserved for Family Feud Setup) |
| Punch Above Your Weight – 3 strategies to gain rapid advantage. Terrace Room, 2nd floor Presenter: Gary Miller, Field Chief Technology Officer of Compugen |
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| How to Build your Network Security Strategy with AI and NextGen Solutions Summit Room, 2nd floor Presenters: Scott Parker, Doug Atkinson, & Rob Kyle of NEBULA |
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| A Picture (memory image) is Worth a Thousand Words (logs) Alpine Room, 1st floor Presenter: John Cuzzola, Director of Information Security, TRU |
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| Understanding the Latest MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation Data TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor Presenter: Norm Chan, Enterprise Solutions Engineer, Western Canada, of SentinelOne |
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| 12:10 - 1:00 p.m. Grand Hall |
Family Feud Style Privacy and Security Game Show! Team Why-FI? versus Team Not-AI |
| 1:00 - 1:10 p.m. Grand Hall |
Closing Remarks |
| 1:10 p.m. Grand Hall |
Take Away Bag Lunch |
