BEYOND TRUST: SECURE THE AI ERA
Securing the digital world in an age powered by AI
5-6 May 2026
Ottawa Conference and Event Centre
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome Remark
Venue: Main Hall
09:15 – 10:00
Opening Keynote
Tyson Macaulay
Deputy Director, National Center for Critical Infrastructure Protection, Resilience and Security (NC-CIPSeR)
The Digital Sovereignty Dilemma: Strategic Control of Canadian Data and AI
Venue: Main Hall
10:00 – 10:45
Title Sponsor Spotlight: Bell Cyber
AI and the Autonomous SOC: The Future of Faster, Smarter Cyber Defence
Venue: Main Hall
Arctic Wolf Workshop
Serge Dansereau
Senior Sales Engineer, Arctic Wolf
Guillaume Winters
Account Executive, Arctic Wolf
How to navigate a ransomware attack in real time – from first breach to recovery decisions
Venue: Breakout Room
10:45 – 11:15
Tea Break
11:15 – 12:00
Panel Discussion: AI vs Quantum
Moderator:
Alan McCafferty
Cyber Security Program Director, University of Ottawa, Professional Development Institute
Panel Speakers:
David Shipley
CEO, Beauceron Security Inc.
Bill Dunnion
Chief Information Security Officer, Mitel
More to be announced soon
Venue: Main Hall
Featured Presentation
Dan Nitta Mackey
AI Ecosystem Acceleration – Public Sector / Federal Government of Canada, NVIDIA
Venue: Breakout Room
12:00 – 12:45
Gold Sponsor Spotlight: Okta
Venue: Main Hall
TrendAI Masterclass
Yama Saadat
Principal Solutions Engineer, TrendAI
Securing the AI Blueprint: A CISO’s Practical Playbook for Safe AI Adoption
Venue: Breakout Room
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch & Learn
Steve Borza
President & CEO, Bluink
Identity Verification and Digital Credentials: Combating Fraud in Canada
Venue: Main Hall
Featured Presentation
JF Provost
CEO, Malvik Security Inc.
Identity Verification and Digital Credentials: Combating Fraud in Canada
Venue: Breakout Room
13:45 – 14:30
Okta Workshop
Venue: Breakout Room
14:15 – 15:00
Silver Sponsor Spotlight: Quantum eMotion
Venue: Main Hall
15:00 – 15:30
Tea Break
15:30 – 16:15
Panel Discussion: Digital ID
Moderator:
Babu Nair
Founder, Financial Technology Frontiers
Panel Speakers:
An Nguyen
VP, Digital ID, Accenture
Imraan Bashir
Partner, Cyber Security, National Public Sector Cyber Leader, KPMG Canada LP
More to be announced soon
Venue: Main Hall
Canadian Pavilion “Wolf’s Den” Pitch Fest
Venue: Breakout Room
16:15 – 17:30
Biz Social Networking
(Open to all pass holders)
09:00 – 09:30
Opening Remarks
The Honourable Jenna Sudds
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)
Venue: Main Hall
09:30 – 10:15
Featured Presentation
Venue: Main Hall
Click Networks Workshop
Steve Giguere
Principal AI Security Advocate, Check Point Software
From AI Risk to Resilience: Securing What Comes Next
Venue: Breakout Room
10:15 – 11:00
Spotlight Presentation
Venue: Main Hall
Featured Presentation
Mina Movahedi Shakib
Cyber Threat Investigator, Bell Canada
Deployment of Autonomous Cyber Agents
Venue: Breakout Room
11:00 – 11:30
Tea Break
11:30 – 12:15
Panel Discussion: Sovereign Data Infrastructure
Moderator:
Michelle Robitaille
CEO, Digital Trust Canada
Panel Speakers to be announced
Venue: Main Hall
Featured Presentation
Shruti Mukherjee
Director of GRC
Beyond Humans: Governing Machine Identities in an AI-Driven World
Venue: Breakout Room
12:15 – 13:00
Gold Sponsor Spotlight: Thales
Blair Canavan
Director, Alliances – PKI & PQC Portfolio, Cloud Protection & Licensing
PQC Readiness in 2026: The Year of Action for Organizations with a Plan
Venue: Main Hall
Bell Cyber Workshop
Essentials for Modern Defence: From Critical Controls to Automated 5-Minute Containment
Venue: Breakout Room
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & Learn
Venue: Main Hall
Okta Workshop
Venue: Breakout Room
14:00 – 14:45
Featured Presentation
Jim Lambe
Vice President and General Manager –
DataBricks
Venue: Main Hall
Featured Presentation
Gary Cooper
Acting Senior Director of Cyber Security, Network and Satellite Procurement, Government of Canada
Venue: Breakout Room
14:45 – 15:30
Featured Presentation
Matt Davies
Senior Advisor, StrategyCorp
Boards and Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies
Venue: Main Hall
FedDev Workshop
Venue: Breakout Room
15:30 – 16:00
Tea Break
16:00 – 16:45
Panel Discussion: Canadian Defence
Panel Speakers:
Bruce Playfair
Leader, Defence and Security Systems, Automotive and Surface Transportation National Research Council Canada / Government of Canada
Arnold Villeneuve
CMMC Lead Assessor and Instructor
Hyelim Juliana Kim
Senior Advisor, Mitacs
Venue: Main Hall
Ontario Government + Global Affairs Workshop
Venue: Breakout Room
16:45 – 17:00
Closing Remarks
John Weigelt
Microsoft Canada
Venue: Main Hall
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