Program Schedule

Our event is a full day to maximize the number of keynote and thought leader speakers. The doors and Information Desk will open at 7:00 A.M., the event officially begins at 8:15 A.M. and the event, with final Technology Prize drawings, ends at 5:00 P.M. There is a lunch break and half-hour breaks in the morning and afternoon. There will be Technology Prize draws throughout the day.

Time Speakers and Topic
07:00 – 08:30 Registration Starts / Information Desk / Trade Show Setup
7:30 Theatre Doors Open
8:00 Trade Show and Job Fair Opens
08:15 – 08:20 Michael Stepchuk (MC) House Keeping
08:20 – 08:30 Craig Delmage, Patrick Ouellette (Algonquin College) Opening, Event Overview
08:30 – 08:35 Duane McNair, Vice-President, Finance and Administration, Algonquin College – Official Welcome
08:35 – 08:50 The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister, Public Safety – Keynote Address
08:50 – 09:30 Michael Power, Barrister and Solicitor – The Future of Canadian Data Privacy
09:30 – 10:10 Bonnie Butlin, Co-Founder, Security Partner’s Forum – Women in Cyber Security & Data Privacy
10:10 – 10:40 Refreshment Break, Trade Show and Job Fair
10:40 – 10:45 Michael Stepchuk (MC) – House Keeping
10:45 – 11:25 Kent Schramm, Head, Cyber Security, Government of Ontario – Defence in Depth: What’s Next?
11:25 – 12:00 Ken Taylor, President, International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (Americas) – Impact of Canadian Cybercrime
12:00 – 12:55 Lunch, Trade Show and Job Fair
12:55 – 13:00 Michael Stepchuk (MC) – House Keeping
13:00 – 14:00 Public Safety Canada, RCMP, CCIRC and CRTC – Canadian Cybersecurity and Cybercrime
14:10 – 14:30 Lee Shields, RCMP – BOTNETs and the Criminal Underground
14:30 – 15:00 Refreshment Break, Trade Show and Job Fair
15:00 – 15:05 Michael Stepchuk (MC) – House Keeping
15:05 – 15:45 Jefferson Dance, Seccuris – Olympics Information Security
15:45 – 16:30 Greg Young, VP Research, Gartner – Near Future of Network Security
16:30 – 16:40 Craig Delmage, Patrick Ouellette (Algonquin College) Wrap Up
16:40 – 17:00 Michael Stepchuk (MC) Technology Prizes Draw

Please view the program guide here.