Rusul Alrubail
Session: Watch Your Language Rusul is the Executive Director of Parkdale Centre for Innovation. Parkdale Centre is a Canadian non-profit committed to making entrepreneurial & professional skills accessible through inclusive […]
2018
Jeff Gardiner
Session: Effectively Managing a Ransomware Attack: Lessons Learned Jeff Gardiner is Central Information Security Officer (CISO) at Western University since 2010. As CISO he has provided leadership and guidance managing […]
David Wolfe
Session: The Innovation Ecosystem Dr. David A. Wolfe is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Co-Director of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School […]
Alison Paprica
Session: The Innovation Ecosystem Vice President, Health Strategy and Partnerships, Vector Institute Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), University of Toronto Prior to joining the Vector […]
Iliana Oris Valiente
Session: The Innovation Ecosystem Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA, CBP (Certified Bitcoin Professional) is widely credited for being a trailblazer in the blockchain space, having been among the first to […]
Mark Dillon
Session: Sense and Sensibility Mark Dillon is currently the Corporate Manager of Information Technology for the City of Sarnia. Mark started out as a software developer during Y2K. Since then, […]
Mark Patterson
Session: Diverse, Talented: The (Work) Force Awakens Mark Patterson is a changemaker pioneering new approaches in career development, inclusive recruitment and contextualized labour market information to drive social and economic […]
Michele Mosca
Session: Disruptive Technologies and the Cyber-Threat Landscape Dr. Mosca is globally recognized for his drive to help academia, industry and government prepare our cyber systems to be safe in an […]
Nadja Bressan
Session: The Living Network Nadja Bressan received a BS in Industrial Automation from Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil, in 2005; MSc in Automation, Instrumentation and Control in 2007 and […]
Nela Petkovic
Session: Securing the Ecosystem – With great power comes great responsibility Nela Petkovic joined Laurier in 1995 as a Senior Systems Analyst and has since served in a number of progressively […]
Samer Adi
Session: Disruptive Technologies and the Cyber-Threat Landscape Samer currently is the Head of Information Security and Internal Controls for Indigo Books and Music Inc. – Canada. Leading a team of […]
Wendy Cukier
Session: Diverse, Talented: The (Work) Force Awakens Dr. Wendy Cukier recently completed a term as the Vice President of Research and Innovation during which she increased research funding by 60 […]
Olivia Lin
Session: The Living Network Olivia Lin, Ph.D., is the Executive Director and co-founder of Studio 1 Labs. With her background in cognitive psychology and analytics, she advances Studio 1 Labs’ […]
Nadia Caidi
Session: Digital Divide and The Inclusive Ecosystem Nadia Caidi is a Professor at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on human information behavior, societal implications of […]
John Levay
Session: Securing the Ecosystem – With great power comes great responsibility John is currently the CIO/CTO at Niagara College. He has over 35 years of experience in IT with 29+ […]
Dino Miele
Session: The Innovation Ecosystem Dino Miele brings over 35 years of experience in the information and communications technology industry to his role at the District School Board of Niagara. He […]
Neil Wilkinson
Session: The Living Network Neil Wilkinson is the Project Manager overseeing the Digital Media and Web Solutions Portfolio at Niagara College, Ontario. Neil joined the College’s Research & Innovation team […]
Denise Ernst
Session: Effectively Managing a Ransomware Attack: Lessons learned Denise Ernst is a leader in information security and risk management. She is the Information Security Officer at Queen’s University, a research-intensive […]
Jason Testart
Session: Effectively Managing a Ransomware Attack: Lessons learned Jason Testart is the Director of Information Security Services at the University of Waterloo. Jason started his career as a system administrator, […]
Lena Patterson
Session: Diverse, Talented: The (Work)force Awakens Lena has been a part of the eCampusOntario team since the organization opened shop in August 2015. She worked closely with the government to […]