Join us for the CCTX Symposium on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Toronto, ON. This year’s symposium will highlight presentations and discussions by leading private and public sector experts including:

• Sami Khoury, Government of Canada Senior Official for Cybersecurity 

• Chris Nagorski, Strategic Advisory Services Senior Professional Services, CrowdStrike. Theme: Achieving Frontier AI Readiness and Resilience 

• Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Associate Director of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University.  Theme: The evolving threat environment and vectors.  Where is the threat?  How is it evolving?  How the two intersect.  And what that means for posturing in this new and rapidly evolving threat environment. 

• Michael Joyce, Executive Director of the Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership, Theme: Biomimetic Strategy Nature’s Intelligence over Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes 

• Dina Kamal, Field CTO & Canada General Manager, Databahn, Theme: Making GenAI work for Cyber Security – Tangible best practices and applications. 

• Eli Vovsha, Manager, Data Science Development, Fortra, Theme: The Hidden Details of Developing Production-Grade Machine Learning Models and Systems 

• David Shipley, CEO and Co-Founder of Beauceron Security Inc., Theme: From Mythos to Human Reality: A Critical Look at the real threat posed by AI in 2026 

• Andrew Buckles, Executive Vice President, Services, ISA Cybersecurity, Gerard Dunphy, Senior Director, Detection, Response and Recovery, ISA Cybersecurity, Jordan Burrowes, Senior Manager, Services Engineering, ISA Cybersecurity, Jacob Graef, AI Engineer, ISA Cybersecurity, and Lui Lobo, Penetration Tester, ISA Cybersecurity.  Theme: AI-Speed Incident Response: Preparing for the 90-Second Attack. 

• James Musgrave, Executive Director, Canada Cybersecurity Lead, Capco, Theme: Enabling Cyber Risk Quantification in 2026: From Measuring Exposure to Informing Investment Decisions 

• Dylan DeAnda, Field CTO, Doppel, Theme: Social Engineering Attack Chain: A New Standard for Unified Defense   

• Gunnar Peterson, Vice President, Global Security and Defence, TD Bank, Theme: Access in Maliceland 

• Steve Waterhouse, CEO, INFOSECSW, Theme: The 6th Domain: Cognitive Warfare, Social Media & the AI Threat Multiplier 

• Saikat Asaduzzaman, Senior Manager, Cyber Security Operations Centre, Bank of Montreal, Theme: Top 10 simple automation ideas using GitHub Copilot for cyber ops 

• Panel: Theme: Establishing Canada’s Financial Crime Agency with Dr. Jessica Davis, President, Insight Threat Intelligence; Brent Arnold, Partner, INQ Law  

• Kristofer Faric, Cyber & Data Talent Partner, Intercast Global, Theme: Staffing in the age of AI
  
  

• Sophia Kudlyk, Senior Vice President Cyber Practice, Hub International and Jonathan Weekes, President, Canada, BOXX Insurance. Theme: Understanding the Expectations and Requirements in Modern Insurance Policies
  
  

• Lina Dabit, Executive Director, Office of the CISO, Optiv. Theme: The hybrid threat landscape consideration and how this blurs the lines between physical and cyber security.
  
  

• Andrea Simpson, Senior Director Cryptographic Research, Engagement and Standards, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.  Theme: Government of Canada Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Roadmap
  
  

• Gaétan Houle, Enterprise CISO, Fortinet, Daniel Couillard, Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation, CCCS, and Jeremy Viault, Director of Growth Marketing, Kobalt.io.  Theme: Compliance as a Competitive Advantage: Securing Defense Contracts and Preparing for Bill C-8
  
  

• Paul Huston, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Insider Risk Management Centre of Excellence. Theme: Insider Risk Trends for 2026
  
  

• Greg Davison, Managing Director for Armadin Canada, and Michael Simmons, Armadin Team Leader, Theme: Seizing the Offensive Advantage Before Attackers Do
  
  
  
• Panel: Tyler Reguly, Associate Director,
  Security R&D, Fortra, Daniel Bertrand, Associate Instructor and Chief Security Officer, Canadian Insider Risk Management Centre of Excellence and Owner, Wolfhound Consulting and Investigation Services, and Eli Vovsha, Manager, Data Science Development Fortra, Theme: Preparing the Next Generation: How Shifting Technologies Impact Entry Level Positions
  
  
  

• Government Panel: Dan Couillard, Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Colin MacSween, Director General, National Cyber Security Directorate, Public Safety Canada, Public Safety Canada. Moderator: Jennifer Quaid, Executive Director, CCTX
  
  
  

• Leadership Panel: Louise Dandonneau, Vice President, Cyber Security Services, Scotiabank, Clinton McFadden, Vice President and CISO, Canadian Tire Corporation, Steve Sparkes, Senior Vice President & CISO, TD Bank Group, and Olivera Zatezalo, CISO & Vice President, Cyber and IT Security at Ontario Power Generation. Moderator: Abhay Raman, Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Sun Life
  
  
  Complete speaker list and agenda to follow.

While there is no cost to attend, registration is limited to CCTX members and pre-registration is required.

Participation is eligible for CPE credits! Please pass the invitation along to any of your colleagues who you believe would benefit from attending the Symposium. 

Why Attend?

Learn: Gain insights from leading Canadian cyber professionals.
Connect: Network with industry leaders and peers.
Engage: Actively join conversations about key cyber security topics.

To register, please contact info@cctx.ca

Don’t miss this chance to be part of this impactful cybersecurity event with a Canadian focus. We look forward to seeing you there!