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Schedule

Keynote

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Welcome remarks from Brian Lesser, chief information officer and special address from Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, president and vice-chancellor.

Keynote address by Dr. Sasha Thackaberry, vice-president, student success, Pearson.

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break

Breakout sessions

10:15 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.

Cyber Security for the Public Sector and Beyond

  • Julia Le (moderator), Carolyn Glaser, Robert Wong and David Langille, Cyber Security Center of Excellence
  • Track: Cybsersecurity

Platform to Setup, Customize and Maintain AI Virtual Assistants

  • Patrick Thibaudeau and Vidur Kalive, York University
  • Track: Innovation & Trends

Sharing How to Best Support the Adoption and Use of Collaboration and Productivity Technologies in a Hybrid World

  • Christa Morrison and Deridor Collier, McMaster University
  • Track: Cultivating Resilience

11:05 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

The University of Guelph's Change Management Journey (So Far)

  • Alex Latona, University of Guelph
  • Track: Transformations and Implementations

Third Party Risk at Higher Ed

  • Elena Carroll, Paul Muir, Deyves Fonseca and Kevin Parent, CanSSOC
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Studying the COVID-19 Infodemic at Scale

  • Anatoliy Grudz and Philip Mai, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Innovation & Trends

12:05 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch break

1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Capturing and Transforming the Student Journey with Salesforce

  • Lauren DiMambro, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Transformations and Implementations

Tabletops and Cyber Ranges: Building Organizational Cyber Resilience Through Immersive Training Opportunities

  • Ian McWilliams and Randy Purse, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Moving to Teams Voice - Lessons and Ideas

  • Yong Zhang and Paul Jackson, OCAD University; Andrew Bell, Trent University
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

A Knowledge Management Strategy to Help Your Clients, Now!

  • Matthew Hartford and Sarah McKone, University of Waterloo
  • Track: Transformations and Implementations

Cyber Resilience: What You Need to Know

  • Tracy Dellaire, McMaster University
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Utilizing XR Technologies as a Toolkit for Experiential and Inclusive Learning

  • Michael Carter and Linda Zhang, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Learning and Teaching

2:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Information Security as Institutional Value-Add

  • Peter St. Onge, University of Toronto
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Virtual Hands-On Experience: Cybersecurity Essentials and Vulnerability Assessment

  • Ian McWilliams, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Developing Mixed Reality Immersive Action Adventure Games for Higher Education

  • David Chandross, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Innovation & Trends

Keynote

9:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.

Keynote address by Susan Aglukark, seven-time Juno Award-winning Aboriginal recording artist and motivational speaker.

10:05 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break

Breakout sessions

10:15 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

The Current State of Microsoft Identity Security

  • Sean Metcalf, Trimarc Security
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Spinning On A Dime: Using Media and Tech to Effectively Deliver a Traditional Hands-on Lab Course During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Art Seto and Anastasia Partserniak, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Learning and Teaching

Virtual Hands-On Experience: Cybersecurity Essentials and Vulnerability Assessment

  • Ian McWilliams, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Threat Landscape Update: Key Learnings From Recent Cyber Attacks

  • Kevin Flanagan, Palo Alto Networks
  • Track: Cybersecurity

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Beyond the Meeting

  • Lance Ford and Ted Mead, Zoom
  • Track: Tech demo

Securing Your Network: Zero-Trust, Segmentation & A.I. Security Automation

  • Jason Fernyc, Aruba Networks
  • Track: Tech demo

Defend Against Ransomware with PowerProtect Cyber Recovery

  • Alex Page and Steve Weaver, DELL
  • Track: Tech demo

Student Service Management

  • Daniela Mejia, ServiceNow
  • Track: Tech demo

11:45 a.m.

Wellness Break & Expo Floor Opens (Noon - 1:30 p.m.)

Noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch break

1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Information Risk Assessment: How a Good Framework Can Support Response to Emerging Threats

  • Robin Wilcoxen, University of Toronto
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Digital Transformation in Education

  • Shannon Cobourn, ServiceNow
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

Accessibility: The Missing Ingredient Towards Better Usability, Security, and Privacy

  • Adam Chaboryk, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Inclusivity and Collaboration

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Cybersecurity in Higher Education - Are We There Yet?

  • Brian Lesser, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Migrating to Quantum-Safe Cryptography: Upskilling the Existing Workforce

  • Randy Purse, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University; Bill Munson, Quantum Safe Canada; Michele Mosca, University of Waterloo
  • Track: Learning and Teaching

How uOttawa is using Enterprise Architecture to plan its ERP replacement: Collaboration in Practice

  • Stephanie Pereira, Ingrid Hernandez and Valerie Normand, University of Ottawa
  • Track: Inclusivity & Collaboration

Keynote

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Keynote address by Melissa Hathaway, president, Hathaway Global Strategies.

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break

Breakout sessions

10:15 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

Non-Fungible Tokens for the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals

  • Violeta Gotcheva, York University
  • Track: Innovations & Trends

Cybersecurity Threats: What Are the Trends?

  • Angela McAllister, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS)
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Building Resilience Into a New Resource Management Process: Transforming a Futile Exercise Into a Process With Resilience and Meaningful Outcomes

  • Deborah Tovell, MBA candidate, PMP, CBAP, University of Guelph
  • Track: Inclusivity & Collaboration

11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

Security Events and Monitoring: A Regional Approach

  • Alfonso Licata, ORION; Paul Inkila, Confederation College; Michelle Moore, Humber College; Tracy Dellaire, McMaster University; Jean-Ray Arseneau, University of Ottawa.
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Learning at the Speed of Flexibility: Designing Active Learning Spaces for COVID-Era Learning and Beyond at The School of Professional Communication

  • James Loney, Robert Clapperton, John Shiga and Nikole McGregor, Toronto Metropolitan University: School of Professional Communication
  • Track: Learning & Teaching

Adopting Lean Tools and Mindset to Bring Teams Together and Manage a Punishing Pandemic Workload

  • Diana MacPherson and Danielle Stayzer, McMaster University
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

Noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch Break

1 p.m. - 1:25 p.m.

Evolving Ops the Open Source Way

  • Todd Wilson, Red Hat
  • Track: Tech demo

Google Cloud Canada - Infrastructure and Security Differentiators

  • Mohamed Nofal and Phil Dasilva, Google
  • Track: Tech demo

Education Cyber Attack Case Study

  • Mike Gotham, Palo Alto Networks
  • Track: Tech demo

Microsoft Security for Education: Integrated Threat Protection with SIEM and XDR

  • Rob Burzese, Microsoft
  • Track: Tech demo

1:30 p.m.

Fitness & Wellness Break or go check out the Expo Floor (opens at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM)

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

The Way Forward: A CIO’s Perspective

  • Gary Sorrentino, Zoom
  • Tracks: Transformations & Implementations

The Journey to Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)

  • Jennifer Ferfolja and Ruan Yi, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Track: Cybersecurity

The Future of Work ... Is Hybrid

  • Mourad Michael, Andrew Leslie and Brian Lesser; Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

Keynote

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Panel keynote address by:

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Break

Breakout sessions

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

How to create an Ethereum Decentralized Application (DApp)

  • Violeta Gotcheva, York University
  • Track: Innovations & Trends

Security Team, Let's Talk About a Framework to Enable Research!

  • Raphaelle Gauriau and Sue McGlashan, University of Toronto
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Developing an Online Icebreaker Game

  • Matthew Ralston, Ethel Zlotnik and John Murray, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Learning & Teaching

Process and Systems Review: A Service Management Case Study

  • Stephanie MacKinnon, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

A Collaborative Approach to Log4Shell

  • Axel Schulz, CanSSOC; Andrew Brigham, University of Toronto
  • Track: Cybersecurity

The COVID Pivot: Virtual Labs using Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Andreas Paulisch, Brock University
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

Meet Sa11y: The Accessibility Quality Assurance Assistant

  • Adam Chaboryk, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Inclusivity & Collaboration

Noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch & Fitness Break, Expo floor open noon - 3:00 pm

1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Workspace 3.1: A Workspace By Employees, For Employees

  • Jennifer Lambert, University of Ottawa
  • Track: Innovations & Trends

Our DDoS Journey

  • Paul Webber, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Cybersecurity

Virtual Hands-On Experience: Ransomware Escalation Challenge (Advanced Level)

  • Ian McWilliams, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
  • Track: Cybersecurity

The Evolution of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Video Streaming Platform

  • Arianne Velasquez, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Track: Transformations & Implementations

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Conference Closing Remarks & Prizes