Edward Pereira
Principal Consultant of Carmel Info-Risk, one of BC’s oldest vCISO practices, Edward is a veteran of 25 years of information risk, cybersecurity, IT governance, IT assurance, IT compliance and privacy, and an additional 10+ years in retail systems, financial systems, IT project management, and a pioneer of the e-commerce SaaS model in Canada back in […]
Rob Goehring
Rob is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years’ experience founding and operating technology companies across telecom, marketing tech, SaaS, financial services and artificial intelligence. Rob is the founder and CEO of Wisr, an AI company focused on utilizing global data to predict cyber security threats on enterprises and their supply chain network. Rob is […]
Sunny Jassal
Sunny is a transformational leader with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, specializing in the development and execution of business strategies that enable and secure digital transformation. Known for delivering innovative technology solutions, Sunny has earned strong credibility across both business and technology groups. With a deep commitment to fostering a “security by design” […]
Rob Davidson
Rob Davidson brings many years of experience to his role as Chief Information Security Officer at Pacific Blue Cross and Pacific Blue Cross Solutions. His career started with Dell Canada and has progressed though several senior strategic and leadership positions at industry-defining organizations such as Microsoft and Hootsuite. Prior to his recent return to Vancouver, […]
Sonny Sarai
Sonny Sarai is a seasoned information security leader with extensive experience in developing, managing, and enhancing cybersecurity programs across various industries, from startups to enterprise-level organizations. With over 15 years in the Information Security field, Sonny has a proven track record of driving security initiatives and ensuring robust protection measures. He is an active board […]
Pamela Pouliot
Pamela Pouliot is the Manager, Cybersecurity at Trans Mountain Pipeline. With over 15 years of experience in industry she has worked in both consulting and full-time roles. Pam holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and has robust IT and OT program development and execution experience across a wide range of industries including pipelines, oil and […]
Eder Marques
Eder is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with a solid track record of success helping some of the world’s largest and most complex financial institutions to improve their cybersecurity posture. He is currently the Director of Payments Security and High Value Assets of the Financial Crimes Unit, Cybersecurity at BMO Financial Group. With over two decades […]
Farooq Naiyer
Farooq Naiyer is an accomplished cybersecurity leader and is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of NKST, a platform dedicated to cybersecurity research and collaboration. With over 20 years of extensive experience in cybersecurity, privacy, technology compliance, and assurance, Farooq has held prominent roles in global organizations. He has also served as the Global […]
Curtis L. Blais
Mr. Blais serves as Cybera’s shared Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the lead on the National Cybersecurity Assessment (NCA), a program through CANARIE that assesses the cybersecurity posture of higher learning institutions across Canada. He has been the primary author of the national report describing the “state of the union” for cybersecurity in higher […]
Andrew Ginter
At Waterfall Security, Andrew leads a team of experts who work with the world’s most secure industrial sites. He is the author of three textbooks on industrial cybersecurity, co-author of the Internet of Things Security Framework, and co-author of the UITP report on cybersecurity requirements in rail system tendering. He holds a dozen patents, co-hosts […]
