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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Terry Freestone

Terry has been working with IT, OT and cybersecurity for far too long. He has worked for a variety of industries including government, healthcare, mining, and building, but most of […]
Mehran Darabi

Mehran is a cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in ICS/OT cybersecurity and functional safety. He led cybersecurity and functional safety initiatives for […]
Norman Runte

Norman has 35+ years of experience with the last 25 years focused on cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management and audits. Over the course of his career, Norman has […]
Tim McCreight

Tim McCreight is a visionary leader in the global security industry, with over four decades of experience spanning physical and cybersecurity. As the CEO and Founder of TaleCraft Security, he […]
Ashif Samnani

Ashif Samnani is a distinguished cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience specializing in Cybersecurity Operations, Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), and Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity. Currently serving as […]
Hon. Todd McCarthy

Todd is a well-respected and established lawyer in Durham and across Ontario. He is currently on leave from the firm Flaherty McCarthy LLP, where he was a senior partner. Todd’s […]
Nazanin Bayati

Nazanin Bayati is an AI and cybersecurity researcher who recently earned her PhD in computer engineering from the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on automating security testing procedures to […]