2026 Program: cyber conferences & panels
INCYBER Forum Canada 2026 will bring together leaders from government, defence, law enforcement, intelligence agencies, critical infrastructure, industry, academia, and the international cybersecurity community to explore the issues shaping our digital future.
Below is a preview of some of the strategic conversations currently being developed for the program. These discussions will be complemented by keynote presentations, featured interviews, workshops and demos, which will be announced in the coming months. Together, they reflect many of the most pressing challenges—and opportunities—facing Canada and its international partners.
We’re very grateful to our Advisory Board for their ongoing support, and to the many organizations and leaders who are participating and helping shape the program. Their willingness to share practical experience and diverse perspectives is what makes these strategic conversations possible.
The future will be shaped by the conversations we have today.
December, 1 - Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau
- 14:00 – Welcome Addresses in the Auditorium
- 14:50 – Building Indigenous Led Cyber Security Capacity
- 15:40 – Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure in Remote Locations and North/Arctic
- 16:30 – Allied Cyber Cooperation in the Era of Persistent Digital Compettion
December, 2 - Centre Rogers, Ottawa
- 9h – Welcome adresses
- 9h40 – Keynote
- 10h05 – Panel: Multi-Domain Operations: Cyber, Special Operations and Space in Kinetic Warfare
- 13h30 – Federal Policing and Cybercrime
- 13h50 – Panel: CCN Report: Cybersecurity, Defence and Digital Sovereignty: Securing Canada’s Strategic Future
- 14h40 – Defence Procurement Way Ahead
- 15h – Cyber & AI Diplomacy
- 15h – Building a Secure Future: A Canada-EU Partnership for Skills, Cyber Resilience, and Digital Sovereignty
- 10h05 – Next Generation SOC – Implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)
- Automated Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
- 13h50 – Ransomware 3.0: A Law Enforcement Case Study
- 15h00 – The Northern Front – Cyber Sovereignty in the North/Arctic
- 10h05 – Cloud Adoption & Sovereign Controls
- 10h55 – Digital Identity, Age Assurance, and the Future of Online Trust
- 13h50 – GAIA-X & Canada – Building a transatlantic framework for data sovereignty
- 15h – Post Quantum Readiness by Public and Private Sector
- 16h10 – Identity, Authorization and Trust in the Agentic Era
- 11h45 – Foreign Interference & Economic Security
- 12h20 – From Mexico to Canada: How Cartel Designations Change Corporate Risk
- 13h50 – Leading Through Crisis Police approach to Cybercrime Federal/Provicial Priorities
- 14h40 – Leading Through Crisis
- 15h50 – Designing Resilient Organizations
December 3 - Centre Rogers, Ottawa
- 09h45 – Canadian Sovereign Technology Strategy
- 10h05 – AI Adoption by the Government of Canada
- 10h55 – Bill C-8: Strengthening Cybersecurity & Resilience Across Canada’s Critical Infrastructure
- 11h45 – Belgian Anti-Phishing Shield (BAPS)
- 15h – Protecting Canada’s Critical Infrastructure
- 13h50 – Navigating Contested Waters: Securing Canada’s Maritime and Transport Infrastructure
- 10h05 – “Your Company Has Been Hacked, Now What?” Incident Response and the Role of Cyber Insurance
- 10h55 – No Sovereignty Without Talent: The Case for a Made-in-Canada Cyber Workforce
- 11h45 – Defending Against Hidden Risks of AI Tools in the Workplace
- 10h05 – Public/Private Sector and Academic Collaboration in National Security
- 10h45 – AI – Deep Fakes and the Erosion of Trust in Elections
- 13h50 – Privacy-enhancing Technologies in Production
- 10h05 – Investing in the Defence Sector
- 10h55 – CCN: Digital Trust Signals: What Canda’s Leaders Need to Watch Next
- 12h20 – The Threat from Agentic AI
- 13h50 – Executive’s Role in Critical Infrastructure Protection
Preview of Strategic Sessions & Panel Discussions
Opening Day (Dec. 1) - Canadian Museum of History - Gatineau
- Allied Cyber Cooperation in the Era of Persistent Digital Competition
- Building Indigenous-Led Cybersecurity Capacity
- Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure in Remote Locations and the North/Arctic
Main Conference (Dec. 2-3) - Rogers Center - Ottawa
National Security & Resilience | Main Stage
- The Northern Front – Cyber Sovereignty in the North/Arctic
- Multi-Domain Operations: Cyber, Special Operations and Space in Kinetic Warfare
- Cybersecurity, Defence and Digital Sovereignty: Securing Canada’s Strategic Future
- AI Adoption by the Government of Canada
- Bill C-8: Strengthening Cybersecurity and Resilience Across Canada’s Critical Infrastructure
- Navigating Contested Waters: Securing Canada’s Maritime and Transport Infrastructure
- Cyber & AI Diplomacy
- Public/Private Sector and Academic Collaboration in National Security
Cyber Operations | Cyber Stage
- Next Generation SOC – Implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)
- Automated Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
- Ransomware 3.0: A Law Enforcement Case Study
- Protecting Canada’s Critical Infrastructure
- The Challenges of Cyber Insurance in the AI World
- No Sovereignty Without Talent: The Case for a Made-in-Canada Cyber Workforce
Digital Trust & Governance | Trust Stage
- Cloud Adoption and Sovereign Controls
- GAIA-X & Canada – Building a Transatlantic Framework for Data Sovereignty
- Post Quantum Readiness by Public and Private Sector
- Digital Trust Signals: What Canada’s Leaders Need to Watch Next
- AI – Deep Fakes and the Erosion of Trust in Elections
- Privacy-enhancing Technologies in Production
Executive Leadership & National Capacity | Leaders Lounge
- Economic Security: Countering Industrial Espionage
- Leading Through Crisis
- Designing Resilient Organizations
- Investing in the Defence Sector
- The Executive’s Role in Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Digital Identity, Age Assurance, and the Future of Online Trust