CANADA
INCYBER
DEC. 1-3, 2026
OTTAWA-GATINEAU
CANADA

2026 Speakers

Political and Institutional Leaders

ferris adi
Ferris
ADI
USA
Global CISO, Trans America Fiber System
USA
Al Koura Georges
George
AL-KOURA
Canada
CISO Ruby Corp.
Canada
melanie anderson
Melanie
ANDERSON
Ontario, Canada
Director General, User IT (Digital Services Group), Department of National Defence
Ontario, Canada
gert auvaart
Gert
AUVÄÄRT
CANADA
Ambassador of Estonia to Canada
CANADA
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Rey
BANGO
USA
Staff Vulnerability Analyst, Horizon3.AI
USA
Ken Barker
Ken
BARKER
ALBERTA, CANADA
Scientific Director, National Cybersecurity Consortium
ALBERTA, CANADA
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Imraan
BASHIR
ONTARIO, CANADA
Partner & National Cyber Transformation Leader, KPMG Canada
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Aniket
BHARDWAJ
USA
Vice President, Global Cybersecurity & Incident Response, Charles River Associates
USA
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Jamie
BINTLIFF
CANADA
North America Intel Proliant Category Manager, HPE
CANADA
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Patrick
BOURK
CANADA
Vice President, Cyber and Professional Lines, Navacord
CANADA
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Monifa
BROOKS
ONTARIO, CANADA
Co-founder, Garabyte
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Alex
CAMERON
ONTARIO, CANADA
Partner and Co-Chair, Privacy & Cybersecurity Group, Fasken
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Mary
CARMICHAEL
CANADA
Field CISO, Western Canada, Bell
CANADA
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Guillaume-Alexandre
CHAIZY
CANADA
Zero Trust Strategy Manager, Ekinops
CANADA
Phedra Clouner
Phedra
CLOUNER
BELGIUM
Deputy Director General of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium, CISSP, CISM
BELGIUM
Francis Coats
Francis
COATS
QUEBEC, CANADA
Organizational Security Expert | M.Sc.A., Eng., PSP, CISSP
QUEBEC, CANADA
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Lina
DABIT
CANADA
Executive Director Office of the CISO, Optiv Canada
CANADA
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Charmaine
DEAN
CANADA
Vice-President, Research and International at University of Waterloo
CANADA
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Joe
DEKLIC
CANADA
Head of AI Sales, Americas, Check Point Software Technologies
CANADA
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Dr. Khaled
EL EMAM
Ottawa, Canada
Canada Research Chair in Medical AI, University of Ottawa & CEO of Woodway Assurance
Ottawa, Canada
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Detective Staff Sergeant Matthew
ELLWOOD
ONTARIO, CANADA
Operations Manager, Ontario Provincial Police
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Brendan M.
FOO
United States
Managing Partner, Corporate Intelligence and Investigations, Forward Global
United States
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Gillian
FROST
CANADA
Director General for the Critical Technology, Transnational and Hybrid Threats Bureau
CANADA
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Tricia
GEDDES
CANADA
Deputy Minister of Public Safety
CANADA
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William
GHALI
CANADA
Vice-President Research, University of Calgary
CANADA
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François
GUAY
CANADA
Founder & CEO, Canadian Cybersecurity Network
CANADA
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Shawn
HAYWARD
CANADA
Senior Solutions Engineer, ThreatLocker
CANADA
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Vanessa
HENRI
CANADA
Managing Partner, Ceiba Law
CANADA
Shurouq Hijazi
Shurouq
HIJAZI
CANADA
Managing Director, KeyData Cyber
CANADA
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Tom
HOUPT
CANADA
Customer Solutions Architect, Contrast Security
CANADA
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Jaxson
KHAN
Toronto, Canada
Senior Fellow at the Munk School of global affairs and public policy, University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
sami khoury
Sami
KHOURY
Canada
Former Senior Official for Cyber Security, Government of Canada
Canada
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Mike
KIM
ONTARIO, CANADA
Co-founder and CEO, Mycroft
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Sophia
KUDLYK
ONTARIO, CANADA
Senior Vice President, Cyber and Technology, HUB International
ONTARIO, CANADA
Tom Lawson
General Tom
LAWSON
ONTARIO, CANADA
Former Canadian Chief of Defence Staff
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Ashley
LUKEERAM
CANADA
Country Leader, Check Point Canada
CANADA
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Brigadier-General Scott
MACGREGOR
Nova Scotia, Canada
Deputy Commander, Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command
Nova Scotia, Canada
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David
MAGEE
CANADA
Vice-President Research, University of New Brunswick
CANADA
Anuj Marya
Anuj
MARYA
CANADA
Director, KeyData Cyber
CANADA
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Colonel Alfred T.
MAYNARD
UNITED STATES
Deputy Commander of 3 Canadian Space Division, United States Space Force
UNITED STATES
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Kelly
MCGUINNESS
ONTARIO, CANADA
Cyber and Tech Development Leader, CFC
ONTARIO, CANADA
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David J.
MCGUINTY
CANADA
Minister of National Defence
CANADA
Meilunas
Egidijus
MEILUNAS
LITHUANIA
Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada and ICAO
LITHUANIA
robert michon
Robert
MICHON
QUEBEC, CANADA
Senior Strategic Advisor, Micrologic
QUEBEC, CANADA
samuel migal
Samuel
MIGAL’
Slovakia
Minister of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic
Slovakia
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Sanjay
MIRCHANDANI
United States
CEO, Commvault
United States
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Carl
MONTREUIL
CANADA
Superintendent, RCMP Director, Federal Policing Cybercrime
CANADA
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Lisa
MORELAND
CANADA
Deputy Commissioner, Federal Policing, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
CANADA
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Leon
MORRIS
CANADA
IT Projects Manager, JEDI (Joint Economic Development Initiative)
CANADA
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Sean
MULLIN
ONTARIO, CANADA
Senior Fellow & Co-Director, AI Competitiveness Project, University of Toronto
ONTARIO, CANADA
Joanna-Murphy
Joanna
MURPHY
Canada
Director General of Canadian Sovereign Technology Strategy, Shared Services Canada
Canada
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John
O’CONNOR
ONTARIO, CANADA
Chief Product Officer, Crypto4A
ONTARIO, CANADA
Date: 22 June, 2026
Location: Ottawa, ON

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Rank: Brigadier General
First name: Marc
Last name: O'Ray
Initials: MJ
Current Position: Deputy Commander
Unit: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Trade: General Officers and Flag Officers
MOSID: 00172-01
Post-Nominals: OMM, MSC, CD

Photo Credit: Corporal Michael Seelt, Imagery Technician, Canadian Forces Support Group (Ottawa-Gatineau)
Brigadier-General Marc
O’RAY
CANADA
Deputy Commander Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
CANADA
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Laura
PAYNE
ONTARIO, CANADA
CEO & Head of Security Consulting, White Tuque
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Paulius
PETRAUSKAS
LITHUANIA
Vice Minister of the Economy and Innovation, Lithuania
LITHUANIA
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Marios
PIERI
Cyprus
Commissioner of Communications, Republic of Cyprus
Cyprus
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Michelle
ROBITAILLE
CANADA
MBA Chief Executive Officer, Digital Trust Canada
CANADA
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Sonya
SHOREY
CANADA
President and CEO, Invest Ottawa, Area X.O and Bayview Yards
CANADA
Natalie Smith
Natalie
SMITH
ONTARIO, CANADA
Director Information Security, Bell Canada
ONTARIO, CANADA
Ron Soper
Ron
SOPER
CANADA
Chief Technology Officer, Ping Identity
CANADA
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Alexandra
ST-HILAIRE
CANADA
CISO, Hydro-Québec
CANADA
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Douglas
STEIL
USA
General Manager of Cybersecurity, BAE Systems
USA
sven stumbauer
Sven
STUMBAUER
New York, United States
Partner, Americas Forensic, Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Practice Leader, Forward Global
New York, United States
bryson tan
Bryson
TAN
CANADA
Head of Unit 42 Canada, Palo Alto Networks
CANADA
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Po
TEA-DUNCAN
CANADA
Chief Information Security Officer of the Government of Canada
CANADA
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Varis
TEIVANS
LATVIA
Technical Director and Deputy Manager, CERT.LV
LATVIA
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John
TOLBERT
USA
Director of Research and Principal Analyst, KuppingerCole Analysts
USA
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Division General Patrick
TOUAK
FRANCE
Head of the Ministry of the Interior’s Cyberspace Command
FRANCE
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Isabelle
VEILLEUX
CANADA
Director, Economic Development Department, City of Gatineau
CANADA
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Margriet
VONNO
NETHERLANDS
Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canada
NETHERLANDS
Amanda Whalen
Amanda
WHALEN
Ontario, Canada
Director RCAF Digital Hub at Canadian Armed Forces
Ontario, Canada
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Major-General Dave
YARKER
CANADA
Commander, Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command
CANADA
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Ivan
ZHANG
ONTARIO, CANADA
Co-founder, Cohere
ONTARIO, CANADA