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Cyber Summit 2021

With this year’s Summit taking place 20 months after COVID-19 hit North America, it seems fitting to look at how our ecosystem is moving to the "new normal".

We know this pandemic has led to a rapid acceleration of the use of digital technologies for remote learning and working. Combined with the advances in automation, and AI, the ways we interact with each other and our economy are changing. As we return to a post-pandemic world, it will be one that is forever changed. The question now is: what practices will be different, what will stay the same, and how will our lives improve as we adapt to the "new normal"?

Frank Nadon

Mount Royal University
Director, IT Infrastructure & Security

Frank Nadon is the Director of IT infrastructure & Security at MRU. Before moving into IT management at MRU, Frank worked both as a technical analyst and supervisor for the Academic Computing Systems team and later on for the Data Centre and Network teams. Previous to MRU, Frank worked at Shaw as a Network Management planner and Network Operation Centre supervisor. Frank was the lead for the technical design and implementation for MRU's PCI project.

8:30am MST

Virtual Cloud Journey Simulation Presented by Softchoice AWSLIMITED

1:00pm MST

Incorporating Multi-Factor Authentication in the Public SectorSean Feil • Adrian Schmidt • James Cairns • Mark Sly

9:25am MST

Ahead By A Decade: Employment In 2030Jessica Thornton • Heather Russek

10:35am MST

Gamifying an Incident Response PlanAli Hirji The Future of Education and the Value of Post-Secondary Education Following COVID-19Natasha Kenny • John Nychka

11:30am MST

A Post-Pandemic Transition: Leveraging What We Learned for the Future of WorkScott Delinger

1:00pm MST

Zero Trust Presented by Palo Alto NetworksHunter Ely

1:45pm MST

Organizational Change ManagementSuzanne Adnams

3:00pm MST

A National Defense System Against Invisible AdversariesJim Ghadbane

3:30pm MST

An 11-year perspective on smart cities and emerging technology in Canada's municipalitiesNaheed Nenshi

4:30pm MST

Pub Quiz

8:45am MST

Greetings from the Government of Alberta

9:05am MST

What happened then? Parallels between the 1918 flu pandemic and Covid-19Laura Spinney

10:00am MST

Soar with MENTOR — Equity and Digital Inclusivity for AllKatina Papulkas

10:50am MST

A Glimpse Into The Future of WorkBrad Ison Protecting the Future: The Cybersecurity ImperativeRob Davidson

11:30am MST

What Do the "New Normals" Need To Be for an Ethical, Augmented, Online Educational Future?Katrina Ingram • Stella George

11:35am MST

Cybersecurity Threats — Real World ObservationsJoe Dawson

1:00pm MST

Off Net Is Here to Stay — So What Has Changed with Malware, Phishing and Botnet Protection for NREN Members?Alexandra Daly • Vivek Kumar

1:35pm MST

Creating New Opportunities for K-12 Education Under COVIDMiguel Borges • Said El Mejdani Is privacy governance keeping up with the pandemic surge in digital services?Rick Klumpenhouwer • Joan Dunlop

2:45pm MST

The Evolution of Endpoint Management and Security in a Post-COVID World: Presented by MicroserveNigel Brown

3:15pm MST

Adding Student Value to EducationAbner Monteiro • Nicole Schmidt

4:00pm MST

Closing Remarks