Cybersecurity

Operation: Defend The North 2026 (Calgary)

Operation: Defend the North 2026 (Calgary) offers a timely and immersive cybersecurity readiness experience, challenging participants to confront the realities of AI-driven threats within Canada’s most vital sectors.

The event is designed for professionals who recognize that the next wave of cyber risk may not come from external breaches, but from autonomous agents operating inside their own organizations.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
13 November 2026
Location
Bow Valley College, Calgary, Canada
Organiser
siberX
Industry
Cybersecurity

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Simulating the New Frontier of Cyber Risk
  • Industry Context and Relevance
  • Hands-On Crisis Response and Collaboration

On stage

Speakers

  • Alex Dow, Chief Innovations Officer, Mirai Security
  • Ali Abbas Hirji, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Cyber Defence
  • Eder Marques, Director Payments Security, Royal Bank of Canada
  • Gbemisola Collins, Sr. Information Security Risk Advisor, CIBC
  • Hadis Karimipour, Researcher, University of Calgary
  • James Cairns, CISO, Bow Valley College
  • Michael Buckley, Security Operations Center Lead, Mark Anthony Group
  • Mona Mariam, Senior Director, Transformation and Strategy, National Bank of Canada
  • Octavia Howell, VP, CISO, Equifax Canada
  • Patrick Chagoury, Alberta Energy Regulator
  • Paul Smith, Global Portfolio Director, Cybersecurity, Honeywell
  • Priya Mouli, CISO, University of Alberta
  • Samuel Aluko, Principal Information Security Consultant, SataCyber Inc
  • Sana Navaid, Senior Cyber Security Specialist, Transalta
  • Shelley Wark-Martyn, Strategic Workforce Advisor, SANS
  • Sherifat Akinwonmi, Business Information Security Officer, TD
  • Stefan Myroniuk, Board Director
  • Vivek Khindria, President and Principal Consultant, Risk Embrace Inc

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