Cybersecurity

CISO Forum Canada 2027

CISO Forum Canada, brought to you by siberX, brings speakers, attendees, and sponsors from all over the world together to discuss the ever-changing field of executive information security management. Topics focus on leadership, strategic management, innovation, and cutting-edge solutions to the challenges of leading information security programs. The event f…

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38Sponsors
27Sessions
90Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at CISO, in alphabetical order.

Abdul Karim
CISO at Halton Healthcare · Halton Healthcare
Ali Abbas Hirji
Executive Director at Canadian Centre for Cyber Defence · Canadian Centre for Cyber Defence
Ali Shahidi
Director, Cybersecurity and IT Risk at Infrastructure Ontario · Infrastructure Ontario
Amira Masood
The UPS Store
Amit Chopra
Head of Information Systems / CIO at Lakefield College School · Lakefield College School
Amit Weigman
Check Point
Amy Feldman
RSM US LLP
Anand Guruprasad
Cloudflare
Andrea Gorog
Bassel Assah
Head of Global Cybersecurity GRC at Fiera Capital · Fiera Capital
Ben Davies
CISO at Vector Institute · Vector Institute
Bil Harmer
CEO & Founder at Killswitch Advisory LLC · Killswitch Advisory LLC
Bob Gordon
Strategic Advisor at Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange · Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange
Carlo Spalvieri
Arctic Wolf
Cat Coode
Binary Tattoo
Chris Roberts
World Wide Technology
Daniel Pinsky
CSO at CDW Canada · CDW Canada
David Cachia
Municipality of Clarington
Emerson Rajaram
CISO & Corporate Director of Technology at Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health · Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Ferris Adi
CISO at Trans Americas Fiber System · Trans Americas Fiber System
Gaetan Houle
Fortinet
George Al-Koura
CISO at Ruby · Ruby

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Check PointDiamond
CheckPointDiamond
Palo Alto NetworksPlatinum
SailPointPlatinum
Arctic WolfGold
ArmisGold
Black DuckGold
CloudflareGold
OpenTextGold
SentinelOneGold
Trend MicroGold
VaronisGold
VeeamGold
ChainguardSilver
CIRASilver
CISCO SecureSilver
ClarotySilver
CrowdstrikeSilver
NetskopeSilver
RSMSilver
RubrikSilver
SplunkSilver
SysdigSilver
TechDemocracySilver
AstrixSponsor
ConcealSponsor
CyberBPOPartner
Cyber GamifiedPartner
DoppelSponsor
FortinetSponsor
KeyfactorSponsor
OktaSponsor
ReadySetCyberPartner
SANS + GIACSponsor
SaviyntSponsor
SemperisSponsor
SumoLogicSponsor
TenableSponsor

Agenda

Selected from 27 sessions.

  • February 4, 2026 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

    Beyond the Click: Elevating Security Awareness into Culture Across Canadian Enterprises

    Despite a wide adoption of security awareness programs, 68% of employees still knowingly engage in risky behavior. This session moves beyond compliance checkbox exercises to explor…

  • February 4, 2026 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

    Boardroom Barometer: Shutting Down the Technical Noise and Speaking the Language of Risk

    Emphasizes shifting from technical metrics to business-aligned risk indicators for the C-suite and Board, including MTTR and the economic impact of top threat scenarios.

  • February 4, 2026 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

    Closed-Door Roundtable | D&O Insurance & Individual Indemnity: Negotiating Your Personal “Safety Net”

    This roundtable examines D&O insurance, individual indemnification, and contractual safeguards, highlighting common gaps and key questions CISOs should raise with Boards, legal tea…

  • February 4, 2026 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

    Securing Human and AI Agents Together

    The rapid adoption of AI agents creates new security risks. Operating as unmanaged "shadow workers," these digital teammates can bypass traditional controls by accumulating excessi…

  • February 4, 2026 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

    The CISO’s Data Protection Playbook for Generative AI

    This presentation explores the challenges and solutions for data protection in the era of Generative AI, focusing on Microsoft 365 Copilot and the partnership between Varonis Syste…

  • February 4, 2026 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM

    6 Predictions for the AI Economy: 2026’s New Rules of Cybersecurity

    The narrative of the AI era has been dominated by fear. We believe it's time to change that. This session breaks down the latest technologies and threats you need to understand now…

  • February 4, 2026 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM

    Beyond the Firewall: Securing the New Geopolitical Perimeter

    As space and IoT become part of critical infrastructure, the security perimeter extends beyond the firewall. This session highlights the geopolitical and cyber risks shaping this n…

  • February 4, 2026 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM

    Closed-Door Roundtable | The 'Shadow' Incident Response: Managing the Board’s Private Backchannels

    This roundtable explores how senior security leaders can manage these parallel communications, maintain trust, and align leadership decision-making under pressure.

  • February 4, 2026 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM

    The AI Governance Gap: How Your Guardrails Are Already Failing

    Simple guardrails that let organizations innovate with AI without losing control of risk.

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 90 companies show up, and 19 bet on three roles at once?

90 companies. nineteen are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
19All threespeak · spons · exh
18Sponsoringsponsor only
53Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Armis·Palo Alto Networks·Arctic Wolf·Black Duck·Chainguard·Check Point·Claroty·Cloudflare·CrowdStrike·Fortinet·Netskope·OpenText·SailPoint·SentinelOne·Splunk·TechDemocracy·Trend Micro·Varonis·Veeam

Speakers by seniority

42% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1722%
  • VP-level45%
  • Director / Head of1114%
  • Manager / Lead23%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles4154%

Of 76 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1ArmisSponsor · Gold2
2Palo Alto NetworksSponsor · Platinum2
3Arctic WolfSponsor · Gold1
4Black DuckSponsor · Gold1
5ChainguardSponsor · Silver1
6Check PointSponsor · Diamond1
7ClarotySponsor · Silver1
8CloudflareSponsor · Gold1
9CrowdStrikeSponsor · Silver1
10FortinetSponsor · Sponsor1
11NetskopeSponsor · Silver1
12OpenTextSponsor · Gold1
13SailPointSponsor · Platinum1
14SentinelOneSponsor · Gold1
Sponsors by tier
diamond2
5% of 38
platinum2
5% of 38
gold9
24% of 38
silver11
29% of 38
partner3
8% of 38
sponsor11
29% of 38
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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