Cybersecurity

OTsec Canada Summit 2026

OTsec Canada returns for a 2nd edition in Montréal on November 3rd – 4th, 2026. Hosted by OTsec, this interactive 2-day event merges the expertise of the globally renowned CS4CA and ManuSec Summits, uniting IT and OT security leaders from critical infrastructure and manufacturing. Attendees engage in deep-dive panel discussions, immersive workshops, and netw…

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40Speakers
16Sponsors
66On the bill · sessions
44Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at OTsec, in alphabetical order.
Abdelrahman Eldosouky
Supervisor, Cybersecurity · Hydro Ottawa
Adina Schoeneman
Sr. Product Marketing Manager · CrowdStrike
Alexander Rau
Partner – Cyber Security · KPMG
Alex Charbonneau
CISO · Lassonde Industries
Andrew Ginter
VP Industrial Security · Waterfall Security
Bryan Methot
Director of IT · Rebox Corp
Caroline Turcotte
Section Head of Information Infrastructure (Water Section) · Ville de Montréal
Ceres Silva
Solutions Director · IDEMIA
Chanez Zahzah
Corporate Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance · Société d’habitation du Québec
Chris Johnson
Senior Director, Industrial OT Cybersecurity | Digital Infrastructure · WSP
Christian Moreira
BISO · McKesson
CMichael Glenn
Vice President Security & IT Operations · KDC/ONE
Danny Fullerton
CISO · Boralex Inc.
Dany Guimond-Valcourt
Cybersecurity Lawyer · LCM Avocats inc.
Dawn Nedohin-Macek
CISO · Manitoba Hydro
Dr. Shri Kulkarni
Advisor – Critical Infrastructure Security · US Defence
Ellen Boehm
SVP, IoT & AI Identity Innovation · Keyfactor
Garret Austin
Senior Director of OT/Security and Digital Applications · Agropur
Hadis Karimipour
Associate Professor-Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Secure and Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems · University of Calgary
John Walsh
Field CTO · IGEL Technology
Jojo Maalouf
Director, Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure · Hydro Ottawa
Kayode Alawonde
ISC2 Saskatchewan Chapter President · ISC2 Saskatchewan
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Acronis
Armis
Black & Veatch
Claroty
Crowdstrike
Fortinet
Google Cloud
Keyfactor
Netscout
Nozomi Networks
Palo Alto Networks
VARS Corporation
Verve Industrial
WSP
Xona Systems
Zscaler
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Agenda

Selected from 66 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:50

    Opening Address

  • 09:00

    Panel Discussion: Disaster Hits: How Should We Respond to an OT Cyber Attack?

    What should be our first steps in the scenario of a cyber attack on our OT systems? What should be our priorities in both protection and response? How can we best prevent panic in …

  • 09:00

    Panel Discussion: How Can Canadian Organisations Achieve Effective IT/OT Security Alignment?

    Why are IT and OT still at odds when it comes to cyber security priorities, ownership, and risk tolerance? Has IT/OT convergence improved cyber security outcomes, or has it increas…

  • 09:00

    Panel Discussion: Mitigating Risk in OT: How Can We Develop a Business Case That Works?

    What does an effective OT security business case look like? Why is it important for us to develop a good business case for our cyber security strategies? How can we best quantify r…

  • 09:40

    Presentation: Building Secure OT & IoT Environments: How You Can Future-Proof Your Industrial Networks

    As OT/IoT systems become more connected, securing Industrial Networks requires more than traditional defences. Join this session to learn about the best practices for protecting cr…

  • 09:40

    Presentation: Solving OT Governance

    Get a masterclass in ICS/OT cyber governance. Learn how to launch, right-size, and sustain a program, keep momentum alive, and maximize your risk ROI. Walk away with actionable str…

  • 09:40

    Presentation: Zero Trust Factories - A Modern Architecture for OT

    According to 2025 Zscaler ThreatLabz research, the manufacturing industry has consistently been the single largest target of ransomware attacks. Despite millions spent on tradition…

  • 10:20

    Networking Break

  • 10:50

    Presentation: Threat Briefing For 2026 - What Risks do We Need to be Aware of Today to Overcome Tomorrow?

    What the current threat landscape looks like facing operators of critical infrastructure across Canada. The risks faced to our OT security due to geopolitical instability. How we c…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 44 companies show up, and 7 bet on three roles at once?

44 companies. seven 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
7All threespeak · spons · exh
9Sponsoringsponsor only
28Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

WSP·Acronis·CrowdStrike·Fortinet·Keyfactor·Netscout·Zscaler

Speakers by seniority

53% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite820%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • VP-level38%
  • Director / Head of923%
  • Manager / Lead615%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Research / Science25%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Advisor / Investor410%
  • Other roles513%

Of 40 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01WSPSp2V
  2. 02AcronisSp1V
  3. 03CrowdStrikeSp1V
  4. 04FortinetSp1V
  5. 05KeyfactorSp1V
  6. 06NetscoutSp1V
  7. 07ZscalerSp1V
  8. 08ArmisSp
  9. 09Black & VeatchSp
  10. 10ClarotySp
  11. 11Google CloudSp
  12. 12Nozomi NetworksSp
  13. 13Palo Alto NetworksSp
  14. 14VARS CorporationSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified16
100% of 16
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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