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Data resiliency has entered the corporate lexicon. It reflects the understanding that data breaches are going to happen, but a company’s ability to ensure business continuity is essential.
Staying informed about the evolving nature of attacks, assessing the comprehensiveness of your current plan and working effectively with security teams are key elements in recuperating from a cyberattack.
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Sam Werner is Vice President of Storage Product Management. In this role, Sam has end-to-end product management responsibility for the complete IBM Storage portfolio.
Sam returned to IBM in April of 2017 after spending time as Chief Marketing Officer at Celonis, an analytics software startup. At Celonis, Sam established and implemented the company’s digital sales, content marketing, and marketing automation strategies.
Sam previously had a rich background at IBM where he served in various strategy and product management roles, including Director and Business Line Executive for Storage Software, Director of Storage Strategy, and Director of Cloud Strategy. He has deep expertise in storage and cloud with over 17 years of experience in Enterprise Software and Systems.
Sam is an IBM Master Inventor with over 30 patents in Storage development with a focus on Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery solutions.
Ruth Promislow helps clients navigate complex privacy, data management and cybersecurity matters.
With over 20 years of experience in litigating high-stakes commercial disputes (including complex commercial fraud) marked by an impressive track record of success, Ruth has focused the last decade of her practice on advisory work surrounding regulatory compliance with privacy and emerging technology legislation, data management and governance, cybersecurity preparedness and breach response and the strategic management of associated commercial and regulatory disputes and consumer class actions.
Ruth is regularly retained by leading national and international companies for her expertise on privacy regulatory compliance, data management and governance (including breach preparedness, privilege and outsourcing), managing cyber-attacks, transactional opportunities and risks relating to data and cybersecurity as well as novel issues of privacy, data and cybersecurity law. Her clients include financial institutions and insurance companies, leading technology platform providers, national and international retailers, medical device manufacturers, international hospitality organizations and professional advisors.
Ruth's expertise is widely recognized by her clients and her accomplishments in privacy, data management and cybersecurity have earned rankings by Chambers Canada, where she and the firm's practice group are globally recognized.
Ruth is a thought leader in the privacy/data/cybersecurity space. She is frequently invited to speak on emerging legal issues in this space and plays a leadership role with several noteworthy international organizations:
Ruth was appointed to the Steering Committee of the Cambridge Forum on Cybersecurity—an invite-only organization which brings together government and industry leaders to address pressing cybersecurity matters for Canada.
She is an invited member of the United States Cybersecurity Leaders' Roundtable—an organization of cybersecurity experts which meets annually to discuss strategies for addressing cybersecurity issues.
She is an appointed member of the Steering Committee of The Sedona Conference working group on data security and privacy. In this role, Ruth oversees the drafting of papers by international teams of thought leaders on emerging privacy/data/cybersecurity legal issues.
In addition to her busy practice, Ruth prioritizes developing Canadian talent in cybersecurity. She has partnered with colleagues to teach the Cybersecurity Law course at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and she regularly offers seminars to law students on cybersecurity issues. Ruth is also an invited mentor for the MasterCard Emerging Leaders Cyber Initiative.
Temur Durrani is a national reporter for The Globe and Mail, focusing on Manitoba. He is also the host of Better For It, a Globe business podcast about how our failures shape us.
Previously, he was a technology reporter for The Globe’s Report on Business, based in Toronto. In that role, he broke news and wrote extensively about Canadian firms like Shopify, turbulence in global cryptocurrency markets, privacy violations, the impact of Big Tech on the country, and hacks at major companies. He’d also ended up on stage with Beyoncé.
A globe-trotting newshound hailing from British Columbia, Temur has covered protests in Hong Kong, graffiti art in India and Pakistan, crashes in Alaska, crime in the GTA, federal politics in Ottawa, small business in the Maritimes, finance on the Prairies, and even the Raptors’ historic run to the NBA final. He is now stationed in Winnipeg.
Before joining The Globe in February of 2022, Temur worked at BNN Bloomberg, where he reported investigative stories and business features for broadcast and digital audiences. Prior to that, he was a staffer at the Winnipeg Free Press, the Toronto Star, iPolitics (Ottawa), and the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal.
A juror since 2021 for the annual Dalton Camp Award, which grants young writers with a $10,000 prize for the best essay on the link between media and democracy, Temur frequently appears on live-audience, TV and radio panels to provide news analysis.
He speaks in six languages fluently or conversationally (guess which ones!), takes his caffeinated beverages very seriously, and loves a good meme.
With over 16 years of experience, Ali has established himself as a prominent figure in the cyber realm, blending his academic prowess with hands-on expertise.
Throughout his career, Ali has been a catalyst for team development and leadership across various stages of the IT development lifecycle. Noteworthy achievements include pioneering the expansion of Durham College’s Cybersecurity Innovation Center and spearheading the establishment of cutting-edge AI and Cybersecurity labs. His leadership played a pivotal role in deploying applications and infrastructure aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST frameworks, while crafting processes for SOC 2 level clearances.
Ali's journey boasts senior roles at the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION), where he led projects focused on remote connectivity, technical training implementation, and enhanced access to critical applications. Managing teams of up to 65 professionals, Ali's profound expertise in cybersecurity has earned him a province-wide reputation for leadership and innovation.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Ali is a distinguished host of tech shows like the renowned Power Hour and a sought-after panelist for esteemed forums such as the CISO Forum Canada, Secureworld and CWC. His instructional prowess shines through roles as a highly respected lecturer at numerous Canadian institutions, including Seneca College, Computek College, Georgian College, Toronto School of Management, and Algoma University.
Ali's influence extends to the cyber community, where he serves as an advisor to MetaworldX and SiberX, orchestrates tabletop exercises for the province of Ontario, showcasing his commitment to cyber preparedness. His reputation as an expert has led to invitations to deliver bespoke cyber training programs across diverse sectors.
In his latest ventures, Ali led the cyber training division at Youth Employment Services, served as the IT chair for University of Fredericton and served on the boards of multiple other non-profit initiatives. Simultaneously pursuing his PhD, Ali finds fulfillment in lecturing and traveling across the middle east.
Robert (Bob) Gordon is the Strategic Advisor of the Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX), Canada’s private sector organization for the sharing and analysis of cyber threat information and enabling collaboration across all sectors. Most recently, Bob was the Executive Director of the CCTX. Prior to this, he was a Director, Global Cyber Security at CGI. Bob also enjoyed a long and successful career in the Federal Government, which included being the architect of Canada’s first Cyber Security Strategy for which he received the Deputy Minister’s Achievement Award.
Bob has had a unique career in several of Canada’s security, intelligence, and law enforcement organizations:
· Public Safety Canada where he engaged the Canadian private sector, other governments, and international organizations on cyber security,
· Communications Security Establishment as the Associate Chief (Senior Assistant Deputy Minister),
· Canadian Security Intelligence Service, where he provided operational leadership in investigating and analyzing the full range of threats to the security of Canada.
This included leading the CSIS Counter Terrorism program as its Director General and subsequently as the Assistant Director (Assistant Deputy Minister) with responsibility for science and technology, information management/information technology and internal security programs, and the
· Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Bob is a member of the Board of Directors for Quantum Safe Canada, the Advisory Council on Ethics and Modernization of Microdata Access with Statistics Canada, the Advisory Board for the Master of Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence program with the University of Guelph, the Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership Scientific Executive Committee, and the Advisory Group for the Mastercard Emerging Leaders Cyber Initiative, Toronto Metropolitan University, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst.
