Brad Stocking is an Associate Partner and Zero Trust lead at IBM Security, specializing in cloud and infrastructure security, guiding organizations in securing their journey to the cloud in line with Zero Trust principles, and in driving innovation. With over 15 years’ experience, in his prior roles Brad worked as the Principal Security Architect for the Bank of Canada and Payments Canada, modernizing the security of critical infrastructure for the Canadian financial sector, including the High Value Payments System (Lynx) and the real-time payments system (Real-time Rail).

Brad also served, for over 17 years, in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in the fields of security engineering for tactical and strategic systems, security testing, and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT). In those roles he led multi-disciplinary security and operations teams where he established critical capabilities and teams that left enduring impacts on the organizations he supported; the CAF Cyber Range, advanced SIGINT/EW capabilities, and organization security programs. In 2007 Brad created an iterative, threat-driven approach to security engineering and testing, leveraging the Joint Red Team and the military intelligence apparatus. This pragmatic approach to building security programs has served as the cornerstone of his security leadership in his subsequent roles.

Sumit brings extensive experience as a business strategist helping organizations embrace technology and transform digitally. As an entrepreneur, Sumit has led two technology startups from inception to commercialization. He has helped develop applied research and knowledge mobilization frameworks at large academic institutions including the development of multiple emerging technology programs. His own research has focused on data governance, AI and ethics and driving behavioral change through immersive digital environments. As Director of Innovation and Policy, Sumit leads the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator, a business accelerator for cybersecurity scale-ups as well as the Cybersecure Policy Exchange, a policy and research enterprise dedicated to advancing effective and innovative public policy in cybersecurity and digital privacy. He also leads the Catalyst education and supoort programs for SMB's. Sumit sits on Ryerson University's Research Ethics Board and holds a Bachelor of Honors in Economics and Finance from the University of Toronto and a Master's degree in Digital Media from Ryerson University.

Randy Walinga is the Director of Information Technology Solutions, and Teaching and Learning Services at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. In his role, Randy leads DeGroote’s cybersecurity and transformative digital education efforts. He is also a member of McMaster’s IT governance and leadership committees.

Randy spent much of his 30 years of industry experience consulting and creating highly effective security teams providing vulnerability testing and enterprise system auditing services, managing security services (firewall, IPS, SIEM), developing computer incident response plans and mitigation strategies, and providing customized user awareness training.

Prior to his role at DeGroote, Randy’s roles included: Managing Partner for Secure Group Inc., Director of Network Security Services at Jawz Inc., and Managing Partner – Network Security Technical Services at Betach Systems. Randy is a Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information Security Manager, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls, Certified Information Privacy Professional (Canada) and Certified Network Defence Architect.

Suzie Suliman is a lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Her practice focuses on technology, privacy/cybersecurity and intellectual property matters. Suzie regularly assists clients in preparing for and responding to cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware attacks. She also assists clients in transactions and with agreements related to technology and intellectual property. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Suzie completed a degree in electrical and biomedical engineering.

Alexandra Posadzki covers the telecom industry for the Report on Business section at The Globe and Mail. She joined the ROB in August 2017, after spending about three years covering banking and real estate for the Canadian Press. She has a Master of Journalism degree from Ryerson University, an honours B.A. in psychology and literature from York University and has completed the Canadian Securities Course. She previously worked at the Toronto Star, Business News Network, Global News and The Globe's B.C. bureau. Her passion lies in using investigative techniques, including Access to Information requests, to produce enterprise journalism that looks beyond the surface of daily news. She has reported considerably on Canada's burgeoning cryptocurrency industry, including co-writing a series of investigative features on the collapse of Canada's once-largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX.