Governing Body
Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the CISO Executive Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 CISOs, along with the top government and academic CISOs, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.
Zaki Abbas
Governing Body Co-Chair
Information Security Officer
Great-West Life
Governing Body Co-Chair
Information Security Officer
Great-West Life
Ray Archer
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CISO
Scotiabank
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CISO
Scotiabank
Brenda Bjerke
Governing Body Co-Chair
Director of Information Protection
Target Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
Director of Information Protection
Target Corporation
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
Governing Body Co-Chair
Commissioner
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Governing Body Co-Chair
Commissioner
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
John Schramm
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP Global Information Risk Management & CIRO
Manulife Financial
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP Global Information Risk Management & CIRO
Manulife Financial
Kent Schramm
Governing Body Co-Chair
Head, Corp. Security
Province of Ontario
Governing Body Co-Chair
Head, Corp. Security
Province of Ontario
Nenad Begovic
Manager, Infrastructure Services
Toyota Canada, Inc.
Manager, Infrastructure Services
Toyota Canada, Inc.
David Boki
Assistant Vice President, Canadian Division IS Risk Management
Manulife Financial
Assistant Vice President, Canadian Division IS Risk Management
Manulife Financial
David Bruyea
CISO
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CISO
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Jean-Paul Calabio
Director, IS Security & Compliance
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Director, IS Security & Compliance
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Sunil Chand
CISO & Manager, IT Risk Management
MDC Partners Inc.
CISO & Manager, IT Risk Management
MDC Partners Inc.
Edmond Chiu
CISO
Aviva Canada Inc
CISO
Aviva Canada Inc
Samantha Cirinna
CISO
Sun Life Financial Inc.
CISO
Sun Life Financial Inc.
Steve Ellis
National Senior Manager IT Security & Operations
Grant Thornton LLP (Canada)
National Senior Manager IT Security & Operations
Grant Thornton LLP (Canada)
Bruce Fairley
VP, Enterprise Arch., Engineering & Sec.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation
VP, Enterprise Arch., Engineering & Sec.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation
Paul Gerics
VP, Information Security & CISO
Royal Bank of Canada
VP, Information Security & CISO
Royal Bank of Canada
Steven Hurley
Director, Global Information Security Risk Management
Manulife Financial
Director, Global Information Security Risk Management
Manulife Financial
Henry Jiang
Senior IT Manager
Genworth Financial, Inc.
Senior IT Manager
Genworth Financial, Inc.
Amer Khan
Director, Network & IT Security
Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Director, Network & IT Security
Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Sean Loughery
Director IS - Finance, Controls & Security
McCain Foods Limited, Inc.
Director IS - Finance, Controls & Security
McCain Foods Limited, Inc.
Steve Madden
Exec. Director, Info. Security, Compliance & Risk Mgmt.
Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation
Exec. Director, Info. Security, Compliance & Risk Mgmt.
Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation
Al McLeod
Director, Architecture & IS Risk
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Director, Architecture & IS Risk
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Paul Milkman
SVP, Head of Technology Risk Mgmt. & Information Security
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
SVP, Head of Technology Risk Mgmt. & Information Security
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
Jean-Christophe Perrelet
IT Manager
Wabush Mines
IT Manager
Wabush Mines
Mike Plantinga
AVP, Enterprise Arch. & Security
CIBC Mellon
AVP, Enterprise Arch. & Security
CIBC Mellon
John Pomeroy
Head, Risk Management & Information Security
City of Toronto
Head, Risk Management & Information Security
City of Toronto
Deepak Rout
CSO
The Co-Operators Group Limited
CSO
The Co-Operators Group Limited
Arsen Shirokov
Sr. Manager, Information Risk Management
ING DIRECT Canada
Sr. Manager, Information Risk Management
ING DIRECT Canada