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Vancouver, BC CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
Vancouver, BC CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Vancouver, BC CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs

Dave Cummings
Finning
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer

Rob Labbé
Teck
Director, Information Security

Kalev Ruberg
Teck
VP Future and Chief Innovation Officer

Greg Sieg
Ledcor
SVP & CIO

Tim Swanson
FortisBC Energy
Director, Corporate Security & Business Continuity
Members
Gerry Akkerman
TransLink
Director Business Technology Planning & Program Director, Digital Customer Experience
Jim Attridge
Canfor
Director of Cybersecurity
James Bayne
Provincial Health Services Authority
Director Information Security
Peter Buckley
HSBC Canada
Head of Information Risk
Hugh Burley
Thompson Rivers University
ISO
Larry Carson
University of British Columbia
Assoc. Director, Information Security Mgmt.
David Charters
WorkSafe BC
Director, IT Security & Risk
Rob Davidson
Pacific Blue Cross
Dir., Ent. Architecture & CISO
Lorrainne Dixon
Oracle Canada
Chief Privacy and Information Security Officer
Michael Dobson
West Fraser Timber
Chief Information Security Officer
Guy Dulberger
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Vice President of Information Security
Dan Ferneyhough
Island Health
Director, Information Security
Carlos Gil
Hyperwallet
CISO & CTO
Tara Glaim
Aritzia
Manager, Technology Security
Cory Gould
CWB Financial Group
Chief Information Security Officer
Salen Goundar
Panago Pizza
Head, IS
Omid Hamed
BC Hydro
Sr. Manager, Cybersecurity and IT Investment Planning
Sunny Jassal
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Cyber Security Officer
Lloyd Jura
Fraser Health Authority
Director, Information Security and Data Stewardship
Peter Kho
BC Liquor Distribution Branch
CISO
Gary Kuromi
BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Mngr., Tech. Security, Info. Svs.
Martin Kyle
Payments Canada
CISO
Leo Navin
Canfor
Senior Manager, Cyber Security
Keir Novik
Simon Fraser University
Chief Information Security Officer
Daniel Owen
BC Housing
Chief Information Security Officer
Cherian Palayoor
Hootsuite
CISO
Dragana Panic
MEC
Director Of Infrastructure and Security
Stephen Pederson
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Director, Information Security
David Royer
Best Buy Canada
Director, Enterprise Risk & Compliance
Josh Scherban
City of Vancouver
Cyber Risk Manager
Sam Shaabani
BC Hydro
Cyber Security Program Manager
Ryan Smith
First West Credit Union
Manager, Enterprise Cyber Security
Jo-Ann Smith
Vancity
Director, Information Security
Angela Swyers
West Fraser Timber
Manager, Major Projects & Risk
Satvir Thandi
Methanex Corp
Cyber Security Manager
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
March 24, 2021
Vancouver, BC CISO Virtual Town Hall
CIO & CISO Vision for Strategy and Leadership
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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June 23, 2021
Vancouver, BC CISO Virtual Town Hall
Vancouver, BC CIO & CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
Learn More
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PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
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LISTEN NOWBLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021



BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
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VIEW POSTTOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021



TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
UK CISO Virtual Town Hall Insights
In their recent town hall, CISOs in the UK discussed how to respond to an extortion attack. Read the takeaways from their discussion on how to respond in a timely way, stay adaptable, and protect the business.
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