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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.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
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
Director, IS & Data Protection/ Global Head of Cyber Security
Dan Ferneyhough
Island Health
Director, Information Security
Carlos Gil
Hyperwallet
CISO & CTO
Tara Glaim
Aritzia
Manager, Technology Security
Cory Gould
Canadian Western Bank
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
Steve Little
Seaspan Corporation
Vice President Business Technology Solutions
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
Stephen Pedersen
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Director Information 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
Jo-Ann Smith
Vancity
Director, Information Security
Ryan Smith
First West Credit Union
Manager, Enterprise Cyber Security
Angela Swyers
West Fraser Timber
Manager, Major Projects & Risk
Satvir Thandi
Methanex Corp
Cyber Security Manager
"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”
Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
Upcoming Programs
In-person Programs
December 7, 2021
2021 Vancouver, BC CISO Executive Summit Q2
Fairmont Waterfront
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Virtual Programs
October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA
On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders
We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.
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