Speakers

With over 22 years of experience in information security, Martin Laberge is a recognized leader in the field of cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Since 2020 he serves as the Executive Director and Chief Information Security Officer at Énergir, Quebec’s Natural Gas Distributor based in Montreal and operating in both Quebec and Vermont, where he oversees cybersecurity (IT/OT) for the entire company including Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries.

Goran Novkovic is an industrial cybersecurity and digital trust innovation advisor, specializing in critical infrastructure protection and supporting manufacturing sector in their transition toward more resilient and intelligent operations. He currently serves as Director of Industrial Cybersecurity at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). A licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada, Goran brings 25 years of experience in automation, control system engineering, digital transformation, and industrial cybersecurity. His expertise spans both public and private sectors, with a strong focus on critical infrastructure protection and major projects across North America and globally.

Alex Charbonneau is CISO at Lassonde Industries.

Dr. Karimipour is the Canada Research Chair in Secure and Resilient Cyber-physical System, director of SCPS Lab, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary. Her research mainly focuses on intelligent AI-based monitoring and security analysis of critical infrastructure including large scale control systems and smart grids. The overall objective of her research is to investigate and overcome the challenges associated with the security, real-time monitoring and control of the large scale systems and smart grids using data analytics and machine learning techniques. She is a senior member of IEEE and IEEE Computer Society. She serves as the Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) and Chapter Chair of IEEE Information Theory in Kitchener-Waterloo section. Her research interest includes:

With over a decade and a half of experience, I excel in delivering services and solutions to manage and operate physical and digital assets in the built environment. My experience includes senior leadership roles in both the service and owner side. My expertise includes OT and IoT cybersecurity and technology strategy for Critical Infrastructure, Smart Buildings, and Smart Cities.

Dany Guimond-Valcourt is Cybersecurity Lawyer at LCM AVOCATS INC.

Razi Farooqui is OT Cyber Security Lead at Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

Michael Glenn is Vice President Security & IT Operations at KDC/ONE.

Ramzi Naouali is CISO at Hôpital Montfort.

Jojo Maalouf is Director, Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure at Hydro Ottawa.

George Hoaghea is Director of Applications, Architecture and Governance at JAMP Pharma Group.

Caroline Turcotte is a Section Head of Information Infrastructure (Water Section) at Ville de Montréal.

Abu Thomas is IT Director at Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Abdelrahman Eldosouky is Supervisor, Cybersecurity at Hydro Ottawa.

Martin Turgeon is Lead IT/ OT Security Architect at Énergir.

Amogh Bhosle is Global Lead OT & Cyber Security at Sanofi.

Renny Kochubaby is Specialist, OT Cyber Security at Air Canada.

Jonathan Anderson is Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland.