Cyber Summit 2020 Schedule
Workshop Day - November 24
12:30pm MST
Noon Networking
1:00pm MST
Creating A Great Student Experience From Any Device Anywhere, Efficiently and Cost Effectively
1:00pm - 4:00pm MST
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This three-part workshop will review how public institutions, like Athabasca University, have leveraged the AWS cloud to address challenges like remote student learning. It will also discuss how UBC students are using the Cloud Innovation Centre to solve real-world challenges. Finally, presenters will provide an overview of a program that helps institutions assess and optimize their current on-premises and/or cloud environments, and provide tips for migrating to the cloud.
Speakers:
- Jennifer Schaeffer - VP of Information Technology and CIO, Athabasca University
- Coral Kennett - Digital Innovation Lead, AWS
- Dave Hansen - Microsoft Licensing Specialist, AWS
- Skip Purdy - Cloud Infrastructure Innovation Leader, Softchoice
2:00pm MST
Building Better Business Relationships
2:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Staff within IT departments often feel like they operate in a different world than everyone else. Many wonder why their leaders don’t recognize the strategic importance of IT, and invite them to the strategic table. This webinar will provide strategies and takeaways on how you, as a CIO/Senior IT Leader, can help “bridge the gap” between the business administration and IT departments in order to foster better understanding and collaboration. We will explore how to transform that relationship from “IT as a Cost Centre” to “IT as a Value Centre”, enabling a willingness to invest in the digital transformation we must all undergo.
Speaker: John Krogh - President and CEO, Value Shepherd Inc.
Summit Day 1 - November 25
12:30pm MST
Noon Networking
12:55pm MST
Welcome to Day 1 of Cyber Summit 2020
1:00pm MST
KEYNOTE:
Keynote Day 1 - The Future of Human-Robot Interaction
Kate Darling - Researcher, MIT Media Lab
1:50pm MST
Networking Break
2:00pm MST
Enabling Nation-Wide Cybersecurity for Post-Secondary
Mark Gaudet - Product and Business Development Manager, CIRA
2:15pm MST
Digital Literacy and Dell Education
Katina Papulkas - Education Strategist, Dell
2:45pm MST
Networking Break
2:55pm MST
Avoiding and Managing Burnout through Mental Health at Work
Brandy Payne - Workplace Mental Health Consultant
3:30pm MST
Future of the Tech Economy in Western Canada
Todd Hirsch - Vice President and Chief Economist, ATB Financial
4:15pm MST
Summit Social - Pub Quiz
With special celebrity guests!
Summit Day 2 - November 26
11:00am MST
Pre-Summit Talk
Surveillance and Privacy: Reconciling the two in our new world order
Rick Klumpenhouwer - Partner, Cerena
12:00pm MST
Noon Networking
12:40pm MST
Welcome to Day 2 of Cyber Summit 2020
12:45pm MST
KEYNOTE:
Technology, Monopoly and Intellectual Property: How 21st Century Oligarchy Controls Its Customers, Critics, and Competitors
Cory Doctorow - Author, Digital Rights Activist
1:50pm MST
Networking Break
2:00pm MST
Student Privacy Panel
Rick Klumpenhouwer - Partner, Cerena
Jon Strømme - Senior Advisor, Unit - The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research
Art Exner - Associate Vice-President (Information Services), University of Regina
Bo Wandschneider - CIO, University of Toronto
2:50pm MST
A Virtual Silver Linings Playbook
Jim Ghadbane - President and CEO, CANARIE
3:20pm MST
Group Round Table Discussions
3:50pm MST
Women in the Post-COVID Tech Ecosystem
Kylie Woods - Founder, Chic Geek
Helen Wetherley Knight - Principal, Chief Information Officer, Helen Knight Consulting
Ravina Anand - COO & Founder, FLIK
Lindsay Sill - COO & Interim ED, Quantum Algorithms Institute
4:40pm MST
Closing Remarks