Call for Proposals

The Cyber Summit team is now accepting proposals for presentation and/or workshop topics for the 2025 conference, taking place in Banff, Alberta, from November 5-6, with pre-conference workshops on November 4.

All proposals will be reviewed by the Summit Review Committee which includes representatives from Cybera, MRNet and SRNET member institutions, and the Summit Organizing Committee.

This year’s theme:

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Opportunit’eh? The current economic and geopolitical landscape has many Canadians looking inward and exploring new opportunities to move forward in a productive way, together. Does this period in history present a uniquely Canadian opportunity? Are there initiatives that we could be collaborating on to advance our public, education and research sectors?

Cyber Summit 2025 will bring together leaders, innovators and change-makers from these sectors to explore how shared infrastructure and cross-sector conversations can position Canada to lead with resilience. From sovereign technology to collaborative cybersecurity, we’ll ask how we can seize this moment—not just to adapt, but to thrive.

We welcome proposals that bridge this theme with one or more of the following topics, particularly those that highlight made-in-Canada solutions and success stories:

Collaborative innovation

  • Case studies that highlight cross-provincial, cross-departmental, or cross-sector partnerships
  • Shared infrastructure success stories
  • Services or platforms that began as grassroots initiatives
  • Examples of innovation on a budget

Human side of cybersecurity

  • Exploring insider threats (both malicious and accidental) and best practices for mitigating them
  • Effective security training and ways to reduce internal weak points
  • Hacker psychology

Data sovereignty and infrastructure

  • Made-in-Canada approaches to data centres, AI deployment
  • Approaches to data residency
  • Shifting cloud strategies

Talent and workforce development

  • Creative strategies to attracting (and retaining) international talent
  • Best practices for training staff in-house
  • Examples of effective work-integrated-learning programs / platforms

IT policies

  • Best practices for AI and quantum compute use
  • Frameworks that promote collaboration
  • The role of government in digital collaboration and data sovereignty

To apply to present, please complete the application form by June 6. Those selected will be notified by mid-July.

Submit your proposal here

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