PRESENTERS: DAY 2
Day 2 looks at ‘Youth and Cyber’ including themes of Social Networking Safety; Privacy and Security; Trends, Careers/Skills HR Recruiting; Starting a Business/Growing an Idea; and My Online Brand.
Welcoming Address
Michael Gawargy
Director of ITS, Algonquin College
Mike Gawargy is an accomplished leader with over twenty years of experience in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Application Development, Services and Support.
Theme: Social Networking Safety
Paul Davis
Social Networking Safety
Paul Davis brings 25+ years of IT knowledge and expertise to his speaking engagements.
Dr. Michael Cheng
Staff Psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario; Associate Professor, University of Ottawa; Co-Founder, eMentalHealth.ca
Michael Cheng is a child/family psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and co-founder of the eMentalHealth.ca website.
Patricia Lychak
Academic Manager Centre for Continuing and Online Learning Algonquin College
In her role as Academic Manager, Pat is responsible for developing innovative part- and full-time online Business programs and related services that support the success of students.
Theme: Privacy and Security
Mike Janke
Chairman, Silent Circle/Blackphone
Mike Janke is the CEO & co-founder of Silent Circle, the world’s leading global encrypted communications service.
Tania Frank
Manager, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Investigations, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Joining the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) in 2008 as a Senior Privacy Investigator, Tania Frank has worked as a Privacy Impact Assessment Review Officer and she is currently the Manager of Investigations under PIPEDA.
Mike Sues
CEO of Rigel Kent Security, Cryptid Labs and co-CEO of Invariant Security
Mr. Sues, CEO of Rigel Kent Security, Cryptid Labs and co-CEO of Invariant Security is an experienced Penetration Tester, Vulnerability Researcher and Security Trainer.
Theme: Trends, Careers/Skills HR Recruiting Stream
John Weigelt
National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada
As the National Technology Officer for Microsoft Canada, John Weigelt is responsible for driving Microsoft Canada’s strategic technology efforts.
Sandra Saric
Vice President, Talent Innovation, Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Sandra is responsible for all aspects of ICTC’s talent and diversity initiatives, collaborating with business, HR and talent partners on strategies and actions to leverage the talent of today and tomorrow in Canada’s digital economy.
Patrick Ouellette
Coordinator, Information and Communications Technology Security Programs
Patrick is a program and course designer, trainer, Professor and an Applied Research and industry consultant.
Theme: Starting a Business/Growing an Idea – Panel Session
Panel Presenters include:
Peter Strom
CEO, March Networks
Peter Strom has over 20 years of experience in the global security industry and has worked with the world’s leading financial services, retailer and central banks.
Abdou Sarr
Founder and CEO, SarrApps
Abdou Sarr, a lifelong resident of Ottawa, Canada is a 17 year old Founder and CEO of SarrApps, an app company he formed during his first year of High School.
Solon Angel
CSO, Squanto Inc
Solon has over a decade years of experience in analytics and entreprise software innovation, specifically CAATs, CRM and project management. Solon held various roles at Dell and AMD prior to his time at Neocase Sofware Inc. in the Silicon Valley.
Theme: My Online Brand
John Fleischauer
Manager, Global Talent Acquisition, Halogen Software
John Fleischauer — @bigtalljohn — is a TEDx speaker, and is the Manager, Global Talent Acquisition at Halogen Software.
Mark Blevis
Digital Public Affairs Strategist, Full Duplex Ltd.
As a digital public affairs strategist, Mark Blevis specializes in online reputation management, crisis communication and advocacy.
Andrew Buchan
Ottawa Police Services
Andrew Buchan has been a police officer since 1988 and is the staff sergeant in charge of the Youth Section at Ottawa Police.
Derek Rhodenizer
Vice Principal, Joan of Arc Academy
Derek Rhodenizer, Vice Principal of Joan of Arc Academy, actively works to stay on the leading edge of technology in an education setting and challenge educationalists to take risks and investigate the possibilities when faced with new programs.