Keynote Speakers
Luke McNamara
Principal Analyst, Mandiant Intelligence
Luke McNamara is a principal analyst with Mandiant Intelligence, focusing on emerging cyber threats and trends. His research has appeared in Bloomberg, CNN.com, The Hill, The Nikkei, Lawfare and other media outlets. Luke has presented at security conferences such as RSA and Black Hat and currently hosts Mandiant’s Defenders Advantage podcast. In previous roles at FireEye, Luke led and produced research for FireEye's Strategic Analysis Team, delivering insights into macro cyber threat trends for executive clients. Before its acquisition by FireEye, Luke was an intelligence consultant and analyst at iSIGHT Partners. As a Cyber Espionage Analyst at iSIGHT Partners, his work involved tracking nation state threat activity targeting public and private sector enterprises from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. Prior to working in cybersecurity, he supported counterinsurgency programs in the defense sector as a contractor. Luke McNamara is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and Patrick Henry College.
Session details:
Luke will present on the role of state actors in the threat landscape, attacks on university research, and initial observations of AI in the hands of attackers.
Mark Daley
Chief AI Officer, Western University
Mark is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a full professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-appointments in five other departments, The Rotman Institute of Philosophy, and The Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of Toronto's Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Mark has previously served as the vice president, research, at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and chief digital information officer, special advisor to the president and associate vice president, research, at Western University. Mark is the past chair of Compute Ontario and serves on a number of other boards.
Session details:
Mark will present on the impact of AI and university policies and principles regarding AI.