Schedule
Conference kickoff
| Time | Event |
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| 9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. | Special address from Dr. Saeed Zolfaghari, vice-president administration and operations, and opening remarks from Brian Lesser, chief information officer |
Keynote
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:10 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Keynote address by Luke McNamara Principal Analyst, Mandiant |
Breakout sessions
| Time | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. |
Cybersecurity in the Digital Era: Beyond Borders Glenne Berriault, Lead Information Security Advisor, Health & Academia Partnerships Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff, General audience |
Unknown Enrolments - Cross Referencing Data Solutions Gavin Taylor-Black, Registrar's Office (TMU) Track: IT in Administration General audience
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Research Data Management (RDM) at Toronto Metropolitan University Nora Mulvaney, Library (TMU), Casey Carvalho, Computing and Communications Services (TMU) Track: IT Projects & Demonstrations Technical staff, general audience |
| 11:05a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Break | ||
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | The Evolving Threat Landscape: What Comes Next? Steve Dyson, Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff, general audience |
Supercharge Your Productivity with Google Workspace Brian Alexander, Google Track: IT Projects & Demonstrations Technical staff, general audience |
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| 12:05 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch break | ||
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | AI and Cybersecurity Risk - What You Need to Know Randy Purse and Lester Chng, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst (TMU) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff, general audience |
To Infinity and Beyond (TMU); Latest Updates with Sa11y Adam Chaboryk, Computing and Communications Services (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations Technical staff, general audience |
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| 1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. | Human Rights in the Digital Workplace Tamara Sylvester, Erin Hallock and Ahmed Ahmed, Human Rights Services (TMU) Track: IT in Administration General audience |
Are we there yet? Why not? Cybersecurity in HIgher Education Brian Lesser, Computing Communications Services (TMU) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff, general audience |
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| 2:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Cyber Range Workshop #1: Cybersecurity Essentials A Ian McWillam, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst (TMU) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff |
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Breakout sessions
| Time | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | Our SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) Journey Paul Webber and Yuchan Li, Computing Communications Services (TMU) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff |
Creating a Culture of Lean Continuous Improvement Channen Tan, KPMG; Joanne Mckee and Nadia Ferrari, Financial Services (TMU) Track: IT in Administration |
Using Video Tutorials to Enhance Technical Instructions Dianne Nubla, School of Professional Communication (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations General audience |
| 9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. |
Unlock Robust Protection: Elevating Wireless Security with HPE Aruba Networking Jason Fernyc, HPE Aruba Track: Cybersecurity
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Can GenAI Tools Be Used for Learning Assessment? Linying Dong, Ted Rogers School of Management (TMU) Track: IT in Teaching and Learning General audience |
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| 10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Break | ||
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. | Breaking Barriers- Empowering Women in IT Moderated by Daniela Spagnolo, Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (CSCE) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff, General audience |
DMARC Compliance: Make Sure Your Message Delivers Clara Guo and Jonathan Engbrecht, Computing Communications Services (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations Technical staff |
Creating Effective Data Stories Burcu Bulgurcu, Ted Rogers School of Management (TMU) Track: IT in Teaching and Learning General audience |
| 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch break | ||
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Decoding NCA: Insights, Findings, and Action Plans Curtis Blais, Cybera and Alex Doradea-Cabrera, BCNET and Wura Bamgbose, TMU Track: Cybersecurity |
Boost Productivity with Google Workspace’s Underutilized Features Albert Park and Anthony Fredericks, Computing Communications Services (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations General audience |
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| 1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. | Innovative Cybersecurity Technology at Your Fingertips Tiffany Kelly, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst (TMU) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff, general audience |
Tour: New TMU Libraries Makerspace and Media Production Studio Resources James Loney, Libraries (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations, IT In Teaching and Learning Technical staff, general audience |
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| 2:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Cyber Range Workshop #2: Incident Response & Ransomware Ian McWillam, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst (TMU) Track: Cybersecurity Technical staff |
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Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex (DCC) - 288 Church St, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1Z5 CA
Welcome
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast and socializing Location: DCC 2nd floor |
Opening remarks
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Special address from Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, president and vice-chancellor, and welcome remarks from Brian Lesser, chief information officer Location: DCC 208 |
Keynote address
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:45 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. | Keynote address by Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, Western University Location: DCC 208 |
Breakout sessions
| Time | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. | A Collaborative Future: TMU Libraries Move To Omni a New Integrated Library System Kelly Demody & Sally Wilson, TMU Libraries Track: IT Projects & Demonstrations General audience Location: DCC 204 |
Generative AI Working Group Panel: Ethics, Technology, and Support in Changing Times Sally Goldberg Powell, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (TMU); Hilary Julien, Computing and Communications Services (TMU); John Murray, The Chang School of Continuing Education (TMU); Lauren Di Mambro, Ted Rogers School of Management (TMU) Track: IT in Teaching and Learning General audience Location: DCC 208 |
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| 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch break, Upper Kerr Hall West Gym | ||
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | Josh Cave, Computing Communications Services (TMU) Track: IT in Administration Technical staff, general audience Location: DCC 204 |
Sidrah Noor, Sue Fostaty Young and Geoff Stewart, School of Medicine (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations General audience Location: DCC 208 |
Supporting Digital Learning Community of Practice Stephanie Goetz, Computing Communications Services (TMU); Sally Goldberg Powell, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (TMU); Kelly Dermody, Library (TMU); Nada Savicevic, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (TMU) Track: IT in Teaching and Learning Technical staff, general audience Location: DCC 103 |
| 1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. | Using Salesforce to Maximize Engagement & Efficiency for Co-op Grad Employment Outcomes Olivia Baratta and Rojan Reybod, Ted Rogers School of Management (TMU) Track: IT in Administration Technical staff, general audience Location: DCC 204 |
Jonathan Sammy, Wen Si, Lukasz Bartosik and Jacob Trautmann, Computing and Communications Services (TMU) Track: IT Projects and Demonstrations Technical staff, general audience Location: DCC 208 |
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| 2:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. | Closing remarks and prizes Location: DCC 208 |
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