Toronto CISO Executive Summit

As cyber threats escalate, organizations must build resilience to effectively withstand and recover from attacks. Real-time threat intelligence provides CISOs with crucial insights to understand the company's risk landscape and respond swiftly. Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is essential for fortifying resilience and enhancing communication with the C-suite and Board.

Join this session to discuss:

• Leveraging CTI to align cybersecurity strategies with organizational goals
• Using evidence-based threat intelligence to boost proactive defense and recovery
• Improving communication with executive leadership on risk management strategies

GenAI is changing rapidly, and the next major step is agentic AI — systems that are capable of taking actions without human oversight. This brings a new level of complexity, but there are benefits for security teams as well. Security leaders are now exploring the value and risk of agentic AI to determine how to advance safely. 

Join Elastic’s security leadership to explore:

• The use of GenAI in security and how it's advanced to meet different team needs
• How AI adoption changes your attack surface 
• The different ways AI augments security teams and workflows

We’re all familiar with the idea that “the best defense is a good offense.” But for cybersecurity – where the mandate has always been “defend and protect” – how do CISOs truly go on the offensive? For Kees Pouw, CISO at Questrade, the answer lies in a high-fidelity cyber testing strategy. 

In this session, Kees shares how he built out an offensive security team that helped propel Questrade’s cybersecurity program, covering:

• Challenges preventing CISOs from doing enough testing to build confidence in controls
• Strategies and resources for building an offensive security strategy, whether inhouse or outsourced
• Considerations on the use of GenAI by inhouse cybersecurity office team

Every leader has a reputation, but not every leader has a brand. And while both impact your success, an intentionally crafted executive brand not only speaks for you when you're not in the room but puts you in a position to attract, recognize and realize opportunities that further your goals.  

Sean Barnes — a CIO and CHRO turned executive coach — shares insights learned from his own journey of discovering and developing a powerful personal brand, highlighting the opportunities and challenges leaders face in doing so. You'll leave this talk inspired and empowered to take control of how the world sees you, with actionable tips for:

• Becoming known for the things that matter to you
• Crafting an executive brand that is authentically yours
• Owning your brand inside and outside your organization

Sensitive data movement can be risky but restricting it outright can create operational and security challenges. In an era of agentic AI, generative AI, and emerging quantum computing, organizations need security frameworks that protect data while ensuring agility. This session explores how modern security platforms enable secure data flow, adapt to diverse use cases and prepare for the post-quantum encryption (PQE) shift.

Join this keynote to learn:

• How to choose the right secure access method for each use case
• Why security must be adaptive to risk, user behavior and AI-driven interactions
• How to prepare for post-quantum encryption and its enterprise security impact