In-Person

Vancouver, BC CISO Community

Executive Summit

October 29, 2026 | Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown

October 29, 2026
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Vancouver, BC's top CISOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Building an AI-Driven Enterprise Through Governance, Innovation and Responsible Adoption

Leveraging Data, Analytics and Cost Optimization to Accelerate Business Value

Elevating Cybersecurity and Risk Management as Drivers of Trust, Resilience and Growth

Vancouver, BC CISO Governing Body

The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Rob Antonishen

BC Hydro
Director, Cyber Security & Compliance

Mark Basco

Adentra Group
Director, IT & Cybersecurity

Wyman Chin

Pacific Blue Cross
SVP & CIO

Rob Davidson

Pacific Blue Cross
CISO

Biying He

TransLink
Director, Cybersecurity, Resilience & Information Management

Leung Man

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Senior Manager, Information Risk Management

Greg Sieg

Ledcor
SVP & CIO

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CISO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Vancouver, BC CISO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda

October 29, 2026

8:00am - 8:30am  Registration & Breakfast

9:15am - 9:40am  Networking Break

9:40am - 10:25am  Breakout Session

From Tinkerers to Transformation — Scaling Agentic Development

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Joao Jornada

Application Development Lead

Finning

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Jordan Willms

VP Technology

Finning

As organizations move beyond experimentation with agentic AI, many are facing a critical challenge: how to scale innovation while maintaining governance, security and architectural integrity. This session explores how enterprises can build a structured approach to agentic development that accelerates delivery, increases business agility and drives sustainable adoption across the organization.

Join this session to learn:

  • Establishing a governance-first framework for secure, scalable agentic AI development
  • Accelerating innovation and shortening delivery timelines while maintaining enterprise standards
  • Driving workforce transformation, leadership alignment and successful AI adoption at scale


9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Recovery as a Compensating Control: Defending the Undefendable

When legacy systems can’t be patched, recovery becomes a key compensating control. IT and security leaders rely on recovery documentation to support organizational resilience, risk management, and business continuity. This session covers how immutable backups and traceable recovery records withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny after incidents and how forensic and threat intelligence data can turn reactive recovery into a documented, risk-based decision.

Join this session to learn:

  • How recovery and immutable backups protect unpatched legacy systems
  • Building recovery records for regulatory and legal review
  • Using forensic and threat intelligence to justify response decisions


9:40am - 10:25am  Executive Boardroom

Unlocking Canada’s AI Advantage

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Michelle Biase

President and Managing Director of HP Canada

HP Inc.

Canada has the research, talent and ambition but the real test is whether businesses can adopt AI confidently and turn AI strategy into real benefits for Canadians. With the right approach, organizations have a unique opportunity to turn AI leadership into business value through secure, connected and practical AI powered solutions, bringing greater control, trust and efficiency to where work gets done.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Bringing AI closer to where business happens with edge solutions
  • Overcoming cloud cost and complexity with distributed AI strategies
  • Democratizing AI to empower businesses of every size and sector

10:25am - 11:10am  Networking Break

10:35am - 11:00am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

11:10am - 11:55am  Executive Boardroom

Discuss Enabling an AI-Fluent Workforce with Your Peers

Join this interactive discussion with fellow CIOs and CISOs on Enabling an AI-Fluent Workforce to exchange perspectives, explore common challenges, and uncover practical ideas and strategies you can apply within your organization

11:55am - 12:30pm  Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm  Keynote

Explore Operationalizing AI With Palo Alto Networks

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Lavina Pinto

SVP, IT

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Join this session to explore one of the community's top priorities this year: Operationalizing AI. Gain insights into key challenges, emerging approaches, and practical applications to help you navigate what's next.

1:05pm - 1:30pm  Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Restoring Transparency and Trust in AI‑Driven Systems

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Michael Taylor

RVP Solutions Engineering

Dynatrace

As enterprises shift from human‑driven to human‑supervised operations, AI has introduced new forms of complexity that traditional monitoring can’t explain. The challenge is no longer whether systems are up, but whether leaders can clearly understand how decisions are made, where risk accumulates and why performance or cost changes in unexpected ways.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Where visibility breaks down in AI‑driven, hybrid and multi‑cloud environments
  • Why “nothing is down” no longer means systems are operating as intended
  • How CIOs re-establish transparency and trust as autonomous actions scale

1:30pm - 2:15pm  Executive Boardroom

Beyond Protection: The ROI of Converged Physical and Cybersecurity

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Jon Farkas

Field Chief Technology Officer

Verkada

As physical and cyber threats increasingly converge, organizations must adopt a modern approach to enterprise risk. Historically, cybersecurity and physical security operated in silos, even though physical security incidents can directly lead to cyber events. Leaders can align security functions, support compliance requirements, and articulate clear ROI to executive leadership.

Join this session to explore:

  • Evolving security strategies to remove barriers between physical and digital worlds
  • How integrated controls support compliance readiness and strengthen risk management
  • Ways to transform security investments into measurable business value and ROI


2:15pm - 3:00pm  Networking Break

2:25pm - 2:50pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Breakout Session

Mind the Gaps — Accelerating Growth with Cyber Transformation

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Sam Shaabani

Senior Manager, Cyber Security & Architecture

Seaspan Corp

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Garret Wong

VP, IT

Seaspan Corp

As organizations expand, cyber risk becomes increasingly interconnected across business functions, operations, vendors, and technology. At Seaspan, the security and technology leaders at Seaspan elevated cybersecurity to a strategic business partner. That enabled teams to align priorities, build resilience, and address the crucial question: What are we missing? 

Join this breakout session to learn more about:

  • Applying a digital risk management lens to growth
  • Building influence through effective communication and accountability
  • Establishing governance frameworks that uncover gaps and strengthen organizational resilience

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Executive Boardroom

From AI Vision to Enterprise Impact

AI has moved into the core of enterprise strategy, reshaping business models and leadership expectations. As pressure to show results grows, technology and cybersecurity leaders must shift from early validation efforts to defining clear direction, driving accountability across teams and navigating rising costs and scrutiny. This peer discussion will cover how to set a clear AI strategy while communicating value, trade-offs and risks to the board and C-suite.

3:00pm - 3:45pm  Executive Boardroom

Securing the Physical World in a Digital Era

Physical security is evolving rapidly as traditionally siloed systems become increasingly connected and cloud-managed. Join peers to discuss the shift from legacy infrastructure and how organizations are approaching the convergence of physical security and cybersecurity.

3:45pm - 4:00pm  Networking Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm  Keynote

The Power Pair — How CEOs and CIOs Drive Transformation Together

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Patrick Davis

CEO

BCLC

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Mark Goldberg

CIO

BCLC

The strongest transformations begin with aligned leadership. At BCLC, CEO Pat Davis and CIO Mark Goldberg have a partnership that has improved prioritization, strengthened board communication, and enabled successful enterprise-wide transformations across cybersecurity, data, AI and customer experience.Join this fireside chat to learn more about:

  • Aligning technology strategy with business priorities and outcomes

  • Driving faster decisions through clear executive ownership and focus

  • Building the change management capabilities needed for lasting transformation

4:35pm - 4:45pm  Closing Comments and Prize Drawing

October 29, 2026

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering

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