2024 Canadian Security Showcase 

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Agenda

Ottawa, 05 December 2024

All times in EST

8:00 am

Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome from Public Sector Network

8:40 am

Welcome from the Chair

9:00 am

Ministerial Address

The Current State of Canada’s National Security

The preservation of national security is a multi-faceted endeavor that requires cooperation across a diverse range of initiatives and programs. How do the different jurisdictions of Canada’s security landscape perceive threat, and do these different perspectives impact outcomes or best practice? In this session we review where Canada’s National Security has been, what is the current state of play, and what are we looking ahead to.

9:10 am

Platinum Partner

Protecting Canada’s Critical Infrastructure and Systems

9:30 am

Panel Discussion

The New Realities of National Security and Protecting Canada’s Public Safety

Pat Boucher, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security, Public Safety Canada
Brigitte Gauvin, Assistant Commissioner – Federal Policing National Security, RCMP
Jarrett D, Director-General, Cyber Operations Division, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
John Ommanney, Executive Director - National Security Sector, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

In this panel we will have an expert discussing the intricacies of national security and public safety, and the overarching themes that must be considered when having these conversations. The experts will discuss the ways in which these pillars are interconnected and discuss why understanding these pillars is integral to enabling a thriving national security landscape.

Pat Boucher, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security, Public Safety Canada
Brigitte Gauvin, Assistant Commissioner – Federal Policing National Security, RCMP
Jarrett D, Director-General, Cyber Operations Division, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
John Ommanney, Executive Director - National Security Sector, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

10:10 am

Government Keynote

The Everchanging Landscape of Frontline Policing and Public Safety

Mike Duheme, Commissioner, RCMP

This session will dive into the current state of frontline policing. How is this changing in Canada, and around the world and what strategies and mitigation opportunities are being used.

Mike Duheme, Commissioner, RCMP

10:30 am

Refreshment Break

11:00 am

Welcome from the Track Chairs

11:20 am

Government Keynote Public Safety Track

Foreign Interference and the Geopolitical Landscape for Canada

This session will delve into the global security landscape and the impact it has on Canada, and the impact Canada has on the global security landscape. What does foreign interference look like? Who are Canada’s partners and why?

Government Case Study Cybersecurity

Unknown Threats: A Case Study

In this session we hear about a recent Cyber-attack, as they share the experience and provide mitigation strategies moving forward. They discuss how attacks across lower levels of government are impactful at a citizen level with the management of Health and Education data being highly sensitive to its citizens.

11:40 am

Gold Partner Public Safety

Getting Ahead of Emerging Trends for Public Safety

Gold Partner Cybersecurity

Your Cyber Ecosystem: Technology and Policy

12:00 pm

Panel Discussion Public Safety

Disinformation and Misinformation and Impacts of Online Extremism

David Teboul, Assistant Commissioner, Commander of Federal Policing, Pacific Region, RCMP
Allen Sutherland, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet – Machinery of Government and Democratic Institutions, Privy Council Office

This session will dig into the cause and effect of the rapid dissemination or disinformation and misinformation, radicalization, and extremism. Specifically, it will discuss how this online threat impacts frontline staff as the rise of free speech and protest continues

David Teboul, Assistant Commissioner, Commander of Federal Policing, Pacific Region, RCMP
Allen Sutherland, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet – Machinery of Government and Democratic Institutions, Privy Council Office
Panel Discussion Cybersecurity

Eliminating Risk with Canada’s Critical Infrastructure with Security by Design

Wendy Hadwen, Deputy Chief, Strategic Policy, Planning & Partnerships, Communications Security Establishment
Colin MacSween, Director General - National Cyber Security, Public Safety Canada
Martin Proulx, Director General – Spectrum Planning and ICT Critical Infrastructure, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

We’ve seen the US start to implement legislative requirements involving security by design in their energy sector as a prerequisite. How is Canada managing the constantly evolving risk of Cyber threats on Canada’s Critical Infrastructure? What can be done from a regulatory standpoint.

Wendy Hadwen, Deputy Chief, Strategic Policy, Planning & Partnerships, Communications Security Establishment
Colin MacSween, Director General - National Cyber Security, Public Safety Canada
Martin Proulx, Director General – Spectrum Planning and ICT Critical Infrastructure, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

12:40 pm

Gold Partner Public Safety

Partner Perspective

Gold Partner Cybersecurity

Partner Perspective

1:00 pm

Government Keynote Public Safety

Border Security – Partnerships, Technologies, and Strategies

Aaron McCrorie, Vice‑President - Intelligence and Enforcement, Canada Border Services Agency

In this session, CBSA will share more about their Strategic Border Threat Assessment and how they deliver on being both a security and facilitator agency. The session will touch on key focuses for the Intelligence and Enforcement branch at CBSA; National Security, Pre and Post border, foreign interference and intelligence, immigration trends, and will also touch on the CBSA’s touch points with other security agencies.

Aaron McCrorie, Vice‑President - Intelligence and Enforcement, Canada Border Services Agency
Government Keynote Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in Canada

In this session we will hear about all the internal focus points for Cybersecurity. AI and Deep Fakes and the threats for Government trust when these types of actors are out there

1:20 pm

Lunch

2:20 pm

Interactive Roundtables

3:20 pm

Panel Discussion

Canadian’s Security Workforce – Talent, Retention, Education

Caroline Xavier, Chief, Communications Security Establishment
Renée de Bellefeuille, Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, CSIS
Shelley Peters, Deputy-Chief Human Resources Officer, RCMP

This session is focused entirely on Canada’s security workforce. In a time of immense change in the working landscape, how does Canada maintain a knowledgeable, skilled, and engaged workforce that is prepared for the everchanging environment of public safety? How does Canada’s security workforce maintain positive public perception and manage misconceptions and bad publicity that comes with the role of public safety?

Caroline Xavier, Chief, Communications Security Establishment
Renée de Bellefeuille, Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, CSIS
Shelley Peters, Deputy-Chief Human Resources Officer, RCMP

4:00 pm

Platinum Partner

Partner Session

4:20 pm

Government Keynote

Unlocking the Power of Collaboration, People and Foresight  

Nathalie G. Drouin, Deputy Clerk, Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister

How do we deliver an integrated National Security Strategy and leverage the power of collaboration between security agencies. Where is there opportunities for growth within the touchpoints of our interwoven security landscape?

Nathalie G. Drouin, Deputy Clerk, Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister

4:40 pm

Closing remarks

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