Agenda
| Audience | Attendees registered as leadership: CIO, director, manager. By invitation only. |
| Location | TBD |
| Greeters | Krista Cochrane & John Cuzzola |
| Sponsors (arrive) | Sponsors please arrive between 5:00 - 5:30 p.m |
| Leadership Invitees (arrive) | Distinguished guests please arrive between 5:30 - 6:00 p.m |
| Audience | All registered attendees |
| Location | TRU Campus Activity Centre |
| Time | 7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| MCs | John Cuzzola and Rita Leone |
Tracks:
* (1) Technical Track - Nuts n' Bolts underpinnings of the dark web. Technical demonstration requiring some knowledge of Linux OS and networking protocols. Perfect for the 'geek' crowd.* (2) Main Event Track - For the 'normies'. Explore topics like dark web marketplaces, cybercrime, data breaches, privacy challenges, and law enforcement strategies. Connect, learn, and stay ahead in the evolving privacy and security landscape.
* (3) Sponsor/Student Track - In partnership with TRU's Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, these sessions invite students to meet informally with our sponsors to ask about the organization and the people who work there.
Technical Track1 |
Main Event Track2 |
Sponsor/Student Track3 |
| Registration and Breakfast 7:45 a.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall |
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| Opening Remarks 8:40 a.m. Grand Hall |
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| Territorial Acknowledgement and Elder's Welcome: Elder Ted Gottfriedson, Secwépemc Cultural Advisor 8:50 am Grand Hall President's Welcome: Brett Fairbairn, President and Vice-Chancellor, TRU 9 a.m. Grand Hall |
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 Opening Keynote – Michael Harvey, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Province of British Columbia9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Grand Hall |
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| Presentation - John Cuzzola, Director of Info. Security (TRU) Navigating the Underworld: An Introduction to the Dark Web 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Grand Hall |
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| Demo - Uncovering Dark Web Threats Through Network Traffic by Anthony Aighobahi (TRU Faculty) 10:55 - 12:05 p.m. Terrace Room HOLD For Obi 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor |
Refreshment Break with the Sponsors 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Mountain Room |
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| Gold Sponsor Presentation (Oracle) - TBD 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Grand Hall |
Sponsor Q&A IX Solutions & Pentera 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor Palo Alto Networks & Kirke Consulting 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor |
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| Lunch 12:10 - 1:00 p.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall |
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| Demo - Technical Deep Dive:Exploring the Dark Web (tentative) by Antonio Brandao 1:05 - 2:45 p.m. Terrace Room, 2nd floor |
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Breakout Session 1 |
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| HOLD by Alex Cameron 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Grand Hall |
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| Veeam by TBD 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor |
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| Arctic Wolf by TBD 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor |
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| Palo Alto Networks by TBD 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor |
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| Gold Sponsor Presentation (IX Solutions) - TBD by TBD 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Grand Hall |
Sponsor Q&A Compugen 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor Arctic Wolf & Nebula 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor ESTI & Insight Equipment Finance 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor |
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| Break and Transition 2:45 - 2:55 p.m. Mountain Room |
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Breakout Session 2 |
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| Synergy in Security: How Cross-Functional Teams Safeguard Personal Information Against Dark Web Exploits by Alma Klarich, Marina Sparks, Vera Merkusheva of TRU 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Grand Hall |
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| Uncharted Waters: Navigating Privacy Risks in a World of Evolving Technologies by Kunle Adewumi 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor |
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| The Russian Digital Police State From 1984 to 2024 for Joseph Alexander Brown (TRU Faculty) 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor |
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| Nebula Cybersecurity Group by TBD 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Terrace Room, 2nd floor |
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| X10 Technologies by TBD 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor |
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| Closing Keynote - Tim Sweet Getting Them to Give a Damn: Inspiring Personal Accountability for Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Grand Hall |
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| Closing Remarks 4:50 p.m. Grand Hall |
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| Prize Draw Lottery (winners announced) |
| Sponsor Hall Teardown 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Mountain Room |
