Agenda

agenda last updated 2025-01-21

Jan. 21, 2025 — Leadership Dinner & Social

Audience	Attendees registered as leadership: CIO, director, manager. By invitation only.
Location	TRU Campus Activity Centre, Grand Hall
Greeters	Krista Cochrane, Richa Nair & 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

Jan. 22, 2025 - Main Event

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. 

Jan. 22, 2025

Technical Track1	Main Event Track2	Sponsor/Student Track3
	Registration and Breakfast 7:45 a.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall
	Opening Remarks 8:30 a.m. Grand Hall
	Territorial Acknowledgement and Elder's Welcome: Elder Ted Gottfriedson Secwépemc Cultural Advisor, TRU 8:50 am Grand Hall
	Welcome Keynote: Dr. Gillian Balfour Provost and Vice-President Academic, TRU 9 a.m. Grand Hall
	Opening Keynote – Michael Harvey Information and Privacy Commissioner, Province of British Columbia 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Grand Hall
	Presentation - John Cuzzola: Navigating the Underworld: An Introduction to the Dark Web Director of Info. Security, TRU 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Grand Hall
	*** ANNOUNCEMENTS *** 10:45 - 10:50 a.m. Grand Hall
Demo - Uncovering Dark Web Threats Through Network Traffic by Anthony Aighobahi (TRU Faculty) 11:00 - 12:10 p.m. Terrace Room	Refreshment Break with the Sponsors 10:50 - 11:15 a.m. Mountain Room
	Gold Sponsor - Insights from the Dark Web (Oracle) by Vandy Rodrigues 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
	Lunch 12:10  - 1:00 p.m. Rotunda / Grand Hall
Demo - Exploring the Dark Web: Technology, Risks, and Ethics by Antonio Brandao (BCNET) 1:05 - 2:45 p.m. Terrace Room, 2nd floor
	Breakout Session 1
	The Dark Web and Your Legal Risks and Obligations by Alex Cameron (Fasken Law Firm) 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Grand Hall
	Zero Trust or Zero Chance by Jeremy Carr, Senior Systems Engineer (Veeam) 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor
	Regaining Focus in Cybersecurity: How to Dig Out and Stay Ahead by Luke Timms, Clayton Huston, & Joshua Topnik (Arctic Wolf) 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor
	How We Do It: Using the Darkweb for Offensive Security by Evan Gordenker (Palo Alto) 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor
	Gold Sponsor (IX Solutions) - DevSecOps: From Buzzword to Business Driver by Drew Grubb & Chris King 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/Arista 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor ESTI & Insight Equipment Finance 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor
	Break and Transition 2:45 - 2:55 p.m.
	Breakout Session 2
	Synergy in Security: How Cross-Functional Teams Safeguard Personal Information Against Dark Web Exploits by Alma Klarich, Marina Sparks, Vera Merkusheva (TRU) 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Grand Hall
	Uncharted Waters: Navigating Privacy Risks in a World of Evolving Technologies by Kunle Adewumi (Kirke-Consulting) 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Summit Room, 2nd floor
	The Russian Digital Police State From 1984 to 2024 by Joseph Alexander Brown (TRU Faculty) 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Alpine Room, 1st floor
	Zero Trust Networking:  A Discussion On Building Networks That Are Secure By Design by Rob Kyle (Arista), Douglas Atkinson (Nebula Cybersecurity Group) 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. TRUSU Lecture Hall, 1st floor
	The Dark Web and AI: A New Era of Cyber Threats by Hank Fordham & Conor Anwyll (X10 Technologies/Darktrace/Styx) 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Terrace Room, 2nd floor
	*** RECONVENE *** 3:55 - 4:00 p.m. Grand Hall
	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
	Closing Remarks - Matt Milovick Vice President, Admin & Finance, TRU 4:50 - 5:00 p.m. Grand Hall
	Prize Draw Lottery 5:10 p.m. Grand Hall

Jan. 23, 2025

Sponsor Hall Teardown 7:30 am - 12:00 p.m. Mountain Room