CANHEIT 2023 at a glance

There will be many opportunities to learn, engage and connect at CANHEIT 2023 including keynote addresses, breakout sessions, exhibits and social events.

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Please note that the schedule is subject to change. For information on building locations and directions, visit the attendees page.

Registration

Time

Location

June 19, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Isabel Bader Theatre

Day 1 – June 19

Time

Session

Location

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Registration

Isabel Bader Theatre

8:30 – 8:50 a.m.

Opening remarks

Speakers: Bo Wandschneider, Chief Information Officer, University of Toronto; Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost, University of Toronto

Isabel Bader Theatre

8:50 – 9:50 a.m.

Keynote address: The power of human connection beyond the crisis

Speaker: Pete Bombaci, Founder, The GenWell Project

This keynote address is brought to you by Amazon, a CANHEIT platinum sponsor.

Isabel Bader Theatre

9:50 – 10:05 a.m.

Wellness break and refreshments

This wellness break is brought to you by Integra Data Systems, INSA & Aruba Networks, a CANHEIT gold sponsor.

Isabel Bader Theatre

10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibitor hall

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Breakout sessions: Block 1

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

Speakers:
  • Scott Elliott, Director, ICT Infrastructure and Security, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Robert Eveleigh, Director, Infrastructure and Operations, ORION
  • Axel Schulz, Director, Cybersecurity Operations, CANARIE

This session is brought to you by Softchoice, a CANHEIT gold sponsor.

Room BA 1160

Speakers:
  • Christa Morrison, Business Systems Specialist, McMaster University
  • Manish Katakam, Business Systems Analyst, McMaster University
  • Chanel Morrison, Final-Year Biology Undergraduate Student and Multimedia Assistant, McMaster University

Room BA 1200

Speakers:
  • MaryAnn Welke Lesage, Director, Enterprise Architecture, University of Ottawa
  • Lyra Trstenjak, Applications Manager, University of Ottawa
  • Nisrin El Amraoui, Senior Project Manager, University of Ottawa

Room BA 1230

Speakers:
  • Saeed Dyanatkar, Senior Manager/Executive Producer, UBC Studios, University of British Columbia
  • Suzie Lavalee, Professor of Teaching and Academic Director, University of British Columbia

Room BA 1210

Speakers:
  • Deyves Fonseca, Associate Director, Information Security Operations, University of Toronto
  • Sunny Jassal, Interim CIO, British Columbia Institute of Technology
  • Indraneel Joshi, Senior Director, Security Operations Centre, ISA Cybersecurity
  • Eric Van Wiltenburg, University of Victoria

Moderated by: Matthew Balcer, Director of Sales Engineering Canada, SentinelOne

Room BA 1240

Speakers:
  • Vince Kellen, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, University of California San Diego
  • Coral Kennett, Education Leader, Amazon Web Services

Room BA 1170

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Breakout sessions: Block 2

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

Speakers:
  • Laura Grise, Database Administrator, McMaster University
  • Zeerak Khurshid, Business System Analyst, McMaster University

Room BA 1200

Speakers:
  • Matthew Burns, Digital Research Technology Analyst, Digital Research Commons Pilot, McMaster University
  • Tracy Dallaire, Director, Information Security Services, McMaster University
  • Angela Di Nello, Senior Manager, Digital Research Commons Pilot, McMaster University

Room BA 1170

Speaker:
  • Lisa Chen, Information Management Analyst, University of Toronto

Room BA 1210

Speakers:
  • Edward Kingscote, DevOps Specialist, CANARIE
  • Mohit Sharma, Identity Access Management Support Specialist, CANARIE
  • Chris Phillips, Technology Architect, Canadian Access Federation, CANARIE

Room BA 1230

Speakers:
  • Paloma Forwell, Senior Business Consultant, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Jennifer Ferfolja, Director, ICT Enterprise Solutions and Projects, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Scott Elliott, Director of ICT Infrastructure and Security, Wilfrid Laurier University

Room BA 1160

Speaker:
  • Steve Johnston, Director, Strategic Procurement, CAUDIT

Room BA 1240

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

This lunch is brought to you by Dell, a CANHEIT gold sponsor.

Howard Ferguson Dining Hall, Morrison Hall, University College

1:45 – 2:30 p.m.

Breakout sessions: Block 3

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

Speakers:
  • Gayleen Gray, Assistant Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, McMaster University
  • Tanya Reid, Associate Director, Strategic Implementation, McMaster University

Room BA 1160

Speakers:
  • Julie Menzies, Director, Cybersecurity Services, National Research and Education Network, CANARIE
  • Curtis Blais, NCA Technical Lead, Shared CISO, Cybera

Room BA 1200

Speakers:
  • Jason Fernyc, P.Eng., M.Eng., Consulting Systems Engineer, HPE Aruba
  • Russ Doucet, BSC., Chief Technology Officer, INSA Corp.

Room BA 1240

1:45 – 2:05 p.m.

Speakers:
  • Albert Joy, Senior ServiceNow Business Analyst, University of Toronto Mississauga
  • H. Y Luo, Product Delivery Lead, University of Toronto Mississauga

Room BA 1180

Speaker:
  • Laszlo Hollander, Director, IT Infrastructure, Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Room BA 1210

Speaker:
  • Jazmin Caloca, Project Manager, Dalhousie University
  • Jody Couch, CIO and Assistant Vice-President, Information Technology Services, Dalhousie University

Room BA 1230

2:10 – 2:30 p.m.

Speakers:
  • Adrian Lim, National Program Coordinator, CUCCIO
  • Mary Friedrich, ShareIT Manager, Cybera
  • Erik Krochak, ShareIT Project Lead, Cybera

Room BA 1180

Speakers:
  • Jennifer Arbour, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Digital Research Alliance of Canada
  • Mark Leggott, Director, International/National Relations, Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Room BA 1210

Speakers:
  • Kanupriya Parab, Manager, Information Security Risk Team, University of Toronto
  • Kalyani Khati, Associate Director, Information Security Strategic Initiatives, University of Toronto

Room BA 1230

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 – 3:30 p.m.

Breakout sessions: Block 4

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

Speakers:
  • Bo Wandschneider, Chief Information Officer, University of Toronto
  • Jody Couch, Chief Information Officer and Assistant Vice-President, ITS, Dalhousie University
  • Art Exner, Associate Vice-President, Information Services, University of Regina

This session is brought to you by ServiceNow and EY, a CANHEIT gold sponsor.

Room BA 1160

Speakers:
  • Alex Page, Data Protection & Cyber Resilience Sales Executive, Dell Technologies
  • Steve Weaver, Advisory Solutions Consultant, Data Protection Solutions, Dell Technologies

Room BA 1210

2:45 – 3:05 p.m.

Speakers:
  • Aaron Lane, Network and System Administrator, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto
  • Peter St. Onge, Manager, Identity and Access Management Team, University of Toronto
  • Matt Wilks, Senior Identity & Access Management Architect, University of Toronto
  • Xin Xiang, Senior Identity & Access Management Administrator, University of Toronto

Room BA 1180

Speaker:
  • Blake Markle, Manager, Events, Filming and Classroom Experience, University of Toronto Scarborough

Room BA 1230

Speaker:
  • Maddie Osei, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, Information Security, University of Toronto

Room BA 1200

3:10 – 3:30 p.m.

Speaker:
  • Kevin Brennan, Business Architect, University of Toronto

Room BA 1180

Speakers:
  • Mike Serafin, Library Technologies and Liaison Librarian, University of Toronto Mississauga
  • Simone Laughton, Head of UTM Library & Instructional Technologies, University of Toronto Mississauga

Room BA 1200

Speakers:
  • Filip Adamski, Manager, Projects and Consulting Office, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Nana Kwame Adomako, Business Process Analyst, Wilfrid Laurier University

Room BA 1230

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Wellness break and refreshments

This wellness break is brought to you by Red Hat, a CANHEIT gold sponsor.

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

4:00 – 4:45 p.m.

Breakout sessions: Block 5

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

Speakers:
  • Jeff Grieve, CUCCIO Consultant and Interim CIO, University of Guelph
  • Lindsay Sill, Executive Director, CUCCIO

Room BA 1160

Speaker:
  • Elena Carroll, Director, Cybersecurity Services Innovation, CANARIE
  • Kevin Paul, Director, Cybersecurity Operations, Cybera
  • Jason Testart, Director, Information Security Services, University of Waterloo

Room BA 1180

Speakers:
  • Sue McGlashan, Research Information Security Lead, Information Secuity, University of Toronto
  • Tracy Dallaire, Director, Information Security Services, McMaster University

Room BA 1230

Speaker:
  • Damien Eversmann, Chief Architect for Education, Red Hat

Room BA 1210

Speaker:
  • Sean Weiss, Business Development Engineering Manager

Room BA 1200

5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Evening social
Mingle with your fellow attendees at the evening social event, a cocktail reception with hors d’oeuvres and food stations. Guests can enjoy the musical entertainment, historic architecture of the Great Hall and the outdoor quad and gardens.

The evening social is brought to you by Google, a CANHEIT platinum sponsor.

Great Hall, Hart House at University of Toronto

Note: The schedule includes time to travel between buildings for those attending in person.

CANHEIT information desk

Time

Location

June 19, 10:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

June 20, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Isabel Bader Theatre

June 20, 10:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

June 21, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Bahen Centre for Information Technology

Note: A virtual help desk will also be available for those attending online.