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Operation: Defend the North 2025 (Vancouver)

ODTN Vancouver Oct 2025

Nationwide chaos erupts as payment systems and prescription services crash across grocery and pharmacy chains. But this is just the surface. Investigators uncover that the breach enabled covert access to Canada’s national data recovery infrastructure—a move designed for long-term persistence. It’s quiet. Strategic. And deadly.

Operation: Defend the North – Vancouver is where subtle threats become systemic disasters. In this advanced scenario, participants engage in a live tabletop exercise built to expose the hidden dangers of supply chain infiltration. Collaborate with cybersecurity leaders, policy influencers, and tech experts as you respond to the most silent—and most dangerous—phase of the national cyber siege.

Sometimes the biggest threat is the one you don’t see.

Will you detect it in time?

This event is online and in-person.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Event Details
Alex Dow
Chief Innovations Officer
Mirai Security
Chief Innovations Officer at Mirai Security
Ali Abbas Hirji
Executive Director
Canadian Centre for Cyber Defence
Executive Director at Canadian Centre for Cyber Defence
Anton Kaiser
VP, Cyber Assurance
Corpay
VP, Cyber Assurance at Corpay
Dragana Panic
Director of Infrastructure and Information Security
Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)
Director of Infrastructure and Information Security at Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)
Hanif Jessani
Director, IT
Taiga Building Products
Director, IT at Taiga Building Products
Hardeep Mehrotara
Vice President Information Security and Architecture
Concert Properties
Vice President Information Security and Architecture at Concert Properties
Hugh Barley
Director of Information Security
Thompson Rivers University
Director of Information Security at Thompson Rivers University
James Bayne
Director Cybersecurity Solutions
PrivacyWorks
Director Cybersecurity Solutions at PrivacyWorks
Jonathan Friesen
Director, Trust Enablement
Jane App
Director, Trust Enablement at Jane App
Lia Sana
Director, Information Security
Fraser Health Authority
Director, Information Security at Fraser Health Authority
Maleena Singh
Director of Incident Response
Mirai Security Inc.
Director of Incident Response at Mirai Security Inc.
Mandy Lit
Director, Privacy & Compliance
Global Enterprises & High-Growth Tech
Director, Privacy & Compliance at Global Enterprises & High-Growth Tech
Mary Carmichael
Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Advisory
Momentum Technology
Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Advisory at Momentum Technology
Matthew Grunert
VP, Technology
Bosa Properties
VP, Technology at Bosa Properties
Michael Buckley
Security Operations Center Lead
Mark Anthony Group
Security Operations Center Lead at Mark Anthony Group
Neumann Lim
Manager of Cybersecurity
Odlum Brown
Manager of Cybersecurity at Odlum Brown
Octavia Howell
VP, CISO
Equifax Canada
VP, CISO at Equifax Canada
Rob Davidson
CISO
Pacific Blue Cross
CISO at Pacific Blue Cross
Rob Masse
CISO
lululemon
CISO at lululemon
Sabino Marquez
Co-founder
Trustable
Co-founder at Trustable
Sonny Sarai
CISO and Co-Founder
Brockton Point Solutions
CISO and Co-Founder at Brockton Point Solutions
Todd Kane
President
Evolved Management
President at Evolved Management
Trevor Verbeke
Divisional Manager Infrastructure & Cyber Security
Metro Vancouver
Divisional Manager Infrastructure & Cyber Security at Metro Vancouver
Vivek Khindria
President and Principal Consultant
Risk Embrace Inc
President and Principal Consultant at Risk Embrace Inc
  • Join us for breakfast and start your day off right!

  • Recharge with a tasty snack break!

  • Refuel and re-energize with a warm lunch!

  • Recharge with a tasty snack break!

  • Take a moment to stretch and breathe deep!

  • Join us for breakfast and start your day off right!

  • Recharge with a tasty snack break!

  • Refuel and re-energize with a warm lunch!

  • Recharge with a tasty snack break!

  • Take a moment to stretch and breathe deep!

Operation: Defend The North – A Canadian Cybersecurity Readiness Exercise is an immersive event designed to simulate a fictitious cyber attack against Canada’s critical sectors — Energy, Finance & Banking, Healthcare, Government Services, and Telecommunications. Together, we navigate a simulated cyber crisis via an interactive online tabletop event, accessible virtually from anywhere, uniting industry leaders, cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders in fortifying our defenses.

Yes! The event is streamed online. You can buy virtual tickets.

Yes! Network with exhibitors and industry experts.

Purchase your ticket on siberx.org and bring photo ID for check-in at the event.

All major credit cards are accepted.

Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. We are committed to a harassment-free experience for everyone. Violators may be removed from the event without a refund.

Click the Tickets tab to purchase.

Tickets are non-refundable/non-cancellable. To reassign or upgrade, email [email protected].

Maybe—based on availability.

Possibly, but tickets are limited and not guaranteed on event day.

Simon Fraser University, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3 — enter via Seymour Street Courtyard Entrance

No. Parking is available at an additional cost.

Service and support animals are welcome.

Yes. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included in your in-person ticket. Add dietary restrictions during registration for accommodation.

For both in-person and virtual sessions, siberX monitors attendance and reports on CPE credits.

In-person sessions: Attendees seeking CPE credits must register at the conference and complete checkout in person.

Virtual events: Attendees seeking CPE credits must remain within their session for the allocated duration and not proceed to other tabs for a continuous calculation.

In accordance with Standard Number 16 of the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards), our conference activities are measured by actual program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit.

For segments that are less than 50 minutes, the sum of the segments would be considered one total program. For example, five 30-minute presentations would equal 150 minutes and would be counted as three CPE credits.

An email will be sent out post-conference along with the CPE form. Please complete the form.

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