Operation Defend the North 2025 – Calgary – Roles

Operation: Defend The North — Module Roles

Module	Name	Title	Organization	Role Title
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Ali Abbas Hirji	Chair	Operation: Defend The North	Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Alex Dow	Chaos Engineer	Operation: Defend The North	Chaos Engineer - Operation: Defend The North
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Varun Wadhwa	Manager - Cybersecurity Design	Deloitte	Cybersecurity Risk Analyst
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Vivek Khindria	President & Principal	Risk Embrace Inc.	Advisor to the Board
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	James Cairns	CISO	Bow Valley College	Co-Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Rob Labbé	CISO-in-Residence	MM-ISAC	CISO
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Paul Smith	Global Portfolio Director, Cybersecurity	Honeywell	ICS Cybersecurity Specialist
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Roger Dery	IT Director	Rockpoint Gas Storage	CTO
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Jean-Francois Amiot	Manager – SOC Operation	Telus Business	Industry Expert
Module 1: Detection & Analysis	Shrey Raval	Lead Engineer	siberX	SOC Lead
Module 2: Containment	Ali Abbas Hirji	Chair	Operation: Defend The North	Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 2: Containment	Alex Dow	Chaos Engineer	Operation: Defend The North	Chaos Engineer - Operation: Defend The North
Module 2: Containment	Cherie Burgett	Director, Cyber Intel Ops	Mining & Metals ISAC	Threat Intelligence Analyst
Module 2: Containment	Varun Wadhwa	Manager - Cybersecurity Design	Deloitte	Cybersecurity Risk Analyst
Module 2: Containment	Vivek Khindria	President & Principal	Risk Embrace Inc.	Advisor to the Board
Module 2: Containment	James Cairns	CISO	Bow Valley College	Co-Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 2: Containment	Rob Labbé	CISO-in-Residence	MM-ISAC	CISO
Module 2: Containment	Eder Marques	Director, Payments Security	Bank of Montreal	Director of IT Operations
Module 2: Containment	Keith Daser	Founder	Deliver Digital	IT Operations Lead
Module 2: Containment	Sana Navaid	Senior Cyber Security Specialist	Transalta	Incident Response Coordinator
Module 2: Containment	Shrey Raval	Lead Engineer	siberX	SOC Lead
Module 2: Containment	Vince Stoffer	Field CTO	Corelight	Industry Expert
Module 3: Eradication	Ali Abbas Hirji	Chair	Operation: Defend The North	Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 3: Eradication	Alex Dow	Chaos Engineer	Operation: Defend The North	Chaos Engineer - Operation: Defend The North
Module 3: Eradication	Cherie Burgett	Director, Cyber Intel Ops	Mining & Metals ISAC	Threat Intelligence Analyst
Module 3: Eradication	Shelley Wark-Martyn	Strategic Training Executive	SANS	Public Relations Officer
Module 3: Eradication	James Cairns	CISO	Bow Valley College	Co-Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 3: Eradication	Rob Labbé	CISO-in-Residence	MM-ISAC	CISO
Module 3: Eradication	Eder Marques	Director, Payments Security	Bank of Montreal	Director of IT Operations
Module 3: Eradication	Paul Smith	Global Portfolio Director, Cybersecurity	Honeywell	ICS Cybersecurity Specialist
Module 3: Eradication	Roger Dery	IT Director	Rockpoint Gas Storage	CTO
Module 3: Eradication	Sana Navaid	Senior Cyber Security Specialist	Transalta	Incident Response Coordinator
Module 3: Eradication	Shrey Raval	Lead Engineer	siberX	SOC Lead
Module 3: Eradication	Vivek Khindria	President & Principal	Risk Embrace Inc.	Advisor to the Board
Module 4: Recovery	Ali Abbas Hirji	Chair	Operation: Defend The North	Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 4: Recovery	Alex Dow	Chaos Engineer	Operation: Defend The North	Chaos Engineer - Operation: Defend The North
Module 4: Recovery	Arlene Worsley	Global Leader, Risk & Resilience	Teck Resources	Lead Business Continuity & Resilience
Module 4: Recovery	Cherie Burgett	Director, Cyber Intel Ops	Mining & Metals ISAC	Threat Intelligence Analyst
Module 4: Recovery	Shelley Wark-Martyn	Strategic Training Executive	SANS	Public Relations Officer
Module 4: Recovery	Vivek Khindria	President & Principal	Risk Embrace Inc.	Advisor to the Board
Module 4: Recovery	James Cairns	CISO	Bow Valley College	Co-Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 4: Recovery	Rob Labbé	CISO-in-Residence	MM-ISAC	CISO
Module 4: Recovery	Paul Smith	Global Portfolio Director, Cybersecurity	Honeywell	ICS Cybersecurity Specialist
Module 4: Recovery	Keith Daser	Founder	Deliver Digital	IT Operations Lead
Module 4: Recovery	Shrey Raval	Lead Engineer	siberX	SOC Lead
Module 4: Recovery	Kimberly Osmond	Security Advisor	Splunk	Industry Expert
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Ali Abbas Hirji	Chair	Operation: Defend The North	Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Alex Dow	Chaos Engineer	Operation: Defend The North	Chaos Engineer - Operation: Defend The North
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Arlene Worsley	Global Leader, Risk & Resilience	Teck Resources	Lead Business Continuity & Resilience
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Vivek Khindria	President & Principal	Risk Embrace Inc.	Advisor to the Board
Module 5: Lesson Learned	James Cairns	CISO	Bow Valley College	Co-Chair - Operation: Defend The North
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Rob Labbé	CISO-in-Residence	MM-ISAC	CISO
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Roger Dery	IT Director	Rockpoint Gas Storage	CTO
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Keith Daser	Founder	Deliver Digital	IT Operations Lead
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Shrey Raval	Lead Engineer	siberX	SOC Lead
Module 5: Lesson Learned	Geoff Rivera	Practice Manager, Enterprise Incident Management	Optiv	Industry Expert