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Operation: Defend the North 2025 (Calgary)

ODTN Calgary 2025

In a single moment, Alberta’s power grid collapses. What begins as a software glitch becomes a full-blown crisis—cutting power, halting oil sands, and crashing emergency systems. Traced back to earlier infiltration from Ottawa, this is the first kinetic escalation—proof that digital warfare can disrupt physical reality.

At Operation: Defend the North – Calgary, you’ll join the frontline of Canada’s cyber defence. In this immersive event, industry leaders, CISOs, government officials, and security professionals unite to contain a fast-evolving scenario. Designed as a dynamic tabletop exercise, you’ll navigate the complexities of interprovincial response, infrastructure protection, and public safety.

The power may fail—but your strategy can’t.

Will you be prepared when digital turns physical?

This event is online and in-person.

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

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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
Arlene Worsley
Global Leader, Risk & Resilience
Teck Resources
Global Leader, Risk & Resilience at Teck Resources
Cherie Burgett
Director, Cyber Intelligence Operations
Mining and Metals ISAC
Director, Cyber Intelligence Operations at Mining and Metals ISAC
Eder Marques
Director Payments Security
Royal Bank of Canada
Director Payments Security at Royal Bank of Canada
Hadis karimipour
Researcher
University of Calgary
Researcher at University of Calgary
James Cairns
CISO
Bow Valley College
CISO at Bow Valley College
Keith Daser
Founder & CEO
Deliver Digital
Founder & CEO at Deliver Digital
Octavia Howell
VP, CISO
Equifax Canada
VP, CISO at Equifax Canada
Paul Smith
Global Portfolio Director, Cybersecurity
Honeywell
Global Portfolio Director, Cybersecurity at Honeywell
Richard Henderson
Executive Director & CISO
Alberta Health Services
Executive Director & CISO at Alberta Health Services
Rob Labbe
CEO and CISO-in-Residence
Mining and Metals ISAC
CEO and CISO-in-Residence at Mining and Metals ISAC
Roger Dery
IT Director
Rockpoint Gas Storage
IT Director at Rockpoint Gas Storage
Sana Navaid
Senior Cyber Security Specialist
Transalta
Senior Cyber Security Specialist at Transalta
Shelley Wark-Martyn
Strategic Workforce Advisor
SANS
Strategic Workforce Advisor at SANS
Suzie Smibert
Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO
Finning International
Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO at Finning International
TJ Odugbesan
CISO
TechniRise Consulting Inc.
CISO at TechniRise Consulting Inc.
Varun Wadhwa
Manager - Cybersecurity Design
Deloitte
Manager - Cybersecurity Design at Deloitte
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.

Bow Valley College, 345 - 6 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4V1

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 General Admission 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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