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APRIL 25 | Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, Canada

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The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized how we work accelerating our transition to virtual rendering our economies even more vulnerable to attack. For APEC, which represents 60 percent of the world’s GDP and 48 percent of world trade, the stakes are unquestionably high. As new technologies emerge and cyber threats proliferate and rapidly evolve, protecting our businesses, critical infrastructure, connected technologies (IoT), and supply chains must be the imperative. To achieve this, we must establish a collaborative, regional approach to solve for the formidable cybersecurity challenges that will define the next phase of the digital revolution and economy.

Considering this, the 2022 ABAC Digital Working Group Cybersecurity Symposium convened experts, business leaders, and policymakers to chart a path forward to a more secure digital future across APEC.

Read our final report to APEC Economic Leaders with immediately actionable recommendations to build a cyber resilient APEC:

SPEAKERS

Jan De Silva

Chair, ABAC Digital Working Group, President and CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade

Sara Wilshaw

Chief Trade Commissioner, Trade Commissioner Service of Canada

Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle

President and Vice-Chancellor, University of New Brunswick

Dr. Chaichana Mitrpant

Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA)

David Shipley

Co-founder and CEO, Beauceron Security

Dhruva Suthar

Director of Security, IBM Canada

Faisal Kazi

President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Canada Limited

Charles Finlay

Founding Executive Director, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Ryerson University

Kobsak Duangdee

Secretary General, Thai Banker's Association (TBA)

John Chen

Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, BlackBerry Limited

Tim Dattels

ABAC Canada & Blackberry Board of Directors; Senior Partner, TPG Capital

Michaela Browning

VP, Government and Public Policy, Google Asia Pacific

John Weigelt

National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada

Mani Keerthi Nagothu

IT Security Manager, Ballard Power Systems

Stuart McNish

AGENDA

13:00 PDT

Welcome & Opening Remarks

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Jan De Silva

13:05 PDT

PANEL ONE: New Brunswick, Canada’s Cybersecurity Hub

Creating centres of excellence to meet to meet the cybersecurity challenge – the case of the New Brunswick.

 

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David Shipley

speaker-2

Dhruva Suthar

speaker-3

Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle

speaker-4

Stuart McNish

14:00 PDT

Keynote: Chief Trade Commissioner Sara Wilshaw

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Sara Wilshaw

14:10 PDT

PANEL TWO: Building a Platform for a Cybersecure Digital Future

What could a collaborative regional approach to securing APEC’s digital future look like? Why does this matter?

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Dr. Chaichana Mitrpant

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Faisal Kazi

speaker-3

John Weigelt

speaker-4

Mani Keerthi Nagothu

15:10 PDT

Break

15:25 PDT

PANEL THREE: From Laggard to Leader - Developing an APEC Cyber Talent Pool

How can APEC secure a competitive advantage in the global competition for cyber talent?

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Charles Finlay

speaker-2

Michaela Browning

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Stuart McNish

16:20 PDT

Closing Keynote, Q&A

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John Chen

speaker-2

Tim Dattels

16:50 PDT

Wrap-Up and Next Steps

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Jan De Silva

speaker-2

Kobsak Duangdee

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