Tracey Nyholt
Founder & CEO of TechJutsu Inc
Tracey Nyholt is the Founder & CEO of TechJutsu Inc., a technology startup specializing in Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions. With 20 years of cyber security expertise, she
leads a team that has achieved partner status with Okta & received Okta’s Innovation Award for developing patent-pending Caller Verify. In 2024, TechJutsu has been recognized as the
AMER Rising Star Partner of the Year by Okta. Tracey attributes TechJutsu’s success to the incorporation of principles like simplicity & continuous improvement, which she refined while
training as a Black Belt in martial arts.
OWEN KEY
Executive Director, KPMG
Owen Key is an Executive Director in KPMG’s Risk Consulting Cyber Security practice with over 34 years of experience, most recently as the Chief Security Officer and the Chief Information Security Officer with The City of Calgary.
He is currently KPMG’s National Lead for OT and Physical Security. During his tenure, Owen has been delivering successful projects and programs involving Cyber Security, Physical Security, Operations, Computer Forensics and Incident Response, Corporate Investigations, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security, Operational and IT Business Continuity, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Project and Program Management.
During his career, Owen was a Detective with the New Zealand Police and a Senior Manager with KPMG responsible for their Computer Forensic practice in Western Canada.
Brennen Schmidt
Founder, ALEUS
“Brennen Schmidt is founder of ALEUS Consulting Group and is a leading expert in cybersecurity, emergency planning, and crisis response. As an award-winning management consultant and co-author of Cyber City Safe: Emergency Planning Beyond the Maginot Line, he excels at bridging the gap between people, process, and platforms. Brennen’s extensive consulting background and reputation for thought leadership make him a sought-after contributor in media outlets like Global News, CTV News, and CBC. With a talent for simplifying complex issues, he effortlessly engages audiences, delivering insights that resonate.”
CLIFF JANZEN
CISO & VP of Security
Cliff Janzen is the CISO and a VP of Security at Arctiq.
He has been in IT for many years starting on the service desk supporting mainframes and the first wave of users connecting to the internet back in the day of modems. He progressed to the desktop team, then to the server team before moving fully into security. In his current role, he leads a group of exceptional people in the delivery of managed and professional security services.
Throughout his career, he has had the privilege of learning from and working with some of the greatest resources in security, and he continues to happily learn new things every day. He has done work for SANS, is a technical editor for NoStarch Press and he his the founder and president of Security BSides Regina.
Imran Khan
Senior Manager, Cybersecurity at ISM Canada
Imran Khan is Senior Manager of Cybersecurity at ISM Canada – A Kyndryl Company. With over 20 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, he holds globally recognized certifications including CISSP, CCSP, and CISM. Imran specializes in security strategy, risk management, and building resilient systems.
He is an active member of the ISC2 Saskatchewan Chapter and dedicates time to community initiatives focused on cybersecurity awareness and education. At this conference, Imran will present on “Securing AI from the Ground Up: Building Trustworthy Systems,” sharing insights on embedding security into AI development to foster trust and resilience.
Nathan Schissel
Partner, MLT Aikins
Nathan practises in the area of information technology, cybersecurity, data protection and privacy, intellectual property commercialization and licensing, anti-spam compliance, e-commerce, and mergers and acquisitions. He has acted as lead counsel in a wide variety of technology-related transactions and projects and he co-leads the Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group at MLT Aikins. Nathan assists both private and public sector clients in managing cybersecurity and privacy risks, conducting strategic risk assessments, and developing effective risk-mitigation, governance and incident response planning. He also acts as “breach counsel” for clients in response to a variety of cybersecurity and data breach incidents including ransomware attacks, business email compromise (BEC) and financial fraud, “hacking and phishing attacks” by external threat actors, DDoS attacks and breaches involving lost and stolen devices and information.
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Alexander Rau
Partner in KPMG
Alexander Rau is a Partner in KPMG in Canada’s Technology Risk Consulting Advisory Practice focusing on Cyber Incident Response. Alexander is responsible for leading KPMG in Canada’s Cyber Response Practice providing cyber security risk services to support and enable clients to better respond to cyber incidents before, during and after a cyber breach. With over 20+ years of experience in Cyber Security, IT and Privacy, Alexander has provided leadership to a number of multinational organizations, leading and delivering incident response and strategic cyber security engagements, practice leadership, and business development. His roles have included cyber security evangelism, conducting media interviews, keynote speaker and panelist engagements. Throughout his career Alexander has leveraged his business and cyber security background to advise public sector and private enterprise clients on next generation cyber security threat prevention technologies, methodologies and resiliency concepts. Combining his knowledge and professional experiences in IT and cyber security management, consulting and strategy, with his finance and economics background, he brings unique professional qualifications, experience, and perspectives to his clients, addressing the ever-changing security landscape and its impacts on organizations.