GOSEC SPEAKERS
KEYNOTES
Monica Verma
Hacker, 3x CISO, Founder - Monica Talks Cyber
Monica Verma is a leading voice in AI, cybersecurity, leadership, cloud computing, and innovation. She works to bridge the security and talent gap, ultimately supporting both business and societal goals. With over 20 years of experience in technology, Monica has become an award-winning leader. Furthermore, she is recognized as one of the Top 50 Women in Tech. Through her clear and simple communication, Monica has worked closely with executives and top management. In fact, she has successfully led many security and digital transformation projects across global businesses.
Presentation (English only):
The Leadership Paradox: Bridging the AI and Cyber Gap
Robert Masse
Senior VP Chief Information Security Officer - Lululemon
Rob Masse is lululemon’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, leading the global cybersecurity strategy and operations. Since joining the company, Rob has brought a people-first, business-aligned approach to cybersecurity, focusing on building trust, enabling innovation, and fostering a culture of resilience. With a mandate that includes identity and access management, security operations, security engineering, data protection, AI security, and cyber risk governance and compliance, Rob is driving a multi-year transformation to position cybersecurity as a strategic enabler for lululemon’s growth. His leadership emphasizes empathy, transparency, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that security is embedded in the fabric of the organization.
Presentation’s Title: TBD
Patrick Garrity
Security Researcher Evangelist - Vulncheck
Patrick Garrity is a security researcher at VulnCheck where he focuses on vulnerabilities, vulnerability exploitation and threat actors. Patrick has spent the last decade helping building Cybersecurity companies including Duo Security, Censys, Blumira, Nucleus Security and VulnCheck.
Presentation (English only):
Exploited CVEs of 2025: Lessons for Vendors and Defenders
Grant Asplund
Evangelist - Check Point Software Technologies
Yan Bellerose
Cloud Security Architect - Google
Hossein Hadian Jazi
Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Expert - Fortinet
GUESTS SPEAKERS
Tanya Janca
Secure Coding Trainer & Best-selling author
Geoff Green
CEO, Full Stack Developer, Encryption Expert - Myntex
Sarah Qureshi
Director Cybersecurity - QSI Security
Neryl Denosta
Analyst Cybersecurity - QSI Security
Vicky Desjardins
PhD Candidate - University of Montreal
Luke Jennings
VP, R&D - Push Security
Charles F. Hamilton
Director Offensive Security - CYPFER
Julie Brunias
Cybersecurity expert - Videotron
Olivier Bilodeau
Cybersecurity Researcher - Flare Systems
Mathieu Lavoie
Co-Founder - Flare Systems
Khalil Aguelmous
Director, Cybersecurity, IT Risk & Resilience - Sia
Yvan Fournier
Sous-ministre adjoint à cybersécurité du Québec
Mina Movahedi Shakib
Cyber Threat Investigator - Bell
Véronique Moreau
Team Lead, Security Governance - Desjardins
Benoit Lepilliez
Director, Information Security Officer - Desjardins
Pierre-David Oriol
CPO & Co-Founder - Inscora
Samuel Bonneau
CISO - Vooban
SPONSORS SPEAKERS
Xavier Bensemhoun
SE & Evangeliste - Check Point
Thomas PC
Principal Consultant - Mandiant Google Cloud
David Krzesiak
Expert en solutions de sécurité SecOps - Fortinet
Sabine Lainer
Senior Advisor - GoSecure
Sam Curry
Chief Information Security Officer - Zscaler
Chris Ghantous
Technical Solutions Director - Entrust
Abubakar Asif
Product Marketing Manager - Entrust
Michael Ferguson
Principal Strategist, Security Services & Evangelist - Cyera
Patrick Boulanger
Senior Solution Architect - Elastic
Alexandre Argeris
Senior Solution Designer - Splunk
Didier Turcot-Vézina
Senior Security Solutions Architect - Splunk
Christer Swartz
Director of Industry Solutions - Illumio
Greg Young
VP Cybersecurity and CorpDev - Trend Micro
Stephane Asselin
Director, Sales Engineering Canada - Crowdstrike
Gaurav Khot
Distinguished Architect - Ping Identity
Jeff Frederick
Sr. Director, Solutions Engineering - Yubico
Jeremy Wittkop
Sr Manager, Product Evangelist Services - Proofpoint
Mike Berthold
Sr. Solutions Architect, Team Lead - Okta
John Loya
Vice President of Sales Engineering - Cyberhaven
Philippe Dumont
Sr. Security Specialist - Abnormal AI
PANELS & WORKSHOPS
Ajay Sood
Head of Security Sales - Google Cloud Canada
Imran Ahmad
Senior Partner - Norton Rose
Laure Bonnave
Lawyer - Clydeco
Dany Guimond-Valcourt
Lawyer - Groupe TCJ
Julie Himo
Partner - Torys
Patrick Mathieu
Owner & Cofounder - Hackfest
Martin Dubé
Cofounder - Corsek
Mathieu Saulnier
Staff Program Manager - SpecterOps
Jasmin Landry
Hacker Advisory Board Member - HackerOne
Julien Turcot
SVP of Worldwide Sales - GoSecure
Eric Rochette
CTO - GoSecure