ManuSec Canada Returns to Toronto For Its 3rd Edition This April 14-15th
Canadian manufacturers are facing an ever increasing number of cyber threats. Globally, the manufacturing sector experienced the sharpest growth in attacks in 2025, with an increase of 61% when compared to 2024. While the U.S., U.K., and EU have prioritised OT cyber security with national strategies and funding, Canada has yet to follow suit.
The 3rd edition of ManuSec Canada centres on the theme: “Future-Proofing Canadian Manufacturing Through IT-OT Cyber Resilience.” In an era of escalating geopolitical uncertainty, unclear regulatory frameworks, and increasing risks to OT systems, ensuring the resilience of production lines is more critical than ever. With cyber security now recognised as one of the top three global risks facing the manufacturing sector – and with potential consequences ranging from severe economic damage to threats to human safety – the need for Canadian manufacturers to come together at ManuSec Canada to address the industry’s most urgent cyber security challenges has never been more pressing.
Join us alongside leading cyber security professionals from Canada’s largest manufacturing companies to network, learn, and be inspired. Over two days of in-depth knowledge sharing, strategic planning, and insight building—featuring keynote presentations, real-world case studies, panel discussions, roundtables & more—ManuSec Canada in Toronto on April 14-15th 2026 is an unmissable event for all senior IT and OT security leaders.
View the agenda or the speaker line up for more details about this year’s themes and innovative session formats.
Event Overview
Steve McNamara
VP OT Security GTM
Zscaler
Hitesh Chhabra
Transformation Architect, Americas
Zscaler
Priscilla Kosseim
CISO & CPO
Groupe Robert
Kevin Dreyer
I.T. Director & CISO
Maple Reinders Group
Goran Novkovic
Director of Industrial Cyber Security
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Christian Moreira
BISO
McKesson
Rick Kaun
Global Director Cyber Security Services Sales
Rockwell Automation
Kush Gidda
Director, Cyber and IT Security
Ontario Power Generation
Abu Thomas
IT Director
Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited
Dan Hewitt
OT Cybersecurity Leader
Tenable
Dino DiMarino
Chief Revenue Officer
Tenable
Christopher Rivers
Vice President of Information Technology/Information Systems
CEL Group of Companies
Gord Howells
VP IT
Sofina Foods
Shawn McBurnie
Head of IT/OT Security and Compliance
Northland Power Inc.
Amyn Sarif
Field CISO
Sopra Steria
Philippe Lafontaine
Head of Cybersecurity
IPEX
Manoj Tiwary
Chief Information Officer
Subaru Canada Inc
Ernest Eustace
Head of Cyber Defense, Operations, and Delivery
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Manny Singh Lubana
VP Cyber Security Operations
Laurentian Bank
Jeffrey De Sarno
Director, IT & Cyber Security
Sphere Manufacturing Group
Jean-François Boucher
IT Director
CVTech-IBC inc
Ivan Sestak
Director Cyber Security Operations
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Debbie Clarke
Factory Cyber Security Manager
Unilever
Leonardo Ovidio
Global Director, Cybersecurity and Risk Management
Brookfield Renewable
Dr. Shri Kulkarni
Advisor – Critical Infrastructure Security — US Defence
Confidential
Lambert Ditner
Manager, Emerging Technologies
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Hamid Adem
Cyber Protection Advisor
Acronis
Amogh Bhosle
Global Lead OT & Cyber Security
Sanofi
Jonathan Wismer
Manager, Critical Infrastructure Guidance
Government of Canada
Ahmed Ali Khan
Consulting Services Lead – Industrial OT Cybersecurity
WSP
Moazzam Jafri
Sr. Manager Information Security
Confidential
James Roemele
Solutions Engineer
Acronis
Razi Farooqui
Cybersecurity Lead
Confidential
Inamullah Siddiqui
Cyber Security Lead
Confidential
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Robert Murdoch
CISO
Maple Lodge Farms
Brian Cullen
VP, Global Operations & CISO
Rakuten Kobo Inc
Shawn McBurnie
Head of IT/OT Security and Compliance
Northland Power Inc.
Anjay Kuarsingh
IT Director – Global Operations & Infrastructure
KDC/ONE
Gord Howells
Vice President, Information Technology
Sofina Foods Inc.
Manoj Tiwary
Chief Information Officer
Subaru Canada Inc
Joshi Komban
Regional Information Security Officer
Philip Morris International
Angela Polanski
Director of Technology
Tolko Industries
Jose Seara
Founder & CEO
DeNexus
Umar Hossain
Global Leader | IT & Cyber Security
Mattr
Ali Dehghantanha
CEO
Avaly.ai
Harry Brar
Director of Cyber Security and Information Technology
NewAge Products Inc.
Greg Sharma
Director – IT Infrastructure
Maple Lodge Farms
Alexandre Pacheco
Director, Cyber Security Consulting
PwC
Raghu Jaswal
Global Director, Information Security
IKO North America
Vishal Shrivastava
Principal Consultant and Program Director
NTT DATA
Dave Cullen
Partner
Kutoa Tech
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