BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af0648a5fe DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240926 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240927 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/securing-ca nadas-digital-future-role-cybersecurity SUMMARY:Securing Canada’s Digital Future: The Role of Cybersecurity CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nOn Thursday\, September 26th\, the C.D. Howe Instit ute and the\nUniversity of ݮƵ Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute will host a\npolicy conference on “Securing Canada’s Digital Future: The R ole\nof Cybersecurity”. \n\nThis conference brings together leading pol icy\, industry\, and academic\nexperts to address the intersection of cybe rsecurity and public\npolicy\, offering insights into the strategies essen tial to secure\nCanada’s digital future.\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af0648daaf DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T083000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T173000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/2024-cybers ecurity-and-privacy-institute-annual-conference SUMMARY:2024 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nWELCOME TO THE 2024 CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY INSTI TUTE ANNUAL\nCONFERENCE.\n\nThe University of ݮƵ Cybersecurity and P rivacy Institute is\nproud to host its Annual Conference\n[https://uwaterl oo.ca/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/2024conference]\non THURSDAY OCTOBER 10\, FROM 8:30 AM TO 5:30 PM\, at FEDERATION HALL on\nthe University of W aterloo Campus. \n\nThis event centres on our theme\, TACKLING CANADA’S CYBERSECURITY\nCHALLENGES_\,_ which will highlight current and future eff orts within\nthe cybersecurity and privacy sphere\, with keynote speakers\ , panel\ndiscussions\, and industry talks. This conference is open to\nund ergraduate and graduate students\, faculty\, entrepreneurs\,\nstart-ups\, government\, sponsors\, and businesses.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af0648ea14 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240319T123000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240319T133000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/lets-deep-d ive-how-ediscovery-pros-make-generative-ai-their SUMMARY:Let’s Deep Dive into How eDiscovery Pros Make Generative AI Their \nGreatest Asset Workshop CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nWhen it comes to generative AI\, there seems to be a lingering question\non top of every eDiscovery professional’s mind: ar e the robots\ncoming for my job? Generative AI\, technology that can auton omously\ncreate different outputs\, is here to stay and while it has its\n limitations\, this technology will only continue getting better.\n\nNow\, it’s not all doom and gloom from here. Generative AI’s rise\ndoesn’t equate to your downfall. On the contrary\, we believe that\nindustry prof essionals can make generative AI their greatest asset. \n\nIn our upcoming workshop\, we invite our community to come together to\nlearn how we can use generative AI to uplevel what we do.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af0648f61b DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240608 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240609 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/eye-data-ai -summit SUMMARY:Eye Data & AI Summit CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe School of Optometry & Vision Science\, alongsid e the Centre for\nBioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB)\, ݮƵ.AI\, C ybersecurity and\nPrivacy Institute are hosting a full-day summit on SAT URDAY\, JUNE 8\,\n2024. Gathering experts in artificial intelligence\, cyb ersecurity and\nprivacy\, leaders from the optometry profession in Canada\ , and industry\nto work collectively towards a national vision repository. Summit\nactivities will include a combination of panel presentations and\ nworkshops to share use cases\, identify needs\, potential challenges and\ nconsiderations required to develop infrastructure to receive\,\nde-identi fy and organize vision and health data by optometry. \n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af0648ff27 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T083000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231012T183000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/2023-cybers ecurity-and-privacy-institute-annual-conference SUMMARY:2023 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThis event centres on our theme\, _“PROTECTING D IVERSE APPLICATION\nDOMAINS\"\,_ which will highlight current and future efforts within the\ncybersecurity and privacy sphere\, with keynote speake rs\, panel\ndiscussions\, and industry talks. This conference is open to\n undergraduate and graduate students\, faculty\, entrepreneurs\, start\nups \, government\, sponsors\, and businesses.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af0649068a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T130000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/geopolitica l-turmoil-and-its-implications-technology SUMMARY:Geopolitical turmoil and its implications for the technology landsc ape CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThe international and geopolitical landscape has be come more volatile\nin recent years with the rise of populist nationalist leaders\, a\nstagnating global economy\, a renewed Cold War with Russia an d China\,\nand rising regional powers challenging long-held liberal norms. \n\nThe impact these forces are having on cybersecurity\, technology suppl y\nchains\, and energy systems\, to name just a few domains\, will continu e\nto have significant disruptive impacts on business operations\,\ncustom er relations\, and executive decision-making.\n\nIN THIS WEBINAR\, Bessma Momani will dissect these and other related\nissues to help executives nav igate this challenging new risk\nenvironment.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af06490e75 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230505T083000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230505T160000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/cybersecuri ty-privacy-and-artificial-intelligence-health SUMMARY:Cybersecurity\, Privacy\, and Artificial Intelligence in Health Dat a:\nAdvancements and Challenges Conference CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nThis VIRTUAL CONFERENCE will focus on the latest developments in\ncybersecurity and privacy research\, gaps hindering the c ollection of\ninformative data\, and the potential of big data generated t hrough\nmobile and other devices\, along with the use of AI methods in\nhe althcare. Additionally\, discussions will touch on issues surrounding\npub lic trust and its impact on government policy. Representatives from\nHealt h Canada and Statistics Canada will also provide observations on\nresearch and public policy and how to effectively move forward with\nresearch part nerships.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af064915be DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230301 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230302 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/weaponizati on-disinformation-canada SUMMARY:The Weaponization of Disinformation in Canada CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nDigital disinformation presents a mounting threat t o\, and challenge\nfor\, liberal democracies. Global events like Brexit\, electoral\ninterference\, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, and the ongoing COVID-19\npandemic\, have made the abstract threat of digital disinformat ion into\na distinct reality. The shifting global balance of power\,\ncha racterized by growing multipolarity\, is unfolding alongside the\nexpansio n of tools\, strategies\, and spaces for adversarial states and\nnon-state actors to expand their influence\, disrupt multilateral\ndiplomacy\, thre aten liberal democratic norms and values\, and\nde-legitimize a rules-base d global order. \n\nThis interdisciplinary workshop will help to bring to gether awareness\namong the academic community\, industry\, civil society\ , and government\,\noutlining and assessing the evolving threat of digital disinformation\nwhile also providing direction and guidance on how to pro tect liberal\ndemocracies like Canada from weaponized digital disinformati on. \n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af06491d11 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220608T183000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220608T200000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/cpi-talk-di gital-disinformation-and-democracy SUMMARY:CPI Talk- Digital Disinformation and Democracy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nIn our next CPI Talk\, our hosts Bessma Momani and Shelly Ghai Bajaj\ndiscuss how disinformation flows and spreads on direct messaging and\nprivate chat applications\, why they are important digital spaces to\nstudy\, and the broader political and social implications of\nd isinformation.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:682af064924dd DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220128T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220128T150000 URL:/cybersecurity-privacy-institute/events/cqn-societa l-impacts-winter-lecture-quantum-internet SUMMARY:CQN Societal Impacts Winter Lecture: Quantum Internet Protocols CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Summary \n\nAre you interested in how quantum computing is shap ing all faces of\nthe internet from global financial systems to social med ia? Or how it\nmay effect cryptographic trust systems and communications? Then\, come\njoin the CQN SOCIETAL IMPACTS WINTER LECTURE: _QUANTUM INTE RNET\nPROTOCOLS_ event.\n\nClick here\n[https://zoom.us/webinar/register /WN_gYuFcIG-SEicdl9IgsKiKA] to\nregister. After registering\, you will re ceive a confirmation email\ncontaining information about joining the webin ar.\n DTSTAMP:20250519T084836Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR