Overview

Join us on Wednesday July 22nd, 2026, from 5PM to 9PM, in-person in downtown London, Ontario, for an evening Executive Workshop designed for leaders navigating cybersecurity, data governance, and AI risk in today's complex environment.

This exclusive evening brings together seasoned professionals for strategic dialogue, expert keynotes, and an immersive tabletop exercise, exploring how governance, cyber resilience, and AI intersect at the organizational and project level. The evening balances thought leadership with meaningful connection, supported by a cocktail, dining and networking environment.

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What's Included?

Registration includes access to:

1. all keynote sessions and the workshop tabletop exercise
2. 4 PDUs
3. a full buffet dinner
4. complimentary drink ticket (alcholic or non-alcoholic)
5. ongoing networking opportunities throughout the evening
6. access to cash bar

Attendees will engage with a senior-level peer group in a premium setting designed to encourage candid discussion, relationship-building, and shared learning.

Agenda

5:00 – 5:45 Registration, Cocktail Hour, Networking

5:45 – 6:15 Dinner

6:15 – 7:00 Executive Keynote: Data Governance in the Age of AI

7:15 – 8:00 Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity & GenAI Risk

8:15 – 8:45 PMO, Governance, and AI-Enabled Decision-Making in Complex Organizations

8:45 – 9:30 Networking, Cocktail Hour

Sessions

Executive Keynote: Data Governance in the Age of AI

Featuring Sanjay Sharma, MBA, C|CISO, CISSP, CISA, PMP — Chief Information Security Officer, Zafin

As Chief Information Security Officer at Zafin, a global banking technology SaaS platform serving highly regulated financial environments, Sanjay Sharma brings a senior executive perspective on what it truly means to govern data in the age of AI.

AI is only as trustworthy as the data, controls, and accountability structures behind it. In this keynote, Sanjay will explore how modern data governance must evolve as organizations adopt GenAI, automation, and advanced analytics. Drawing from experience across regulated, high-risk environments, he will connect data quality, lineage, privacy, model risk, security, and executive oversight to real organizational outcomes: faster AI adoption, stronger audit readiness, and better decision-making.

Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise: GenAI, Exposure, and Incident Response

Led by Graeme Abrahams, Senior I&IT Specialist, Cyber Security Division, Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, and Principal, Magenta Cybersecurity

In this hands-on cybersecurity tabletop exercise, Graeme Abrahams will guide attendees through a practical cyber incident scenario designed to strengthen awareness, decision-making, and cross-functional response during a cyber crisis.

Graeme is a Senior I&IT Specialist in the Education & Centre of Excellence Unit, Cyber Security Division at Ontario’s Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, and is also Principal at Magenta Cybersecurity. He has developed several “Tabletop-in-a-Box” cybersecurity scenarios for the Ontario public sector and brings deep experience supporting cybersecurity programs, executive stakeholders, and operational readiness.

The exercise will challenge participants to think beyond technical response and consider the leadership, governance, communications, escalation, and accountability decisions required during a live cyber incident. Attendees will gain practical experience responding to a realistic cyber event while identifying opportunities to improve their organization’s cyber readiness, resilience, and incident response posture.

PMO, Governance, and AI-Enabled Decision-Making in Complex Organizations

Featuring Abbas Alimorad, MA, MPEd, PMP — President, PMI SWOC; Founder & CEO, Stratenix OÜ and JHMJ Consulting Ltd.; Senior Project Manager, Global Affairs Canada

As organizations navigate cybersecurity risk, AI adoption, digital transformation, and operational complexity, the PMO is becoming far more than a reporting function. It is increasingly the connective tissue between strategy, governance, execution, risk, and leadership accountability.

In this closing session, Abbas Alimorad will explore how modern PMOs and governance leaders can help organizations move from fragmented project oversight to stronger, evidence-based decision-making. Drawing from more than 20 years of leadership experience across government, healthcare, higher education, and consulting, Abbas will discuss how governance structures, portfolio visibility, escalation pathways, and data-driven insights can help leaders make better decisions in complex environments.

As President of PMI SWOC, Senior Project Manager at Global Affairs Canada, and Founder & CEO of Stratenix, Abbas brings a unique perspective on the future of project governance, including how AI and analytics can modernize PMO operations, strengthen accountability, and turn project data into executive decisions.

Attendees will leave with a clearer view of how PMOs can evolve into strategic governance engines that improve resilience, sharpen leadership alignment, and support organizations through uncertainty, transformation, and risk.

Key Takeaways

1. Define 'AI-ready data governance': the minimum controls for quality, access, lineage, and accountability.
2. Map AI risks to governance controls (privacy, bias, IP/leakage, drift, and regulatory expectations) and who owns what.
3. Apply a practical operating model: policies, data stewardship, catalog/lineage, and continuous monitoring.
4. Identify quick wins for the next 90 days: classification, least-privilege access, retention, and 'human-in-the-loop' guardrails.
5. Recognize the toolchain that enables governance at scale (Purview/catalogs, DLP, identity, logging) and how to measure success.
6. Raise awareness about the potential impact of a cyber incident.
7. Demonstrate the importance of a collaborative, cross-functional response to effectively manage a cyber crisis.
8. Provide experience in decision-making during a cyber-attack.
9. Identify gaps and areas for improvement in your organization's cyber security posture.

Registration

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