Canada-Italy Forum on Artificial Intelligence

CCIC : Collegare Canada e Italia – Connettere, Collaborare, Crescere.

CANADA-ITALY FORUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Cybersecurity: Time To Collaborate!

CENTRE MONT-ROYAL, MONTRÉAL, CANADA

Cybersecurity: Time to Collaborate!

November 21st – 23rd, 2022 | Centre Mont-Royal, Montréal, Canada

The 4th edition of the Canada-Italy Business Forum on AI will focus on AI and Cybersecurity.

The last few years have brought the threat of cyber-attacks on individuals, businesses, and nations into sharp focus. There has been a strong acceleration of technological trajectories and policies dedicated to cybersecurity, and at the crossroads with the theme of artificial intelligence.

The need for cybersecurity appears to be a priority theme for the protection and safe-guarding not only of so-called critical infrastructures, space and defense, but also of businesses, industry and consumers.

There is nonetheless the need for greater public-private cooperation to accelerate the development of responses, share innovative solutions and develop the critical resources, both skills-based and technological, to address this challenge.

Governments and business, cannot tackle this alone; more intense collaboration is required.

This year, the Forum will bring together Canadian and Italian government bodies, technological clusters, universities, large companies, SMEs and technological start-ups, along with expert speakers and panelists, in a hybrid format. The technologies and innovations of these key players will be highlighted, as well as potential opportunities for collaboration and networking on both sides of the ocean.

Location : Centre Mont-Royal – 2200 Mansfield St, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3R8

Italy

canada

Novembre 20, 2022
5:00PM (EST)Arrival of Italian Delegation

Arrival of delegates and transfer to hotel

Novembre 21, 2022
6:00 PM (EST) Briefing Session & Welcome Cocktail

AM & PM

Preparatory briefing for Italian delegates

Targeted meetings with Canadian counterparts

On location visits of the Quebec innovative ecosystem

 

6H00PM

Welcome Cocktail for Italian delegates, representatives of Italian and Canadian institutions and stakeholders

 

Novembre 22, 2022
8h30 – 11h00 (EST) // 14h30 – 17h00 (CET)Opening Conference

Master of Ceremonies: Enrico Cremonese – IVADO LABS

OPENING REMARKS

  • Carmine D’Argenio – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
  • Marianna Simeone – Délégation du Québec à Rome
  • S.E. Andrea Ferrari – Embassy of Italy in Canada
  • Elissa Golberg – Embassy of Canada to Italy (video)
  • Stefano Bonaccini – Emilia-Romagna Region (video)
  • Carlo Ferro – Italian Trade Agency (video)
  • Andrea Mazzella – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
  • Pierre E. Rodrigue – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
9h00 – 10h00 (EST) // 15h00 – 16h00 (CET)Tackling Cybersecurity Through Partners and Collaborations

Conversation facilitated by : Marie-Claude Lavallée, journalist

  • Roberto Baldoni – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
  • Sami Khoury – Canadian Center for Cyber Security
  • Steve Waterhouse – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
10h00 – 10h30 (EST) // 16h00 – 16h30 (CET)Introduction of Key Theme 2022 Edition: AI & Cybersecurity

Key-note speeches

  • Michele Colajanni – University of Bologna
  • Nora Cuppens – Polytechnique Montréal
  • Frédéric Cuppens – Polytechnique Montréal
10h45 – 12h15 (EST) // 16h45 – 18h15 (CET)SESSION : Critical Infrastructures, Defense and Space

Moderator : Roberto Mazzolin – RHEA Group
Rapporteur : Michele Colajanni – University of Bologna

Key-note speeches : 

  • Yuri Rassega – ENEL

Panel – Testimonials : 

  • Andrea Teschioni – Leonardo
  • Marco Di Clemente – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
  • Ivan Di Pietro – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
  • Jason Besner – Canadian Center for Cyber Security
  • Luc St-Jean – Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
  • Marthe Kassouf – Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ)
  • Rear Admiral Luciano Carosielli – Department of National Defense (DND)
12h30 – 14h30 (EST) // 18h30 – 20h30 (CET)Luncheon Conference : Minister Éric Caire, Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique

Éric Caire, Minister from the Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique, will be our key-note speaker for the luncheon-conference.

Novembre 23, 2022
8h30 – 10h00 (EST) // 14h30 – 16h00 (CET)SESSION : Digital Transformation of Businesses and Services : Big Data; AI and Cybersecurity

Moderator : Marcelle Labelle – Cybereco
Rapporteurs : Pietro Leo – IBM Italia

Key-note speeches :

  • Domenico Raguseo – Exprivia
  • Amir Belkhelladi – Deloitte

Panel – Testimonials :

  • Elio Di Sandro – Cybertech Engineering
  • Gianluca Mazzini – Lepida ScpA
  • Stefano Cattorini – Bi-REX
  • Angelo Parchitelli – Sysman
  • Jean-Sébastien Pilon – Desjardins
  • Rob Philpotts – BDO Canada
  • Jérémie Farret – InMind Technology
10h30 – 12h15 (EST) // 16h30 – 18h15 (CET)SESSION : Skillset Gap, Shortage and Upgrade

Moderator : Michel Langelier – AIoT Canada
Rapporteur : Maurizio Sobrero – University of Bologna – Bologna Business School

Key-note speeches :

  • Mourad Debbabi – Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University
  • Jonathan Paquette – Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Maurizio Sobrero – University of Bologna – Bologna Business School

Panel – Testimonials :

  • Francesco Norante – Leonardo Canada
  • Pierpaolo Gambini – Leonardo
  • Paolo Atzeni – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
  • Andrea Saracino – Associazione Italiana per l’Intelligenza Artificiale (AIxIA)
  • Lara Porciatti – ART-ER
  • Faud Khan – TwelveDot Inc.
  • Stéphane Gagnon – Université du Québec en Outaouais
  • Martin Samson – La Société Conseils Lambda
12h15 – 13h00 (EST) // 18h15 – 19h00 (CET)Closing Conference

Master of Ceremony : Enrico Cremonese – IVADO Labs

PRESENTATION FROM THE RAPPORTEURS

  • Michele Colajanni – University of Bologna
  • Pietro Leo – IBM Italia
  • Alexandre Lagarde – Montréal International
  • Maurizio Sobrero – University of Bologna – Bologna Business School

INTRODUCTION FORUM 2023 THEME

  • Anilkumar Dave – ART-ER/Emilia-Romagna Region

CLOSING REMARKS

  • Ruben Sacerdoti – Emilia-Romagna Region
  • Marianna Simeone – Délégation du Québec à Rome 
  • Silvia Costantini  – Consulate General of Italy in Montreal
  • Agnès Gatignol – Investissement Québec
  • Danielle Virone – Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
Novembre 24, 2022
8h00 - 15h00 (EST) // 14h00 - 21h00 (CET)Debriefing Session

On-location visits of the Quebec innovative ecosystem

Individual debriefing and definition of follow-up plan

Departure for Italy

 

Canadian Speakers

Mynd Therapeutics / 
Director, Cyber Threat Management & Response / 
BDO Canada
Director of Partnerships / 
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
National Manager Artificial Intelligence / 
Mitacs
CEO / 
InMind Technology
Partner and National Leader - Technology Advisory Services / 
BDO Canada
Directrice, Investissements directs étrangers, Europe  / 
Investissement Québec
Vice-présidence et Chef de la Sécurité de l'information / 
Desjardins
President / 
Leonardo Canada
Dean / 
Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University
CEO / 
TwelveDot Inc.
Journaliste, conférencière et animatrice / 
Minister / 
Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
Deputy Minister / 
Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation / 
Canadian Center for Cybersecurity
Head of Cybersecurity / 
Hydro-Québec
Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
Chief of Staff – Information Management Group / 
Canadian Armed Forces
Dean of Research / 
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Vice-President / 
Scotia Bank
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Assistant Deputy Minister, Information Security and Cybersecurity  / 
Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique
Head / 
Canadian Center for Cybersecurity
Chief Technology Strategist / 
RHEA Group
CEO / 
AIoT Canada
Ambassador of Canada to Italy, Albania, Malta, San Marino / 
Embassy of Canada to Italy
Research program manager / 
St-Mary's Research Center
Vice-President, Foreign Direct Investment / 
Investissement Québec International
Conseiller aux innovations technosociales / 
Inven_T
President / 
Investissement Québec International
Minister Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner / 
Embassy of Canada in Italy
Sous ministre / 
Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie
Executive Director / 
Hydrogène Québec
Vice-President, Foreign Investment / 
Montréal International
Vice-President / 
Montréal InVivo
Director of Research and Development / 
Effenco
Regional President / 
BMO Private Wealth
Chair of the Board and President / 
Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
Co-Director / 
Centre Axel
Advanced Technologies Senior Project Manager / 
Centre de Technologies Avancées BRP-Université de Sherbrooke
Associate Professor and Associate Director of Research / 
Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), McGill University
National Lead Partner / 
BDO Canada Risk Advisory Services
Managing Director / 
GLOBE Series
Managing Director / 
Circular Economy Leadership Canada
Senior Director – Corporate Strategy, Partnerships and Development / 
Hydro-Québec
Professional engineer and emeritus scientist / 
Natural Resources Canada, CanmetMATERIALS laboratory
President & General Manager / 
Cybereco
Executive Director for CITF and Director and Associate Dean of the School of Population and Global Health in the McGill Faculty of Medicine / 
Deputy Vice-Principal Research and Director / 
Consortium de Santé Numérique
Vice President and Executive / 
Ivado Labs
Principal Investigator / 
Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer
Vice President, Strategy, Human Resources & Digitalization / 
Montreal Port Authority
Chief Executive Officer / 
Montréal InVivo
Managing Director, Transportation & Logistics / 
PwC Canada
Executive Director / 
International Center of Expertise of Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Assistant Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations / 
Québec Department of International Relations
Coordinator, Marketing and Industry 4.0 / 
Quebec Ministry of the Economy and Innovation
Analyst, Business Intelligence and Innovation / 
Montreal Port Authority
Ambassador of Canada to Italy / 
Partner / 
Teralys Capital
Quebec Delegate to Italy / 
Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie
President and Chief Executive Officer / 
MGT
Associate Professor of Management, Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Family Business / 
Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business in Montreal
Project Leader / 
Boston Consulting Group
Assistant Director, Living Lab / 
Institut TransMedTech
Assistant Director, Living Lab / 
Institut TransMedTech
Director of Professional Services in the Medical and University Affairs Division / 
CHUM
SVP Digital Channels, Retail & Commercial Strategy / 
National Bank of Canada
Senior Director Fintech, Innovation and Derivatives  / 
Autorité des marchés financiers
President & COO / 
Leddartech
CEO, Co-Founder / 
Zilia Health
President and Chief Executive Officer / 
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
President and Chief Executive Officer / 
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
CEO / 
Worximity Technology
Director, Strategic Studies / 
Finance Montréal
Co-Founder & Managing Partner  / 
Holt Accelerator
Chief AI Scientist / 
National Bank of Canada
Senior Investment Advisor – Innovation / 
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Vice – President of Scientific Affaires / 
Génome Québec
Vice President, Operations / 
Aéro Montréal
Professor / 
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Science for Real-Time Decision-Making
Executive Manager / 
CRIM – Computer Research Institute of Montréal
Associé principal et directeur exécutif / 
Boston Consulting Group
Director, Business & Strategic Initiatives / 
Montreal InVivo
Vice President, FinTech Development and Corporate Affairs / 
Finance Montreal
President and CEO / 
Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ)
Suzanne Benoit / 
President

Italian Speakers

Head of the Space, Innovation and Start-Up Office  / 
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Senior Project Mmanager of Skills and Territories for Innovation Unit / 
ART-ER
President / 
Italian Trade Agency
Head of Certification Division / 
Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
Researcher / 
National Research Council (CNR)
Director for Skill and Competence Development / 
Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
Offering Director / 
Cybertech Engineering Group
Responsible of Technology Unit / 
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Cybersecurity Protection for Defense and Critical Infrastructures / 
Leonardo
Space Economy Advisor / 
Senior Vice President Marketing, Business Development and Sales Strategy - Cyber Division / 
Leonardo
Head of Cyber Security (CISO) / 
ENEL
Director General / 
Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
General Director / 
Lepida SpA
General Director / 
BI-REX
Head of Cybersecurity / 
Exprivia
Undersecretary with responsibility for Relations with International Delegations / 
Lombardy Region
Business Developer and Solutions Engineer / 
Qmap
Head of Analytic Translation Team / 
Ammagamma
Lombardy Regional Minister for Economic Development / 
Regional Minister for Internazionalization  / 
Piemonte Region
Manager of the Research, Innovation and Industrialization Office / 
Cap Holding
Hydrogen Valley Business Development / 
SNAM
Operation Director, R&D and Digital Transformation Manager / 
Itelyum Regeneration
Director / 
Sustainable Development Foundation
Director of the Regional Department for Business Internationalization and FDI Attraction / 
Region Emilia Romagna
Full Professor of cybersecurity at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering / 
University of Bologna
Cluster Manager / 
Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardy (AFIL)
Post-doc researcher / 
DISI Institute, University of Bologna
Researcher / 
ENEA
Full Professor and leader of the HiPeRT Lab / 
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
President / 
Emilia Romagna Region
Director of the Supercomputing Applications and Innovation Department / 
CINECA / IFAB
Chief Data Officer / 
Autostrade per l’Italia
Full Professor / Director of AIRI / 
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia / AIRI
Staff Scientist / 
ENEA, Digitalization for Energy
Innovation manager and specialist in business development / 
Fasternet s.r.l.
Consul General of Italy in Montreal / 
Full Professor of Global Health / 
University of Milan
Ambassador / 
Embassy of Italy in Canada
Associate Professor at the Department of Electronics and Information / 
Politecnico di Milano
Full professor of Vehicle System Engineering / 
Politecnico di Milano
Head of Project Management / 
Lombardy Green Chemistry Association
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry / 
University of Bologna
Consul General of Italy in Montreal / 
Consulat Général d'Italie à Montréal
Vice President / 
Big Data Association
Partner, Global Railways & Roads Leader / 
PwC
Director Supercomputing Applications and Innovation Department / 
CINECA
Cluster Manager / 
AFIL, Advanced Manufacturing Cluster of the Lombardy Region
Vice President / 
Lombardy Region
Vice President / 
Assolombarda Life Sciences
Managing Director / 
Advice Pharma Group
General Manager / 
Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation
Regional Minister for Education, University, Research and Digital Agenda / 
Emilia-Romagna Region
Co-founder and CEO / 
CellPly
Professor / 
Department of Aerospace Science and Technology at the Politecnico di Milano
International Projects Manager / 
InfoCamere
Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology / 
IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
Ambassador of Italy in Canada / 
Director of the Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics (LABS) / 
IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
Founding Partner and Managing Director / 
ENERSEM
Research Scientist / 
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Chief Digital Officer  / 
Bonfiglioli Riduttori SPA
Executive Architect & CTO, IBM Italy Chief Scientist and Research Strategist / 
IBM Academy of Technology Leadership
Senior Strategic Infrastructure Partnership Manager / 
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP)
Founder and CEO - GHEPI srl / 
Chair - Clust-ER Mech
Software Manager  / 
Sacmi
Researcher at ICAR-CNR, Founder at Altilia / 
Altilia; ICAR-CNR
Full Professor / 
University of Bologna & Bologna Business School
Chief Operating Officer at Energy Way / 
President of ART-ER
Full Professor / 
University of Bologna
Associate Professor / 
Polytechnic University of Milan
CEO / 
SCAI Lab Srl
Full Professor and Director / 
Associazione Big Data; UNIMORE; CINI
General Director / 
BI-REX, Industry 4.0 Competence Center
Managing Director / 
FEV Italia Srl
Associate Professor / 
UNIMORE
Co-founder and VP of Global Sales / 
Axyon AI
Director Supercomputing Application and Innovation Department / 
CINECA e Associazione Big Data
General Directorate of Industry, Trade and Tourism  / 
Emilia Romagna Regional Government
Head Delegate / 
Regional Minister from Emilia-Romagna, Responsible for European Policies for Development, Universities and Research

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Videos

  • Opening RemarksOpening Remarks
  • Tackling Cybersecurity Through Partnerships and CollaborationsTackling Cybersecurity Through Partnerships and Collaborations
  • Introduction to Key ThemesIntroduction to Key Themes
  • Critical Infrastructures, Defense and SpaceCritical Infrastructures, Defense and Space
  • Digital Transformation of Businesses and Services :  Big Data, AI and CybersecDigital Transformation of Businesses and Services : Big Data, AI and Cybersec
  • Skillset Gap, Shortage and UpgradeSkillset Gap, Shortage and Upgrade
  • Presentation from RapporteursPresentation from Rapporteurs
  • Introduction 2023 Theme and Closing RemarksIntroduction 2023 Theme and Closing Remarks
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