Information Security for Healthcare and The Impact of AI

Paul Erskine is an Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA) for the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).  He is an ICT and cybersecurity subject matter expert with over 25 years' experience. Paul is program lead for IRAP's national Cyber Security Program, which provides cyber security guidance to IRAP clients, and helps them implement cyber security best practices and secure their systems and their IP. The program is one of the largest and most successful cyber security programs in Canadian government history. It has served over 2,700 IRAP clients and delivered over 21,000 hours of cyber security expert guidance.

About NRC IRAP

The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) is Canada's leading innovation assistance program for small and medium-sized businesses. If you operate an innovative small or medium-sized business in Canada, we can help you build your innovation capacity and take your ideas to market. We do this through financial assistance, advisory services and connections to the best business and R&D expertise in Canada. It's a winning model we've been using to drive business growth—and Canada's innovation system—for over 70 years. https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/about-nrc-industrial-research-assistance-program

Fred is a vCISO at Kobalt.io where he advises small to mid-sized organizations, enabling them to succeed in their Information Security program journey while fully supporting their business objectives. He has built an extensive set of skills in Europe and Canada, with over 25 years of experience across multiple domains such as aeronautics & defence, banking, telecommunications, and SaaS organizations, delivering successful projects and bringing innovation and positive transformation. Fred has undergone several certifications, including CISSP, ISO27001 Lead Implementer, ISO27005 Provisional Risk Manager, ITIL and project management.

About Kobalt.io

Kobalt.io is a rapidly growing company that manages all aspects of cybersecurity programs for small and medium-sized, cloud-native businesses. Our team acts as an extension of our clients, considering their unique limitations and needs and supporting them with services ranging from security program-as-a-service to privacy management and 24x7 monitoring. Ensuring our client’s security and helping drive their business growth are our top priorities. https://kobalt.io

Co-founder and CEO of Claris Healthcare Inc.  Claris was founded in 2012 with the aim of developing technology to allow seniors to safely age in place - responding to the massive demographic shift underway in the Western world.  Already there are more people over 65 than under 15 for the first time in Canadian history.  Claris' flagship product, Claris Companion, opens a highly engaging and accessible Internet platform that can be used to address social isolation, vital signs monitoring, and video telehealth.   While opening new channels of communication for families, friends and caregivers, Claris Companion also provides access to a huge range of resources for entertainment, education, exercise and new social connections.  

Geof has more than 40 years of experience in the medical device field. He was part of the Vancouver-based team that built and tested the world’s first robot specifically designed to assist in surgery, and various surgical tools for laparoscopic surgery, surgical limb positioning, blood sample handling equipment, apparatus for total knee arthroplasty and surgical drapes. He holds 23 US patents for various medical device technologies.

About Claris Healthcare

We are a software company dedicated to solving the growing problems of social isolation and chronic disease in our aging population. We provide an open, configurable platform for delivering remote monitoring and virtual care into the home and work closely with our customers to ensure their success. We are changing the way organizations connect care providers, families, and friends with older seniors by providing engaging, intuitive, and accessible solutions for all. https://clarishealthcare.com/

Daniel co-founded Tickit Health in 2012 with Dr. Sandy Whitehouse and has served on the Board and as CEO. Daniel Penn is a serial entrepreneur and growth advisor helping companies reach their potential. He was named to Forbes 30 under 30 list for healthcare, has twice been a TEDMED Scholar. He has presented on the topics of innovation and cybersecurity in Healthcare at conferences like MedicineX (Stanford), Health 2.0 and Queen’s Innovation Summit.

With a P.Eng in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, Ugan is instrumental in the design and development of all INETCO technologies and cybersecurity solutions. INETCO helps financial institutions, retailers, and enterprises reduce costs, improve customer engagement, protect payments from cybercrime and financial fraud, and define new revenue streams.  He has 20+ years of experience across business, engineering and technology disciplines, helping organizations solve complex business problems with technology.  Prior to INETCO, Ugan held leadership positions in CA Technologies (Managing Director, CA Security), Fujitsu (Head of Consulting) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (Snr Manager).