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Day 1
April 30, 2024
Registration Opens
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The AI Impact on Cybercrime – What You Need to Know Today to be Prepared for Tomorrow
Det. Const. Kenrick BagnallFounderKONCYBER
Co-Ordinated Cyber Centre (RET)
Toronto Police Service
The overall goals of AI are noble and just on the surface. However, when used for nefarious purposes objectives like improved automation, complex problem solving, and the overall betterment of humankind give way to accelerated and highly complex attacks on mission critical data and critical infrastructure. What does this mean for cyber defence, at all levels? This presentation will examine historical references and present-day attacks to prescribe a framework for cyber defence in an AI saturated future.
Roundtable
Police Chiefs and IT Leaders Roundtable: AI and ML – Real Life Applications for Everyday Integration and Efficiencies
Danny G. SmythChief of PoliceWinnipeg Police Service
President
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
Ron AndersonChief Information Technology OfficersEdmonton Police Service
Det. Const. Kenrick BagnallFounderKONCYBER
Co-Ordinated Cyber Centre (RET)
Toronto Police Service
Adam HassanDirector, Sales Engineering & Professional ServicesAxon Canada
Discover what is compelling police leaders to adopt certain AI and ML applications, and not others. Topics will include:
- The use of contemporary AI in policing
- Sifting through large amounts of information
- How are departments using AI and ML in everyday situations such as writing policy, code, RFP
Exhibit Hall and Networking
CONNECTION IS THE LIFELINE
Global Progress on Delivering Mission Critical Broadband Capability to Frontline Policing
Anthony OdoardiDeputy ChiefPeel Regional Police
Phil CrnkoPresidentBlack Castle Networks Inc.
Tero PesonenChairman, Critical Communications Broadband GroupThe Critical Communications Association (TCCA)
This session will delve into the international and Canadian progress to enable mission critical broadband capability for police, emergency services & other critical industries.
- Examining what insights have emerged in respect operational, technical, security & legal & regulatory considerations associated with migration to mission critical broadband PTT, data & video (MCX)
- Analysing how the international MCX open standards & certification evolution are supporting end user functionality requirements, interoperability, security across the end-to-end eco-system
Networking Luncheon
AI FOR REDACTION & TRANSCRIPTION SOFTWARE
Implementing the Next Step in Body Worn Camera and Digital Evidence Management Systems
Kevin ByrnesSenior Account Technology StrategistMicrosoft Canada
David LustExecutive Director, Information Technology DivisionEdmonton Police Service
- Automatic and manual redaction
- Comparing text-based video editing tools to redact words, video images and audio
- Applying redaction to specific timeframes Redaction and transcription software
- Disclosure best practices
Captain Darin HullSpecial Response & TechnologiesCobb County Police Department
- Serving the needs of citizens, through involving and empowering community members and fostering trust between police and the public
- Ensuring an accurate, comprehensive understanding of local crime dynamics through expanded crime centre reach
- Tailoring crime prevention strategies, building safe neighborhoods, and promoting shared responsibility in combating crime
- Mapping timelines for implementation
- Leveraging the platform capabilities
- Overcoming challenges and concerns
Exhibit Hall and Networking
Drones
Scaling, Enhancing and New Applications for Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAV) over Land, Sea and Air
Cst. Nathan MasonTraffic Services UnitPeterborough Police Service
- Usages for suspects evading arrest
- Crime and accident scene reconstruction
- Thermal imaging technology and mapping
- Search and rescue capabilities above ground and underwater
- Applications for critical incidents and large-scale events
- Benefits to larger and smaller services
Scott TodChief of PoliceNorth Bay Police Service
Past Co-Chair E-Crime Committee
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
Insp. Lina DabitOIC FP Cybercrime Investigative Team, Toronto CITRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
Benjamin L. EdgarManager, System Engineering, Public Sector, Central CanadaFortinet
Matthew HutchinsonDetective Sergeant, Intelligence Services, Cyber Support and Digital ForensicsPeel Regional Police
Closing Comments from the Co-Chairs, Conference Adjourns Networking Cocktail Reception
Day 2
May 1, 2024
Registration Opens
Opening Comments from the Co-Chairs
Jeff BrooksGeneral Manager/Paramedic ChiefMedavie Health Services (Chatham-Kent)Former Chair Canadian Public Safety Interoperability Workshop (CPSIW)
Tom PaniakSenior Manager, Network ArchitectBell Canada
- Addressing challenges arising from the nation-wide rollout
- Incremental rollout, adding video and texting capabilities
- Comparing the capabilities of agencies that have implemented the NG911 system while maintaining a “legacy mode” for the old system
Exhibit Hall and Networking
Australia to Ontario Safe with Milli
Leveraging Tech to Deliver Outcomes for Victim-Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Paula LaughlinExecutive DirectorVictims Services of Kingston and Frontenac
Brad BirtChief Operating OfficerGenvis
Hear from Ontario Victim Services and Genvis about the Safe with Milli Program (SWM) technology pilot, which uses tech to help victim-survivors be safer and helps service providers deliver support more efficiently and effectively through data sharing.
- Enable survivors access to services on their terms
- Improve data quality and sharing across the sector
- Hold perpetrators accountable through the collection of evidence of harm
- Streamline and enhance the work done by service providers in ways that allow them to demonstrate their effectiveness
- Provide researchers with an evidence base that can be used to better inform service design
CONNECTED OFFICER SHOWCASE
Newest Innovations, Apps and Solutions to Connect Information to Officers’ Fingertips
Paulo Da SilvaDeputy ChiefYork Regional Police
S/Sgt. Jeremy AshleyOperations DivisionBelleville Police Service
Discover the many ways an officer can attain efficiencies from an App to a handheld device.
- Capturing evidence using digital notebooks
- Connecting officer cellphones to computers, using the Mobile Officer Platform
- Partnering with the public for crime prevention utilizing online grassroots community project CCTV registry tool called CAMSafe
Networking Luncheon
Saniat J. SohrawardiDeFake Project Lead, Research AssistantRochester Institute of Technology
Y. Kelly WuResearch AssistantRochester Institute of Technology
- Analyzing how deepfakes are generated
- Examining different types of deepfakes and analyze their dual-use potential for responsible applications and disinformation,
- Developing deepfake detection tool
- Utilizing effective countermeasures to address the challenges posed by deepfakes
Ron AndersonChief Information Technology OfficersEdmonton Police Service
Paul VandeGraafChief of PoliceCobourg Police Service
Join our Conference Co-chairs and speakers as we recap the challenges and opportunities facing public safety and emergency responders, as well as the technology solutions evolving in this sector.
Ron AndersonChief Information Technology OfficersEdmonton Police Service
Paul VandeGraafChief of PoliceCobourg Police Service
Join our Conference Co-chairs and speakers as we recap the challenges and opportunities facing public safety and emergency responders, as well as the technology solutions evolving in this sector.