Past Speakers
Co-Chairs

Akram Askoul M.O.M.
Director, Technology Services
Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS)
Co-Chair, Information and Communications Committee
Canadian Association of Police Chief’s (CACP)

Tony Ventura
Director of Information Technology
Peel Regional Police
Distinguished Speaker Faculty

Inspector Ryan Berrigan
Innovation and Technology Command
Peel Regional Police

Sgt. Thomas Callaghan
RPAS/UAV/C-UAS Coordinator
Vancouver Police Department

S/Sgt. Alpha Chan
Cyber Security Lead
Toronto Police Service

Steve Clark
RPAS Program Coordinator
Hamilton Fire Department

Cst. Brian Clavel
Hamilton Police Service

Neil Desai
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Magnet Forensics

Nishan Duraiappah, M.O.M
Chief
Peel Regional Police
President
Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

Shaun Hildebrand
Innovation Lead at Analytics & Innovation Unit
Toronto Police Service

Raymond Lai
Director, ICT
Vancouver Police Department

Bryan Larkin
Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services
RCMP

Dr. Jennifer Lavoie
Virtual Reality Mental Health Crisis Response Training (VR-MHCRT)
Wilfrid Laurier University

Jonathan Lewin
Executive Officer for Operations - INTERPOL Washington
U.S. Department of Justice

Chris Lynam
Director General, National Cybercrime Coordination Unit (NC3), Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)
RCMP

Dale McFee
Chief of Police
Edmonton Police Service

S/Sgt. David McKenzie
Crisis Response Unit
Hamilton Police Service

Karen Meyer
M.O.M., Bureau Commander, Chief Superintendent, Communications & Technology Services Bureau,
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

C/Supt. Larry Montgomery
D/CROPS - Specialized Investigative & Operational Police Services
E Division, RCMP

Anthony Odoardi
Deputy Chief of Innovation and Technology
Peel Regional Police

Tom Paniak
Senior Manager, Network Architect
Bell Canada

Victor Quan
Senior Project Manager
City of Vancouver

Kenneth Rey
Vice President
Motorola Solutions Sales and Services

Inspector Mike Rowe
Tactical Support
Vancouver Police Department

Stefan Schurman
Director of Sales
Axon

Chris Taylor
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Attaché
U.S. Embassy Canada

Paul VandeGraaf
Chief of Police
Cobourg Police Service

Richard W. Vorder Bruegge
Senior Physical Scientist
FBI - OTD – DFAS
