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Live – October 22, 2025 at 9:00 am PST

Cybercrime trends & evolving risk management strategies

Did you know that 81% of Canadian organizations experienced cyber incidents in the past year?

Cybercrime is growing more sophisticated every year, leaving all businesses and governments vulnerable to costly breaches, extortion/ransomware and operational disruption. 

Join our expert panel of legal, insurance, cybersecurity and IT professionals for this critical discussion. With their insights, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of today’s cyber risk landscape and actionable steps to safeguard your organization against evolving threats.

What You’ll Learn

  • Emerging cyber threats and real-world incident response lessons
  • The most common cyber incidents that occur 
  • The legal and regulatory implications of data breaches
  • Practical strategies to strengthen resilience and reduce exposure
  • The role of cyber insurance in modern risk management
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Meet the Expert Panel

Matt Lewis

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Matt joined the private sector in 2022 after a distinguished 20-year career at the Communications Security Establishment and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, with a keen focus on IT strategy, security operations, data analysis and incident response.

Patrick Curtin

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With over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and networking, Pat Curtin is the Director of Technical Sales at Field Effect. Prior to Field Effect, he spent 16 years at the Communications Security Establishment, most recently as Director of the organization’s Advanced Capability Development Centre.

Patrick Mutwale

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Patrick is passionate about solving some of the most pressing business and social problems using technology. He is a Principal at CybIQs, a company specializing in cybersecurity solutions for government agencies and businesses.

Mouna Hanna

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Mouna is the Canadian Chair of her firm’s Cyber, Privacy and Data Protection Group. Mouna represents clients in the private and public sectors in claims involving various cybersecurity incidents, privacy breaches and professional negligence, acting as a breach coach and defence counsel.

Joel Lauzon 

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Joel Lauzon is part of the Canadian Business Development Team at Coalition, Inc., where he helps organizations and their advisors proactively address and manage cyber risk.

Dan Lewis

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As the Director of Executive and Specialty Risk for Acera Insurance, Dan is a resource to clients across Canada. Dan has extensive experience in directors and officers liability, cyber liability, employment practices, fiduciary, crime, and transaction liability.  

Interested in discovering how to protect your organization from escalating cybercrime?