Maritime Cybersecurity Seminar
Agenda
NOVEMBER 19-20, 2026
NOTE: Agenda is subject to change
Day 1 (Presentations) – The Launch, Holyrood
November 19, 2026
8:30 Morning Refreshments (Atrium 3rd Floor)
9:00 Opening Address – Kelley Santos, Captain Chris Hearn, Marine Institute
9:15 Maritime Cybersecurity in Canada – Government of Canada, TBC
9:45 Maritime Cybersecurity Annual Threat Assessment – TBC
10:15 Student Research on Cyber and Autonomy – Memorial University
10:30 BREAK
11:00 Cybersecurity and Autonomous Systems in Defence Operations,
Plenary Panel
o LCdr William Andrewa, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
o Dr. Matin Foomani, Department of National Defence (DND)
o Maj Mark Timms, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Cyber Command
12:00 LUNCH
1:00 MASS Cybersecurity: Challenges, Guidelines, and Regulation
– Dr. Gary Kessler, Gary Kessler Associates
1:30 Cybersecurity of Naval IT/OT/PT Systems Against Malicious Attacks
- Dr. Kash Khorasani, Professor and Tier 1 Research Chair at Concordia
University
2:00 Cybersecurity Standards for Maritime Autonomous Systems
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
2:30 BREAK
3:00 Maritime Cybersecurity from a Defence Contractor Perspective - TBC
3:30 Cybersecurity for Maritime Research Vessels - Juan Burton, Sea Centric
4:00 Closing Remarks
4:15 Reception (Atrium) and Tour of The Launch
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Day 2 (Demo) – The Launch, Holyrood
November 20, 2026
9:00 Morning Refreshments (Atrium 3rd Floor)
9:20 Morning Remarks
9:30 Intro to the Cyber Demo - Dr. Jonathan Anderson, Memorial University
10:00 Incident Response Framework - Calian Cyber Solutions
10:30 BREAK
11:00 Live Cyber Attack Demo
11:30 Group Discussions
12:00 Closing (Hampton Hall)
12:15 LUNCH (Brown Bag)
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