Exploring the Information Frontier - Toronto!
Exploring the Information Frontier - Toronto!
When:
Tuesday, June 10th | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where:
Bellvue Manor, 8083 Jane St, Concord, ON L4K 2M7, Canada
When:
Tuesday, June 10th | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where:
Bellvue Manor, 8083 Jane St, Concord, ON L4K 2M7, Canada
Whether physical or digital, structured or unstructured, data is an essential asset to an organization’s success. But managing its growth, security, and compliance is becoming increasingly more complex. Organizations must ensure that data is not only secure and accessible, but also compliant with an evolving regulatory landscape.
To facilitate discussions around the challenges and solutions shaping the future of data management, as well as build a community of data management professionals, Iron Mountain is launching its 2025 roadshow series: Exploring the Information Frontier. The series will answer your questions around properly managing the data lifecycle, navigating the complexities of data governance, and preparing for the impact of AI. Through a combination of expert-led sessions and peer discussions, attendees can gain actionable insights on how to better protect, organize, and optimize their data, ensuring they’re ready for the future of data management.
Whether physical or digital, structured or unstructured, data is an essential asset to an organization’s success. But managing its growth, security, and compliance is becoming increasingly more complex. Organizations must ensure that data is not only secure and accessible, but also compliant with an evolving regulatory landscape.
To facilitate discussions around the challenges and solutions shaping the future of data management, as well as build a community of data management professionals, Iron Mountain is launching its 2025 roadshow series: Exploring the Information Frontier. The series will answer your questions around properly managing the data lifecycle, navigating the complexities of data governance, and preparing for the impact of AI. Through a combination of expert-led sessions and peer discussions, attendees can gain actionable insights on how to better protect, organize, and optimize their data, ensuring they’re ready for the future of data management.
Agenda
Agenda
- 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration and Networking Breakfast - grab a bite to eat and mingle with fellow Toronto professionals before we start a morning of education.
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. - Welcome to Exploring The Information Frontier!
- 9:05 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. - Keynote #1 - Eric Grueter, Principal Cloud Architect, Google Cloud: An Artificial Intelligence Inflection Point: The Future of AI in Enterprise - A discussion on the state of AI in business and how Iron Mountain has integrated these capabilities into their solutions. Q&A to follow.
- 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Panel discussion on Managing the Data Lifecycle: University of Toronto’s Dr. Donna Kidwell, former Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario - Dr. Ann Cavoukian, and KPMG’s Tim Webb.
- 10:45 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. - Break
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Keynote #2 - Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre: The Need to Safeguard Privacy Proactively is Steadily Mounting — AI Presents Growing Threats - With the massive growth of Artificial Intelligence, little attention is being paid to the essential need to protect the personal identifiers linked with all the data that is being steadily accessed by AI. This is completely unacceptable and must be addressed now!
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Roundtables: topics to be announced
- 12:00 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. - Wrap up and Thank you!
- 12:05 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Iron Mountain Facility Tours - Join us a short 5-minute walk over to the Iron Mountain data center. Lunch will be provided to those who are on the tour, pre-registration required.
- 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration and Networking Breakfast - grab a bite to eat and mingle with fellow Toronto professionals before we start a morning of education.
- 9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. - Welcome to Exploring The Information Frontier!
- 9:05 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m. - Keynote #1 - Eric Grueter, Principal Cloud Architect, Google Cloud: An Artificial Intelligence Inflection Point: The Future of AI in Enterprise - A discussion on the state of AI in business and how Iron Mountain has integrated these capabilities into their solutions. Q&A to follow.
- 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Panel discussion on Managing the Data Lifecycle. Panelists to be announced
- 10:45 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. - Break
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Keynote #2 - Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre: The Need to Safeguard Privacy Proactively is Steadily Mounting — AI Presents Growing Threats - With the massive growth of Artificial Intelligence, little attention is being paid to the essential need to protect the personal identifiers linked with all the data that is being steadily accessed by AI. This is completely unacceptable and must be addressed now!
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Roundtables: topics to be announced
- 12:00 p.m. - 12:05 p.m. - Wrap up and Thank you!
- 12:05 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Iron Mountain Facility Tours - Join us a short 5-minute walk over to the Iron Mountain data center. Lunch will be provided to those who are on the tour, pre-registration required.
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Speakers
Speakers
Eric Grueter
Principal Cloud Architect - Google Cloud
Eric Grueter is a Principal Cloud Architect at Google Cloud, where he works with digital-native clients, including Iron Mountain, to solve business challenges using GCP solutions. He has over 17 years of experience in customer focused engineering, specializing in cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence.
Recently, Eric has focused on helping clients integrate Google's AI/ML solutions, such as Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Document AI, into their core applications. His expertise also includes cloud foundation and architecture design that incorporates networking, identity management, and core infrastructure.
Eric is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is currently pursuing a Professional Certificate Program in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect.
Eric Grueter
Principal Cloud Architect - Google Cloud
Eric Grueter is a Principal Cloud Architect at Google Cloud, where he works with digital-native clients, including Iron Mountain, to solve business challenges using GCP solutions. He has over 17 years of experience in customer focused engineering, specializing in cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence.
Recently, Eric has focused on helping clients integrate Google's AI/ML solutions, such as Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Document AI, into their core applications. His expertise also includes cloud foundation and architecture design that incorporates networking, identity management, and core infrastructure.
Eric is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is currently pursuing a Professional Certificate Program in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect.
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
Founder and CEO - Privacy by Design
Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the world’s leading privacy experts. Dr. Cavoukian served an unprecedented three terms as the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. There she created Privacy by Design, a framework that seeks to proactively embed privacy into the design specifications of information technologies, networked infrastructure and business practices, thereby achieving the strongest protection possible. In 2010, International Privacy Regulators unanimously passed a Resolution recognizing Privacy by Design as an International Standard. Since then, PbD has been translated into 40 languages! In 2018, PbD was included in a sweeping new law in the EU: the General Data Protection Regulation.
Dr. Cavoukian is now the Executive Director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Dr. Donna Kidwell
Chief Information Officer - University of Toronto
Dr. Donna K. Kidwell is the Chief Information Officer at The University of Toronto. Donna has spent over 30 years in IT, with over half in higher education. She is passionate about empowering people through technology and deeply committed to digital trust.
She was the recipient of Governor Kim Moon Soo’s award for outstanding efforts in economic development on behalf of small businesses in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. In 2013, she won the “Cadenhead Coin”, a distinguished alumni award for entrepreneurship and innovation from The McCombs Business School, The University of Texas at Austin.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Science, Technology Commercialization, both from The University of Texas at Austin. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration through the Ecole de Management in Grenoble, France.
Tim Webb
GTA Supply Chain Lead - KPMG Canada
Tim is a supply chain management consulting executive specializing in customer-centric, digital transformation for the retail, consumer goods and manufacturing industries. He has created innovative customer solutions resulting in significant cost savings, revenue generation and profit for some of the world's most influential brands. Tim is energized by true innovation and never stops experimenting and learning.
Tim's passion lies in building and leading high-performance teams that are inspired to do exceptional work. Together with the team at KPMG Tim collaborates with clients to uncover opportunities for performance and cost improvement, implementing fit-for-purpose technologies, decision intelligence platforms and process orchestration solutions to drive revenue generation and growth in these uncertain times.
Tim’s journey began at the University of Cape Town, where he earned his Bachelor of Business Science in Information Systems. Tim also holds a postgraduate diploma in Digital Business and has worked with enterprises of all sizes across North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East in industries including retail, consumer goods, automotive, manufacturing and 3PL.
Rob Gerbrandt
Global Head of Information Governance Advisory - Iron Mountain
An accomplished Executive Consultant with broad based experience across industries and geographies. Building on almost 30 years of consulting experience, Rob leads the Iron Mountain Information Governance Advisory practice and has supported the development of robust governance policies, processes, and procedure structures for clients in public and private sectors while enhancing their capacity to effectively manage their information assets. Prior to joining Iron Mountain, his experience includes HCL Technologies, KPMG, PSS Systems, TD Bank Financial Group and 14 years service as a Canadian Army Officer.
Rob has led integrated teams combining onsite, near and offshore resources from the client location, including development, testing and support functions with team sizes in excess of 200 persons. Rob is a recognized expert in Information Governance, serving as a member of the Board of Directors Of AIIM and is a frequent thought leadership content producer.
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
Founder and CEO - Privacy by Design
Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the world’s leading privacy experts. Dr. Cavoukian served an unprecedented three terms as the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. There she created Privacy by Design, a framework that seeks to proactively embed privacy into the design specifications of information technologies, networked infrastructure and business practices, thereby achieving the strongest protection possible. In 2010, International Privacy Regulators unanimously passed a Resolution recognizing Privacy by Design as an International Standard. Since then, PbD has been translated into 40 languages! In 2018, PbD was included in a sweeping new law in the EU: the General Data Protection Regulation.
Dr. Cavoukian is now the Executive Director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre at Ryerson University, and a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
Dr. Donna Kidwell
Chief Information Officer - University of Toronto
Dr. Donna K. Kidwell is the Chief Information Officer at The University of Toronto. Donna has spent over 30 years in IT, with over half in higher education. She is passionate about empowering people through technology and deeply committed to digital trust.
She was the recipient of Governor Kim Moon Soo’s award for outstanding efforts in economic development on behalf of small businesses in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. In 2013, she won the “Cadenhead Coin”, a distinguished alumni award for entrepreneurship and innovation from The McCombs Business School, The University of Texas at Austin.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Science, Technology Commercialization, both from The University of Texas at Austin. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration through the Ecole de Management in Grenoble, France.
Tim Webb
GTA Supply Chain Lead - KPMG Canada
Tim is a supply chain management consulting executive specializing in customer-centric, digital transformation for the retail, consumer goods and manufacturing industries. He has created innovative customer solutions resulting in significant cost savings, revenue generation and profit for some of the world's most influential brands. Tim is energized by true innovation and never stops experimenting and learning.
Tim's passion lies in building and leading high-performance teams that are inspired to do exceptional work. Together with the team at KPMG Tim collaborates with clients to uncover opportunities for performance and cost improvement, implementing fit-for-purpose technologies, decision intelligence platforms and process orchestration solutions to drive revenue generation and growth in these uncertain times.
Tim’s journey began at the University of Cape Town, where he earned his Bachelor of Business Science in Information Systems. Tim also holds a postgraduate diploma in Digital Business and has worked with enterprises of all sizes across North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East in industries including retail, consumer goods, automative, manufacturing and 3PL.
Rob Gerbrandt
Global Head of Information Governance Advisory - Iron Mountain
An accomplished Executive Consultant with broad based experience across industries and geographies. Building on almost 30 years of consulting experience, Rob leads the Iron Mountain Information Governance Advisory practice and has supported the development of robust governance policies, processes, and procedure structures for clients in public and private sectors while enhancing their capacity to effectively manage their information assets. Prior to joining Iron Mountain, his experience includes HCL Technologies, KPMG, PSS Systems, TD Bank Financial Group and 14 years service as a Canadian Army Officer.
Rob has led integrated teams combining onsite, near and offshore resources from the client location, including development, testing and support functions with team sizes in excess of 200 persons. Rob is a recognized expert in Information Governance, serving as a member of the Board of Directors Of AIIM and is a frequent thought leadership content producer.
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