BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20221120T145729Z UID:446DF7F6-B445-470E-9D83-568E6DE4EBD4 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T200000 DESCRIPTION:The nation’s energy infrastructure\, particularly the power g rid\, has become a major target\, with more frequent and sophisticated att acks from nation-states and cyber criminals. Cyber incidents could disrupt energy services\, damage highly specialized equipment\, and threaten publ ic health and safety. Utilities across North America have been investing b illions of US dollars for several decades to make their systems robust to mitigate cyber-attacks from hackers. This panel discussion will be a great opportunity for students\, young professionals\, field technicians and en gineers to have a general overview on cybersecurity issues and challenges of utilities in North America. Join us on our first seminar on Cybersecuri ty with IEEE Toronto Section- Communications Chapter. We look forward to s eeing you at the event!\n\nPanel Speakers:\n\nEman Hammad\n\nCybersecurity professional & interdisciplinary professional\n\nDr. Eman Hammad is a cyb ersecurity professional & interdisciplinary professional focusing on trust worthy & resilient complex systems and emerging technologies. She obtained her PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Toron to. Eman combines practical experience and theoretical research to shape h er vision for resilient-by-design solutions in the connected world. She is the director of the innovations in Systems Trust & Resilience (iSTAR) lab . Eman's work has been published in more than 50 papers\, and was recogniz ed with merit awards (best paper award\, best poster award) and has been f eatured on multiple outlets. Most recently\, she was honored as one of Can ada's Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity. Eman is a senior IEEE member currentl y serving as Toronto ComSoc chair\, and the co-chair of the IEEE 5G Securi ty working group for the International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR). She delivered numerous invited talks in academic and industrial conferenc es\, chaired and co-chaired several conferences and workshops\, and partic ipated in several panels. She serves on the advisory board of several init iatives. Eman is an active advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM an d Cybersecurity. Her service has been recognized by IEEE exceptional\, cha pter achievement\, and exemplary service awards.\n\nGrant Vandebrake\n\nSe nior Global Systems Engineer -Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturin g Inc.\n\nGrant Vandebrake has 9 years' experience in industrial controls and network security\, of which 5 have been working specifically with crit ical infrastructure. Grant started with Phoenix contact in 2013 as a solut ions engineer\, programming PLC applications for customers primarily relat ed to SCADA. From there he started working on securing remote SCADA connec tions using Phoenix Contact's security products. In 2019 Grant completed t he SANS course for industrial control systems security and received his GI CSP certification. Currently\, Grant supports network and security applica tion design in critical infrastructure markets for Phoenix Contact globall y.\n\nHarneet Panesar\n\nOntario Energy Board’s Chief Operating Officer\ n\nHarneet Panesar was appointed as the Ontario Energy Board’s Chief Ope rating Officer in June 2021. He provides executive leadership to the teams in Applications\, Consumer Protection & Industry Performance\, Operations Decision Support and the Registrar’s Office. Harneet plays a key\, lead ing role in operationalizing a refreshed strategic vision and direction as the Ontario Energy Board drives to be a top Quartile Regulator. He has sp ent the last 14 years in progressively responsible positions at Hydro One\ , one of the largest electric utilities in North America\, most recently i n the role of Director of Strategy and Integrated Planning. Harneet has a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Mas ter of Business Administration from the University of Toronto’s Rotman S chool of Management. He is a part-time lecturer at Ryerson University\, te aching a Professional Master’s Diploma in Energy and Innovation. Harneet was awarded a Fellowship with Engineers Canada for his work with Professi onal Engineers of Ontario (PEO) and service to the engineering profession. \n\nWill Edwards P.Eng.\n\nInfrastructure Defense Cyber Services Leader- S chweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)\n\nWilliam Edwards received his B .S.E.E. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011. He joined Schwei tzer Engineering Laboratories\, Inc. (SEL) in 2011\, where he presently le ads the Infrastructure Defense Cyber Services team. William is a member of the IEEE\, a certified information systems security professional\, and a registered professional engineer in Alabama\, Arkansas\, Georgia\, Puerto Rico\, and Tennessee.\n\nYoung Ngo\n\nSurvalent Technology Corporation – Chief Technology Officer\n\nYoung is the Chief Technology Officer at Surv alent Technology Corporation. He is responsible for developing and driving product strategy to deliver business requirements. With over 30 years of experience within the electricity and energy sector\, Young has a broad ra nge of experience in managing technology companies. Young also has a broad knowledge of grid operations\, smart grid technologies and distributed en ergy resources. Young’s previous roles include President & CEO for Kinec ts Solutions\, General Manager for Kinectrics\, and Director at Honeywell USA. He has a Bachelor and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering f rom Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey in addition to Master of Business Administration from Columbia University\, New York.\n\nPanel Mod erator:\n\nHugo Sanchez-Reategui\n\nStations-Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Engineer-Alectra Utilities Corporation\n\nHugo Sanchez-Reategui is c urrently Stations-Distributed Energy Resources (DER) engineer with Alectra Utilities Corporation (Ontario\, Canada)\, previously was a DER consultan t with Alectra Utilities for 10 years confirming technical requirements to connect DER projects into the Distribution and Sub Transmission System\, working with multiple internal stakeholders\, developers\, cities\, govern ment agencies\, other LDCs (Local Distribution Companies)\, etc. Hugo is m ember of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) and Professional Engineer Licensed since 2013\, Senior Member of IEEE and CIGRE Canada Member. In a ddition\, Hugo was a Committee Chair of Industry Relations of IEEE Toronto from 2016 and 2018 and he was VP of Public Relations of Humber Shores Toa stmasters in 2012 and 2015. Hugo is an active volunteer for IEEE\, CIGRE a nd universities\; he supports student branches across GTA\, chapters\, con ferences organized by IEEE Canada and other events as a panelist\, moderat or\, and speaker.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/329122 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/329122 ORGANIZER:Toronto_Chapter@comsoc.org SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY: Cybersecurity for the Smart Grid - Panel Discussion URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/329122 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The nation&rsquo\;s energy infrastructure\ , particularly the power grid\, has become a major target\, with more freq uent and sophisticated attacks from nation-states and cyber criminals. Cyb er incidents could disrupt energy services\, damage highly specialized equ ipment\, and threaten public health and safety. Utilities across North Ame rica have been investing billions of US dollars for several decades to mak e their systems robust to mitigate cyber-attacks from hackers. This panel discussion will be a great opportunity for students\, young professionals\ , field technicians and engineers to have a general overview on cybersecur ity issues and challenges of utilities in North America. Join us on our fi rst seminar on Cybersecurity with IEEE Toronto Section- Communications Cha pter. We look forward to seeing you at the event!</p>\n<p><strong>Panel Sp eakers:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Eman Hammad</strong></p>\n<p><em>Cybersec urity professional &amp\; interdisciplinary professional</em></p>\n<p>Dr. Eman Hammad is a cybersecurity professional &amp\; interdisciplinary profe ssional focusing on trustworthy &amp\; resilient complex systems and emerg ing technologies. She obtained her PhD in Electrical &amp\; Computer Engin eering from the University of Toronto. Eman combines practical experience and theoretical research to shape her vision for resilient-by-design solut ions in the connected world. She is the director of the innovations in Sys tems Trust &amp\; Resilience (iSTAR) lab. Eman's work has been published i n more than 50 papers\, and was recognized with merit awards (best paper a ward\, best poster award) and has been featured on multiple outlets. Most recently\, she was honored as one of Canada's Top 20 Women in Cybersecurit y. Eman is a senior IEEE member currently serving as Toronto ComSoc chair\ , and the co-chair of the IEEE 5G Security working group for the Internati onal Network Generations Roadmap (INGR). She delivered numerous invited ta lks in academic and industrial conferences\, chaired and co-chaired severa l conferences and workshops\, and participated in several panels. She serv es on the advisory board of several initiatives. Eman is an active advocat e for diversity and inclusion in STEM and Cybersecurity. Her service has b een recognized by IEEE exceptional\, chapter achievement\, and exemplary s ervice awards.</p>\n<p><strong>Grant Vandebrake&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\ ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </strong></p>\n<p><em>Senior Global Systems Engineer -Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing Inc.&nbsp\;</em></ p>\n<p>Grant Vandebrake has 9 years' experience in industrial controls and network security\, of which 5 have been working specifically with critica l infrastructure. Grant started with Phoenix contact in 2013 as a solution s engineer\, programming PLC applications for customers primarily related to SCADA. From there he started working on securing remote SCADA connectio ns using Phoenix Contact's security products. In 2019 Grant completed the SANS course for industrial control systems security and received his GICSP certification. Currently\, Grant supports network and security applicatio n design in critical infrastructure markets for Phoenix Contact globally.< /p>\n<p><strong>Harneet Panesar</strong></p>\n<p><em>Ontario Energy Board& rsquo\;s Chief Operating Officer</em></p>\n<p>Harneet Panesar was appointe d as the Ontario Energy Board&rsquo\;s Chief Operating Officer in June 202 1. He provides executive leadership to the teams in Applications\, Consume r Protection &amp\; Industry Performance\, Operations Decision Support and the Registrar&rsquo\;s Office. Harneet plays a key\, leading role in oper ationalizing a refreshed strategic vision and direction as the Ontario Ene rgy Board drives to be a top Quartile Regulator.&nbsp\; He has spent the l ast 14 years in progressively responsible positions at Hydro One\, one of the largest electric utilities in North America\, most recently in the rol e of Director of Strategy and Integrated Planning. Harneet has a B.A.Sc. i n Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Bu siness Administration from the University of Toronto&rsquo\;s Rotman Schoo l of Management. He is a part-time lecturer at Ryerson University\, teachi ng a Professional Master&rsquo\;s Diploma in Energy and Innovation. Harnee t was awarded a Fellowship with Engineers Canada for his work with Profess ional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) and service to the engineering profession .</p>\n<p><strong>Will Edwards P.Eng.</strong></p>\n<p><em>Infrastructure Defense Cyber Services Leader- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)</ em></p>\n<p>William Edwards received his B.S.E.E. from the Georgia Institu te of Technology in 2011. He joined Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories\, Inc. (SEL) in 2011\, where he presently leads the Infrastructure Defense C yber Services team. William is a member of the IEEE\, a certified informat ion systems security professional\, and a registered professional engineer in Alabama\, Arkansas\, Georgia\, Puerto Rico\, and Tennessee.&nbsp\;</p> \n<p><strong>Young Ngo<br /></strong></p>\n<p><em>Survalent Technology Cor poration &ndash\; Chief Technology Officer</em></p>\n<p>Young is the Chief Technology Officer at Survalent Technology Corporation. He is responsible for developing and driving product strategy to deliver business requireme nts. With over 30 years of experience within the electricity and energy se ctor\, Young has a broad range of experience in managing technology compan ies. Young also has a broad knowledge of grid operations\, smart grid tech nologies and distributed energy resources. Young&rsquo\;s previous roles i nclude President &amp\; CEO for Kinects Solutions\, General Manager for Ki nectrics\, and Director at Honeywell USA. He has a Bachelor and a Master o f Science in Electrical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology i n New Jersey in addition to Master of Business Administration from Columbi a University\, New York.</p>\n<p><strong>Panel Moderator:</strong></p>\n<p ><strong>Hugo Sanchez-</strong><strong>Reategui</strong></p>\n<p><em>Stati ons-Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Engineer-Alectra Utilities Corporat ion </em></p>\n<p>Hugo Sanchez-Reategui is currently Stations-Distributed Energy Resources (DER) engineer with Alectra Utilities Corporation (Ontari o\, Canada)\, previously was a DER consultant with Alectra Utilities for 1 0 years confirming technical requirements to connect DER projects into the Distribution and Sub Transmission System\, working with multiple internal stakeholders\, developers\, cities\, government agencies\, other LDCs (Lo cal Distribution Companies)\, etc. Hugo is member of Professional Engineer s of Ontario (PEO) and Professional Engineer Licensed since 2013\, Senior Member of IEEE and CIGRE Canada Member. In addition\, Hugo was a Committee Chair of Industry Relations of IEEE Toronto from 2016 and 2018 and he was VP of Public Relations of Humber Shores Toastmasters in 2012 and 2015. Hu go is an active volunteer for IEEE\, CIGRE and universities\; he supports student branches across GTA\, chapters\, conferences organized by IEEE Can ada and other events as a panelist\, moderator\, and speaker.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR