John Walp

Imran Ahmad

Partner - Toronto Office, Miller Thomson LLP

Ahmad works closely with clients to develop and implement practical pre- and post-breach mitigation strategies. He advises risk assessments, compliance, due diligence, risk allocation, security and data breach incident preparedness, as well as engages with regulators and law enforcement, providing representation in case of litigation. Ahmad sits on the Canadian Advanced Technologies Alliance's Cyber Security Council and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Ontario Bar Association's Privacy and Access to Information Law Section. Recently, he was appointed to the National Cyber Security Leadership Council on Youth and Education. Prior to his call to the bar, Ahmad was a political adviser to retired Lieutenant-General and Senator Roméo A. Dallaire, and clerked for Justice Edmond P. Blanchard at the Federal Court of Canada and Competition Tribunal in Ottawa.

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Kenrick Bagnall

Detective Constable - Computer Cyber Crime (C3) Intelligence Services, Toronto Police Service

Prior to joining the Toronto Police Service, Bagnall spent 20 years working in the IT industry, primarily within financial services. During that time, he spent more than 12 years working in Bermuda as a senior network analyst for the Bank of Butterfield, then became an IT manager for Flag Telecom. From there, Bagnall was named senior vice president of IT for Capital G Bank (Now Clarien Bank) before returning to Canada in 2005. He has been a member of the Toronto Police Service since April 2006 and has worked in primary response, community response, criminal investigations and divisional fraud Investigations. In February 2015, Bagnall joined the computer cybercrime section of intelligence services, where he currently is a cybercrime investigator.

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John Buzzard

Account Executive & Fraud Expert

At CO-OP Financial, the largest credit union service organization in the U.S., Buzzard provides educational and directional fraud, risk and security information to institutions in the EFT/banking industry and works with law enforcement agencies to share information about fraud trends through presentations, whitepapers, blogs and the Fraud Alert Network. Previously, while working at Fair Isaac Corp., Buzzard was featured in interviews with numerous media outlets.

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John Walp

Managing Director, Forensic Technology, KPMG

Walp has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining KPMG, Walp was the CISO of M&T Bank, an $83 billion financial institution, where he was responsible for IT security, data protection and privacy strategies that focused on cybersecurity and intelligence gathering and external/internal network security systems. Walp managed the functions of access and identity management, IT compliance and risk management, and the PCI program. Walp has held a variety of positions in industry verticals including Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Moog Inc. A veteran of the US Air Force, Walp served his country for 22 years and in 2004 was recalled to Kuwait as a part of an elite logistics cadre to aid in establishing the US Central Command's Deployment and Distribution Operations Center.

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Bryan Jardine

Director, Fraud Prevention Solutions, Easy Solutions

Jardine is an experienced technology professional with eight years of experience in building, deploying and managing anti-fraud organizations. Today, Bryan serves as product manager at Easy Solutions, where he plays a key role in the creation of the most innovative and comprehensive fraud prevention and detection solutions available in the market.

Prior to Easy Solutions, Jardine held a number of management roles at E*trade, a leader financial services organization, where he was responsible for the design and implementation of anti-fraud strategic programs, including controls and policies that reduced fraud related losses by 65 percent annually.

Jardine is a U.S. Marine veteran and he studied Information Technology at the University of Phoenix.

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John Walp

Managing Director, Forensic Technology, KPMG

Walp has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining KPMG, Walp was the CISO of M&T Bank, an $83 billion financial institution, where he was responsible for IT security, data protection and privacy strategies that focused on cybersecurity and intelligence gathering and external/internal network security systems. Walp managed the functions of access and identity management, IT compliance and risk management, and the PCI program. Walp has held a variety of positions in industry verticals including Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Moog Inc. A veteran of the US Air Force, Walp served his country for 22 years and in 2004 was recalled to Kuwait as a part of an elite logistics cadre to aid in establishing the US Central Command's Deployment and Distribution Operations Center.

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Rob Zerby

VP and Financial Crimes Manager, Wells Fargo

Rob Zerby serves as program manager for both fraud and anti-bribery and corruption for Wells Fargo Community Banking. A 15-year veteran of the bank, he has spent more than 21 years in risk management, information technology and decision science. Prior to his current role, Zerby was the manager of operations for financial crimes Investigations, and the governance and reporting manager for corporate fraud risk management.

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Mark Lazar

Global Vice President, Fraud and Identity Solutions, Verint

As global vice president, Lazar guides the overall direction and strategy for the identity and fraud solutions practice. Lazar's career includes senior executive leadership at call center, telecom, voice recognition, networking and Internet service companies. Lazar has previously been CEO at 10 companies, including TuVox (acquired by West Interactive), Talking Blocks, Pacific Edge Software, and LoopNet, which went public in 2006 (Nasdaq:LOOP). Lazar also brings operating experience from various enterprise software companies for IT governance, supply chain software and web services management. Lazar holds an M.B.A. and B.A. from Stanford University.

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Dan Mitchell

Attorney for Fraud Victim PATCO Construction

Mitchell is affiliated with Maine-based Bernstein Shur, where he works in litigation and business law. He also is a member of the firm's data security team, where his work in the PATCO case is noted for breaking new ground in the ways courts should evaluate commercial reasonableness for Internet banking. Mitchell is recognized by Chambers USA for commercial litigation and is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

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John Walp

Managing Director, Forensic Technology, KPMG

Walp has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining KPMG, Walp was the CISO of M&T Bank, an $83 billion financial institution, where he was responsible for IT security, data protection and privacy strategies that focused on cybersecurity and intelligence gathering and external/internal network security systems. Walp managed the functions of access and identity management, IT compliance and risk management, and the PCI program. Walp has held a variety of positions in industry verticals including Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Moog Inc. A veteran of the US Air Force, Walp served his country for 22 years and in 2004 was recalled to Kuwait as a part of an elite logistics cadre to aid in establishing the US Central Command's Deployment and Distribution Operations Center.

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Christopher Bailey

CTO, NuData Security

Bailey is a NuData Security co-founder and is responsible for the strategic vision and direction of technology solutions. At the age of 19 he founded H2O, a developer of video game products for top tier publishers such as THQ, Nintendo and Sony. He was a founder of Secure Networks, a web security company acquired by Network Associates. He was also an investor and early participant in Security Focus which was acquired by Symantec Corp. in 2002. Prior to co-founding NuData Security, Bailey was involved in several other software ventures in consulting, contract programmer and management roles.

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Dan Mitchell

Attorney for Fraud Victim PATCO Construction

Mitchell is affiliated with Maine-based Bernstein Shur, where he works in litigation and business law. He also is a member of the firm's data security team, where his work in the PATCO case is noted for breaking new ground in the ways courts should evaluate commercial reasonableness for Internet banking. Mitchell is recognized by Chambers USA for commercial litigation and is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

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John Walp

Managing Director, Forensic Technology, KPMG

Walp has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining KPMG, Walp was the CISO of M&T Bank, an $83 billion financial institution, where he was responsible for IT security, data protection and privacy strategies that focused on cybersecurity and intelligence gathering and external/internal network security systems. Walp managed the functions of access and identity management, IT compliance and risk management, and the PCI program. Walp has held a variety of positions in industry verticals including Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Moog Inc. A veteran of the US Air Force, Walp served his country for 22 years and in 2004 was recalled to Kuwait as a part of an elite logistics cadre to aid in establishing the US Central Command's Deployment and Distribution Operations Center.

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