Event Registration - RIE-SWO Chapter

5/13/2025 - 5/13/2025
8:30 AM - 2:45 PM EST


Location: Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA), 350 Pinebush Road, (just off Highway 401), Cambridge, On


Registration ends on 5/11/2025

 
Your RIE-SWO Executive announces our 2025 Spring Symposium, to be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
The theme for this event is:
 
        "Lessons Learned in Resilience:  What is Working & What is Not!"
 
As always, there is no cost for any RIE-SWO (or other RIE chapter) members and first time guests.

                                              "Agenda"

Opening & Networking   8:30 am   Beverages and pastries,
                                                                                                        
Welcome                        9:00 am   President's welcome message.
                                                       Mike Fiorino, President RIE-SWO 

Presentation One           9:15 am   "Tips & Hints for Cyber Security Resiliency"
                                                       Danielle French,
                                                       Chief Information Security Officer, MCAP         
                                                       In her presentation Danielle will share practical tips
                                                       and hints for enhancing your organization's cyber
                                                       resiliency program. The session will explore options
                                                       for increasing your resiliency through vulnerability
                                                       management, backups, phishing barricades, exercises
                                                       and awareness training.

Break                            10:15 am   Coffee, pastries, stretch break.    

Presentation Two          10:30 am   "Fireside Chat: Lessons from Five Practice Areas"
                                                       Des O'Callaghan, BCI Lead Assessor / Consultant
                                                       Vito Mangialardi,  Senior Consultant - Business
                                                           Continuity and Operational Resiliency
                                                       Reena Patel, Mgr, Enterprise Risk Services, MNP
                                                       What has worked and what hasn't in these five (5)
                                                       practice areas: 1) Management Engagement, 2)
                                                       Analysis (BIA and RA), 3) Continuity Strategies &
                                                       Solutions, 4) Plan Development and 5) Exercising.

Lunch & Networking      11:30 am        

Presentation Three        12:30 pm  "Cyber Risks, AI, Impacts /
                                                       Lessons Learned from Recent Attacks"
                                                       Fred Spitzig 
                                                       Senior Consultant, HZX Business Continuity Planning
                                                       Disaster Recovery Institute’s (DRI) 2024 Annual Risk
                                                       and Resilience Trends report showed Cyber Events 
                                                       topping of the list for the third year in a row. Being
                                                       hacked can cause major, cascading dents in your
                                                       ability to deliver. Be educated, prepared and practiced.
                                                           
Presentation Four           1:30 pm  "Achieving Success With Your Resilience Program,
                                                       One Company at a Time!"
                                                       George Hemming, Consultant
                                                       In this talk, George will share key successes, challenges &
                                                       lessons learned from his professional journey across vari-
                                                       ous companies.  Key themes are how to gain support
                                                       across multiple levels of mgmt, navigating internal dynamics
                                                       and aligning stakeholders around shared goals, how to
                                                       achieve true program adoption, navigating the “battle of the
                                                       budget”—what works, what doesn’t, and how external
                                                       drivers can play a crucial role in shaping outcomes & finally
                                                       what success actually looks like across different roles, teams 
                                                       and industries.                                     

Closing Remarks,           2:15 pm   Mike Fiorino
 Draws, Networking                        President, RIE-SWO Chapter

​Questions?  Comments?  Email our Programming Director at  programming@rie-swo.org 
 

Masking
If you feel more comfortable wearing a surgical-style mask to this event, feel free to do so.


Directions to the Event
OMIA (Ontario Mutual Insurance Association)
350 Pinebush Road, Cambridge, ON N1T 1Z6
From the West (London):
    • Hwy 401 Eastbound to Exit 284
    • Right/south on Regional Rd #36 / Franklin Blvd to roundabout
    • Left on Pinebush Rd heading east to address 350 (OMIA)
From the East (Toronto):
    • Hwy 401 Westbound to Exit 286
    • Left/south on Cnty Rd 33/Townline Rd
    • Right on Pinebush Rd heading west to address 350 (OMIA)