Events

Upcoming appearances

Launch events, conference keynotes, and podcast conversations about building trust into a growing company.

• SEP92026

  Built to Trust: Building a Company Customers Depend On

  9:00 AM NDT · COIC, St. John's, NL

  • Talk

  A live pre-release event for Built to Trust, exploring how leaders can build companies that earn and maintain the trust of their customers. A 60-minute session: a 40-minute talk followed by audience Q&A. Pre-release copies of Built to Trust will be available for purchase and signing. Venue: 710 Torbay Road.

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• SEP102026

  CBDC Atlantic Annual General Meeting

  Governing the AI Beast: A Guide to Risk, Opportunity & Oversight

  Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

  • Keynote

  The keynote address at the Community Business Development Corporations Atlantic Annual General Meeting, on how business leaders and boards can balance innovation, opportunity, risk management and effective governance as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in business. Private event — not open for public registration.

• SEP172026

  ISC2 Secure Canada 2026

  AI and Your Cyber Career: Reclaiming the Advantage as Job Roles and Hiring Practices Evolve

  10:55 AM – 11:40 AM · Delta Hotels Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • Panel

  Darren moderates this discussion on how artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity roles, hiring practices and career development, and how cybersecurity professionals can position themselves to take advantage of the changes ahead. Venue: 75 Lower Simcoe Street.

• SEP172026

  ISC2 Secure Canada 2026

  Third-Party Risk in the Age of AI: Why Traditional Assurance Models Are Failing

  3:30 PM – 4:15 PM · Delta Hotels Toronto, Toronto, ON

  • Talk

  As AI becomes embedded throughout technology supply chains, traditional approaches to third-party assurance are increasingly unable to capture the risks organizations actually face. This session explores how leaders need to rethink third-party risk, assurance and governance for the AI era. Venue: 75 Lower Simcoe Street.

• SEP282026

  Turning Cybersecurity, Privacy and AI Governance into a Business Advantage

  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ADT · Volta, Halifax, NS

  • Talk

  A 90-minute session on how businesses can move beyond treating cybersecurity, privacy and AI governance as compliance obligations and instead use them to strengthen trust, reduce risk and create competitive advantage, with practical approaches leaders can use to integrate security, privacy and responsible AI into the way their organizations operate and grow. Venue: 1800 Argyle Street, Unit 801.

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• SEP292026

  AI Together

  Guest Presentation

  3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ADT · The Foundry, Charlottetown, PE · PEI IT Alliance

  • Talk

  Darren joins AI Together, PEI IT Alliance's community for people learning, experimenting and building with artificial intelligence, for a guest presentation sharing practical lessons and perspectives on using AI to build, innovate and solve real business problems. Venue: 163 Great George Street.

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• OCT12026

  Built to Trust — Cape Breton Pre-Release Event

  Sydney, NS · IGNITE Atlantic

  • Talk

  A special pre-release event with the Cape Breton business and innovation community ahead of the launch of Built to Trust, on how cybersecurity, privacy and AI governance can become practical business growth enablers, plus lessons from using AI-assisted development to build and move faster without losing control of risk. Includes a live talk, audience Q&A and informal networking. Event details and registration coming soon.

• OCT62026

  Semana de la Sostenibilidad y RSE 2026

  IA Responsable: Redefiniendo el Futuro Sostenible de los Negocios

  San Salvador, El Salvador · FUNDEMAS

  • Talk

  A session at FUNDEMAS' Semana de la Sostenibilidad y RSE 2026 on how organizations can adopt and govern artificial intelligence responsibly while capturing its business value, managing emerging risks and building organizations that are more resilient, competitive and sustainable. Semana de la Sostenibilidad y RSE brings together business leaders, companies and partners to explore emerging trends, manage risk and turn sustainability challenges into practical action.