Speaker Biographies for Annual Cyber Security Event: Cyber Safety - Your Behaviour Counts
October 17, 2022 | 10:45 AM – 2:30 PM (ET)
Speaker Biographies
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Scott Jones
Executive Vice-President, Shared Services Canada
Scott Jones was appointed Executive Vice-President of
Shared Services Canada and, concurrently, Associate Deputy
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, effective
April 11, 2022.
Prior to this appointment, he was Federal Lead on Proof of
Vaccine Credentials and Associate Deputy Minister of
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, starting in
August 2021. Scott collaborated with federal partners,
provinces and territories to successfully deliver the Canadian
COVID-19 proof of vaccination program that is used for travel
in Canada and internationally.
Scott also led IRCC’s efforts related to digital transformation, modernization, IM/IT and data, as
well as the Citizenship and Passport programs.
From October 2018 to August 2021, Mr. Jones worked as Head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber
Security, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE).
Since beginning his career in 1999, Mr. Jones has held various positions at the CSE. They
included Assistant Deputy Minister of IT Security; acting Assistant Deputy Minister of Corporate
Services; Chief Financial Officer; and Director General of Cyber Defence, providing leadership in
the areas of signals intelligence and IT security. Before that, he worked at the Privy Council Office
as a National Security Policy Advisor in the Security and Intelligence Secretariat.
Scott has been with the public service for over 20 years. He is a graduate of the University of
Ottawa, where he earned a Master of Business Administration. Scott also holds a Bachelor of
Applied Science in Electronic Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science from the University of Regina.
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Shirley Ivan
Chief Information Security and Technology Officer for the Government of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat
For more than 25 years, Shirley Ivan has held executive positions in both government and the private
sector, focussing on innovation and business transformation and helping organizations ensure that their
IT investments and strategies align with their business needs. In June 2022, Shirley was appointed as
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Information Security and Technology Officer of the
Government of Canada. As a direct report to the Chief Information Officer of Canada, Shirley’s key
responsibilities will include providing leadership, direction and oversight for cyber security for the GC
enterprise at large and providing strategic advice, leadership and policy direction to departments with a
view to reduce technical debt and improve the state of mission critical applications.
Prior to joining the Treasury Board of Canada, Shirley was the Assistant Deputy Minister IM-IT and Chief
Information Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), where her leadership was
fundamental to implementing The Connected RCMP's Digital Policing Strategy, ensuring that the RCMP
had the systems and services in place to support the organization's digital objectives. Over the course of
her career, she has gained significant experience in cloud services, information management,
information communications and voice technologies.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill University in Computer Science and Mathematics and has
completed graduate work in Computer Engineering at Carleton University. Shirley also holds one of the
earliest patents for providing telephony services over the internet as well as a second patent in the area
of toll-fraud prevention.
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Po Tea-Duncan
Executive Director, Cyber Security, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Po Tea-Duncan is the Executive Director for Cyber Security within Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
(TBS)’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) branch. Po has over 20 years of experience in the
federal government. She currently leads the teams enabling the delivery of secure and reliable
government services through the GC’s digital identity program, enterprise security architecture, security
strategy and policy development, and GC Cyber Security Event Management. In 2020, she was named as
one of the Top Women in Cyber Security in Canada. Prior to joining TBS, Po served in a variety of roles at
Global Affairs Canada in the areas of systems security engineering, architecture, and incident
management.
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Alan McCafferty
Director, Cyber Security Program, University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute
Alan McCafferty is a Senior Business Analyst with 25+ years of progressive experience working with public organizations, not-for-profits, start-ups, and multi-national corporations. Educated in Canada, the USA and Europe in multiple disciplines including Engineering, Business, Risk Management, and Lean 6 Sigma, he is the author of more than 25 white papers and the recipient of the Canada Award for Excellence. During his career, Alan has led the delivery of multi-year $1 billion+, mission critical information technology projects. As a Cyber Security SME, Alan was key in the developed of the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute cyber security program and teaches several of the courses. Alan has successfully completed IT, Security, Process, Threat Risk Assessments (TRA), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), health and safety projects for federal government departments, provincial healthcare organizations and national not-for-profit organizations. As a senior consultant, he uses his Lean 6 Sigma skills, along with his risk and security experience to help organizations implement low waste, and effective lean processes in areas such as information security management systems, business continuity, department security plans, quality management systems, health, and safety management systems.
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Kimberley Hutchinson
Senior Analyst, Learning Design Lead, Canada School of Public Service, Digital Academy
Kimberley Hutchinson is a learning design lead and mind mapper at the Digital Academy at the Canada School of Public Service. She has worked for Canada’s public service since 1996 for a number of departments in the Yukon Territory and in Ottawa, including the Public Service Commission, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Women and Gender Equality. Kimberley is from London, Ontario and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Education. She is passionate about learning, ideas, equality and inclusion.
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Jonathan Joynt
Cyber Security Instructor, Cyber Centre Learning Hub
Jonathan Joynt is a Cyber Security Instructor for the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security's Learning Hub, helping to create and deliver training on a variety of cyber security subjects. As an instructor, Jonathan explores various methods of communicating important concepts to better resonate with his learners, helping strengthen cyber security understanding, awareness, and encouraging best practices in the workplace and at home. He has worked for the Federal Government since 2009 and spent 10 years providing advice to organizations and investigating privacy breaches with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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