CSPS Digital Academy Events/Maintaining Open and Safe Cyber Security Design for All - Speaker Biographies

Date and time: October 7, 2021 | 10:45 am to 2:30 pm (ET)

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Speaker Biographies

	Christine Beauchamp Director of Client Engagement & Incident Detection at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Communications Security Establishment Christine Beauchamp is the Director of Client Engagement & Incident Detection at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, in the Communications Security Establishment. Christine joined CSE in 2005 and spent most of her career there using communications technology to provide foreign intelligence to the Government of Canada. She specialized in security operations, deployed abroad in support of the military and counter-terrorism efforts. She was also the Manager for SIGINT Policy, Oversight & Compliance, where she worked on legal and privacy requirements in conducting intelligence operations. In 2018, she joined the cyber security mission of CSE with the creation of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, where she is responsible for providing cyber security services and training to Canadians, and monitoring GC networks for threats and compromises.
	Yuan Stevens Policy Lead, Technology, Cybersecurity and Democracy, Ryerson University Yuan (rhymes with Suzanne) Stevens works at the intersections of law, policy, and technology with a focus on privacy and cybersecurity. She holds the position of Policy Lead on Technology, Cybersecurity and Democracy at the Ryerson Leadership Lab and Cybersecure Policy Exchange at Ryerson University. Her work equips society with the ability to understand and patch up harmful vulnerabilities in sociotechnical and legal systems. Based in Montréal, she is a research fellow at McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy and research affiliate at Data & Society Research Institute. She received her BCL/JD from McGill University in 2017. She serves on the board of directors for Open Privacy Research Institute, Head & Hands in Montréal, and previously worked at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
	Jeff Ball Director, Open Government and Data Governance, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) – IM/IT Program Awaiting bio
	Teresa D’Andrea Director General, Digital Services Directorate, Transport Canada Awaiting bio
	Mélanie Robert Executive Director, Open Government and Portals, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Mélanie Robert is the Executive Director of Open Government at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). She leads the Government of Canada’s efforts to open data and information and to increase accountability and citizen participation, and manages Canada’s Open Government and Open Data Portal (open.canada.ca) as well as the Online Access to Information Request Service. With over 20 years of experience in the federal public service, Mélanie has lead business analysis, regulation and enforcement work and communications and consultations for a variety of technology and innovation files. You can follow Mélanie on Twitter @MelRobrt
	Steve Vaillancourt Cyber Security Instructor, Cyber Centre Learning Hub Steve Vaillancourt is an information security veteran with over 20 years of experience in cyber security and ethical hacking. Today, he is the senior cyber security instructor for the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, specializing in cryptography, incident handling, online privacy, and telework cyber security.