IAPP Canada Symposium 2026: Privacy | AI governance | Cybersecurity law

TORONTO

4-7 May

Sessions designed to raise your knowledge and skills

Whether you work in privacy, AI governance or cybersecurity law, there are sessions you will not want to miss at IAPP Symposium 2026.

Commissioner Dufresne returns to Symposium

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne is back to keynote IAPP Canada Symposium 2026. Hear him discuss his office’s work to promote Canadians’ privacy rights while also supporting Canada’s businesses and economy.

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Peter Mansbridge will keynote Symposium 2026

Journalist and Former Chief Correspondent for CBC News Peter Mansbridge will speak from the keynote stage at IAPP Canada Symposium 2026. Hear his thoughts on the jobs that keep Canada running and the people who perform them with empathy and kindness.

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Clear

07:30

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Coatroom

08:00

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Breakfast

Speaker Workroom

IAPP Check-in

08:00

EDT

NETWORKING

What to expect

IAPP Central

Exhibit Hall

09:00

EDT

GENERAL SESSION

What to expect

Opening General Session

10:00

EDT

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Break

10:45

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BREAKOUT SESSION

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DSAR Group Therapy: Implementing Request Processes in Canada

Respecting and Upholding First Nations Data Sovereignty

How Does Privacy Facilitate Trade? Global Cross-border Transfers and AI

11:45

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OTHER SESSIONS

Break

12:15

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

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In AI We Trust: Building Confidence and Accountability in Canada's AI Future

AI Scribes in the Health Sector: A Discussion Across Three IPC Offices

Privacy Legal Update: Recent and Upcoming Privacy Law Developments

13:15

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OTHER SESSIONS

Lunch

14:30

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

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AI Vendor Risk Management: Navigating Uncharted Regulatory Territory

AI and Privacy Regulation: Global Trends, Developments, Impacts on Innovation

Privacy Pathways: Field Notes from Reformed Regulators

Biometric Surveillance Tech: Evaluation, Implementation and Defensibility

15:30

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

15:45

EDT

BREAKOUT SESSION

What to expect

Quantum Shift: Privacy Perils and Promises, a Family Perspective

AI Rules Across Borders: First Lessons from Europe and What is Next for Canada

16:45

EDT

OTHER SESSIONS

Break

18:00

EDT

NETWORKING

What to expect

Privacy Soiree

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Meet our conference agenda chairs

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Carlos Chalico

CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP

Cybersecurity and Privacy Leader

EY

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Preeti Dhawan

CIPP/C

Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager

McCarthy Tetrualt

headshot of Christopher Gillespie

Christopher Gillespie

CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP

Chief Privacy Officer and Director, Privacy and Access

University of Victoria

headshot of Robin Gould-Soil

Robin Gould-Soil

CIPP/C

Chief Privacy Officer

Pentavere

headshot of Daria Ilkina

Daria Ilkina

CIPP/C, CIPT, FIP

Senior Privacy Partner

TELUS

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Brandon Kerstens

CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer

Match Group

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Michelle Marquis

CIPP/C

Senior Privacy Consultant

Canadian Institute for Health Information

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Mariya Turchin

CIPP/C

Policy and Privacy Analyst

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation

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Nic Wall

CIPP/C

Senior Associate

Torys