Tentative Program Schedule
Tuesday, June 9
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
3:00 – 6:00 PM
Registration - snacks and beverages available
Welcome package sponsored by: Ellucian
Welcome package sponsored by: Ellucian
Festival Theatre - Lobby area
6:00 – 10:00 PM
Opening Reception & Social Mixer - Adam Hines
Sponsored by: Dell
Sponsored by: Dell
Axe Lounge, Acadia Students' Union Building
Wednesday, June 10
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Nutrition Break
Sponsored by: Arista Networks
Sponsored by: Arista Networks
BAC Level 2 Foyer
10:30 – 11:15 AM
A - Tailoring Tabletop Exercises for your Entire Organization
Michael McGuire, Godrick Egbe Tambe, Sacha Evans (NSCC)
Michael McGuire, Godrick Egbe Tambe, Sacha Evans (NSCC)
BAC Room 241
10:30 – 11:15 AM
B - From Six Tools to One: A Higher Ed IT Consolidation Story
Heather Meyers (Pathify)
Heather Meyers (Pathify)
BAC Room 239
11:15 – 11:30 AM
Nutrition Break
Sponsored by: TouchNet/Global Payments
Sponsored by: TouchNet/Global Payments
BAC Level 2 Foyer
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
A - AI Research Enablement & Scientific Impact (Panel Discussion)
Dana Sanderson (Former CIO of UPEI), Eric Novinscak (AI Global Technical Lead), Greg Lukeman (CEO of ACENET), with Sean O'Neill of Arista
Dana Sanderson (Former CIO of UPEI), Eric Novinscak (AI Global Technical Lead), Greg Lukeman (CEO of ACENET), with Sean O'Neill of Arista
BAC Room 241
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
B - University Data Centre Transition
Robert Harrie, Jody Pace, Curtis Wambolt, Victoria Marcil (Dal)
Robert Harrie, Jody Pace, Curtis Wambolt, Victoria Marcil (Dal)
BAC Room 239
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
C - From Standing Privilege to Just-In-Time Access: Implementing Microsoft PIM in a Hybrid Higher-Ed Environment
Abolaji Ogunmola (Holland College)
Abolaji Ogunmola (Holland College)
BAC Room 234
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
A - Build Your Empire: Expanding from ITSM to Enterprise Service Management
Erin Tramble and Greg Serafinus (NSCC)
A - From Chaos to Calm~ish
Manjula Devaraj and Diane Oram (Dal)
Erin Tramble and Greg Serafinus (NSCC)
A - From Chaos to Calm~ish
Manjula Devaraj and Diane Oram (Dal)
BAC Room 241
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
B - The Red Team Pressure Test: Using AI to Stress-Test Strategy
Doug Langille (NSCC)
B - Implementing at CAI chatbot at the Saint Mary's Help Desk
Melanie More-Duckworth, Aditya Chopra (SMU)
Doug Langille (NSCC)
B - Implementing at CAI chatbot at the Saint Mary's Help Desk
Melanie More-Duckworth, Aditya Chopra (SMU)
BAC Room 239
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
C - Beyond the Phish: Building Holistic Cybersecurity Awareness training in Higher Ed
Blair T Sawler (NBCC)
C - From Compliance to Impact: Translating Cyber & AI Risk into Institutional Decision-Making
Darren Gallop
Blair T Sawler (NBCC)
C - From Compliance to Impact: Translating Cyber & AI Risk into Institutional Decision-Making
Darren Gallop
BAC Room 234
2:30 – 2:45 PM
Nutrition Break
Sponsored by: Konica
Sponsored by: Konica
BAC Level 2 Foyer
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
A - Leading Change in Higher Education: A Gartner Moderated Panel Discussion
Debra Christmas @ Gartner
Debra Christmas @ Gartner
BAC Room 241
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
B - AI-Assisted Security Operations Using Elastic SIEM and Local AI Models
Nikhil Ajit (Acadia)
Nikhil Ajit (Acadia)
BAC Room 239
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
C - Do More With Less: How Network Documentation Streamlined Our Operations
Adrian Cassidy and Ryan Geldart (NSCC)
Adrian Cassidy and Ryan Geldart (NSCC)
BAC Room 234
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Vendor Showcase and Social
Highlighting local flavours. Stretch your legs and vocals.
Highlighting local flavours. Stretch your legs and vocals.
BAC Level 2 Foyer
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Free time: explore Acadia and Wolfville on the way to dinner
BAC Level 2 Foyer
6:45 – 8:00 PM
Banquet Dinner - String Quartet
Sponsored by: IMP/HPE Aruba
Sponsored by: IMP/HPE Aruba
Devour!
8:00 - 11:00 PM
Main Entertainment - The Radical Soul Band
Sponsored by: Telus
Sponsored by: Telus
Devour!
Thursday, June 11
TIME
EVENT
LOCATION
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Breakfast - Crepe Bar
Sponsored by: Eastlink
Sponsored by: Eastlink
KC Irving Environmental Science Centre - Garden Room
9:00 – 9:45 AM
A - Retiring Legacy Reporting: Infrastructure, Governance, and Automation in a Microsoft Fabric Architecture
Elias Abiadal and Rebal Mansoor (SMU)
Elias Abiadal and Rebal Mansoor (SMU)
BAC Room 241
9:00 – 9:45 AM
B - AI as Literacy: Rethinking How We Prepare Campus Communities for an AI-Native World
Doug Langille (NSCC)
Doug Langille (NSCC)
BAC Room 239
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Nutrition Break
Sponsored by: CDW
Sponsored by: CDW
Beveridge Arts Centre (BAC) Level 2 Foyer
10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
A - Governance Starts with Access: A Leadership-Driven IT Audit Story
Heather LeBlanc and Annalee Brewer (UNB)
A - Ready, Set, Dashboards!
Duane Currie (Acadia)
Heather LeBlanc and Annalee Brewer (UNB)
A - Ready, Set, Dashboards!
Duane Currie (Acadia)
BAC Room 241
10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
B - Using Docker to Manage the Acadia Library's Web Infrastructure
Josh d'Entremont (Acadia)
B - How we Utilized Eduroam Visitor Access (eVA) for Great Guest Wi-Fi
Cheryl Connell (Dal)
Josh d'Entremont (Acadia)
B - How we Utilized Eduroam Visitor Access (eVA) for Great Guest Wi-Fi
Cheryl Connell (Dal)
BAC Room 239
10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
C - Streamlining Device Deployment and Management with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune) and Autopilot
Norm Findlay (SMU)
C - ClassTech It to the Next Level
Mick Bottom (Dal)
Norm Findlay (SMU)
C - ClassTech It to the Next Level
Mick Bottom (Dal)
BAC Room 234
11:00 – 11:15 AM
Nutrition Break
Sponsored by: Belden
Sponsored by: Belden
BAC Level 2 Foyer
11:15 AM
Vendor Hall closes
BAC Level 2 Foyer
11:15 – 11:30 AM
Conference wrap-up with prize giveaways
BAC Room 244
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Closing Keynote Session
Sponsored by: Fortinet
Sponsored by: Fortinet
BAC Room 244
12:30 PM
Box Lunch and Goodbyes
Sponsored by: Softchoice
Sponsored by: Softchoice
BAC Lobby and Café area