The IT@UofT 2024 conference will offer opportunities to learn and network with staff and faculty from across the tri-campus community.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
May 9, 2024
Time
Location
Activity
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Atrium, Bahen Centre for Information Technology
Information desk open
8:45 – 8:55 a.m.
Myhal Centre, Lee & Margaret Lau Auditorium
Co-chair remarks:
Omar Malik, Director, Technology Services, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, U of T
8:55 – 9:55 a.m.
Myhal Centre, Lee & Margaret Lau Auditorium
Featured speakers: Lessons learned from a cyber attack: Toronto Public Library’s experience and fireside chat
- Vickery Bowles, City Librarian, Toronto Public Library
- Steve Till-Rogers, Director, Digital Strategy & Chief Information Officer, Toronto Public Library
- Deyves Fonseca, Acting Chief Information Security Officer, U of T
Note: The timing of this session overlaps with the breakout sessions at 9:20 to 10:10 a.m.
9:20 – 10:10 a.m.
Bahen Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 1
Note: The timing of these sessions overlaps with the featured speaker presentation at 8:55 to 9:55 a.m.
Bahen Centre, BA 2179
Personal security in 2024
- Carl Chan, Manager, Visibility and Infrastructure Security, Information Security
- Michael Laurentius, Research Information Security Specialist, Information Security
Bahen Centre, B025
IT at F&S – A collaborative effort serving the community
- Mezba Mahtab, Team Lead Developer and System Architect, Facilities and Services
- Jozef Nowogorski, Programmer/Developer
- Nebojsa Marusic, Manager, Systems, Payroll and Operations Development, Facilities and Services
9:55 – 10:15 a.m.
Bahen Centre, 1st floor, The Cube
Refreshment break
10:15 – 11:05 a.m.
Bahen Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 2
Note: The timing of these sessions overlaps with the featured speaker presentation at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Bahen Centre, BA 2179
Managing Macs in Intune
- Vince To, Cilent Support Analyst, EASI
- HY Luo, Product Delivery Lead, IITS UTM
Bahen Centre, BA 1200
The EASI UXPD team: Designing for teamwork
- Laura Klamot, Senior User Experience Designer, EASI
- Amanda Silva Werkhaizer, Manager, User Experience & Process Design, EASI
Bahen Centre, B025
Unlocking efficiency: Maximizing productivity through AI prompt engineering
Speaker: Sean Despres, Virtualization and Storage Specialist, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions
Bahen Centre, BA 2145
Understanding U of T procedures, standards and guidelines
Speaker: Joe Bate, Architecture Manager, Information Security
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Myhal Centre, Lee & Margaret Lau Auditorium
Featured speaker: Our threats, your risks
Terry Tschirhart, Toronto Region Cyber Unit, Strategic Partnership & Outreach, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Note: The timing of this session overlaps with the breakout sessions at 10:15 to 11:05 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
11:05 – 11:10 a.m.
Bahen Centre
Break
11:10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Bahen Centre and Myhal Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 3
Note: The timing of these sessions overlaps with the featured speaker presentation at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Bahen Centre, BA 2159
Modernizing awards for auto matching
- Mariaveronica Sayewich, Assistant Manager, Information Systems – Financial Aid, Awards and Student Accounts
- Christine Concannon, Assistant Registrar Student Financial Systems
- Sandeep Akkinapelli, Senior Developer and Database Analyst
Bahen Centre, BA 2145
Data classification – Why it matters
- Sue McGlashan, Research Information Security Lead, Information Security
- Kalyani Khati, Associate Director, Information Security Strategic Initiatives, Information Security
- Jeffrey Waldman, Manager, Institutional Data Governance
- Kelly Carmichael, FIPP Coordinator, Governing Council
Bahen Centre, BA 2179
Ollama for LLM deployment in the ITS Private Cloud
Speaker: Orlando Ramirez Martinez, Enterprise Virtualization & Storage Specialist, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions
Myhal Centre, MY 330
The magic of unconferences: Helping order and value emerge from chaos
Speaker: Peter St. Onge, Security Services Manager, Information Security
Note: This session is the only session in Myhal Centre during this block.