B|Sides Edmonton
Day 2: Keynote Speaker
Honourable Nate Glubish
Minister of Technology and Innovation
MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Nate Glubish was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strathcona-Sherwood Park on April 16, 2019 and re-elected on May 29, 2023.
Nate was sworn in as Minister of Service Alberta on April 30, 2019. In that role he led the Government of Alberta’s efforts to apply technology to deliver better, faster, and smarter services to Albertans. He also developed the Alberta Broadband Strategy and negotiated a $780 million partnership with the federal government to deliver reliable, high-speed internet to every Albertan by 2027.
On October 21, 2022, Nate Glubish was sworn in to lead the newly created Ministry of Technology and Innovation where he continued to lead the modernization of government
services and led efforts to attract more investment in Alberta’s technology sector. On June 9, 2023, Nate was sworn in again as Minister of Technology and Innovation. Prior to his political career, Nate Glubish dedicated his professional life to building and investing in Alberta technology companies. He spent most of his 15-year career before politics as a venture capital investor, most recently with Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners, where he oversaw investments into Alberta-based technology companies.
Nate Glubish has a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Finance. He is passionate about helping Alberta companies raise investment capital to commercialize innovative new technologies and to export their expertise around the world.
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Organized by (ISC)² Alberta Chapter, BSides Edmonton 2022 is an annual Cyber Security Conference in the City of Edmonton. It is a two-day high-calibre conference focused on all aspects of Cyber Security. You will get 16 CPE points for attending the conference.
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Security BSides is a community-driven Cyber Security Conference by cybersecurity community members. The goal is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time. It creates opportunities for individuals to both present and participate in an intimate atmosphere that encourages collaboration. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. It is where conversations for the next-big-thing are happening.BSides events combine security expertise from a variety of platforms in search of the “next big thing” in information security.
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BSides is an open platform that gives security experts and industry professionals the opportunity to share ideas, insights, and develop longstanding relationships with others in the community. It is a rare opportunity to directly connect and create trusted relationships with key members of the Edmonton community.