CISO Vision Summit

At Canada Life, we’re focused on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Whether handling policy claims, help growing and protecting clients’ retirement and investment savings, providing workplace mental health support for all employers or helping build stronger communities by investing in community projects, we are committed to putting the customer first in all that we do. That trust is built on the dedication, skill and energy of our employees and advisors and their commitment to our customers and to our communities.

Paige Adams has been a member of the Zurich executive team since 2014 and served as the Global Head of Cyber Response, Chief Information Security Officer for Zurich North America, and VP for Cyber Security before assuming his current role as Group Chief Information Security Officer in February 2018. Prior to joining Zurich, Paige spent a 26-year career in the United States Navy serving in a variety of intelligence and cyber roles. Paige has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Computer Information Systems) from Hawaii Pacific University and a Masters in Computer Science from the US Naval Postgraduate School..

Shamla Naidoo is an accomplished executive with experience managing hundreds of millions of dollars in budgets for large, globally distributed teams who support operations in 170 countries. As Managing Partner of IBM Global Security Services, Shamla is one of the most influential security executives among Fortune 50 companies. Her advice and thought leadership in strategy and execution is sought by governments, public institutions, and private companies. Her ability to communicate complex technical process into simpler, more understandable terms is highly regarded. Shamla serves on advisory, not-for-profit and academic boards of various public and private institutions.

Bobby Ford is the Chief Information Security Officer(CISO) for Unilever, a global business with a simple but clear purpose, to make sustainable living commonplace.

Prior to joining Unilever, Bobby was the CISO for Abbott Labs, a global life sciences organization in Greater Chicagoland, Illinois.

With a diverse background in cybersecurity, Bobby has spent the bulk of his career in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. As a soldier in the US Army he was one of the charter information security analysts for the Pentagon Computer Incident Response Team (Pen-CIRT).

Bobby received his Bachelor of Arts degree from George Mason University, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership from the University Of Maryland Robert H. Smith School Of Business and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds several cyber industry certifications to include the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and NSA Information Assessment Methodology.

Jodi Watkins serves as Chief Commercial Officer at GTN a Information Technology Staffing firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Jodi brings more than 17 years of IT workforce solutions to the organization. Jodi oversees commercial strategy, development and delivery of Fortune 500 clientele. She spearheads all enterprise accounts with a particular focus on Healthcare, Financial, Retail and Government industries. Prior to joining GTN, Jodi spent many years in private equity, women owned business and as a stakeholder in a global staffing firm. Jodi currently sits on the board of the Dallas Wildlife Rescue and is active in the community working with the McKinney Food Bank and the Samaritan Inn. 

Allison Miller serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Optum. Allison has accountability for the Enterprise Information Security Officers for the Group, Security Incident Response/Technical Investigations, Security Policy and Global Cyber Regulatory Programs. In her existing role, Allison has developed a global security framework for the enterprise with a focus towards patient safety, security of clinical operations and a global cyber crisis response plan.

Prior to her role with the Global Enterprise Information Security Office, Allison served as the Director of National Healthcare Compliance for UnitedHealthcare, Chief Privacy Officer for OptumHealth and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, National Privacy Director for UnitedHealthcare. 

In addition to global cybersecurity, Allison has over 20 years of experience in health information systems and crisis management. During her tenure at UnitedHealth Group, Allison developed systems to identify the gaps in care and predict health outcomes for individuals with chronic conditions. Allison is a volunteer EMT and First Responder in the State of Louisiana serving residents during Hurricanes Katrina and Isaac. Most recently, Allison had the privilege of serving Refugees in Greece providing healthcare support to the clinicians on the frontlines. 

Allison’s undergraduate (BA) studies were in Political Science and Sociology; she has completed Executive Education & Management post-college at Wharton, Kellogg Executive Education and MIT Sloan. She was part of the cohort that authored and attained the ISC2 Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Professional Certification and holds her HCISSP, in addition to holding certifications from GIAC, ISACA, HCCS and other technology areas of focus beyond security. 

Allison continues to volunteer her time across organizations to help raise the level awareness regarding emerging cyber security landscape and the threats they present to patient care globally. Allison serves on the Board of Directors for Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys) and speaks publicly at schools and colleges around the globe.

Yonesy Núñez is the Chief Information Security Officer of Jack Henry & Associates (Jack Henry). In this role, he is responsible for  ensuring effective business and information security alignment. Together with his team, he promotes and inculcates innovative  information security risk management with the aim to protect the company’s data, client information, and associated assets. 

Prior to joining Jack Henry, Núñez was the Cybersecurity Technology Executive for Commercial, Corporate and Investment  Banking, Wealth & Investment Management, and International Relations at Wells Fargo. Earlier in his career, he was the Group  Information Security Officer for Citi’s Corporate Center Businesses where he helped promote business objectives by aligning  information security risk management as a business differentiator. Núñez was also the Practice Leader for PwC’s Philly Metro IT  Risk & Security Assurance Practice; Chief Information Security Officer at The New School; and Chief Information Security Officer at  Pall Corporation, where he introduced the first holistic global information security, IT governance, and compliance programs. 

He is the Risk Management Committee Chair and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Darrow School; STEM Advisory Board  member for Mercy College; Strategic Advisory Board member for the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity  Professionals (ICMCP); and President Emeritus and co-founder of the Long Island, New York Infragard Chapter. 

Núñez holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Computer Information Systems from Manhattan College in New York, a Master  of Science in Information Systems Engineering from The New York University Tandon School of Engineering, and a doctorate  in Computing from Pace University. He holds numerous industry certifications including Certified Information Systems Security  Professional (CISSP); Certified Information Security Manager (CISM); Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); and Certified in  the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT). Núñez has also been recognized on the Hispanic IT Executives Council’s Top 100 Most  Influential Hispanic Leaders in Technology list. He currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania with his wife, son, and daughter.

Alizabeth Calder is a semi-retired CIO, who now spends her time on corporate board work.  She is a best-selling author, a globally recognized technology researcher for IDC, a contributing writer to IT World Canada.  As a sought after keynote speaker, she focuses on enabling strategic value in transformation through alignment from the board and CEO to the IT and digital leadership functions.

Alizabeth has been a consultant to boards and executives in the public and private sector since 2006.  She has acted as the CIO at firms including HomeEquity Bank, IBM, Loyalty Group (a Division of Alliance Data) and CML Healthcare.  Her more than 35-year technology career includes delivering more than $ 1 billion in transformational programs in banking, financial services, transportation, logistics, healthcare, analytics and professional services.   

Mr. Zalewski is currently the Interim CISO at Levi Strauss & Co.  In this role he is responsible for leading the company’s global cybersecurity organization.  Prior to this, Steve was the Managing Enterprise Security Architect at Pacific Gas & Electric Company, leading the security architecture team responsible for the company's cybersecurity strategy and architecture for critical infrastructure protection.  Other positions Steve has held include leadership roles Healthcare security, data protection architecture and operating system design.

He has multiple patents in data protection and multi-processor operating system design and holds CISSP, CISM and CRISC security certifications