Samer Adi

CISO, Green Shield Canada (GSC)

Holding a M. Sc. In Computer Science and Information Technology and more than 25 years of managerial and technical skills in the IT Infrastructure, Applications Support, Security and Compliance roles, a seasoned professional with a demonstrated track record. Have excellent communication and team spirit, focused, and organized, superior presentation and influencing skills, high degree of adaptability and interfacing capacity that can deliver results the organization asks for. My skills including planning, implementing network security and internal procedures with the end goal of meeting all corporate and customer’s objectives and ensuring that all industry regulatory requirements are met and surpassed.

Specialties:
•Information Technology Infrastructure and Operations
•Information Technology Management
•Information Security Management in the financial industry
•Information Security Organization and Consolidation
•Risk Management and Security Assessment in the financial industry
•Regulatory and Association compliance
•Operations and Vendor Management
•Identity and Access Management
•Communication and interpersonal skills

Public speaker:
•Technology Speaker, at Interac's Annual Compliance Forum on October 2019
•Security panelist, at NCS Madison event on July 2019
•Security panelist, multiple Evanta CISO events in 2017 - 2019
•Sr. Security panelist at Cloud Canada Event on Oct. 2018
•Security panelist at SINET Canada Event on Oct. 2018 (First SINET Event in Canada)
•Security panelist at CDM Event on Sep. 2018
•Security panelist at SecureCISO event on Jun. 7, 2018
•Security panelist at ORION 2018 Think on May 2, 2018
•Security panelist at the SC Virtual Conference Oct. 13, 2016
•Security panelist at the SC Congress in Toronto at Jun. 10, 2015
•Security panelist at the SC Congress in Toronto at Jun. 12, 2013
•Security panelist at the CIOSynergy in Toronto at Mar. 21, 2013