ISACA Signature Series - AI vs. Human: An Interactive Cyber Awareness Experience
AI vs. Human: An Interactive Cyber Awareness Experience
Presented by ISACA Vancouver in partnership with BC + AI ecosystem.
Presenting Sponsors: SOCRadar and Gigamon
HUMANITY HAS A CHALLENGER.
For years, cybersecurity decisions have relied on human experience, judgement and instinct.
Now there’s a new contender.
Artificial Intelligence.
On October 14, humans and AI enter the arena to find out who makes the better call when a cyber incident is unfolding and the clock is ticking.
Welcome to AI vs. Human, a live, interactive cybersecurity showdown where the audience isn’t watching the competition. You ARE the competition.
IN THE HUMAN CORNER
A theatre full of IT, cybersecurity, risk and AI professionals combining their collective experience, judgement and instincts.
IN THE AI CORNER
A leading AI model selected for each incident choosing its response.
SIX CYBER INCIDENTS. TWO SIDES. ONE DECISION AT A TIME.
A deepfake CEO demands an urgent $250,000 wire transfer.
A hospital is hit by ransomware.
A trusted AI model may have become a Trojan horse.
And that’s only the beginning.
For every incident, the clock starts.
The Human team votes.
AI makes its move.
Then our panel of Cyber Judges decides who made the better call.
HUMAN vs. AI
Round by round, the score builds.
Will human experience catch something AI misses?
Will AI identify a threat the humans overlook?
Will the crowd hold its nerve when the pressure rises?
There are no easy answers. No predetermined winner. And no guarantee that Human and AI will see the same incident the same way.
At the end of the night, only one question remains:
WHO WINS?
This isn’t another cybersecurity presentation.
It’s Human vs. AI.
And you’re in the fight.
Come for the showdown. Stay for the conversation. Food and beverages will be served throughout the evening, with plenty of opportunity to connect with Vancouver’s cybersecurity, IT, risk and AI community.
Event Advisory: This experience includes loud music, theatrical lighting and strobe effects.
Your Cyber Judges:
Penny Longman | President, WiCyS Western Canada Affiliate & CEO, NKST
Penny is an award-winning cybersecurity leader and President of the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Western Canada Affiliate, as well as CEO of NKST, a cybersecurity research and collaboration platform. Her career spans mining, manufacturing, environmental sciences, data analytics, consulting, academia, and healthcare, giving her a unique perspective on cybersecurity across industries.
Known for her commitment to innovation, collaboration, and empowering others, Penny brings both technical expertise and strategic insight to complex cybersecurity challenges.
Penny returns as a Cyber Judge after joining us for the original AI vs. Human event on April 15, 2026.
Larry Carson | Chief Information Security Officer, UBC
Larry is the Chief Information Security Officer at the University of British Columbia, bringing more than 25 years of experience in technology and cybersecurity. He has played a key role in strengthening UBC’s cybersecurity capabilities, including incident response and prevention, security standards, Security Operations Centre development, and the responsible use of AI and automation in cybersecurity. Larry holds the CISM designation and is an active contributor to the Canadian higher-education cybersecurity community.
Jeffrey Ten Eyck | Senior Product Advocate, SOCRadar
Jeffrey is a cybersecurity go-to-market leader and Senior Product Advocate at SOCRadar, with more than 14 years of experience building and scaling cybersecurity businesses. His work focuses on cyber threat intelligence, security operations, digital risk protection, and helping organizations turn external threat intelligence into actionable security decisions.
A frequent speaker and author on modern cybersecurity, Jeffrey explores emerging challenges including identity exposure, the infostealer economy, SOC modernization, and the growing role of AI and automation in cyber defence.
Shashi Gautam | Senior Sales Engineer, Gigamon
Shashi is a pragmatic, client-obsessed, and goal-driven Solution Architect, leveraging years of in-depth career experience providing high-level solution design for information management and comprehensive Pre-sales services. Reputed as a technical expert in Cyber Security, Data Protection, High Availability & Resiliency and Security as well. Helps customers adopt and accelerate their cloud journey, securing their Hybrid environment, helping customers protect and secure cloud naïve workloads, GDPR compliance, and building resiliency with recovery plans to meet business requirements while keeping costs highly optimized. Comfortable working at all levels of organizations, including c-level executives, IT Leaders, and Technical Procurement. Brings forward an impressive track record winning new business, increasing revenues, and market share.
Your Host:
Dominic Vogel | President, Vogel Cyber Leadership & Coaching
Dominic is a cybersecurity leader, advisor and coach with nearly two decades of experience helping organizations navigate cyber risk and build stronger security leadership.
Known for his engaging and practical approach to cybersecurity, Dominic is an experienced keynote speaker, moderator and media commentator whose insights have been featured on BBC World News and other media outlets. He is also an active member of British Columbia’s cybersecurity community.
As host of AI vs. Human: An Interactive Cyber Awareness Experience, Dominic will guide the audience and Cyber Judges through six real-world cybersecurity scenarios, challenging Humans and AI to make difficult risk decisions when the answer isn’t always clear.
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BC + AI ecosystem is a growing community connecting people and organizations across British Columbia’s AI landscape. It brings together industry, technology, academia and the broader AI community to foster collaboration, share knowledge and help strengthen BC’s AI ecosystem.