The Faculty of Law and The Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies (CMSS) are excited to host the Cyber Threats to Canadian Democracy Conference on Aug. 25-27, 2025. Spearheaded by University of Calgary professors, Dr. Michael Nesbitt, Dr. Emily Laidlaw, Dr. Rob Huebert and Dr. John Ferris, the Cyber Threats to Canadian Democracy Conference will address a number of different issue pertaining to the security of Canadian democratic processes including municipalities and cybercrime, financial warfare, critical infrastructure and resources, cyberwarfare, technological risks and solutions, artificial intelligence (AI), research security, mis/dis/mal-Information and elections as well as human vulnerabilities and responses over the three full days of insightful speakers and panels.

The cyber threat landscape is quickly evolving and requires cross-sector collaboration to protect Canadians. This conference will gather experts from industry, government, policing and academia to analyze major threats to Canadian democracy and discuss solutions to advance Canada’s cyber resilience.

There is no associated cost with attending this event. View the event website for more information.