September 2026 TrueNorthCTO @ Rootly (Toronto)

2026.05 - TrueNorthCTO @ Toronto

This session will include the following discussions:

1) AI, Privacy and the Translation Gap

Presenter: Ross Saunders - Keynote Speaker | CIPP/E | PIA & DPIA

LI Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgsaunders/

Globally, AI Governance and Privacy are being joined at the hip as far as management is concerned, but it's not necessarily translating to dev and product. There's a translation gap between the two with risk being increased exponentially on both sides. Ross dives into the different overlaps between AI use and privacy risk, and where compliance (and headaches) seem to be heading with the EU AI Act.

2) Policy to Runtime: Building an Agentic AI Control Plane

Presenter: Mohan Khilariwal - GenAI/AI/ML Practitioner, consultant | Fractional CTO/CAIO

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohankhilariwal/

How an independent Agentic AI Control Plane can govern AI actions in real time—separating agent recommendations from deterministic policy, privacy, utility, human approval, and controlled release. It shows how AI Governance becomes an enforceable runtime architecture, not just policy documentation, enabling safer and auditable AI deployment at production scale.

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Networking (Food & Refreshments)
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM - Discussion and Q/A
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Networking/Discussion

Food and beverages will be sourced for the event. The organizer (a volunteer) will make a good-faith effort to provide a variety of food/beverage options. However, pre-selecting meal options is not an option due to bandwidth limitations.

TrueNorthCTO is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit, and curated community of senior technology leaders (e.g. CTOs, CPOs, CIOs, CISOs, CAIOs etc.) across Canada.

TrueNorth provides a collaborative and supportive environment where technologists can share insights, mentor, inspire, and learn from one another based on our collective knowledge and experiences.

The attendance will be curated with preference to those who are senior leaders AND technologists.

To apply to join TrueNorthCTO please see https://truenorthcto.ca/

Please note that tickets are NOT refundable and rain-checks will NOT be supported.

By attending, participants acknowledge and accept that photographs may be taken during the event and may be used in TrueNorthCTO communications, including website, social media, and event-related materials.

Thank you to Rootly to donating the venue for the event!

Looking forward to seeing people in person!