Dear students, faculty and staff,

What if an urgent video call from someone you trust isn’t actually from them?

Join us for Ctrl+Alt+Defend: Your Next Hacker May Not Be Human, a free Law Meets Engineering panel discussion on AI, deepfakes and cyber crisis response.

Explore how professionals respond when AI can accelerate an attack, impersonate trusted people and blur the line between real and fake. The discussion will connect the technical challenges of cybersecurity with the legal and communications decisions organizations face during a crisis.

Ctrl+Alt+Defend: Your Next Hacker May Not Be Human
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Concordia Conference Centre, 9th floor
John Molson Building, 1450 Guy St.
Free | In person

What you’ll explore

• How hackers use AI to find vulnerabilities, automate attacks and create convincing deepfakes
• How cybersecurity, legal and communications teams work together during a crisis
• How organizations verify what’s real and manage the aftermath of an attack

Concordia’s Jurist-in-Residence, Morton S. Minc, will welcome back:

• Larry Markowitz, NATIONAL Public Relations
• Nareg Froundjian, Fasken
• Marco Manglaviti, Deloitte

Whether cybersecurity connects directly to your studies or work, or you’re simply curious about AI, this discussion offers perspectives from across disciplines.

You can also visit our Law Meets Engineering event series page to explore upcoming events.