Sean Weiss (CISSP, CCSP, CEH, FCP, FCSS) is a Senior Business Development Engineering Manager for Fortinet Canada, where he manages a group of Systems Engineers responsible for advising and consulting with customers on mission-critical security issues such as compliance, security architecture, mitigating risk, protecting digital assets, advanced threat protection and securing the cloud.

After serving in the military, Sean graduated from Mount Royal in 1994 in Criminology and has over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity and networking industry. Sean’s experience also includes having worked for other technology organizations such as MRV, Hewlett-Packard, and McAfee. When not playing or coaching soccer, ATV’ing in the Rockies or hiking with his two young daughters, Sean can be found buried in books where he spends far too much time pursuing his love of teaching and learning all things security and networking and is currently pursuing his Executive MBA.

Eric Wong is Western Canada’s Sales Manager for Fortinet’s Advanced Technology solutions where he advises and consults with solutions partners and client’s on mission-critical security issues such as satisfying compliance, mitigating risk, and protecting digital assets. He is driven to provide solutions focused on advanced cyber threats by leveraging AI and machine learning technologies and enjoys creating successful business and security outcomes. Eric has spent the majority of his 16-year career as a value-added reseller, working directly with clients to support their digital transformation and security initiatives. He's also currently pursuing his CISSP certification.

Eric Jensen (CISSP, OSCP, NSE 7) is a Business Development Engineer for Fortinet Canada, where he advises and consults with solutions partners and customers on mission-critical security issues including compliance, risk management, and advanced threat protection. With over 10-years of experience delivering effective SIEM and SOC solutions through consulting engagements and in his previous role as the technical director of a Canadian MSSP, Eric is a proponent of using data analytics and automation to reduce the impact of cyber incidents. Eric also carries an unwavering belief that Nicolas Cage is the greatest actor of our time.

Joshua Vanblarcum (Law B.A., NSE 3) is the Sales Enablement Manager for Canada, where he’s responsible for ensuring Fortinet’s sales team has the right skills and tools to reach the company’s goals. 

Instead of having a more traditional Learning & Development background, Joshua has nearly 10 years of sales experience selling both Cybersecurity and SaaS solutions. Due to this, he has a unique perspective on Sales Enablement, and runs his sessions understanding what it's like to be a seller!