Why you should nominate an organization for an award today

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It is important to celebrate the success of organizations that have embraced digital transformation to fundamentally change the way they do business. Success breeds success and by learning from the organizations are successfully navigating the digital transformation journey that others will be inspired to begin their own voyage of discovery.   Deadline for Nominations: April …

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Imperatives for Cybersecurity Success in the Digital Age

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THANK YOU!!! The evening of February 28th, the Edmonton Chapter was pleased to host John Davis, retired U.S. Army Major General and VP and Chief Security Officer of Palo Alto Networks. Nearly 50 participants had the opportunity to hear CSO Davis’s information security journey, spanning the high-stakes worlds of the US military environment to private …

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How can Incumbents Respond to Disruption?

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Part 1: Start by Accepting that Disruption will Happen! It is well-known that incumbents in any industry seldom feel the impact of an early-stage disruption on their core business for many years or even decades. This is even truer for those industries that are heavily regulated, as regulation creates a barrier to new entrants. Hence, …

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DX: Where do you start?

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Getting Lost is Easy! Part 2 Digital Transformation – Mobile, Cloud, them Things, and that really Big Data We’ve all heard that the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics are essential to future success of organizations. Almost every day, like me, I am sure you’re bombarded with a new event on the topic. Having spent …

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Managing Innovation in the Digital Economy: It’s not just technology

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We have all been well aware of UBER’s impact on the taxi industry here in Calgary, and how the taxi sector was ill-prepared to deal with the changes brought about by digital technologies (smart phones, google maps, PayPal, cloud computing). They are catching up but not before losing market share and significant company and license …

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Managing Innovation – Presentation by Geoffrey Cann

The Calgary Chapter event held on February 16, 2017, featured a presentation by Geoffrey Cann, of Monitor Deloitte.  The slide deck from his presentation is available to CIO Association members.  Click on the presentation icon below to download the resource.

Edmonton Event: Cybersecurity Imperatives – Feb 28/17

The Edmonton Chapter high-profile event held on February 28, 2017, featured a presentation by John Davis, retired U.S. Army Major General, current VP and Federal CSO for Palo Alto Networks.  The slide deck from his presentation is available to CIO Association members.  Click on the presentation icon below to download the resource.  

CyberCIO2017 is coming soon!

Be sure to mark your calendars for this exceptional CIO Association of Canada half-day IT Leadership conference event hosted by the Manitoba Chapter on March 23rd. This exciting event includes an exceptional keynote speaker who sits on the U.S. Department of Defense Science Board’s Cyber Task Force, a radio host moderated panel discussion and an executive round table with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.