IDC Top Executive Survey Results Available to CIOCAN Members

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CIOCAN and IDC Canada were pleased to host a webinar on November 28, 2017 in which Tony Olvet and Rob Burbach presented results from IDC Canada’s annual Top Executive Survey.  Their analysis demonstrates how the C-suite in Canada is tackling key issues such as digital transformation, innovation, and the rapid emergence of new technologies.  Evaluations of the webinar rated …

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CIOCAN Members on Women in Technology

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Dianne Lapierre, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Raymond James Ltd was asked to comment on the under-representation of Women in Technology. Dianne spoke to the changing face of careers in information technology.  The focus is moving away from pure technical skills and becoming increasingly about understanding and managing relationships across the organization. Clearly, …

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CIOCAN Members on Innovation

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David Booth, former CIO for the City of Edmonton (Alberta’s second-largest city, Canada’s fifth-largest) describes how Edmonton has reinvented itself with forward-thinking policies and technologies that support seamless collaboration. David led the team through many changes over the last few years including a vision that articulates how voice, video, and data come together encouraging collaboration …

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IDC’s Top Executive Survey Results

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IDC Canada’s annual Top Executive survey is a featured study for CIOs. In partnership with the CIO Association of Canada, IDC surveyed business and IT executives on their top priorities, challenges and outlook. Join IDC’s Tony Olvet and Rob Burbach to hear how the c-suite in Canada is tackling key issues such as digital transformation, …

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Jim Valkanas

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Jim Valkanas has been with Dream for over 2 years. He is the Director, Technology Operations. His areas of specialization include: Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management and Strategy/Innovation.

Anjum Iqbal

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Anjum Iqbal is a returning member. He has been with FNF Canada for over 8 years. He is the Vice President of Information Technology. His areas of specialization include: Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Professional, Scientific and Technical services and Strategy/Innovation.

Dale Rooney

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Dale Rooney new to his role as Managing Director – Canadian Operations with BGIS. He specializes in Business Alignment/Relationship Management.

Jeff Williams

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Jeff Williams is new to his role with YourCIO.ca. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Management, IT Architecture and IT Competencies/Culture.

Phil McBride

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Phil McBride Has been with AIMIA for over 3 years. He is the General Manager, Technology and Operations. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.

John Comacchio

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John is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Teknion Corporation. He has been with Teknion for almost 16 years. His areas of specialization include: Planning & Program/Project Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.

CIOCAN: Announcing 28% growth

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TORONTO, CANADA – 23rd November 2017  – The CIO Association is proud to announce a 28% growth rate over the last 16 months, and the acquisition of its 400th member this week. Humza Teherany, President of the CIO Association said “Even though we have passed four hundred members we’re still growing. We attribute this to …

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Paul N. Wagner

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Paul is with the National Research Council Canada as their CIO for the past year and a half. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management, Strategy & Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.