Adrian Wilczek

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Adrian is the Senior Director IT Technology & Innovation for QuadReal. He has been there for almost a year. He has joined the CIO Association as an associate member through his enrolment in the CIOCAN LDP program. His areas of specialization include: IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support and …

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Brent Nyznyk

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Brent is the Chief Technology Officer at Gryphtech. He has been there for 2 years. Brent is a highly motivated Information Technology professional with over 16 years’ experience. He has worked in a variety of roles from being a CTO of a Fortune 500 company to a successful entrepreneur using his technology, financial, and project …

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David Baxter

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David has been with the Peoples Group of Companies for almost a year. He is a strategic and energizing leader with a unique combination of experience, skills and qualifications, focused on organizational transformation, enhanced risk management, improved business performance, and regulatory compliance.

Michel Labelle

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Michel is the Director, Technology Strategy for Central 1 Credit Union. He has been with them for over 2 years. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Management, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Management, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and …

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Claudio Silvestri

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Claudio has been with NAV Canada for almost 10 years. He is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Management IT Competencies/Culture, Planning & Program/Project Management, Solution Delivery/Support and Strategy/Innovation.

CIOMAN Breaks Bread with MafiaBoy Hacker Michael Calce

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  On November 8, in a relaxed and inviting setting, Michael Calce shared his story, beginning as a 15 year old hacker in his parent’s basement to now being one of the industry’s leading security experts.  He shared key insights with CIO Manitoba members including current and emerging industry trends, the security threat landscape, and  …

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Is Blockchain Ready for the Enterprise?

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On November 7, 2017, internationally recognized thought leader in digital currencies and blockchain technologies Manie Eagar spoke to Vancouver Chapter members.  Association members can view the slide deck from this presentation in the Members Only area of the website.  You must be logged in to access this resource.

Is Blockchain Ready for the Enterprise deck

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On November 7, 2017, internationally recognized thought leader in digital currencies and blockchain technologies Manie Eagar spoke to Vancouver Chapter members.   Members can download the slides from the presentation by clicking the icon below.   

A taste from our new series of videos: “CIO members on Innovation”

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When we work in communities we share the success and we also share the failure.  One of the key messages from our member CIOs is the need to develop strong relationships with other key players in the business.   When you share knowledge and approaches to technology, you can start fast, you can fail fast, but, …

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State of Digital Transformation

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In collaboration with DX Agents, the CIO Association of Canada recently conducted a survey to understand CIO and CFO attitudes and organizational preparation for digital transformation.  The results demonstrate that some of our largest companies are squandering opportunities to take global leadership in tech. This failure to act has already affected our retail sector, and …

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CIOCAN at the Ingenious Awards Gala

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    The Ingenious Awards Gala was held at the Toronto Four Seasons on Thursday, November 9, 2017.  CIO Association of Canada Past-President Gary Davenport, who coordinated the judging panel of CIOCAN volunteers, spoke to the crowd.       Gary Davenport with member of the 2017 judging panel Richard May         …

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Winners of the 2017 Ingenious & CanadianCIO Awards Announced

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2017  TORONTO, ON – The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) is  proud to announce six winners of the 2017 Ingenious Awards and the two CanadianCIO of the Year award recipients honoured last night at the annual awards gala that recognizes excellence in the use of information and communications technology …

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