The 2026 CIO Peer Forum® will be held April 15-16, 2026 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre.

Save the date!

Photos provided by our partner, Digital Journal!

Photos by Jennifer Friesen, Digital Journal

Click here to access available CIO Peer Forum Presentations on the Members Only InfoHub

More content will be added to this page as it becomes available.

Articles Featuring our CIO Peer Forum® Speakers

The leadership marathon CIOs must run to earn trust and influence
“We have to build a foundation of trust,” she said. “It truly unlocks strategic partnerships.”
‘The cyber weather is always bad’: Leaders call for stronger collaboration to face evolving digital threats
“The cyber weather is always bad, much worse than Ottawa,” said Yarker, Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command.
CIOs confront AI’s double edged sword: Leadership and accountability
“We are all the two-faced gods of our businesses,” said Gaetano Mazzuca.
CIO of the Year Awards return to spotlight Canada’s top tech leaders
Revived honours introduce new categories, national visibility, and a CIOCAN Hall of Fame.
What growing up in constant change taught Jay Kiew about leading through it
ay Kiew didn’t plan to build a life around navigating disruption. But disruption found him anyway.
Hundreds of CIOs gather in Ottawa to discuss trust, AI, and the pace of change
Hundreds of CIOs gathered in Ottawa to confront trust, pressure and complexity, and to share what real leadership looks like when transformation gets hard.
From AI experiments to board conversations: A look inside Calian’s tech strategy
For Mike Muldner, CIO and CTO at Calian​​ Group — a global technology and solutions company — the real work begins with integration.
Inside CIO Peer Forum 2025: The rise of the makers transforming tech leadership
The CIO Association of Canada is set to host its annual CIO Peer Forum in Ottawa, Ontario, from May 28–29, 2025. This year’s theme, The Rise of the
The role of the CIO has changed. So why are we still calling it IT?
Today, technology leaders are business leaders.
Gaetano Mazzuca: Bringing creativity back to technology leadership
Gaetano Mazzuca’s career path hasn’t followed the typical arc of an IT leader. Before becoming the CIO of the City of Red Deer, he started in the
Beyond technology: How CIOs can lead AI-driven business change
As AI continues to evolve, one thing is clear: technology leaders who ignore it risk falling behind