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DOES “POLITICS” NEED TO BE A DIRTY WORD? Dr. Rick Brandon, Brandon Partners
Most executives, including CIOs, have an aversion to the concept of “organizational politics”–– as if it’s a dirty word: “She’s so political…he got ahead due to politics…decisions around here are …
Digital Business – The Canadian Tire Digital Innovation Journey. Eugene Roman, CTO Canadian Tire Corporation
When I joined Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) in 2012 as Chief Technology Officer, the top priority was to address the tech infrastructure and to help turn CTC into a world-class …

CIO Peer Forum 2016: CAREER SHIFTS SHOWCASE
PLENARY SESSION: CAREER SHIFTS SHOWCASE Fariba Anderson, CEO, AcuteNet Inc. Dean Doige, President, LightHorse Innovation Corporation, a division of Clark Builders Humza Teherany, Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Group Canada …

CIO Association of Canada in the News
The Vancouver Chapter of CIOCAN will host the kick-off event of the ‘BC Aware’ campaign on Monday, January 25. Currently there are more than 100 people registered for the event …

Catherine Boivie Reports: iHeartLocal wins big!!
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show’s Mobile App Showdown event, iHeartLocal, an app that’s about building relationships with the small businesses that “we frequent and refer to our friends and …

Catherine Boivie’s “Unusual Products” Report from the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show
Greetings from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where there are over 3,500 exhibitors and over 170,000 attendees! The show is big — it brings in $210M to Las …

Canadian App up for CES recognition – You can help!
Catherine Boivie sends greetings from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas where there are over 3500 exhibitors and over 170,000 attendees!! One of the top 10 finalists for the …

ICTC Releases New Report: Big Data and the Intelligence Economy
The result of an 8-month consultation among industry and academic experts (in which CIOCAN was represented), the recommendations in the Big Data and the Intelligence Economy report are intended to …

2015 CanadianCIO of the Year Confirmed as Speaker for the 2016 CIO Peer Forum
At the recent Ingenious Awards Gala Dinner, Eugene Roman, CTO at Canadian Tire Corporation was named ITAC CanadianCIO of the Year for the private sector. He has since agreed to …

Edmonton Chapter Cheer
Edmonton chapter members responded to new President Shaun Guthrie’s invitation to gather on December 2nd to celebrate the holidays and share some Christmas Cheer at Sorrentino’s Bistro Bar. It was a …

CIO Association Names New National Vice-President
On behalf of the National Board of the CIO Association of Canada, Gary Davenport announced this week that Humza Teherany, Chief Innovation Officer at Compass Group, has been appointed as …

Presidents Named for Edmonton and Ottawa Chapters
Shaun Guthrie takes on Edmonton Chapter Presidency Cindy Cripps-Prawak moves into President role in Ottawa Chapter The Board of the CIO Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Shaun …

CIOCAN Supports Euro CIO
Dear EuroCIO friends and colleagues – On behalf of the CIO Association of Canada, I wish to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences for those impacted by the terrible acts …

Vancouver Board Planning Meeting
Members of the Vancouver Board gathered at the offices of Mountain Equipment Coop to plan the chapter’s program.

Internet of Things
The Toronto Chapter hosted an event in September 2015 on the Internet of Things featuring Shawn Sanderson, VP IoT Telus as the speaker. The following are notes from the session: …