About 70 people gathered at the Shaw Centre recently to hear presentations from TELUS Communications’ CTO Ibrahim Gedeon and Jay Steele, Regional Manager of the IoT Solutions Sales Team. Participants in the event expressed appreciation for the opportunity to gather, and noted that there is appetite for even more information on this topic. The Board would …
CXOTalk announced the top 20 influential CIOs on Social Media. Amongst them is CIOCAN Manitoba Chapter Chair and only Canadian: Nigel Fortlage. « As the Chief Information Officer role become increasingly prominent, it is important to recognize CIOs who actively stake a claim as innovators and communicators. At CXOTALK, we bring together leaders who embody the …
Alex Buhler recently presented at the Conference Board of Canada’s Council of Chief Information Officers. The theme of the event was: What’s Relevant Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future for the Strategic CIO Alex shared his perspective on the key strategic role a CIO must play in driving the digital business transformation while managing demand …
It was only three months ago that Ralph Ostertag from Mercedes-Benz Canada and Humza Teherany from Compass Group Canada were chatting informally. Despite their companies’ different product offerings, they soon realized that they were facing similar challenges, especially in their retail customer experience environments. They surmised that working with young startups could very well be …
A webinar held on March 2 introduced the CEO CIO Alignment Program. If you missed the webinar, you can watch a recording of the session here. You will be asked for a passcode, which is CIOCAN2016. Anyone who is interested in participating in the program can join by sending an e-mail to the CIO Association …
The Fifth Annual Toronto Chapter event was held on January 28 at the comfortably classy University Club of Toronto. Along with the research results and insights provided by the speakers, attendee participation, through polling of the audience and lively dialogue, made the content even more relevant and helpful. Comments from …
If you missed the inaugural Beers with Peers for the Ottawa Chapter, you missed out!
As President of the CIO Association of Canada, Vancouver chapter, and on behalf of our board and members, I would like to extend to all of you a warm welcome to the International CaseIT competition.
If you missed the Gartner Insight 2016 event in Calgary on January 21, 2016, you missed out! Attendees enjoyed the topic which was an excellent mix of leadership, psychology and technology. It was a thought provoking session which was presented with relevance and speed. One attendee asked for more events like this which would be …
CIO Digest #12 January 20, 2016 Kelly Friedman, partner in DLA Piper (Canada) LLP’s Toronto office, is an experienced commercial litigator with unique expertise in electronic information issues, including electronic discovery, data security and privacy. She also serves as an expert advisor to Standards Council of Canada, Canada’s member body in the International Organization for …
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 that will be held at the new Telus Garden. The The BC AWARE Campaign, led by ISACA, and sponsored by Cisco and Telus, aims to unify …
