CIO Peer Forum

2024 AGENDA

Subject to change

Wednesday May 29

6:00 pm - 8:00 pmMEMBERS ONLY – Welcome Reception (Bonavista Room)
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Thursday May 30

7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration (West Foyer) & Breakfast (Mayfair/Endrooms)
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8:30 am - 8:40 amConference Opening & Land Acknowledgement (Mayfair/Endrooms)
8:40 am - 8:45 amConference Road Map (Mayfair/Endrooms)
8:45 am - 9:30 amOpening Keynote (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Jon Montgomery – Olympic Gold Medalist | Host, The Amazing Race Canada
9:30 am - 9:45 amNetworking Break (West Foyer)
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9:45 am - 10:30 amPlenary Session: Navigating the Uncharted:  Managing the risks in Generative AI implementations (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Daniel Saroff (IDC)
10:35 am - 11:25 amPlenary Session: The Road Ahead for AI and IT Management (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Ramprakash Ramamoorthy (ManageEngine)
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11:30 am - 11:40 amWelcome Address: Mayor Jyoti Gondek – City of Calgary (Mayfair/Endrooms)
11:40 am - 12:20 pmPlenary Session (Fireside Chat): Harnessing the power of 5G and Next Gen Networks to deliver business impact (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Jodi Baxter (TELUS Business)
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12:20 pm - 1:20 pmLunch & Impact Awards (Mayfair/Endrooms)
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1:25 pm - 2:10 pmBreakout Session: The Anatomy of a Modern Cybersecurity Attack (Bow Valley Room – Lower Level)
Aaron Cockerill (Lookout)
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1:25 pm - 2:10 pmBreakout Session (Fireside Chat) : Digital Transformation in the age of AI (Bonavista Room)
Jazz Pabla (WSP | CIOCAN Member), Sawan Dhaliwal (RSM)
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1:25 pm - 2:10 pmBreakout Session: Embracing Digital Resilience: Navigating the Landscape of AI and Generative AI (Eau Claire Room – Lower Level)
Aaron Murphy (Veeam)
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2:10 pm - 2:30 pmNetworking Break (West Foyer)
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2:30 pm - 3:15 pmBreakout Session: Member Panel – The Green Digital Landscape: Why CIO’s need to become enablers of sustainability in the Digital Age (Bonavista Room)
John Comacchio (Teknion Corporation | CIOCAN Member), Jan Bradley (The City of Calgary | CIOCAN Member), Kin Lee-Yow (CAA Club Group of Companies | CIOCAN Member), Nastaran Bisheban (KFC Canada | CIOCAN Member)
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmBreakout Session: Steering Through Transformation: Leading an Auto Retailer Into the Future with Adaptive IT Strategies (Bow Valley Room – Lower Level)
Patrycja Kujawa (AutoCanada | CIOCAN Member)
2:30 pm - 3:15 pmBreakout Session: Adopting Emerging Technologies for Public Service Excellence (Eau Claire Room)
Nan Xie (City of Calgary)
3:20 pm - 4:00 pmPlenary Session: Navigating the future of IT: An actionable roadmap for Canadian tech leaders (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Sanjay Pathak (KPMG)
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4:05 pm - 4:45 pmInteractive Session: Gender Smender –  We can do better in Canada! (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Corinne Sharp (The WIT Network), Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie (Founder of CIOCAN), Kin Lee-Yow (CAA Club Group of Companies | CIOCAN Member)
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmDay 1 – Wrap Up: Brad Parry, Calgary Economic Development (Mayfair/Endrooms)
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6:30 pm - 8:30 pmOff-Site Reception at CRAFT Beer Market (Downtown)
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Friday May 31

7:45 am - 8:30 amRegistration (West Foyer) & Breakfast (Mayfair/Endrooms)
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8:30 am - 8:40 amWelcome & Opening Remarks (Mayfair/Endrooms)
8:40 am - 9:25 amPlenary Session: Adapt Your Leadership to Disrupt and Collaborate to Drive Innovation (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Tsuneo Fujiwara (Gartner Client Service Group)
9:30 am - 10:10 amPlenary Session: Autism & Neurodiversity in the IT Workplace: A Toolkit for Managers (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Gaetano Mazzuca (City of Red Deer | CIOCAN Member)
10:10 am - 10:25 amNetworking Break (West Foyer)
10:25 am - 11:10 amBreakout Session: Guardians of digital trust: Enabling a cybersecurity-driven board in the age of AI (Bow Valley Room – Lower Level)
Rocco Galletto (BDO Canada)
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10:25 am - 11:10 amBreakout Session: Securing Your Innovation Journey: The Intersection of Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation (Eau Claire Room – Lower Level)
John Menezes (Stratejm)
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10:25 am - 11:10 amBreakout Session: How to craft your secure AI copilot strategy (Bonavista Room)
Will Davis (Moveworks)
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11:15 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session: Skill 2.0 in an era of Software 2.0 (Bonavista Room)
Nastaran Bisheban (KFC Canada | CIOCAN Member)
11:15 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session: Technology Driven Business Strategy (Eau Claire Room – Lower Level)
Sumit Arora (MLSE)
11:15 am - 12:00 pmBreakout Session: Digital Transformation Lessons – from The Little Potato Company (Bow Valley Room – Lower Level)
Jason Sichkayrk (The Little Potato Company | CIOCAN Member)
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12:00 pm - 12:55 pmLunch & Recognition of CIO.D™ recipients (Mayfair/Endrooms)
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12:55 pm - 1:30 pmBreakout Session: Becoming Agile for a Shifting Economy (Bonavista Room)
Stefan Raab (Equinix), Aaron Magnan (Equinix)
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12:55 pm - 1:30 pmBreakout Session: Zero Trust, Lessons Learned and Best Practices (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Fred Zandberg (ESI Technologies)
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1:35 pm - 2:20 pmClosing Keynote – The Fusion of Technology & Humanity (Mayfair/Endrooms)
Patti Blackstaffe – CEO, Globalsway | Influential Author & Speaker
2:20 pm - 2:30 pmClosing Remarks (Mayfair/Endrooms)
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmNutrition Break to go (West Foyer)