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2024 AGENDA
Subject to change
Wednesday May 29
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MEMBERS ONLY – Welcome Reception
Sponsored by
ERA
Thursday May 30
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Registration & Breakfast
Sponsored by
Landor Technology
8:30 am - 8:40 am
Conference Opening & Land Acknowledgement
8:40 am - 8:45 am
Conference Road Map
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Opening Keynote
Jon Montgomery – Olympic Gold Medalist | Host, The Amazing Race Canada
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Plenary Session: Navigating the Uncharted: Managing the risks in Generative AI implementations
Daniel Saroff (IDC)
10:15 am - 10:40 am
Networking Break
Sponsored by
Lakeside Software
10:40 am - 11:30 am
Plenary Session: The Road Ahead for AI and IT Management
Ramprakash Ramamoorthy (ManageEngine)
Sponsored by
ManageEngine
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Welcome – Mayor of Calgary
11:40 am - 12:30 pm
Plenary Session
12:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Lunch & Impact Awards
Sponsored by
Affinity
1:35 pm - 2:20 pm
Breakout Session: The Anatomy of a Modern Cybersecurity Attack
Aaron Cockerill (Lookout)
Sponsored by
Lookout Security Inc.
1:35 pm - 2:20 pm
Breakout Session: Embracing Digital Resilience: Navigating the Landscape of AI and Generative AI
Aaron Murphy (Veeam)
Sponsored by
Veeam
1:35 pm - 2:20 pm
Breakout Session: Digital Transformation in the age of AI (Fireside Chat)
Jazz Pabla (City of Kelowna | CIOCAN Member)
,
Sawan Dhaliwal (RSM)
Sponsored by
RSM
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
Networking Break
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Breakout Session: Member Panel – The Green Digital Landscape: Why CIO’s need to become enablers of sustainability in the Digital Age
John Comacchio (Teknion Corporation | CIOCAN Member)
,
Jan Bradley (The City of Calgary | CIOCAN Member)
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Breakout Session: Steering Through Transformation: Leading an Auto Retailer Into the Future with Adaptive IT Strategies
Patrycja Kujawa (AutoCanada | CIOCAN Member)
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
Breakout Session: Adopting Emerging Technologies for Public Service Excellence
Nan Xie (City of Calgary)
3:35 pm - 4:10 pm
Plenary Session
4:10 pm - 4:55 pm
Plenary Session
Corinne Sharp (The WIT Network)
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
Day 1 – Wrap Up
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Off-Site Reception
Friday May 31
7:45 am - 8:30 am
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Plenary Session: Adapt Your Leadership to Disrupt and Collaborate to Drive Innovation
Tsuneo Fujiwara (Gartner Client Service Group)
9:30 am - 10:10 am
Plenary Session: Autism & Neurodiversity in the IT Workplace: A Toolkit for Managers
Gaetano Mazzuca (City of Red Deer | CIOCAN Member)
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Networking Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Breakout Session: Securing Your Innovation Journey: The Intersection of Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation
John Menezes (Stratejm)
Sponsored by
Stratejm
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Breakout Session: How to craft your secure AI copilot strategy
Will Davis (Moveworks)
Sponsored by
Moveworks
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Breakout Session: Guardians of digital trust: Enabling a cybersecurity-driven board in the age of AI
Rocco Galletto (BDO Canada LLP)
Sponsored by
BDO Canada LLP
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Session: Skill 2.0 in an era of Software 2.0
Nastaran Bisheban (KFC Canada | CIOCAN Member)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Session: Technology Driven Business Strategy
Humza Teherany (MLSE | CIOCAN Member)
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Session: Digital Transformation Lessons – from The Little Potato Company
Jason Sichkayrk (The Little Potato Company | CIOCAN Member)
Sponsored by
Core Network Solutions Inc.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch & Recognition of CIO.D™ recipients
Sponsored by
Infolaser HP
1:00 pm - 1:35 pm
Breakout Session
Sponsored by
Equinix
1:00 pm - 1:35 pm
Breakout Session
Sponsored by
ESI Technologies
1:35 pm - 2:20 pm
Closing Keynote – The Fusion of Technology & Humanity
Patti Blackstaffe – CEO, Globalsway | Influential Author & Speaker
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Conference Close
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Nutrition Break to go