CIO Peer Forum

2025 AGENDA

Subject to change

Tuesday May 27

5:00 pm - 7:00 pmEarly Arrival Registration
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmMEMBERS ONLY RECEPTION (Marshes Gold Club – Ironstone Grill)
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Wednesday May 28

7:00 am - 6:00 pmRegistration Opens (Newbridge Foyer)
7:30 am - 8:20 amBreakfast (Newbridge Ballroom)
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8:20 am - 8:30 amPeer Forum Opening & Land Acknowledgement (Newbridge Ballroom)
8:30 am - 8:40 amConference Welcome (Newbridge Ballroom)
Sonya Shorey (Invest Ottawa) – Welcome Address
8:40 am - 8:45 amConference Road Map (Newbridge Ballroom)
8:45 am - 9:30 amOpening Keynote (Newbridge Ballroom)
Amber Mac (Keynote Speaker)
9:30 am - 10:15 amFireside Chat: The Future Decoded – Bold Moves for the Next-Gen CIO (Newbridge Ballroom)
Michael Muldner (Calian Group), Eric Norton (Calian Group)
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10:15 am - 10:45 amNetworking Break (Newbridge Foyer)
10:45 am - 11:25 amBreakout Session: Practical Data Governance – Building the Foundation for Success in Innovation  (Sealed Room)
Adrienne Robbins (Data Elephant), Ken Ngyou (Data Elephant)
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10:45 am - 11:25 amBreakout Session: Leading AI Data Protection & Cyber Risk Strategies (Signed Room)
Dave Sampson (Thrive)
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10:45 am - 11:25 amBreakout Session: AI in Action – Perspectives from CIOs and Industry Leaders (Delivered Room)
Robbie Beyer (RSM), Louis Savard (City of Cornwall)
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11:30 am - 12:15 pmPlenary Session: Endpoint resilience – Protecting business assets in a hyper-connected environment (Newbridge Ballroom)
Romanus Prabhu Raymond (ManageEngine)
12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch (CIO.D™ Recipient Presentation) (Newbridge Ballroom)
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1:15 pm - 1:55 pmBreakout Session: Data Without Borders – How AI-Powered Integration Strengthens Supply Chain Resilience (Signed Room)
Neel Sharma (SPICE Technology Group, Inc)
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1:15 pm - 1:55 pmBreakout Session (Delivered Room)
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1:15 pm - 1:55 pmBreakout Session (Sealed Room)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pmNetworking Break (Newbridge Foyer)
2:35 pm - 3:15 pmPlenary Session: Amplify CIO Impact by building trust and influence through collaborative partnerships (Newbridge Ballroom)
Madelin Santana (Gartner)
3:20 pm - 4:00 pmBreakout Session: Off the Record – Honest Conversations About Change, Challenge, and Resilience – Day 1 (Network Room)
Shaun Guthrie (CIOCAN President & Chair | RJC Engineers)
3:20 pm - 4:00 pmBreakout Session: Adapting in the Age of Hybrid Work & AI – Managing Productivity & Employee Experience (Delivered Room)
Kyoko Kobayashi (CIOs Beyond Borders Group | CIOCAN Board) – Moderator, Gerry Akkerman (Legal Aid BC | CIOCAN Board) – Panelist, Nastaran Bisheban (VetStrategy | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist, Doris Simcich (AstraZeneca | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist, Kin Lee-Yow (CAA Club Group of Companies | CIOCAN Board) – Panelist
3:20 pm - 4:00 pmBreakout Session: Amplifying Human Potential – A Human-Centered Approach to AI Adoption (Signed Room)
Jean-Paul Lalonde (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | CIOCAN Member)
4:05 pm - 4:45 pmHow Canada is Protecting Citizens and Businesses from Cyber Threats (Newbridge Ballroom)
André Boucher (National Bank of Canada) – Panelist, Bridget Walshe (Communications Security Establishment Canada) – Panelist, Major-General Dave Yarker (Department of National Defence) – Panelist, Bruno Couillard (Crypto4A) – Moderator
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmDay 1 – Wrap Up (Newbridge Ballroom)
6:30 pm - 8:30 pmMain On-Site Reception (Outdoor Pavilion)

Thursday May 29

7:30 am - 2:30 pmRegistration (Newbridge Foyer)
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast (Newbridge Ballroom)
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8:30 am - 8:45 amWelcome and Opening Remarks (Newbridge Ballroom)
8:45 am - 9:30 amPlenary Session: Corporate Governance – A Conversation on opportunities to use MetaData as a trusted source for your Legal and Governance Strategies (Newbridge Ballroom)
Duncan Fraser (noticia LLP/SRL | Oproma)
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9:35 am - 10:20 amPlenary Session
10:20 am - 10:40 amNetworking Break (Newbridge Foyer)
10:45 am - 11:25 amBreakout Session: An Introduction to Agentic AI – The Art of No Limits (Signed Room)
Dr. Joseph Geraci (Slater Hill Digital)
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10:45 am - 11:25 amBreakout Session (Sealed Room)
10:45 am - 11:25 amBreakout Session: Designing AI for your Business (Delivered Room)
Michael Langton (Converge)
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11:30 am - 12:20 pmBreakout Session: Data powering AI powering Data – an impact on Canadian productivity (Sealed Room)
Lucie Loignon (CIOCAN Board) – Moderator, Ross Ballendine (Trimac Transportation | CIOCAN Board) – Panelist, Shawn Hibbard (Housing Infrastructure Communities Canada) – Panelist
11:30 am - 12:20 pmBreakout Session: The Rise of AI-Augmented Leadership – How CIOs Can Leverage GenAI to Drive Business Transformation (Delivered Room)
Derek Cullen, CIO.D (Stikeman Elliott | CIOCAN Board) – Moderator, Ronald Rodriguez, CIO.D (Durham Catholic District School Board | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist, Surani Adamesco, CIO.D (SiriusXM Canada | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist, Ilana Sprongl, CIO.D (Helptext Consulting | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist, Ian Calder, CIO.D (EfficiencyOne | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist
11:30 am - 12:20 pmBreakout Session: Off the Record – Honest Conversations About Change, Challenge, and Resilience – Day 2 (Network Room)
Shaun Guthrie (CIOCAN President & Chair | RJC Engineers)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmLunch: Building back creative thinking into the IT shop (Newbridge Ballroom)
Gaetano Mazzuca (City of Red Deer | CIOCAN Member)
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pmClosing Keynote (Newbridge Ballroom)
Jay Kiew (Keynote Speaker)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pmConference Close (Newbridge Ballroom)