CIO Peer Forum 2021 | CIO Association of Canada | 7 April 2021 | Virtual

CIOCAN is a not-for-profit community of CIOs and IT leaders whose mission is to facilitate networking, sharing of best practices and executive development, and to collaborate on issues facing CIOs/IT Executives.

The CIO Association of Canada was founded in 2004, extending to a national level the success of the CIO Association of British Columbia created in 1998.

CIOCAN’s volunteer national board sets overall policy and direction for the Association, runs the national e-seminars, leads advocacy initiatives, and provides chapter support in marketing, public affairs, member relations and development.

Each chapter elects its own president and board of directors, some of whom take on volunteer portfolios such as marketing and program development. The national board includes chapter presidents as well as representatives from other Canadian regions. Funding is through membership fees and sponsorship.

Agenda

Taking Care of Business – Don’t Waste a Crisis!

Business is going through a time of unprecedented economic challenge, disruption, and cybersecurity threats. Only the strongest and most nimble will survive. IT industry professionals will be called on as never before to help organizations re-think and re-tool their business for the future – but potentially with smaller teams, smaller budgets, and larger expectations than ever before. Are you ready to pivot your organization to success?

Whether a crisis is based on a pandemic, flood, forest fire, data breach or unplanned leadership change, any

or all of these can affect the market presence of the firms we represent, their employees, customers, our profitability and ultimately, the future of the enterprise.

The main theme is supported by these 3 sub-themes which will be addressed throughout the conference and breakout sessions.

• Fostering Resiliency
Practical insights to help organizations thrive in adversity

• IT Security, Privacy and Data Governance
Positioning IT Security as Board priority to mitigate enterprise risk

• Career and Team Growth
Leading a remote, hybrid workforce amid changing business outcomes

2021 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dan Pontefract
Author, Speaker, Thinker, Leadership Strategist

Michael Daniel
Cybersecurity Advisor to President Barack Obama (2012 – 2016) & President, Cyber Threat Alliance

SPEAKERS:

Julia Armstrong
Donations Manager, Electronic Recycling Association

Ryan Beckwith
National Manager, Pre-Sales Engineering, Ricoh Canada

Chris Hallenbeck
CISO for the Americas, Tanium

Michael Hartmann
Principal of The Directors College & Executive Director, EMBA in Digital Transformation at The Directors College of DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

Dr. Ibrahim Gedeon
Chief Technology Officer, Telus

Lisa Inness
Executive Director, Client Engagement, Service Delivery & Innovation at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

Todd Kennedy
Director of Technology at Golden Hills School Division #75

Brian Kuhn
Virtual CIO, Softlanding

Jason Lang
Senior Solutions Engineer, Shape Security (part of F5)

Gary Miller
Vice President, Cybersecurity, CGI

Joseph Pucciarelli
Group Vice President & IT Executive Advisor at IDC

Zeshan Randhawa
Business Transformation Practice Lead & Partner, Softlanding

Jim Richberg
Field CISO for the Public Sector, Fortinet

Daniel Sanchez Reina
Senior Director Analyst, Gartner

Guy M. Snodgrass
Chief Executive Officer, Defense Analytics

Mike Schoenberger
Chief Executive Officer, Sunco Communication and Installation Ltd.

Stan Sims
Senior Vice-President and Chief Security Officer, CGI

2021 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Tanium
• CISCO
• CGI

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Gartner
• IT World Canada
• IDC
• Telus
• Fortinet

GOLD SPONSORS:
• RICOH
• The Directors College
• Commvault

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Softlanding
• Sunco-Mitel
• ERA – Electronic Recycling Association
• Shape Security, now part of F5
• Infolaser