Welcome, Elsa Painter
Elsa Painter is the AVP of Corporate Services IT at Equitable Life of Canada. Her career focuses around IT services. LinkedIn
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Welcome, Tony Gilligan
Tony Gilligan is the Vice President, Technology Services at E-Comm 9-1-1 | Emergency Communications for British Columbia Incorporated. Tony is a business and technology leader with over 20 years of experience in healthcare, finance, manufacturing and communications.
Warning: There are Whole Countries Out to Get You!
By Dr. Thomas P. Keenan, FCIPS, I.S.P., ITCP in collaboration with Ron Murch, I.S.P., ITCP – both with the University of Calgary. In a discussion conducted by David Masson, Director of Enterprise Security, Darktrace, and moderated by Martin Kyle, CISO of Payments Canada, a group of leading Canadian experts explored the current reality and possible …
Welcome, Elena Kroupa
Elena Kroupa is the Director of Information Systems and Technology Solutions at United Way Greater Toronto. A result oriented driven Senior Business professional with extensive experience across multiple industries, including marketing and advertising, financial services, insurance and pharmaceutical. Experienced in building winning teams in campaign management, business analysis, and quality assurance. Expertise in building, optimizing …
Welcome, Christian Menkens
Christian Menkens is the CTO at Intact Financial Corporation. Christian is a dynamic and outcomes-oriented Senior Technology Executive across Enterprise Digital Transformation, Mobile, Web, IoT, Data & Analytics, Machine Learning(ML)/Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, SOA, Microservices, APIs, Telecommunications and general, traditional core IT Infrastructure & Systems. He has over 15 years of highly successful Technology Leadership, …
Welcome, Kate Lamb
Kate Lamb is the Executive Director of Client and People Services at the Law Society of Ontario. Driving performance of multi-functional teams focused on excellent service for both internal and external clients. Current areas of focus include Client/Customer Service, Information Technology, Human Resources, Change Management, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Catering/Events with extensive experience in Policy Development, …
Welcome, David Gowe
David Gowe is the Director of Business Applications at Teknion. Currently focused on bring in efficiency to the Business Applications at Teknion. This involves utilizing Cloud Services to achieve efficient setup and ubiquitous access from any where in the world.
Welcome, Michael Balenzano
Michael Balenzano is the Manager of Network Services at Lactalis Canada. A Senior Information Technology Leader with 25 years of management, system infrastructure, support, and leadership experience in many different industries with proven cost savings, timely and effective delivery of projects and solutions, with solid customer service. Michael is a leader and visionary focusing on …
Welcome, Aleksandar Simic
Aleksandar Simic is the CIO at Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). Rich career spanning multiple industries from Manufacturing to Financial Services, from start-up company to large international banks. Aleksandar has a track record of helping companies realize substantial benefits through more efficient use of their technology. As a leader, he brings collaborative, respectful and engaging …
Welcome, Jon H. Bartels
Jon H. Bartels is the Director of IT at JYSK Canada. Experienced Group Chief Information Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Process, SQL, Analytical Skills, Retail, and ITIL. Strong information technology professional with a Computer Science degree from Ballerup Business College.
Welcome, Andriy Ostapyshyn
Andriy Ostapyshyn is the Director Of Information Technology at DP World As an Information and Operation Technology leader with more than twenty years of combined experience in the logistics, manufacturing, and financial services industries, Andriy has led and planned ERP implementations, IT infrastructures, software product deployments, and strategic operations. I have solid experience leading teams …
Best of Gartner: Insights from the Gartner Symposium 2020
The CIO Association of Canada was pleased to collaborate with Gartner Executive Programs to offer our most recent event. As a National program, The Best of Gartner 2020 brings key insights from the 2020 Gartner Symposium along with key insights collected from the Annual CIO Agenda survey of Gartner’s 10,000+ EXP members. We would like to …