Welcome, Luc Desjardins

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Luc Desjardins is the CTO of AgileIS. With over 15 years of experience as a leader and change agent for innovative technology and analytic / big data organizations. He is experienced in multiple industries, including medical and big pharma, while recent experience has focused on national & cyber security with specialties in data analytics and …

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Welcome, Jason Abdi

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Jason Abdi is the Enterprise Architect at Kismet Solutions Inc. Passionate IT professional steering strategic digital transformations that deliver quantifiable business results. Over 15 years of hands-on experience implementing innovative solutions for Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Health, Financial, and Retail sectors. Knowledgeable in cloud solutions, IT migration, corporate infrastructure (virtual and physical), advanced networking, cybersecurity, application …

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Welcome, Johanne Duhaime

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Johanne Duhaime is the Vice President – Information and Communication Technologies at Hydro-Quebec. Johanne Duhaime was appointed Vice President – Information and Communications Technologies at Hydro-Québec in September 2016. In this role, she is responsible for the activities related to information and telecommunication systems. In January 2016, Ms. Duhaime was appointed Director – ICT Governance, and her responsibilities …

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Welcome, Leo Eikelman

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Leo Eikelman is the VP of Technology at InvestorCOM Inc. Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Development, IT Strategy Management, Technology and Business Alignment, Business Process Improvement, and Leadership. Strong engineering background with a focus on architecture best practices and standards, process re-engineering, …

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Welcome, Andrew Masterson

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Andrew Masterson is the IT Manager at NuVista Energy. Andrew has over 30 years of experience programming in various computer languages, for various purposes. The primary usage to date has been numerical modelling (Black Holes, Stock Markets, and the easy stuff), blending Physical systems with the Mathematical tools necessary to solve them, and making the …

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Rafic Daud | CEO and Co-founder | Undandy

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Rafic Daud is the founding cobbler of the Portuguese start-up Undandy, the direct to customer, men’s dress shoe brand. With a direct customer approach, Undandy offers the ability to customize your shoes, using an online 3D design platform and has sold to over 100 countries. All of the shoes are handcrafted the traditional way in …

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Paul Twigg | National Technology and Innovation Leader

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Paul is a goal-oriented business leader with executive and hands-on experience in delivering leading edge cloud, architecture and support services. He is a recognized speaker and thought leader in the Canadian technology field. CIO Peer Forum 2020, Day 1: Track speaker Competing in a Culture of Speed Yesterday’s fast is today’s unacceptable. New business models …

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Michael Noble | External Market Relations | ERA – Electronic Recycling Association

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Michael Noble leads the ERA’s External Market Relations. This involves working with the ERA’s larger existing supporters, those prospective and the myriad of Community Partners and Stakeholders with whom the ERA works across the country. Michael offers a varied background of professional experience across the EU and North America in the fields of Enterprise IT, …

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Welcome, Miguel Yeara

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Miguel Yeara is the IT Manager at Atlas Tire. A Senior Leader in Information Technology specializing in driving business strategic direction within competitive sectors such as Distribution, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Automotive, Finance, and Retail, through proactively leading and managing IT strategies, IT operations and project management capabilities.

BlackBerry

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BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a trusted security software and services company that provides enterprises and governments with the technology they need to secure the Internet of Things. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company is unwavering in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data privacy, and leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence, …

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Welcome, Alon Goldberg

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Alon Goldberg is the CTO at Wirefire Secure Network Solutions, Next Generation Firewall Exper. Alon is CTO of Wirefire Secure Network Solutions. A hacker at heart, he is a seasoned security veteran with over 20 years of diverse and hands-on experience deploying complex security technologies with Enterprises and Governments globally. He is a leading expert …

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Melanie Cockerline | Chief, Financial Policy & Systems and Robotics Process Automation Project Manager | Transport Canada

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Melanie is a Manager at Transport Canada (TC) responsible for the Business Architecture and System Integration team within Financial Policy and Systems. Melanie’s work focuses on the integration and alignment of the TC’s Financial Systems, looking for process improvement opportunities as well as the implementation of RPA for Finance and Administration. CIO Peer Forum 2020, …

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