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Lydia Lee is a Partner at KPMG Canada. She is the National Lead for CIO Advisory and Digital Health Practices. With more than twenty years of experience in technology-enabled business transformation, she focuses on digital strategy, complex multi-organizational IT governance, information systems, technology infrastructure renewal and data management. Prior to joining KPMG, Lydia was the …
Rob Milman is the Associate Director of Information Security – CISO at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. A Cyber security professional with 25+ years of experience in the IT industry. Governance, control frameworks, policies and procedures are my key strengths. I’ve also successfully implemented vulnerability management programs, security awareness programs, phishing programs and overall security …
At the Ingenious award on November 27th ITAC officially changes its name to TECHNATION. Below is ITAC’s official press release. Mississauga, ON (November 28, 2019) – The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), the leading Canadian tech industry association, announced the launch of its new corporate brand identity and logo, TECHNATION. This change comes at a time …
Kurt is the CIO for Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority which provides integrated transit services across 23 communities, moving more than 500,000 people per day. As TransLink’s Chief Information Officer, Kurt is responsible for all aspects of TransLink’s technology strategy and operations including governance, policy, and strategic oversight for technology across the enterprise. He believes …
Mark Bryant is the Chief Information Officer at PCL Constructors Inc. Dynamic and experienced executive with a strong track record of conceptualizing, developing, implementing, managing, and marketing technology based business solutions, gained through hands-on and leadership roles in the financial services, software, engineering, manufacturing & construction sectors. Superior innovation, analytical and problem solving skills coupled …
agile42 is an agile company in more ways than one. We offer consulting, training and coaching with a focus on lean and agile approaches. The efficient combination of management involvement, knowledge transfer, team coaching, and hands-on tool support is responsible for our success in many international companies. Our customers testify to our ability to deliver …
CIOCAN is pleased to share exciting news about Toronto Chapter Board Member Yasemin Sezer. Earlier this month, Yasemin was selected to receive a Manulife Science & Technology Award, recognizing women in STEM roles who are challenging the status quo for knowledge and female empowerment. YASEMIN SEZER, Head, Technology & Operations, LTI CANADA Yasemin is responsible for …
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network – today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver …
Khushbu Pratap leads Gartner’s IT risk, audit and cybersecurity risk management research. She also mentors C-suite executives in designing fit-to-purpose three lines of defense models. Ms. Pratap’s focus and interest are in organizations’ cybersecurity challenges, risk-based security compliance initiatives, security audits in the cloud and third-party security assessments. She advises senior management and board members …
Kelly Hill is the general manager of information technology at Keyera Corp., one of the largest independent midstream companies in Canada. Prior to Keyera, Hill spent 16 years at Encana in a variety of IT roles including enterprise architecture, enterprise information management and upstream business solutions. CIO Peer Forum 2020, Day 2: Track speaker Leadership …
Jonathan Nguyen-Duy leads strategy and service relationship programs at Fortinet where he focuses on emerging technologies and partnerships. With extensive experience working with global enterprises and nation-states, Jonathan is responsible for developing innovative security solutions addressing the challenges of digital transformation – from the IoT Edge to the Cloud. Prior to joining Fortinet, Jonathan served …
Jeff Skipper is an expert in accelerating change. Clients such as Suncor, Enbridge, IBM, and The Salvation Army have engaged him to achieve dramatic results during strategic transformation by wrapping complex change in motivating mission. Jeff holds a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology and is a Certified Change Management Professional. His first book will be …