BDO

CIO-Peer-Forum-logos-BDO

ABOUT BDO IN CANADA BDO is a leading provider of professional services to clients of all sizes in virtually all business sectors. Our team delivers acomprehensive range of assurance, accounting, tax, and advisory services, complemented by a deep industry knowledge gained fromnearly 100 years working within local communities. As part of the international BDO network, …

Read more

IDC

IDC-web

IDC Is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,100 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries.   IDC Canada is located in downtown Toronto and …

Read more

Gartner

Square-gartner-logo

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading research and advisory company. We help business leaders across all major functions in every industry and enterprise size with the objective insights they need to make the right decisions. Our comprehensive suite of services delivers strategic advice and proven best practices to help clients succeed in their …

Read more

IT World Canada (ITWC)

1-1

For almost three decades IT World Canada (ITWC) has been building solid relationships with Canada’s IT professionals by delivering timely, incisive information that helps them succeed in their jobs. Today, more than 105,000 IT executives and professionals – representing 70 per cent of the buying power in Canada – turn to ITWC for the information …

Read more

Welcome back, Grant Ferguson

Grant-Ferguson

Grant Ferguson is the CIO at IKO Industries. His career focuses around Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation.

Welcome, Marc St. Martin

6

Marc St. Martin is the Director of Information Technology at ClearStream Energy. Marc is a business visionary with 20+ years extensive experience in corporate shared services leading innovation, business transformation and implementation of business solutions and continuous process improvements. He provides strategic direction to senior leadership on leveraging technology to achieving a competitive edge. Superior …

Read more

Welcome, Sachin Patel

Sachin-patel

Sachin Patel is the Director of IT at DMC Mining Services. His career focuses around IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation.

CanadianCIO Census 2019: The CIO in the Era of Customer Experience

CIO-Census-2019-front

The Evolving Role of the CIO Is the CIO really becoming a key strategic player in the C-suite? According to the recently released 2019 CanadianCIO Census, the answer is unequivocally, yes. The annual survey of Canadian technology leaders carried out by ITWC with the assistance of the CIO Association of Canada, reveals that as business …

Read more

Welcome, Beatriz Copelli

welcome-beatriz-c

Beatriz Copelli is the Regional CIO – Americas & Sub Saharan African Region at Imperial Tobacco Canada (a British American Tobacco company). Proven experience in leading large-scale cross-functional technology operations for British American Tobacco (BAT Group; US$ 38 bi revenues; 180 countries). Leadership in a regulated global multi-cultural environment for key regions and strategic markets, …

Read more

IDC’s Top Executive Survey Results 2019

IDC-Top-Excutive-Survey-2019-e1569518679484

IDC Canada’s annual Top Executive survey is a featured study for CIOs. In partnership with the CIO Association of Canada, IDC surveyed business and IT executives on their top priorities, challenges and outlook. Join IDC’s Tony Olvet and Rob Burbach to hear how the c-suite in Canada is tackling key issues such as digital transformation, …

Read more

Welcome, Charles Mongeon

Charles-M

Charles Mongeon is the Vice President, Data Center and Information Technology at TELUS. Charles is an IT executive and business partner, who delivers enterprise technology strategies that’s not only transformative, but also ensures the ongoing stability and optimization of operations.

Welcome, Doug Schmidt

Doug-S

Doug Schmidt is the VP of Technology Solutions at Capital Blockchain. His career focuses around,  Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt and Solution Delivery/Support.