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By: Kyoko Kobayashi This session started with presentations of real-life experiences implementing AI. The presenters talked about what they went through identifying, planning, implementing and maintaining their AI, automation and Machine Learning cases. What was very useful were their lessons learned and tips on best practices. The presentations were followed by a panel discussion where …
By: Yoko Onuma How many of you are currently working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects? If not now, are you going to be within 5 years? Did you know Canada ranked 9th out of 10 countries in successful deployment of AI? According to a Forbes Insights report, the top challenges are lack of skills (54%), …
By: Atamjeet Kaur Brandon Nott, Vice President of Customer Success at UI Path emphasized on automation first approach, i.e. changing the approach we look at work in today’s era. Digital transformation in any organization should start with automation first. Today’s era is the dawn of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and organizations that see the future in …
By: Ammar Mustafa Andrew McCormack has an extensive background, from leading blockchain research, specifically, Project Jasper to being a leader at Payments Canada as a CIO. Today he joined us to present a modern payment system. A modern payment system is fast, flexible, and secure. As of 2015, dozens of countries were focused on real …
By: Atamjeet Kaur Dr. Poppy Crum, Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories, left the audience awestruck in the opening keynote session on day 2 of CIOCAN conference held in Toronto, Ontario. She mentioned how at the core; our human experiences are vastly different based on information available to us as per the environment we live in. …
By: Kristel Lee-Hon-Siong The Modern Workspace: Putting Employees at the Centre of Company Culture In an ecosystem where competition is relentless, how do you attract and retain talent? Companies need to enable, empower, and engage their greatest assets in order to remain competitive. How do modern workspaces help in achieving this? By creating a modern …
By: Kristel Lee-Hon-Siong The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Collaborating for Success The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security is an organization that is achieving successful cyber risk mitigation through collaboration and partnerships. Francis Catonguay, Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, debunked some myths about this organization at …
For years organizations have been heavily focused on how to improve their Customer Experience (CX). It is commonly understood and recognized that, if organizations focus on improving their customer’s experience, it has a positive impact on both the top and bottom line. But what happens when we focus equally on employee Workplace Experience (WX)? Join Jeff …
David Fisher is the Chief Information Officer, at Nature Conservancy of Canada. His career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, IT Competencies/Culture, Service Management and Supplier Relationship Mgmt.
Daryl Allenby is the Director – IT Infastructure and Operations at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. His career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure and Service Management.
Alizabeth Calder is the Senior Vice President and CIO at HomeEquity Bank. Alizabeth is a recognized speaker and best-selling author, ICD certified (ICD.D – Canada) and a Cyber Security Certified member of the NACD member (US). She is a seasoned and pragmatic technology strategist, with a track record of success delivering governance and leadership at …
Sunny Dhillon is the Director of Information Security & Infrastructure at Clearly. His career focuses around Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Strategy and Innovation.