Report from the 2020 CIOCAN Annual General Meeting of Members October 2020

Thank you to those CIOCAN members who attended the Annual General Meeting of members on October 22nd.  This past year has been unlike any other. CIOCAN continued its important strategic work to entrench the organization as a member-driven, mission-focused association. Building upon the strategic pillars, CIOCAN remained steadfast in its focus on the organization’s members: …

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Identity Access Management White Paper – August 2020

Identity Access CISO

In May and June 2020, the CIO Association of Canada convened some of Canada’s top experts in information security for a series of frank online discussions. These programs were under the Chatham House Rule, so speakers (except for the two presenters) are not identified by name or title. Still, we can peek over their shoulders …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with David Penny | Episode 6

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David Penny, Chief Technology Officer at BlueCat join Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  David discusses how to measure success in innovation and building a working relationship with a founder CEO.  He also talks about the challenge of acquiring talented engineers and how to make an enterprise act like a …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Brian Brockway | Episode 5

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Brian Brockway, Global CTO and Vice President at CommVault join Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Brian discusses what’s happening in the world, what he sees as innovation challenges and the things that they’re seeing in the marketplace.  We also hear him talk about how some leaders are taking different …

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CIOCAN’s Impact Award Winners

Impact Award Winners

The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is pleased to announce the winners of our 2020 Impact Awards. New this year, the awards shine a light on our devoted members, who make it possible for technology leaders to problem-solve, share know-how and develop as leaders of Canada’s economy. “Each member brings their own strengths to the …

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CIO Connect – Ready to move back to the office?

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CIO Connect is an informal national online forum to enable us to have face-to-face conversations in real time and is based on leveraging your trusted network of CIOCAN peers where you can openly and confidently talk about issues that you are facing and also the solutions and innovations that can be shared with all of …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Paul Twigg | Episode 4

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Paul Twigg, National Technology and Innovation Leader at NTT DATA Services joins Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Paul discusses rapid innovation and small proof of concepts.  How and why digital is a necessity now and the realization of being remote when things are happening when they never thought it …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Chris Hummel | Episode 3

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Chris Hummel, VP and Chief Innovation Officer at BlackBerry joins Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Chris shares how BlackBerry is navigating through the change and perspective of COVID19 and how their transition went..  Episode Sponsor Links Chris Hummel on LinkedIn BlackBerry Website Humza Teherany on LinkedIn Edwin Frondozo …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Paul Lewis | Episode 2

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Paul Lewis, Global CTO at Hitachi Vantara joins Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast.  Paul discusses the difference between invention and innovation, IP agility and business goals versus IT drive and support.  Episode Sponsor Links Paul Lewis on LinkedIn Hitachi Vantara Website Humza Teherany on LinkedIn Edwin Frondozo on …

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Innovation Drivers Podcast with Navdeep Bains | Episode 1

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The Honourable Navdeep Bains, the Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Malton and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada, sits down with Humza and Edwin to discuss Canada’s Innovation Agenda.  Where he sees the opportunities and challenges that we are facing as a country.  What is interesting is that we recorded this pre-COVID19 and …

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Four Canadian tech leaders inducted into CIO Hall of Fame

CIO of the Year

Toronto, Ontario (July 16, 2020)  – Three veteran Canadian technology leaders and one next-generation leader were lauded for their contributions to their industry as they were inducted into the CIO Hall of Fame Thursday. The quartet was praised for its business and technological vision, entrepreneurship, their capacity to drive enterprise transformation, and a demonstrated ability …

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Darktrace

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Darktrace is the world’s leading cyber AI company and the creator of Autonomous Response technology. Its self-learning AI is modeled on the human immune system and used by over 3,000 organizations to protect against threats to the cloud, email, IoT, networks and industrial systems. The company has over 1000 employees and headquarters in San Francisco …

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