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Impacting the economy through Innovation Leadership Security The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is pleased to announce the election of a chapter president for Manitoba. The Manitoba Chapter is pleased to welcome Kent Smith, Partner and Consulting CIO at ourCIO. Kent was a founding member of the Manitoba Chapter and has participated on the board …
Impacting the economy through Innovation Leadership Security The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is pleased to announce the election of a chapter president for Vancouver. We welcome Peter Holowka in Vancouver. Peter is Director of Educational Technology at West Point Grey Academy and has been a member of the Association for 19 years. Holowka shared …
Impacting the economy through Innovation Leadership Security The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is pleased to announce the election of a chapter president for Toronto. A big welcome to Kyoko Kobayashi, Managing Partner, CIOs Beyond Borders Group. Kyoko joined the association almost 5 years ago, joining the Toronto Board in 2019 where she has held various …
Impacting the economy through Innovation Leadership Security The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) is pleased to announce the election of a chapter president for Calgary. In Calgary Ross Ballendine, Vice President of IT, Trimac Transportation, has been elected by the Chapter as their new president. Ross has been a member for almost 5 years. “I am …
As the future of work appears closer than ever before, CIOs will play a more integral role in shaping the day-to-day life of organizations than they ever imagined. The choices and investments they are making today could not only lead to digital transformation, but a fundamental shift in employee experiences. Based on an open forum …
From September 22 to 23, 2022, the CIO Association of Canada brought together its Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal Chapters for the Meet Me in the Middle event in Kingston, Ontario. It was an exciting two days of networking and thought leadership around cybersecurity, data and the future of work. After kicking off with an evening …
Robb Sombach is the Associate Executive Professor of the Alberta School of Business, Dept of Accounting and Business Analytics at the University of Alberta. Check out Robb’s LinkedIn.
Venky Srinivasan is the Chief Information Officer of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP. Check out Venky’s LinkedIn.
Jeanne Petersen is the Assistant VP, Information Systems at Manulife. Check out Jeanne’s LinkedIn.
Greg Kaufman is the Chief Knowledge Officer at iMarketing Solutions Group. Check out Greg’s LinkedIn.
Peter Blower is the VP IT at Invinity Energy Systems. Check out Peter’s LinkedIn.
Ernest Solomon is the Chief Information Officer of LAWPRO. Check out Ernest’s LinkedIn.