Communications Director 
We have all been well aware of UBER’s impact on the taxi industry here in Calgary, and how the taxi sector was ill-prepared to deal with the changes brought about by digital technologies (smart phones, google maps, PayPal, cloud computing). They are catching up but not before losing market share and significant company and license …
The Calgary Chapter event held on February 16, 2017, featured a presentation by Geoffrey Cann, of Monitor Deloitte. The slide deck from his presentation is available to CIO Association members. Click on the presentation icon below to download the resource.
The Edmonton Chapter high-profile event held on February 28, 2017, featured a presentation by John Davis, retired U.S. Army Major General, current VP and Federal CSO for Palo Alto Networks. The slide deck from his presentation is available to CIO Association members. Click on the presentation icon below to download the resource.
David Oh, CIO, VP Innovation & Technology Services at AGLC and David Booth, Chief Information Officer at City of Edmonton, led a stimulating round table conversation on digital business transformation, machine learning and AI. Attendees shared their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities available from the disruption of traditional business contexts. Digital leaders who are …
CIOCAN is seeking individuals with knowledge, experience and expertise in digital marketing to work on the National Marketing Committee alongside the National Marketing Director. We are specifically looking for volunteers with expertise in any of the following areas: Social media (Twitter, LinkedIn) Blogging Website (such as menu structure, page layouts, – any restructuring that needs …
The CIO Association of Canada is partnering with IT World Canada and IDC on a new national awards program highlighting excellence in digital transformation. The Digital Transformation Awards are designed to recognize the best examples of business or organizational digital transformation in the country. It is open to all Canadian businesses and government institutions. It’s hard …
"How do you even begin to develop appropriate, plausible scenarios for the impacts, opportunities and implications of emerging digital technologies on you and your organization? This is a challenging issue facing many of our members. Where do I start? What's a helpful and practical way to think about these things? And, then, … what do …
CIOCAN members and senior IT executives who are able to be in Edmonton on Tuesday, February 28 will want to be at that Westin Edmonton Hotel to hear John Davis, retired U.S. Army Major General and VP and Chief Security Officer of Palo Alto Networks explain the paradigm shift required for cybersecurity success: from threat detection to …
On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, CIOCAN will hold its Annual General Meeting. At that meeting, the Nominating Committee will report to the members the Directors that have been acclaimed or elected for the coming year. The 2017 Nominating Committee is comprised of the following members: Gary Davenport, CIOCAN Immediate Past President, (Committee Chair) Andrew Dillane, …
The Toronto Chapter of the CIO Association of Canada was pleased to host the annual “IT Predictions” event with staff from IDC presenting their interpretations and projections for trends and influences that will affect IT over the next year and beyond. CIO Association members can access the slide deck by clicking on the screen icon …
Many thanks to Tony Olvet and Rob Burbach, of IDC, who led a group of members through the information gathered in the recent Top Executive Survey that showed shifts in the concerns of CEOs and IT leaders, and provided data that reveals just how far behind Canadian firms are with respect to digital adoption. If you …
This is the final story in the series of blogs about the 2016 Ingenious Award Winners: Not-for-Profit Sector Winner: Furniture Bank Since 1998, Furniture Bank has been distributing donated furniture to families and individuals in need across the Greater Toronto Area. Women and children fleeing from abuse represent one-third of Furniture Bank’s clients, while refugees represent …