Communications Director
Unlocking the Innovation Code: The Talent Imperative
Continuing their series of evidence-based policy briefs, The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) recently released The Talent Imperative in a Global Context. This document sheds light on the changing face of the digital labour market in Canada and highlights the importance of enabling a strong talent supply to enable businesses to compete and grow …
Lunch with IBM’s Watson
Cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, or augmented intelligence: no matter what name is used, this disruptive technology will create transformative change in many industries. The Calgary Chapter September luncheon event was organized to ensure that our CIOCAN members aren’t blind-sided by this phenomenon. Those who were able to join us had the chance to explore with …
Real Conversations with Real CIOs: Have you been held hostage?
The September event hosted by the Vancouver Chapter of CIOCAN provided opportunities for conversations among members on five different topics of interest. Brian Kuhn hosted the discussions about Security/Ransomware, and submitted this summary: When asked if they had experienced a Ransomware ‘event’, virtually all participants in the three sessions indicated that they had. Ransomware is …
Game Changing BI Strategy – The Webinar Version
In the first of a series of three national webinars, Info-Tech Senior Manager Crystal Singh led participants through the 3 phases of developing a strategy for successful collection and analysis of data that will have positive impact on the organization achieving it’s goals. Feedback from the session attendees confirmed that the information presented was relevant …
It Talent Event Presentations now Available
Manitoba Chapter Members can now review the slide decks from the presentations made at the chapter event on September 15, 2016. You must be logged into the website to access these resources. Go to www.ciocan.ca ->Resources ->Presentations from Past Events. Many thanks to Marny Barnes, Trish Bishop, and Kathy Knight for making these slides available …
Manitoba Chapter Event “It Talent” Presentations
The recent Manitoba Chapter event was deemed to be a terrific success. We would like to thank the presenters for granting permission for us to share the slide decks of their presentations with CIO Association Members. (Click on the screen icon to be taken to the presentation.) Trish Bishop shared her seasoned talk on identifying “rock …
Get to Know the New CIOCAN President
September 15, 2016 Meet Humza Teherany: The New President of the CIO Association of Canada by Brian Clendenin, Freelance Writer We are at one of the most exciting times in history with innovation in business driving innovation in IT. As the incoming President of the CIO Association of Canada, Humza Teherany brings a unique perspective …
MAN IT Talent Event “Very Energizing”, “Time well spent”.
Evaluations of the Manitoba chapter event held on September 15th confirmed that the 3 great speakers on “IT Talent” were very well received: the average score for the overall value of the event 4.5 out of 5. Marny Barnes, Senior Recruitment Consultant, IT & Operations at The Headhunters was first to take the podium giving those in …
A New President for the CIO Association of Canada
The CIO Association of Canada is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today, Humza Teherany, Chief Innovation Officer of Compass Group Canada and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Digital Labs, was appointed President of the National Board. With experience on the Toronto Chapter Board, Humza joined the National Board in …
Coming Soon to a Computer or Mobile Device Near You!
CIOCAN National Webinar Series Launches September 20 Joining with National Sponsor Info-Tech Research Group, the CIO Association will host a three-part webinar series from intended to provide CIO members with operational thought-leadership in current, game changing IT practices. Each webinar, moderated by a CIO Board member, Kim Robinson, will focus on specific subject matter and …
CIO Association of Canada: NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Chief Information Officers Association of Canada (CIOCAN) will take place via teleconference on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 12:30 – 1:00 pm, EDT. Contact national@ciocan.ca to request the login information. The following documents are available for your review: 2016 AGM Agenda 2015 AGM Minutes 2015-2016 Audited Financial Statements Please …