Digital Business Transformation Event

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 …

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ATB Financial: The Rise of the Chief Evangelist

We are delighted to have Dave Mowat, President and CEO of ATB Financial speaking at the upcoming CIO Peer Forum in Edmonton April 26-27, 2017.  Dave is re-imagining ATB Financial to drive innovation and digital transformation.  As such, a new style of leadership and roles are being created to meet that vision.  A key leader …

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Welcome Annie Ma

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Annie has been with the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation for 7 1/2 years.  She is the Director, Business Systems. Her areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, Financial Business Performance Management, Planning & Program/Project Management, Strategy and Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management.   

Imperatives for Cybersecurity Success  Edmonton Chapter High-Profile Event

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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 …

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A new Edmonton Chapter Member – Curtis Schnieder

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Curtis is the Manager, Business Solutions for Strathcona County.  He has been with Strathcona for over 20 Years. His areas of specialization include: Business Alignment/Relationship Management, IT Architecture, Planning & Program/Project Management, Solution Delivery/Support, and Strategy and Innovation.  Please welcome Curtis.

EDM – Cloud Contract Negotiations Presentation

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Jeff Wyton, Executive Partner with Gartner, spoke to Edmonton chapter members over lunch on November 16, 2016.  The slide deck and notes from that presentation are available to members.  You must be logged in to access the presentation.  Click on the screen icon below to download the pdf version of the file.    

CIOCAN Participation in Top Executive Survey – We’re getting close!

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  Over the past couple of weeks, CIO Association members have been invited to complete IDC’s Top Executive Survey. Thanks are extended to all of you who have responded to the invitation.  Congratulations is due to Manitoba and Edmonton Chapters, both of which have exceeded their quota of participants! The survey will close soon.  We do need …

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Digital CIO Leadership in Canada

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Business Review, Canada and USA Introduces CIOCAN to their Readers. The article below, written by CIOCAN President Gary Davenport, appears in the August 2016 edition of Business Review Canada & USA.  As mentioned in our newsletter, Business Review is offering CIO Association members the opportunity to profile your company in their magazine, showcasing your business/organization, …

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Edmonton Chapter: Breakfast Roundtable

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Sheila FitzPatrick, Chief Privacy Officer for NetApp, led an enlightening discussion at the Edmonton Chapter Breakfast Roundtable Discussion on Governance of Privacy and Data in the Cloud on April 28. This different format of event was well received, and will be offered again. Watch this space for news about upcoming events.

Edmonton Area IT Executives Toured the IoT Paradigm

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About 70 people gathered at the Shaw Centre recently to hear presentations from  TELUS Communications’ CTO Ibrahim Gedeon and  Jay Steele, Regional Manager of the IoT Solutions Sales Team.  Participants in the event expressed appreciation for the opportunity to gather, and noted that there is appetite for even more information on this topic. The Board would …

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Edmonton Chapter Cheer

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Edmonton chapter members responded to new President Shaun Guthrie’s invitation to gather on December 2nd to celebrate the holidays and share some Christmas Cheer at Sorrentino’s Bistro Bar.  It was a great opportunity to get to know one another and strengthen the network of senior IT executives in Edmonton.