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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.
Shaun Guthrie takes on Edmonton Chapter Presidency Cindy Cripps-Prawak moves into President role in Ottawa Chapter The Board of the CIO Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Shaun Guthrie, Director of Information Technology at Go Auto, has assumed the position of President of the Edmonton Chapter, and Cindy Cripps-Prawak, ED, Innovation, Architecture and …
Members of the Vancouver Board gathered at the offices of Mountain Equipment Coop to plan the chapter’s program.
The Edmonton Chapter October luncheon event focused on the challenges and opportunities of ‘open innovation’ and the application of public research to address the needs of industry. The speaker, Geoff Gregson, the JR Shaw Applied Research Chair in New Venture and Entrepreneurship at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton shared his insights with …
CIO Digest #10 September 23, 2015 The relationship between CIOs and the Board is an area of growing interest for our Association members. The topic has been addressed at the CIO Peer Forum and at some local chapter events. Toronto Chapter member Steve Delaney, CIO at MCAP, has a unique perspective that he shared in …
OTTAWA, August 27 – The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) announced a partnership with Microsoft Canada to help develop a national digital talent strategy for Canada. “We are very pleased to partner with Microsoft Canada to develop a national digital talent strategy for Canada,” said Namir Anani, President and CEO of ICTC. “We are …
The topic for the regular Vancouver Chapter luncheon event in October 2014 was Security Risks. Speakers Glen Bruce and Geoff Glave shared their perspectives on the changing threat landscape, along with IT strategies and leading information security practices to ensure you have appropriate mitigation measures in place. Glen Bruce’s Presentation Geoff Glave’s Presentation
Applications are currently being accepted for the CIOCAN-SFU Leadership Development Program. Our recent grad from Toronto found the experience very rewarding, and as the program literature says, this is indeed “an innovative executive program designed to accelerate your career”. Interviews with our recent grads, Sandeep Sidhu (Vancouver) and Tim Fernihough (Toronto) attest to the efficacy …
Stu Charles | CIO at WCB Manitoba WCB Manitoba won the province’s 2015 PMI Project of the Year for its “Optimal Project”. Video Stu Charles, CIO and Alice Sayant, VP Strategy and Assessment Services (ASD) were co-executive sponsors on “Optimal”, a complete organizational transformation based on the needs of customers. Charles says, “As we worked …
Randy Penner | Manager IT at Access Credit Union Access Credit Union’s merger of 7 credit unions means business transformation is a must – and data security is critical. Access CU is the product of a merger of 7 credit unions over four years. In these economic times, when interest rates are so low and …
Nigel Fortlage | CIO/CMO at GHY International Nigel Fortlage is the President of CIOCAN’s Manitoba Chapter, and a member of CIOCAN’s National Board. GHY is an international customs brokerage founded in 1901. It’s a 4th generation privately held firm that has achieved Platinum status as one of Canada’s best –managed companies. Dual CIO/CMO role enhances …
For outstanding contribution and service to the CIO Association of Canada, and its predecessor, the CIO Association of BC (CIOABC), Jim Williams has been named the second-only CIOCAN Lifetime Member. Jim Williams, Catherine Boivie and Blaize Reich were on that fateful bus trip to a Seattle I.T. Leadership Conference in 1997 that resulted in the …