Vancouver Chapter

Join us in Vancouver

The Vancouver Chapter is the vibrant founding chapter of the CIO Association of Canada. Our community of senior IT professionals is a hub of trusted peers, education, and career development. Connect with us at our in-person professional development events, online, and/or at our informal monthly gatherings (“Beers with Peers”). You will be welcomed by friendly faces who understand your unique challenges. You will not regret it.

Dianne Lapierre
Past Chapter President

The CIO Association of Canada has made a huge impact on my success as a CIO, through networking, information sharing and thought leadership. The role of CIO can be a lonely one in organizations – our peers are really our customers and it’s tough to ask for support from them when challenges arise. The contacts I have made in my 6 years of association and involvement with CIOCAN and the local Vancouver Chapter have been invaluable in my career and my personal growth.

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Welcome Tadhg Healy

Tadhg Healy is the Director Digital Platforms at City of Vancouver. His wide ranging professional experience includes working as an Optical Research Engineer, as a Project Manager with a non-profit ...

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What happens when technology knows more about us than we do?

The theme of TED2018 was “The Age of Amazement”. It took place in Vancouver over 2 days in April and brought together 132 speakers from 57 countries. Poppy Crum was ...

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Evanta – CIO Executive Summits

Evanta – CIO Executive Summit The CIO Executive Summit is a private conference built by CIOs, for CIOs. The one day event held in both Toronto and Vancouver is by invitation ...

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5 Lessons from New Technology Leaders: Jessie Adcock, CTO, City of Vancouver

By: Brian Jackson If anyone personifies what the future CIO of major cities around the world might look like, City of Vancouver Chief Technology Officer Jessie Adcock is a good ...

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Welcome Bernie Ip

Bernie Ip is the Director of Technology Services at Vancouver Airport Authority. His career focuses around, Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Intelligence, IT Infrastructure, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and ...

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Affinity

Affinity is an IT recruitment and consulting organization with offices across Canada and the US. Our mission is to deliver an unrivaled experience to our clients, consultants and employees. We ...

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Stephen Nielsen is the Communication, Network & Security Supervisor at Vancouver School Board. His career focuses around, Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Intelligence, IT Infrastructure, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation and ...

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2018 ITAC Ingenious Awards and CanadianCIO of the Year Finalists Announced

MISSISSAUGA, ON (August 22, 2018) – The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) is pleased to announce the jury-selected finalists for the 2018 ITAC Ingenious Awards and the CanadianCIO of the Year Award. The awards programs were ...

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Welcome Kevin Park

Kevin is a colleague of CIOCAN member Mike Klein at BC Housing.   Senior Manager of IT Technical Services, Kevin is an accomplished Information Technology leader who leverages strong interpersonal skills, ...

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Welcome Edward Sweeney

Ed is Manager, Application & GIS Services at the City of North Vancouver.  He joins the CIO Association as an Associate Member, with skills in Business Intelligence, Business Process Alignment/Support, ...

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Welcome Andry Layarda

Andry is CIO and VP of Technology at 3AG Systems, where he specializes in Business Intelligence and  Financial Business Performance Management.
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TechToronto.org and Venture Out partner to launch PrideTechTO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2018 – TORONTO   TechToronto.org and Venture Out partner to launch PrideTechTO June 6, 2018 – TechToronto.org and Venture Out are partnering to improve the ...

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Beyond Happily Ever After on the Cloud – CIO Peer Forum Session with Jarrod Levitan, Chief Cloud Officer, TriNimbus

Migrate To The Cloud Or Fold -An Ultimatum? Using Due Diligence As Your Compass To Navigate Out Of The Pickle By: Chris Otudero Technology, like law, has become a mandatory ...

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Fabric, Wire, and Transformation – takeaways from CIO Peer Forum keynote by Nicole Verkindt

By: Neil Muir Under the overarching theme of ‘What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There’, the 2018  CIO Peer Forum in Vancouver kicked off with a keynote by Nicole Verkindt. ...

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Gartner’s ESCAPE model – 6 steps to change leadership

By Brian Jackson, Editorial Director, IT World Canada VANCOUVER – If you’re leading a change management initiative at your organization, you might feel like you just need to escape – and ...

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