Click here to return to the 2025 CIO Peer Forum® page. Amber Mac (Keynote Speaker) André Boucher (National Bank of Canada) – Panelist Bridget Walshe (Communications Security Establishment Canada) – Panelist Dave Aeri (Nine.Zero.Five | CIOCAN Board) – Moderator Dave Sampson (Thrive) Derek Cullen, CIO.D (Stikeman Elliott | CIOCAN Board) – Moderator Dr. Joseph Geraci (Slater Hill Digital) Duncan Fraser (noticia LLP/SRL | Oproma) Eric Gagné (Housing Infrastructure Communities Canada) – Panelist Eric Norton (Calian Group) Gaetano Mazzuca (City of Red Deer | CIOCAN Member) Gerry Akkerman (Legal Aid BC | CIOCAN Board) – Panelist Ian Calder, CIO.D (EfficiencyOne | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist Ilana Sprongl, CIO.D (Helptext Consulting | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist Jay Kiew (Keynote Speaker) Jean-Paul Lalonde (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | CIOCAN Member) Kyoko Kobayashi (CIOs Beyond Borders Group | CIOCAN Board) – Moderator Louis Savard (City of Cornwall) Lucie Loignon (CIOCAN Board) – Moderator Madelin Santana (Gartner) Major-General Dave Yarker (Department of National Defence) – Panelist Michael Muldner (Calian Group) Nastaran Bisheban (VetStrategy | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist Neel Sharma (SPICE Technology Group, Inc) Robbie Beyer (RSM) Romanus Prabhu Raymond (ManageEngine) Ronald Rodriguez, CIO.D (Durham Catholic District School Board | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist Ross Ballendine (Trimac Transportation | CIOCAN Board) – Panelist Shaun Guthrie (CIOCAN President & Chair | RJC Engineers) Sonya Shorey (Invest Ottawa) – Welcome Address Surani Adamesco, CIO.D (SiriusXM Canada | CIOCAN Member) – Panelist