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Toronto CDO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CDOs in the Toronto community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today.
- Embedding D&A in business strategy and results
- Reengineering decision-making across the business
- Scaling a data-first culture
Toronto CDO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Toronto CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.
Co-Chairs
Allie Harris
Scotiabank
Vice President and Chief Data Officer, Global Banking and Markets
Donna Rudnicki
RBC Capital Markets
Global Head of Data Management/Chief Data Officer
John Walsh
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Chief Data Officer
Eugene Wen
Manulife
Vice President, Group Advanced Analytics
Members
Mike Branch
Geotab
Vice President, Data & Analytics
Duke Butler
Royal Bank of Canada
Head, DevOps Adoption
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
Ryerson University
Distinguished Expert-in-Residence - Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence
Victor Dudemaine
OpTrust
AVP, Enterprise Data Management
Joe Greenwood
Mastercard
Vice President, Data Strategy - North America
Issa Guindo
Great-West Life Assurance
Assistant Vice-President, Data and Analytics
Eduart Haruni
Air Canada
Manager Solution Architecture – Data Management & Analytics Center of Expertise
Richard Hines
Air Canada
Head of Data & Artificial Intelligence
George Iskenderian
Bell Canada
Director, Network Big Data Centre of Excellence
Jas Klotia
GE Canada
VP Digital Operations
Margaret Ma
Scotiabank
Vice President, Cloud, Data and Transactions, Canadian Banking Technology
Patrick McCleary
TD Bank Group
AVP, Analytics
Andrew Miller
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Chief Data Officer
Jane Moran
LoyaltyOne
SVP, Data and Technology
Anand Persaud
Morneau Shepell
Senior Director, Enterprise Data Analytics and Reporting
Adele Pugliese
BentallGreenOak
Vice President, Data Governance
Ramesh Rajasingham
Baxter
Senior Manager, Business Intelligence
Cal Rosen
Home Trust
Vice President, Data & Analytics
Martha Schrader
Northbridge Financial Corporation
Vice President Business Intelligence & Analytics
Peter Serenita
Scotiabank
Chief Data Officer
Tehmina Shah
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
Director, Manufacturing Technology
Shafique Shamji
The Ottawa Hospital
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Della Shea
Symcor
Vice President, Data Governance & Chief Privacy Officer
Medhanie Tekeste
Apotex
Chief Information Officer
Liben Terrefe
Genworth Financial Inc
Manager, Data Products
Sheeraz Ullah
HSBC Canada
Chief Data Officer, Global Banking and Markets
Osgood Vogler
Celestica
Director, Analytic Services
Glenn Waine
TransUnion
Head of Data Science and Consulting, CDO
Eric Whaley
Wolseley Canada
Chief Information Officer
Anil Wijesooriya
Infrastructure Ontario
Vice President Analytics & Data Governance
“I especially appreciate the chance to interact with peers from other companies and industries to share the woes and triumphs of data management.”
RENE KIM, SVP, GLOBAL DATA OFFICER
CHARLES SCHWAB
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
May 13, 2021
Toronto CDO Virtual Boardroom
From Data Governance to Data Enablement
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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May 25, 2021
Toronto CDO Virtual Town Hall
Agility & Efficiency for Smarter Decision Making
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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June 8, 2021
Toronto CDO Virtual Boardroom
Toronto CDO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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September 30, 2021
Toronto CDO Virtual Town Hall
Toronto CDO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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December 16, 2021
Toronto CDO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Content from your CDO peers
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
LISTEN NOWPEER PRACTICES | APRIL 1, 2021
PEER PRACTICES | APRIL 1, 2021
Accumulating Value on the Road to Data Literacy
When it comes to advancing data goals, Pat Brickson of Digi-Key knows that every interaction is an opportunity to move things forward. Brickson shares how to make progress on data literacy at your organization.
READ ARTICLEPODCAST | MARCH 22, 2021
PODCAST | MARCH 22, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 13
In this episode, Anne Marie Richard and James Dudek of UC Berkeley share a case study of a long-term IT transformation. They discuss how they brought together loosely organized teams, navigated a staff reduction and maintained an intentional focus on the humanity of their workforce.
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