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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
Canada Department of National Defence
Chief Data Officer, Director General Data, Analytics, Strategy & Innovation
Eugene Wen
Manulife
Vice President, Group Advanced Analytics
Members
Mike Branch
Geotab
Vice President, Data & Analytics
Bethanie Butcher
Procter & Gamble
Vice President Marketing, Brand Operations, Analytics and Insights Canada
Duke Butler
Royal Bank of Canada
Head, DevOps Adoption
Dr. Ann Cavoukian
Ryerson University
Distinguished Expert-in-Residence - Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence
Lauren Cipicchio
CPP Investments
Head of Data and Advanced Analytics, Managing Director
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
Milan Kliska
Cadillac Fairview
Senior Director, Data, Platform and Integration
Jas Klotia
GE Canada
VP Digital Operations
Margaret Ma
Scotiabank
VP Data and Transaction
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
Caroline Morissette
McCain Foods
Vice President Global Data & Analytics
Anand Persaud
LifeWorks
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
Bell Canada
Director Data Science
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
Global Director, Enterprise Architecture
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
“In the past couple of months, Houston virtual CDO events have been a fantastic source of communication and networking with peers. Covid-19 has thrown us a lot of social challenges, but thanks to Evanta and their conscientious efforts, virtual boardrooms and roundtables are here to stay.”
DR. ASHWANI DEV, DIGITAL AND DATA SCIENCE OFFICER
HALLIBURTON
Upcoming Programs
Virtual Programs
September 28, 2021
Toronto CDO Virtual Town Hall
From Raw Data to Measurable Business Impact
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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October 14, 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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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 | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
CDO Survey: Making the Leap from Strategy to Execution
CDOs and their teams have an intimate understanding of data’s strategic potential, but 60% of data leaders in our communities tell us they struggle with execution. Explore 3 features of organizations that are succeeding along the journey from strategy to execution.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | AUGUST 2, 2021
PODCAST | AUGUST 2, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 19
CIO Piyush Chowhan of Lulu International discusses turning his passion for customer experience into value for the enterprise. Piyush shares how to break down the silos between technology and digital business strategy and how to optimize organizational processes and workforce skills to meet the customers’ needs.
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