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Toronto CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs 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 CIOs today.
- Investing in your people and the right technologies
- Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
- Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Toronto CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Toronto CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Cecilia Carbonelli
Haventree Bank
VP of IT
Roman Coba
Federated Co-op Limited (FCL)
CIO & VP Technology
Michael Eubanks
goeasy
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Foad Godarzy
ENGIE Canada
Head of IT/OT Canada
Melody Wallis
Procter & Gamble
Head of IT and Business Services
Members
Martin Boyer
Toronto Pearson Airport
CIO & VP, IT
Duke Butler
Royal Bank of Canada
Head, DevOps Adoption
Vince Campanelli
Parmalat Canada
VP of IT
Rodney Cheung
BGIS
Global Chief Information Officer
Ricardo Costa
Purolator Inc.
CIO
Andrew Cree
Canada Cartage
CIO
Roger Favero
HomeEquity Bank
CIO
Lorena Ferino
Plexxus
CIO
Brian Gill
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
SVP, CTO
Gareth Harron
Nestlé Canada Inc.
VP, Head of IT
Anjum Iqbal
Fidelity National Financial
VP, Technology
Sam Ishak
FCT
CIO
Michael Issaev
Patient News
Chief Technology Officer
Shane Kelly
CHISHOLM
CIO
Nasir Kenea
City Of Markham
CIO
Janine Leahey
Allstate Canada
CIO
Rex Lee
Canadian Tire Corporation
CIO & SVP
Kin Lee-Yow
CAA Club Group
CIO
Michael Lin
The Travelers Companies Inc
Chief Information Officer, Canada
Rosemarie Lipman
EllisDon
CIO & SVP, Enterprise Intelligence
Andreas Liris
Maple Leaf Foods
CIO
Samantha Liscio
WSIB
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
Greg Loker
Manulife
VP, Technology
Chris Lush
Woodbine Entertainment Group
SVP Technology
Judy Lyster
Eli Lilly Canada
Head of IT
Neil Maizen
Canadian Tire Dealers' Association
EVP & CIO
Jean-Louis Marin
Napoleon Group of Companies
VP of IT
Karl Martineau
Legal Aid Ontario
CIO
Ted Maulucci
SmartONE Solutions
President & CIO
Arlene McDonald
Farrow
CIO
Celso Mello
TSSA
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Stuart Moir
HSBC Canada
Head of SWD Canada
Moustafa Naguib
Superior Propane
Head of IT Infrastructure
Hector Navarro
Atlantic Packaging
Vice President, IT
Majid Nazari
Generali Global Health Services
Head of Information Systems & Infrastructure
Alfredo Otoya
DHL Express
CIO
Aaron Pais
Morguard Corporation
CIO
Sime Pavlovic
Niagara Health
CIO
Mike Plantinga
CIBC Mellon
VP & CIO
Anca Preda
De Havilland Canada
Vice President, Information Technology
Fariba Rawhani
Teranet
CIO
Dave Revell
CIBC
EVP of Technology & CIO
Jamshid Rezaei
Mitel
Chief Information Officer
Katia Saenko
Cadillac Fairview
SVP & CIO
Yasemin Sezer
LTI Canada
Head of Technology & Operations
Doris Simcich
AstraZeneca
Head of IT, Canada
Peter Singh
Toronto District School Board
IT & IM Services, FOI and Privacy Office
Maurice Tayeh
Hatch
Global Chief Information Officer
Medhanie Tekeste
Apotex
Chief Information Officer
Brian Turpin
Greenwin
CIO
Erwin Van Hout
SickKids
Chief Technology Officer
Eric Whaley
Wolseley Canada
Chief Information Officer
Lawrence Wong
Allianz Global Assistance
CIO
Hassan el Bouhali
Woodbridge
CIO
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
September 24, 2020
Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall
Leveraging Greater Influence and Deeper Business Engagement
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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October 15, 2020
Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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October 28, 2020
Toronto CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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November 24, 2020
Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall
Getting Comfortable with the Imperfect State
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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December 17, 2020
Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall
Recalibrating Expectations of the Internal Customer
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
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