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Rob Davidson
Pacific Blue Cross
CISO
David Royer
West Fraser
CISO
Greg Sieg
Ledcor
SVP & CIO
Tim Swanson
FortisBC
Director, Corporate Security & Business Continuity
Adentra Group
Director, IT & Cybersecurity
First Nations Health Authority
VP, IMIT & CIO
INDOCHINO
CTO
University of British Columbia
AVP & CIO
Pacific Blue Cross
SVP & CIO
Anthem Properties Group
SVP, Information Services
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
VP, Information Services & CIO
Best Buy
VP & CTO
British Columbia Auto Association
SVP & Chief Technology and Transformation Officer
Taiga Building Products
Director, IT & Head of IT
Odlum Brown
CIO
West Fraser
CIO
BC Housing
VP, Information Management & Technology
BC Liquor Distribution Branch
CTO
Lundin Mining
VP, Technology & Innovation
Paper Excellence
Global CIO
Cascade Aerospace
Senior Director, IT & Strategy
TransLink
CIO
Pharmasave
National Director, IT
Pattison Food Group
Director, Information Security
FortisBC
Director, IS Applications & Delivery Services
Powerex
IT & Cybersecurity Director
Interfor
Chief Architect (IT)
Greater Vancouver Realtors
CIO
Finning
VP, Customer Performance
Concert Properties
SVP, Information Techology
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Throughout his tenure as a CIO, Piero Azzalini, Group CIO at Fincantieri, has embraced all aspects of the CIO role, especially innovation. Here, Piero shares more about his career path, his current focus on AI, and about a pioneering application for physical AI and robotics at Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world.
READ ARTICLEDespite the rapid advancements in AI, enterprises are still challenged by scaling AI effectively and integrating it seamlessly into existing workflows. Recently, CIOs and CISOs in our Middle East Communities gathered for a Town Hall discussion on how to scale GenAI across the enterprise – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEIn early April 2025, we surveyed nearly 700 C-level executives about their insights on the current VUCA environment and the strategic shifts they are implementing in response. Here, we outline nine key trends from the survey, including the unique impact the VUCA environment has on each function.
