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Vancouver, BC CIO Executive Summit
May 22, 2019 | Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel
May 22, 2019
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Vancouver, BC CIO Executive Summit.
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
Vancouver, BC CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Governing Body Co-Chairs
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Jessie Adcock
City of Vancouver
Chief Technology Officer
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Dave Cummings
Finning International
EVP & CIO
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Rob Labbé
Teck Resources Limited
Director, Information Security
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Kalev Ruberg
Teck Resources Limited
CIO
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Greg Sieg
Ledcor Group of Companies
SVP & CIO
Suzie Smibert
Finning International
Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO
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Tim Swanson
FortisBC Energy Inc.
Director, Information & Infrastructure Security & CSO
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David Trent
Canfor
VP, Technology & Digital
Agenda
May 21, 2019
May 22, 2019
7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast
7:45am - 8:30am Keynote
Basement Startup to Global Enterprise Company
Craig Adam
Director of Technology
Skip the Dishes
Session details coming soon.
7:50am - 8:00am Interactive Session
Laugh and Learn
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Andrew Bright
Comedian
Panic Squad Improv Comedy
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Elijah Tadema
Comedian
Panic Squad Improv Comedy
Andrew Bright and Elijah Tadema of The Panic Squad Improv Comedy blend performance and teaching to deliver humorous takes on teamwork and leadership.
8:30am - 9:00am Networking Break
9:00am - 9:50am CIO Executive Boardroom
Transforming the IT Value Chain
Hosted by ServiceNow
Stuart Bourhill
Vice President IMIT & Chief Information Officer
First Nations Health Authority
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Alex Buhler
Chief Technology Officer
INDOCHINO Apparel Inc.
Dale James
Senior Executive Architect - Inspire
ServiceNow
As technology continues to be the primary driver of business capability, CIOs have stopped being looked to as simply providers of internal technical support. IT executives must modernize the enterprise to move to value-based, iterative approaches to technology implementation and utilization while also driving cultural change. This session explores:
- Enterprise platform strategy vs. siloed, single-purpose technology stack
- How do CIOs align IT investments to business top priorities?
- How does IT make smarter decisions with real-time analytics across the entire IT value chain?
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs). To reserve your seat, please contact Shaman Anderson at 971-717-6664 or shaman.anderson@evanta.com.
9:50am - 10:20am Networking Break
10:20am - 11:10am CISO Featured Session
Changing the Course of Business
Suzie Smibert
Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO
Finning International
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Jim Attridge
Senior Manager, Cybersecurity
Canfor
Finning International is foregoing the trend of outsourcing to better align the business. Suzie Smibert will share how Finning elected to insource by automating and simplifying the security strategy.
In this session you’ll hear:
- Financial and change management considerations
- Security strategy alignment to the business
- Technical debt reduction tactics
10:20am - 11:10am CIO Executive Boardroom
Moving Toward Data-Centric Business Models
Hosted by Tata Consultancy Services
Marcela Hernandez
Chief Data Officer
University of British Columbia
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Dave Marecek
VP, Transformation & Information Services
BC Pensions Corporation
Amitesh Kumar
Global Head, Sales & Solutions - Analytics & Insights
Tata Consultancy Services
Data is the DNA that enables digital transformation and drives business priorities. Organizations that leverage data can generate new revenue opportunities, accelerate growth, and shape data sharing and usage policies.
This session will focus on:
- How business models are becoming more data-centric
- Where data can affect the success of a business
- How executives can be business drivers
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs). To reserve your seat, please contact Shaman Anderson at 971-717-6664 or shaman.anderson@evanta.com.
10:20am - 11:10am CIO Executive Boardroom
RPA and ROI – Automation’s Competitive Advantage
Hosted by UiPath
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Cherian Palayoor
CISO
Hootsuite
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David Royer
Director, Enterprise Risk & Compliance
Best Buy Canada
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Chet Chambers
VP, Chief Evangelist, Americas
UiPath
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is here to stay – gaining a foothold and transforming business performance around the world. In this boardroom, UiPath steers a peer exchange of the POCs and pilots generating RPA results in various industries. You will discuss:
- The power of RPA, analytics and AI to reduce cost while raising quality and efficiency
- Concrete examples of how automation is being successfully deployed across the enterprise
- Employee engagement and overcoming barriers to realize RPA’s true potential
Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CIOs). To reserve your seat, please contact Shaman Anderson at 971-717-6664 or shaman.anderson@evanta.com.
11:10am - 11:40am Networking Break
May 21, 2019
May 22, 2019
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