
Vancouver, BC CIO Virtual Executive Summit
December 16, 2020 | 8:00am - 12:30pm PST
December 16, 2020 | 8:00am - 12:30pm PST
Collaborate with your peers
Come together with your peers virtually to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Vancouver, BC CIO Virtual Executive Summit.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Impactful Communication
Secure Business Enablement
Digital Transformation
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Dave Cummings
Finning
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer

Rob Labbé
Teck
Director, Information Security

Kalev Ruberg
Teck
Vice President, Teck Digital Systems & Chief Information Officer

Greg Sieg
Ledcor
SVP & CIO

Suzie Smibert
Finning
Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO

Tim Swanson
FortisBC Energy
Director, Information & Infrastructure Security
Agenda
December 16, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
Measuring and Communicating Risk

Leo Navin
Senior Manager, Cyber Security
Canfor

Tim Swanson
Director, Information & Infrastructure Security
FortisBC Energy
Leading information security executives know that the language of technology doesn’t always resonate outside of IT. “Risk” is the vocabulary of the business, yet measuring and discussing this all-important concept in an actionable way remains a unique challenge.
Join this session to learn:
- Actionable risk metrics, both for use inside the security function and with outside stakeholders
- How the language and awareness of information security risk has evolved
- Techniques to automate collection of meaningful security metrics
11:00am - 12:00pm PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
At Your Service – Connecting with the Digital Consumer

Alex Buhler
Chief Technology Officer
INDOCHINO

Catherine Chick
CTO
City of Vancouver

Cavin Green
Vice President, Information Technology & Digital Transformation
Rocky Mountaineer
For many organizations, the digital ecosystem begins with the customer. To capture maximum value, CIOs must ensure that the consumer experience is seamless – creating the right channels for connection, capturing and utilizing the right data to innovate products or services, and enhancing the speed-to-delivery for new business lines.
In this interactive session, you’ll discuss:
- The expectations of the digital-first customer
- The CIO’s role in product development and design in a digital economy
- How to evolve a data-centric approach to consumer insight and foster new business opportunities
11:00am - 12:00pm PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
Taking Team Engagement and Productivity to the Next Level

Peter Holowka
Director of Educational Technology
West Point Grey Academy

Ryan Smith
Manager, Enterprise Cyber Security
First West Credit Union

Salen Goundar
Senior IT Manager
Panago Pizza
As businesses plan their post-COVID remote work strategies, now’s the time to set your organization up for success. CIOs and CISOs are at the forefront of building and nurturing a new culture that will outlast the emergency move to remote work.
In this virtual peer-to-peer discussion, CIOs and CISOs will discuss:
- How technology priorities have shifted to align with business objectives
- Optimizing business continuity strategies for success in the work-anywhere economy
- Future-proofing your organization for an uncertain world
12:00pm - 12:30pm PST Networking
Meet the Speakers — Community Discussion

Risa Zaleski
Senior Director, Technology
Canfor
Don't miss this opportunity to chat in small groups with our executive summit speakers. Join us for an informal, interactive networking session with your peers!
8:00am - 8:45am PST Virtual Summit Keynote
The Future of Multi-Cloud Security
Hosted by Fortinet

Jonathan Nguyen-Duy
Vice President, Global Field CISO Team
Fortinet
As the pace of transformation accelerates, organizations continue to push for greater agility and efficacy, and almost all paths involve the cloud. Security leaders must ensure cloud assets operate smoothly and securely, which is why multi-cloud security is relied upon to provide protection, centralization and visibility.
Join this keynote presentation to learn more about:
- The latest trends in multi-cloud security
- Balancing on-prem and cloud in an era of remote work
- How you can prepare for the step in your cloud migration journey
8:45am - 9:00am PST Break
9:00am - 10:00am PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
Real Frontiers for 2021 in XDR
Hosted by Trend Micro Incorporated

Cherian Palayoor
CISO
Hootsuite
Antoine Saikaley
Technical Director
Trend Micro
With today’s ever-evolving threat landscape, advanced security is not enough to prevent attacks on your users and infrastructure. You need capabilities in place to help you respond rapidly to threats that may breach your defenses. To avoid serious and widespread damage, you need to prevent as much as you can and detect and respond quickly if a threat breaks through. The efficiency of XDR allows resource-constrained security teams to do more with less.
Join Antoine Saikaley as he leads this interactive conversation focused on:
- How XDR delivers on data correlation needed to tell the full story of an attack
- What the pragmatic differences are with XDR in the real world
- How this aligns with MITRE ATT&CK
9:00am - 10:00am PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
Using Better Data to Build More Effective Analytics and Machine Learning
Hosted by Workday

Anuj Anand
Vice President (Global), Technology Services and Solutions
Ausenco

Steve Little
Vice President Business Technology Solutions
Seaspan Corporation

Dave Sohigian
Chief Technology Officer - North America
Workday
Today’s enterprise has access to endless amounts of data and CIOs must continually find true meaning and value in the data. This peer-to-peer discussion will consider ways to mature your data and analytics and program to provide accurate, real-time data.
Come ready to discuss how to:
- Implement data strategies that align with desired business outcomes
- Leverage data to gain greater insights and drive value
- Define clear data ownership and standardization
- Augment judgement with machine learning
9:00am - 10:00am PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
The Next Great Security Challenge — Securing SD-WAN
Hosted by Cisco Umbrella

Mark Beeston
VP, Global IT Services
Finning

Baden Smith
Director, Infrastructure and Information Security
Save-On-Foods

John Hallett
Product Manager, Cisco Secure
Cisco Umbrella
The market consideration and adoption of software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) represents the largest networking transformation in recent history. Organizations are turning to SD-WAN to improve connectivity, reduce costs, and simplify management at their branch office locations. But what about security?
In this boardroom, you will discuss:
- Embracing change — the pros and cons
- Addressing weaknesses within brand offices and roaming users
- Keeping security top of mind for business leaders
9:00am - 10:00am PST Virtual Summit Boardroom
Cultivating a Culture of Security Awareness

Sam Shaabani
Cyber Security Program Manager
BC Hydro

Hakan Kutluay
CIO
Eldorado Gold
Many CIOs and CISOs would agree that human error remains a huge challenge in a cohesive information security strategy. Employees, vendors and even customers all have a role to play when clicking one malicious link can put the organization at serious risk. The CIO and CISO must instill discipline, responsibility and buy-in across a huge swath of users – no easy task.
Join this session to learn:
- How today’s society informs security awareness training needs and objectives
- Training techniques that work at scale and resonate with audiences
- How to measure success and hold users accountable
10:00am - 10:45am PST Virtual Summit Keynote
Leading Through Disruption
Hosted by IBM

Chetan Raithatha
Associate Partner, IBM Security Services Lead – Western Canada
IBM

Risa Zaleski
Senior Director, Technology
Canfor
The timeline for adopting strategic technology and security trends rapidly increased in recent months, and now CIOs and CISOs are on the forefront of leading innovative business opportunities.
Join C-level executives from our community as they share:
- Dynamic leadership in a volatile world
- Remastering your brand in times of transition
- Practical examples of adaptive strategy in action
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10:45am - 11:00am PST Break
December 16, 2020
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