
Calgary
CISO Community
Inner Circle
April 26, 2018 | Civic on Third
April 26, 2018
Civic on Third
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with your peers to tackle top business challenges through peer-driven content and discussions at the Calgary CISO Inner Circle.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Investing in your people and the right technologies
Innovating with advanced technologies and new delivery models
Influencing business stakeholders and enterprise outcomes
Calgary CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Brian Bench
Nexen Energy ULC
Chief Information Officer

Steve Biswanger
Encana Services Company Ltd
Dir., Information Security

Mark Bryant
PCL Constructors Inc.
CIO

Shaun Guthrie
AutoCanada
Vice President, Information Technology

Kelly Hill
Keyera Corp.
Director, Information Technology

Jason Hinchliff
Husky Energy Inc.
Director, IS Engagement & Digital Solutions

Miguel Kanafany
Sysco Corporation
Senior Dir., Infrastructure & Integration Canada

Patrick Melanson
Black Diamond Group
EVP Corporate Services & CIO

Heather Reed-Fenske
City of Calgary
CITO
Suzie Smibert
Finning International
Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO
Agenda
April 26, 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm Registration & Opening Reception
5:00pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics
Leading Through Uncertainty
In today’s environment of constant technology upheaval, traditional change management techniques fall short. Digital initiatives, executive expectations and an evolving marketplace necessitate change at a rapid pace. In order to adapt their business and their teams at this speed, C-level leaders must adopt an alternate approach. At this dinner, compare your most pressing disruptions with peers and discuss innovative ways to guide your change leadership efforts and reduce uncertainty in the enterprise.
Topic 1: Addressing the current challenges
- What barriers to high performance are you currently experiencing at your organization?
- In what ways is your team expected to respond to competitive threats with creative solutions?
- What technologies are creating the biggest disruptions to your business currently? Which ones are on the horizon?
Topic 2: Abandoning the old approach to change leadership
- How can we get rid of the traditional “burning platform” approach, where businesses adapt to change when forced with a crisis, rather than anticipating change?
- What (if any) new change management techniques have you adopted or would like to adopt?
- What support or resources do you need to adopt newer models?
Topic 3: Creating a culture of adaptation
- How can IT leaders create an environment of comfort, confidence and control for their teams?
- How do you provide space for your team to innovate?
- How can we better communicate the likelihood and magnitude of change to our teams?
- How can we work better across the C-suite to create a culture of adaptation and innovation?
6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break
7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour
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