IN-PERSON

Vancouver, BC CIO Executive Summit

November 15, 2022 | Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

November 15, 2022
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

Collaborate with your peers

Get together with Vancouver, BC's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:

Using data & analytics to make informed business decisions

Crafting a cybersecurity strategy to mitigate risk

Improving business outcomes through IT strategy, governance and operating models

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

Dave Cummings

Finning
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer

Rob Davidson

Pacific Blue Cross - PBC Solutions
CISO

Michelle Evans

FortisBC Energy
Director, Information Systems

Rob Labbé

Teck
Director, Information Security

Kalev Ruberg

Teck
VP Future and Chief Innovation Officer

Greg Sieg

Ledcor
SVP & CIO

Tim Swanson

FortisBC Energy
Director, Corporate Security & Business Continuity

Risa Zaleski

Canfor
Senior Director, Technology

What to Expect

Interactive Sessions

Hear from CIO practitioners and thought leaders on how they're solving critical challenges impacting your role today in Keynote sessions, and join smaller, interactive discussions with your peers in Breakout and Boardroom sessions.

Community Networking

Make new connections and catch up with old friends in casual conversations during dedicated time for networking designed to better acquaint you with your Vancouver, BC CIO community.

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a private, one-on-one setting through Evanta's Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

Agenda


November 14, 2022

November 15, 2022

6:00pm - 8:30pm  Governing Body Welcome Reception

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Join fellow Governing Body members amd invited guests for an evening of peer networking featuring a holiday cocktail!

11:20am - 12:05pm  Breakout Session

Security is a Team Sport

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Forrest McMahon

Director of Information Security

Netskope

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Mike Melo

VP Technology Shared Services & CISO

LifeLabs

Building trust and resilience across infrastructure and security teams is key to defending the enterprise. As companies execute zero trust strategies, the partnership between CIOs, CISOs, and their teams is more important than ever.

Join this session to learn about:

  • The critical components of a modern zero trust strategy
  • Proven practices for infrastructure and security collaboration
  • Improving internal stakeholder relationships to make the right investments and fuel business outcomes

11:20am - 12:05pm  Breakout Session

Finding Diverse Talent - A Needle in the Haystack

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Rob Davidson

CISO

Pacific Blue Cross - PBC Solutions

Some of the best tech talent may be hidden in plain sight. Looking beyond key resume words or experiences takes an innovative and creative approach when thinking about hiring a diverse workforce. And as the salary competition among large tech giants continues to be a challenge, it's important to think of creative ways to attract and retain talent.

Join this interactive session to discuss: 

  • Non-traditional strategies for hiring employees
  • The benefits of a diversified talent roster
  • Effective retention tools

11:20am - 12:05pm  Executive Boardroom

Zero Trust – Hype or Hope?

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Phil Fodchuk

National Threat Management Leader

IBM

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Gerry Akkerman

Director Business Technology Planning & Program Director, Digital Customer Experience

TransLink

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Dragana Panic

Director Of Infrastructure and Security

MEC

An organization's ability to achieve successful digital transformation is in large part enabled by the security team. Distributed, loosely connected infrastructure and tools, coupled with the demand for almost any-to-any connectivity, complicates the mission. Regularly defined as being delivered by a single "silver bullet" point solution, the term zero trust is now often held in poor regard. It is however, a highly effective conceptual framework, and perhaps even a cultural shift, that many organizations have been working with for several years.

Join this interactive boardroom to discuss:

  • The broader definition of what a zero trust framework is
  • The foundational control required to build a zero trust program
  • Strategies for improving the user experience and proving value to get organization wide acceptance

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Aislin Courtis at aislin.courtis@evanta.com or 503.407.4886

12:05pm - 12:35pm  Lunch Service

12:35pm - 1:10pm  Keynote

Cyber-Resilience for the Enterprise of Tomorrow

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Shawn McGuire

CTO – Resiliency, Canada

Kyndryl

As enterprises are integrating technology with all aspects of the business, their need increases for higher levels of integration between key business support functions and greater data availability to ensure that the business is ready to withstand any challenge. Combining the best practices from IT security, technology and business creates a cyber-resilience posture more in line with the needs and goals of the digital business.

Join this session to learn about:

  • The importance of maintaining core purpose and integrity
  • Cyber-resilience practices that help mitigate risks and enable efficient and effective recovery from breach or failure
  • Strategies to modify data protection and recovery practices to better align with current targeted and malicious attacks

1:10pm - 1:25pm  Break

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

Strategic Cloud Technology Predictions — Driving What's Next

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Nic Smith

Head of Product Marketing for Data and Analytics

Google Cloud

CIOs and IT leaders need to stay abreast of key trends across new and emerging technologies, driving innovation and re-shaping the cloud. Discover in this session what advancements are being delivered to accelerate these predictions.

Together we will explore:

  • What the future of automation can bring for new types of decision making
  • Strategies that are needed to effectively drive digital transformation with multiple clouds
  • The most important security issues of our time

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Breakout Session

#EpicFail – A Ransomware Choose Your Own Adventure

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Martin Palacios

Chief Information Officer

Paper Excellence

Whether it comes from across the globe or down the street, the ever-looming threat of a ransomware attack is always in the back of the IT and security executive’s mind. Get your collaborative and creative juices flowing in this gamified choose your own adventure in responding to an attack on a third-party vendor.

In this interactive session attendees will:

  • Collaborate to identify and respond to threat responses
  • Determine an appropriate response and communications plan
  • Discuss pitfalls, best practices and remediation steps

1:25pm - 2:10pm  Executive Boardroom

Third-Party CyberRisk — Zero-Day Findings and Mitigation

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Eric Staffin

Vice President, Strategic Development Group

BlueVoyant

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Hardeep Mehrotara

Director, Information Security

Concert Properties

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Sonny Sarai

Director, Information Security

Pattison Food Group

Managing distributed risk is today’s defining cybersecurity challenge. Mitigation of zero-day vulnerabilities is critical as adversaries exploit supply chain entities. This session explores how to identify all third parties impacted by zero-day vulnerabilities and guide their mitigation efforts. Your vendor, supplier, and partner ecosystem is now your enterprise attack surface.

Join this session to learn:

  • How to manage distributed risk associated with hundreds and even thousands of vendors, suppliers, and partners 
  • Approaches to identify, prioritize, and mitigate active threats and critical/zero-day vulnerabilities 
  • Strategies to reduce supply chain/external ecosystem risk associated with zero-day

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Aislin Courtis at 503-407-4886

7:45am - 8:45am  Registration & Breakfast

8:45am - 9:30am  Keynote

The ROI of Creativity

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Noah Scalin

Artist, Innovation Consultant

Guest Speaker

The World Economic Forum named creativity one of the top must-have skills for success in all industries. It is the key to thriving in this era of rapid innovation and change. But very few organizations have truly invested in the development of this essential capability. Why? Because creativity is considered too intangible to measure, too messy to fit into a strategic plan or simply something that is only for a few specially talented people.  In this engaging presentation, Artist/Author Noah Scalin pulls back the curtain on his own creative practice to explain the real ROI of creativity.

In this session, we will learn:

  • Why creativity is a crucial skill for fostering innovation at your organization
  • How to use creativity strategically for long-term impact
  • Simple strategies that anyone can use to innovate, grow and inspire others

9:30am - 10:00am  Networking Break

10:00am - 10:45am  Breakout Session

Navigating the Applications Landscape

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Jennifer Strutt

Director, Experience and Performance

Teck

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Shari Wallace

CIO

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

Though digital transformation involves all areas of the business, CIOs agree that focusing on applications strategy produces the most impactful results. A successful enterprise applications strategy reinforces IT as a strategic business partner and also boosts employee productivity and engagement across today’s hybrid workforce.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Aligning your application footprint with your enterprise’s strategic objectives
  • Designing evolving architectures to meet ever-changing business requirements
  • Leveraging data to continuously refine your strategy and accelerate secure digital transformation

10:00am - 10:45am  Breakout Session

The Possibilities of AI Driven Security Operations

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Sam Shaabani

Manager, Cyber Security Operations

Teck

The modernization of security operations is important in lieu of changes in the cloud environment and unplanned cybercrime incidents. AI driven security operations allow organizations to reduce the risk and potential impact of security incidents, while also improving the overall efficiency and cost of their security operations.

In this session, you will explore:

  • Strategies for examining capabilities and tools to ensure relevancy
  • Efficient visibility and protection of data
  • How to correlate and process threat intelligence in real time

10:00am - 10:45am  Executive Boardroom

Build Your Backbone - Aligning IAM to Accelerate Strategy

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Salen Goundar

Senior IT Manager

Panago Pizza

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Martin Kyle

CISO

Payments Canada

Customer Identity and Access Management is the backbone required to orchestrate and deliver digital business strategy. As these market dynamics shift and customer requirements evolve, organizations must adapt their CIAM strategies to meet the developing requirements.

Join this interactive session to discuss:

  • Understanding and taking advantage of CIAM trends
  • Enabling consistent and trustworthy omnichannel experiences for customers and external partners
  • Tracking identity-centered security vulnerabilities in multi-cloud environments

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Aislin Courtis at 503-407-4886

10:45am - 11:20am  Networking Break

10:50am - 11:15am  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

2:10pm - 2:45pm  Networking Break

2:15pm - 2:40pm  Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Peer-to-Peer Meetings

Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Evanta’s Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Breakout Session

Moving Forward — A CISO’s Perspective

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Richard Farley

CISO

Zoom Video Communications

The world is changing. Employees, clients and companies are evolving as we enter the next phase of the pandemic. What are they thinking, where are they going - A Security Leader's point of view.

Join this session to discuss:

  • Defining the new “normal” that works for your company
  • Providing a modern, flexible and secure experience for employees and customers
  • Brainstorming creative ways to keep employees engaged

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

Elevating AppSec to a Board-Level Discussion

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Sohail Iqbal

CISO

Veracode

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Joe Wong

Vice President, Information Systems & Technology

Concert Properties

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Jim Attridge

Sr. Director, Enterprise IT Services

Canfor

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Alex Buhler

Chief Technology Officer

INDOCHINO

As we’ve all learned (sometimes painfully — or worse, publicly), the open source libraries and resources developers use to build applications faster also come with vulnerabilities that can all-too-easily make it into products. Board members have learned these lessons, too, and now want more frequent updates and insight into security initiatives.

 Join this boardroom hosted by Veracode to discuss bringing the AppSec conversation into the boardroom. You'll leave with actionable tips and advice on:

  • Understanding board members’ concerns and priorities
  • Presenting information and metrics in a way that board members understand
  • Getting board buy-in on your plans and budget to stay ahead of the threat landscape and innovation curve

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Aislin Courtis at 503-407-4886 or aislin.courtis@evanta.com

2:45pm - 3:30pm  Executive Boardroom

Agility Through a Solid Architecture

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Greg Paulsen

Director, Information Technology

Cascade Aerospace

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Steve Little

Vice President Business Technology Solutions

Seaspan Corporation

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Nasir Khattak

Senior Vice President & Head of Technology Delivery, Co-CIO

Raymond James Canada

Today's rapidly evolving enterprise requires a more agile and business-focused governance model. According to Gartner, traditional IT governance cannot meet the needs of today's digital business. This session will explore whether organizations are focusing on specific innovative technologies before looking for opportunities to apply them within the business or if it's the other way around.

Join this boardroom to discuss:

  • Strategies for business-driven digital transformation
  • How to leverage business architecture practices with stakeholders as an added value
  • The importance of shifting to an innovative mindset

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 & CISOs).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Aislin Courtis at aislin.courtis@evanta.com or 503-407-4886.

3:30pm - 3:45pm  Networking Break

3:45pm - 4:20pm  Keynote

Keys to a Healthy Cybersecurity Strategy

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Greg Sieg

SVP & CIO

Ledcor

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Michael Dobson

Director, Information Security

West Fraser

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Michelle Evans

Director, Information Systems

FortisBC Energy

As organizations of all sizes are feeling the impact of increased cyberattacks, creating a flexible and scalable cybersecurity program is paramount for technology leaders. Instead of letting these circumstances overwhelm you, it’s time to lean on the people and resources around you to reenforce your own team and strategy.

Join this keynote to discuss:

  • Strategies to further evolve the cybersecurity program
  • The importance of aligning initiatives between CIOs & CISOs
  • How to create organizational buy-in and support

4:20pm - 4:50pm  Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

November 14, 2022

November 15, 2022

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming in-person gathering


Location


MORE INFORMATION

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling (866)-238-4218.

Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $329 CAD (plus tax) is October 28, 2022.

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Aislin Courtis

Program Manager

503-407-4886

aislin.courtis@evanta.com