Collaborating
Toronto CIO Community
Collaborating Detroit's CIO community
November 14th, 2024
CONNECT . ENGAGE . INNOVATE
Louis Jean
Former host-anchor-journalist TVA Sports/Sportsnet
Successful CIOs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. Moderated by Former host-anchor-journalist TVA Sports/Sportsnet; Louis Jean, CIOMeet Toronto collaborate Tor area IT leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and industries to connect the dots between innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.
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Join us over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the current directions within the Office of the CIO.
The CIO ThrivePoint
A peer group of Leaders, Visionaries, and Game Changers who have shaped this collaboration.
Nastaran Bisheban
CIO
VetStrategy
Srdjan Milutinovic
CIO
ruby
Sam Ishak
CIO
FCT
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Shawn Van Raay
CIO
Payments Canada
Derek Cullen
CIO
Stikeman Elliott
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Michael Lin
CIO
Wawanesa Insurance
Sandeep Grover
CTO
Empire Communities
AGENDA
8.00 am - 9.15 am
Registration & Open Networking
Grab coffee and breakfast with peers and fuel yourself for a day of thought leading discussions
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9.25 am - 10.10 am
CIO Panel
What is the Future of the Office of the CIO? Looking through their crystal ball our panelists will predict the challenges ahead and forecast strategies that incubate inclusive creativity, bring innovation, and shape the Future of the Enterprise.
10.30 am - 11.10 am
CIO Collaborate
Collaboration is at the heart of growth. Join us to explore the Office of the CIO tackling global AV standardization and consistent user experience across regions; platform strategy (hardware/software vs. cloud or managed services) guided by dashboards and simulation; and security, availability, and user trust with AI-driven defenses and DDoS resilience.
11.20 am - 12.20 pm
CIO Engage
A successful leader is one that empowers themselves with lesson, knowledge, experience of a community. Engage with peers and partners in our Lounge and expand your community
1.30 pm - 2.10 pm
David & Goliath Panel
Best-learned lessons come from experience. Leading CIOs from diverse backgrounds and industries will compare and contrast their challenges and share their best learned lessons of successes and failures stories
2.55 pm - 3.00 pm
Closing Remarks
Cast your vote to help crown our Toronto CIO Community Visionaries and Contributors.
9.15 am - 9.25 am
Setting the Tone
Moderator will introduce the visionaries and game changers that have helped shaped today's collaboration.​
10.10 am - 10.30 am
Unite IT + CRE: every room, real ROI
Harmonizing IT and Corporate Real Estate (CRE) teams is crucial for maximizing the value of Unified Communications (UC) investments—especially as hybrid work reshapes how office spaces are used.
11.10 am - 11.20 am
CIO Insights
An opportunity to reflect and relate​
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12.20 pm - 1.30 pm
Leaders Lunch
Join peers and partners over an epicurean lunch to discuss, debate, and challenge the direction of the Office of the CIO focusing on cloud/hybrid governance & compliance, digital employee experience & hybrid work, and competitive advantage & delivery model (spend prioritization, reducing Dev–Sec–Ops friction, and differentiating tech bets).
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2.10 pm - 2.55 pm
CIO Lounge
More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with peers and visionaries behind latest technologies
