2019 Vancouver, BC CIO Executive Summit Evanta a Gartner Company Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

May 21, 2019

6:00pm - 8:30pm Diversity in Technology

Cybele Negris, CEO & Co-Founder, Webnames.ca

7:15pm - 7:35pm Creating a Culture of Celebration

Andrew Bright, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy

May 22, 2019

7:00am - 7:45am Registration & Breakfast

7:45am - 8:30am Basement Startup to Global Enterprise Company

Craig Adam, Director of Technology, Skip the Dishes

8:30am - 9:00am Networking Break

9:00am - 9:50am Cyber Security through Collaboration

Michele Mullen, Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security

9:00am - 9:50am Artificial Intelligence vs. Malware

Douglas Santos, Cybersecurity Strategist, Fortinet, Inc.

9:00am - 9:50am Transforming the IT Value Chain

Stuart Bourhill, Vice President IMIT & Chief Information Officer, First Nations Health Authority Alex Buhler, Chief Technology Officer, INDOCHINO Apparel Inc. Dale James, Senior Executive Architect - Inspire, ServiceNow

9:00am - 9:50am Cloud Security is a Shared Responsibility

Rob Davidson, Director, Innovation, Architecture & Security Services, CISO, Pacific Blue Cross Lloyd Jura, Manager, Information Risk Management, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Christopher Sicard, Consulting & Systems Integration Leader - Canada, IBM

9:50am - 10:20am Networking Break

10:20am - 11:10am Changing the Course of Business

Suzie Smibert, Global Director Enterprise Architecture & CISO, International Jim Attridge, Senior Manager, Cybersecurity,

10:20am - 11:10am Analytic Insights + Augmented Intellect = Actual Innovation

Peter Coffee, VP, Strategic Research, Salesforce.com

10:20am - 11:10am Moving Toward Data-Centric Business Models

Marcela Hernandez, Chief Data Officer, University of British Columbia Dave Marecek, VP, Transformation & Information Services, BC Pensions Corporation Amitesh Kumar, Global Head, Sales & Solutions - Analytics & Insights, Tata Consultancy Services

10:20am - 11:10am RPA and ROI – Automation’s Competitive Advantage

Cherian Palayoor, CISO, David Royer, Director, Enterprise Risk & Compliance, Canada Chet Chambers, VP, Chief Evangelist, Americas, UiPath

11:10am - 11:40am Networking Break 7:50am - 8:00am Laugh and Learn

Andrew Bright, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy Elijah Tadema, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy

11:40am - 12:50pm The Next Chapter in Your Digital Journey

Charlotte Wang, CTO, IBM Global Technology Services

12:50pm - 1:20pm Networking Break

1:20pm - 2:10pm The Rise of the Customer-Centric Executive

Gary Eastwood, CIO, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Brian Kuhn, Director of Technology & CIO, Vancouver School Board Dianne Lapierre, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Raymond James Kurt Pregler, CIO, TransLink

1:20pm - 2:10pm The Artificial Reality of Cyber Defense

Ron Winward, Security Evangelist, Radware

1:20pm - 2:10pm Navigating Cloud Adoption

Mussawar Choudhry, Director, IT, Pizza Inc. Joe Wong, VP IT, Coast Capital Savings Eric Gales, Country Manager, Amazon Web Services Canada

1:20pm - 2:10pm Building API Strategy for the Smart Enterprise

Gerry Akkerman, Director Business Technology Planning & Program Director, Digital Customer Experience, TransLink Jim Attridge, Senior Manager, Cybersecurity, Canfor David Allen, Global Architect, Google Cloud

2:10pm - 2:30pm Networking Break

2:30pm - 3:20pm The Strategy Behind the Business Cavin Green, Vice President, Business Technology, International

2:30pm - 3:20pm Improv Leadership – Effective Leadership in the Unscripted Workplace

Andrew Bright, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy Elijah Tadema, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy

2:30pm - 3:20pm Eliminate Vulnerability Overload with Predictive Prioritization

Omid Hamed, Sr. Manager, Cybersecurity and IT Investment Planning, BC Hydro Angela Swyers, Manager, Major Projects & Risk, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Conrad Smith, CISO, Tenable

3:20pm - 3:40pm Networking Break

3:50pm - 4:10pm Laugh and Learn

Andrew Bright, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy Elijah Tadema, Comedian, Panic Squad Improv Comedy

4:10pm - 4:40pm Smarter Together

Jessie Adcock, Chief Technology Officer, City of Vancouver

4:40pm - 5:30pm Closing Reception & Prize Drawing