September 25th, 2018 – The Omni King Edward, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
While the overall theme of our CIO & CISO Toronto Summits was “Digital Transformation: A Journey Not a Destination,” the key takeaways were understanding securities’ role and the communication in moving forward with digital disruption and transformation.
Terry Hickey, Chief Analytics Officer at CIBC, kicked off the summit with a keynote presentation entitled: Digital Transformation: A Journey Not a Destination which stresses the fact that digital transformation is never ending, but constantly evolving and unfolding.
We also want to thank all our speakers:
- Vali Ali – Chief Technologist Software, Security & Privacy Commercial Managed IT Platforms at HP
Data Security in a Changing World - Charlotte Wang – IBM Distinguished Engineer at IBM
Empower Business Transformation with a Well-Managed Hybrid Cloud - Allan Alford – CISO at Mitel
The Wait is Over: GDPR is Finally Here - Cal Rosen – VP – Data Integration at Scotiabank
Data Matters! Attaining Transformation Through Data & Analytics - Hugh Cushing – Solution Engineer at Prevoty
Knowing is Half the Battle – Protecting Applications & Their Sensitive Data - Mike Cardy – Chief Technology Strategist – Canada at Red Hat
A Journey to Digital Transformation: The People-Side of Accelerated Innovation - Tyler Townes – Leader of Blackberry Security Incident Response Team at Blackberry
What Keeps Your Software Vendors Up At Night? - Scott Morrison – SVP & Distinguished Engineer at CA Technologies
The Future of APIs - Tom Atkins – AVP at Attivo Networks
Deception-Based Threat Detection: Myths and Realities - Curtis Peterson – SVP – Operations at RingCentral
Accelerating Digital Transformation with Collaborative Communications - Eldon Sprickerhoff – Founder & CIO at eSentire
Finding the Right Security Partner: The Difference Between MSSP and MDR - Sergio Borger – Innovation Program Director, IBM Global Technology Services at IBM
Prototyping a Digital Service Organization - Eric Whaley – CIO at Wolseley Canada
Driving Digital Transformation: Proactive Path vs. Reactive Response - Kush Sharma – Global Director InfoSec. & Compliance at Saputo
Designing the Digital Workplace - Sergei Beliaev – VP – Technology Canada CIO at Walmart Canada
CIO’s Got Talent: Finding, Growing & Retaining the Best People - Alizabeth Calder – SVP & CIO at HomeEquity Bank
Resonating with the Board on Strategic Alignment of Technology-Driven Transformation - Sandi Jones – AVP – Global Infrastructure Services, Network Services at Manulife Financial Corporation
Cloud Infrastructure – Everything’s Different, Everything’s the Same - Della Shea – Chief Privacy Officer & VP of Data Governance at Symcor
Influencing and not Just Reacting to, the Business Strategy - Helen Polatajko – Board Director at CDSPI
What’s the Next Stop On the Transformation Journey?
We also want to thank each of our participants on our executive visions panel CIOs/CISOs as the Consummate Consumer as well as our closing panel What’s the Next Stop on the Transformation Journey?
- Helen Polatajko – Board Director at CDSPI
- Sam Adi – Head of Information Security & Internal Controls at Indigo Books & Music Inc.
- Michelle Joliat – Managing Director & Head, Wealth Digitization, Robotics & Process Transformation at BMO Financial Group
- Alizabeth Calder – SVP & CIO at HomeEquity Bank
We are confident that our attendees created new connections with their peers, uncovered one or more new ideas that will impact their digital transformation efforts and found several new solution providers that can help then achieve their goals. We look forward to seeing you again soon at our 2019 CIO & CISO Toronto Summits on April 25, 2019!
Hugh Cushing, Solution Engineer @Prevoty leads a thought leadership session entitled: Knowing is Half the Battle – Protecting Applications & Their Sensitive Data, positing that a real-time embedded software solution to detect vulnerabilities instantly mitigates risk. #CIOToronto pic.twitter.com/idhpOR0tw1
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Vali Ali, Chief Technologist Software, Security and Privacy Commercial Managed IT Platforms @HPCanada presents Data Security in a Changing World. What you do not see, can and will hurt you unless you have clearly-defined enterprise security processes. #CIOToronto #CISOTorotnto pic.twitter.com/lTrbj2zLBE
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Terry Hickey, Chief Analytics Officer @cibc leads the keynote presentation – Digital Transformation: A Journey Not a Destination. Many forces drive companies to adapt, but change starts at the position of the CIO/CISO who impliment secure infrastructure. #CIOToronto #CISOToronto pic.twitter.com/ldKP6gXJBw
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Tyler Townes, Leader of Blackberry Security Incident Response Team @BlackBerry leads a session concerning what keeps vendors up at night. Product security is unique in each discipline, creating a need for a comprehensive enterprise security approach. #CIOToronto #CISOToronto pic.twitter.com/UbS6RiaVxo
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Mike Cardy, Chief Technology Strategist @RedHat presents A Journey to Digital Transformation: The People-Side of Accelerated Innovation where he puts forth that people, not speed and agility are the primary barriers for innovation in this digital age. #CIOToronto #CISOToronto pic.twitter.com/CSPHreCDwe
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Eldon Sprickerhoff, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer @eSentire leads an executive boardroom entitled: Finding the Right Security Partner: The Difference Between MSSP and MDR. Validating vendor regulatory experience is crucial for enterprise security. #CIOToronto #CISOToronto pic.twitter.com/0zr8pntROh
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Scot Morrison, SVP and Engineer @CATechnologies presents the Future of APIs as not just a technological fad, but a revolutionary tech that changes how software is built. APIs simplify application integration, allowing for increased functionality. #CIOToronto #CISOToronto pic.twitter.com/eJhvPTIU5I
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Curtis Peterson, SVP – Operations @RingCentral presents: Accelerating Digital Transformation with Collaborative Communications, putting forth how building a cloud infrastructure drives agility and data insights for meaningful KPIs. #CIOToronto #CISOToronto pic.twitter.com/zjQJFTbecS
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