
Vancouver, BC CIO Community
Executive Summit
November 7, 2023 | The Westin Bayshore
November 7, 2023
The Westin Bayshore
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:
Increasing operational efficiencies and productivity to improve cybersecurity strategies
Increasing the velocity and speed of applications
Enhancing IT strategy, governance and operating models to improve business outcomes
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

Rob Davidson
Pacific Blue Cross
CISO

David Royer
West Fraser
CISO

Greg Sieg
Ledcor
SVP & CIO

Tim Swanson
FortisBC Energy
Director, Corporate Security & Business Continuity
What to Expect
Agenda
7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
8:30am - 9:15am Keynote
Remarkable Resilience - Tools for Combating Toxic Stress & Burnout
Hosted by Tanium

Sheila Hamilton
Mental Health Thought Leader and Author of "All the Things We Never Knew"
Guest Speaker
Today’s CIOs & CISOs face daunting challenges. As the business leader in charge of adding value to the company, finding the right talent and inspiring technology innovation, there’s an incredible amount of pressure. It’s no surprise that CIOs & CISOs are experiencing burnout at unprecedented rates. While taking care of employees is important, how can CIOs & CISOs make sure they are taking care of themselves to help make their careers sustainable while maintaining a sense of well-being?
Join this keynote to explore:
- Evidence-based strategies that can help alleviate burnout
- How to recognize the signs and symptoms of toxic stress and burnout
- How to remain engaged, energized, and focused during turbulent times
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
The Most Important Shift for Cybersecurity in a Generation
Hosted by Netskope

Steve Riley
Field CTO
Netskope
We live in a world where everything is hybrid and the blend between personal, corporate, private and public is ever-changing and presents us with a host of new challenges. This has increased and complicated the attack surface and the pressure to converge tools and do “more with less” is at peak levels. We must meet this watershed moment with the right team, plans, and technology.
Join this interactive session to learn:
- How to build an effective plan for change without adding to the chaos
- What consolidation approaches save money without sacrificing security
- Use cases that deliver immediate value and efficiency while improving user experience
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Preparing Your Infrastructure for the Future of AI
Hosted by IBM

David Royer
CISO
West Fraser

Chris Pratt
Director, Technical Sales, Canada
IBM

Joe Wong
Vice President, Information Systems & Technology
Concert Properties
It is no secret that 2023 has been a revolutionary time for AI. These advances are driving enterprises to leverage generative AI capabilities to improve business performance and create stakeholder value. With the push to implement AI, how do you modernize your infrastructure to realize it’s full value? The answer goes beyond general purpose storage and legacy infrastructure.
In this session, we will explore:
- Strategies for modernizing systems and architectures
- The data foundation for extending AI deep into the business
- Modernization with resiliency, performance, security, sustainability, and compliance in mind
10:25am - 11:00am Networking Break
10:30am - 10:55am 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.
11:00am - 11:45am Breakout Session
Leading with Digital Sustainability - A Strategy Led by Technology
Hosted by ChromeOS

Chester Lui
Head of Americas Chrome Customer Engineers
Google Chrome Enterprise
Enterprises are under pressure to address multiple challenges impacting the planet, their people and profitability. This is all happening while a recession is looming, quiet quitting is real and climate change is a top concern. Now is the time to position technology leaders as key partners in tackling these issues maximizes sustainable value across the business.
Join this session to explore sustainable strategies for:
- Reducing efforts in the negative impact your company and products have on the planet (environmental sustainability)
- How to best champion and manage the impact on your people (social sustainability)
- Managing the business' fiscal health and future profitability (financial sustainability)
11:00am - 11:45am Breakout Session
Security Operations – Empowering Teams with Automation
Hosted by SentinelOne

Hardeep Mehrotara
Director, Information Security, Architecture
Concert Properties
The volume and complexity of security threats combined with the difficulty of hiring and retaining sustainable talent is pushing security organizations to look toward automation and orchestration for improved effectiveness. To stay ahead of the next wave of threats, teams must ensure their automation efforts go beyond the basics and find ways to incorporate actionable threat intelligence into all aspects of the enterprise.
Join this session to learn:
- The importance of investing in automation
- Examples of how automation can be used across IT and security for the entire cyber response lifecycle
- Best practices when implementing automation across multiple teams
11:45am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Vancouver, BC CIO Community Executive Summit.
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
The Westin Bayshore2023 Parking Rates
Valet Parking on event day (Tuesday, November 7th) will be complimentary for the first 60 executives. We will hand out vouchers at the registration desk.
Overnight Registered Parking:
Self-Park $45 / 24hrs
Valet $55 / 24hrs
Meter Visitor Self Park:
30 Minutes $4
60 Minutes $8
90 Minutes $12
Evening Park (5pm Until 2:00am) $20
Visitor Valet:
Valet Day/Night Max. (12hrs) $50
Valet Visitor Parking. (4hrs) $25
EV Charging Parking:
Only One Stall Available (R4) $10 /hr
A block of rooms has been reserved at the The Westin Bayshore at a reduced conference rate. Reservations should be made online or by calling 1-604-682-337 .
Deadline to book using the discounted room rate of $359 CAD (plus tax) is October 10, 2023.
Community Program Manager
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