IN-PERSON

Vancouver, BC CIO Executive Summit

November 7, 2023 | The Westin Bayshore

November 7, 2023
The Westin Bayshore

Governing Body Agenda Location Partners Contact

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

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

CIO AGENDA CISO AGENDA

November 6, 2023

evening

November 7, 2023

morning afternoon

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

Governing Body Welcome Reception

Alex Buhler

Chief Technology Officer

INDOCHINO

Who doesn't love connecting with peers to eat and enjoy a friendly competition? Governing Body members will have the opportunity to enjoy dinner and participate in a hands-on dessert competition. Participants will form small teams and receive an assortment of toppings along with tempered chocolate to create their own unique chocolate bark. They will have 20 minutes to put the dessert together and will be judged on flavor, appearance, texture and originality. This is an evening of networking you won't want to miss!

7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am Keynote

Remarkable Resilience - Tools for Combating Toxic Stress & Burnout

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

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

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

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

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

12:30pm - 1:05pm Keynote

Building Trust Through Collaborative Partnership

Madelin Santana

Sr Director Analyst

Gartner

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, a successful partnership with peers is vital for CIOS and CISOs to achieve their personal, functional and organizational goals. A trusting relationship accelerates progress on strategic goals and enables smarter decisions for the organization. But what does a trusting relationship, or trust, mean in the context of C-suite leadership?

Join this lunch keynote to discuss:

Executing actions to build trust across the C-suite
Overcoming common trust barriers and applying principals of the trust compass
Rebuilding foundations of trust for the recovery process

1:05pm - 1:30pm Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm Breakout Session

Exploring the Latest Data and AI Market Trends

Bruno Aziza

Partner at Capital G

Google

Andrew Storrs

VP Data Engineering

Aritzia

Harnessing trends like Gen AI can unlock new opportunities, but many organizations are unable to activate their data due to fragmented data systems for analytics, AI, and ML which do not work together and slow innovation.

Join this session to learn:

The latest data and AI trends
How to help your organization accelerate transformation and move faster to market
Tangible approaches to be ready for the future

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

CIOs and CISOs Connecting Business, Data and Technology

Eric Chang

CTO, RubrikX

Rubrik

Stuart Bourhill

VP IMIT & CIO

First Nations Health Authority

Cameron Yardy

Director of Cyber Security

First West Credit Union

Martin Kyle

CISO

Payments Canada

According to Gartner, the challenge for many IT and business leaders today is to instill a culture of data-driven decision making across the organization. Those who want to exploit the potential of new data and advanced analytics capabilities at scale typically face numerous challenges.

In this session, CIOs and CISOs will:

Identify and define quick-win opportunities supporting the business data strategy
Discuss best practices for designing data and analytics programs
Brainstorm technology and resource alignment

2:15pm - 2:50pm Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm 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.

2:50pm - 3:35pm Executive Boardroom

Proven Ways to Maximize the Value of Your ERP

Guy Guiffre

VP, West

Rimini Street

Greg Paulsen

Senior Director, IT & Strategy

Cascade Aerospace

Sean Simpson

CIO

City of Surrey

You’re being asked to move to the cloud or upgrade your ERP even though there is limited business value. If you don’t, you face steep annual support increases or elimination of support for your mission-critical systems. Even if you see value in making a move eventually, you may want to wait. You have more leverage than you realize and more options than it appears without negative consequences with your ERP vendors.

Join this session to learn about ways you can maximize your ERP’s value:

Let the business value dictate your roadmap.
Level the playing field with the big vendors and use it to your advantage.
Create leverage and use it to make a great impact.

2:50pm - 3:35pm Executive Boardroom

Analyzing Your Application and Infrastructure Technology Strategy

Dmitry Tyan

Chief Architect (IT)

Interfor

Jordan Labun

Director of IT, Ocean Brands

Jim Pattison Group

Chris Allen

VP, Information Technology

Pattison Food Group

Applications can make or break an organization’s growth. Too many and you create an opportunity for redundancies and inefficiencies; too few and you risk getting left in the past. In today’s digital-first workspaces, how can leaders evolve their strategy to maximize the value of their applications, advance key digital initiatives and remain agile in the face of constant change?

Join your peers to discuss:

Discontinuing legacy systems, modernizing, and shifting to agile solutions
Building a business case for application and technology rationalization
Creating architectures that evolve with ever-changing business requirements

3:35pm - 4:00pm Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm Keynote

Looking Forward - The Future of Technology and Cybersecurity Leaders

Clay Stooshnoff

Director, IS Applications & Delivery Services

FortisBC Energy

Jim Attridge

Sr. Director, Enterprise Data Solutions

Canfor

Steve Little

Vice President, Technology and Innovation

Lundin Mining

The role of technology and cybersecurity leaders has changed drastically in the last few years as we continue to navigate hybrid working environments, push for diversity, and build up new talent. Technology and cybersecurity leaders are more creative problem-solvers than ever, all while steering the ship to create an employee experience that will retain good workers.

Join this session to hear from industry leaders about:

Evolving the role of technology and cybersecurity leaders and where it’s headed
Navigating hybrid environments and fostering culture
Creating change within the organization

4:35pm - 5:00pm Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

7:45am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am Keynote

Remarkable Resilience - Tools for Combating Toxic Stress & Burnout

Sheila Hamilton

Mental Health Thought Leader and Author of "All the Things We Never Knew"

Guest Speaker

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

Steve Riley

Field CTO

Netskope

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 Breakout Session

Bolstering Your Supply Chain Security Strategy

Tim Swanson

Director, Corporate Security & Business Continuity

FortisBC Energy

Staying ahead of the next third-party event requires a lot: tools, team buy-in and, most importantly, planning. A good third-party defense plan can do a lot more than protect you from data breaches and overlooked vulnerabilities. When done right, your plan can increase efficiency, resiliency and move you one step closer to improved metrics and KPIs.

Join your C-suite peers to:

Discuss tools and processes to further enhance third-party resiliency
Chart your third-party defense plan considering potential resource and talent challenges
Strategize on achieving compliance with new and changing supply chain security standards

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

Security Operations – Empowering Teams with Automation

Hardeep Mehrotara

Director, Information Security, Architecture

Concert Properties

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

11:00am - 11:45am Executive Boardroom

Strategic Pitfalls in Third-Party Risk Management

Frank Konig

Sales Director, Canada

RiskRecon - A MasterCard Company

Rob Davidson

CISO

Pacific Blue Cross

Satvir Thandi

Director, Technology Services

Methanex Corp

Managing cyber risk across an enterprise IT infrastructure has never been harder. Remote workers, advancing attack methods, and an ever-expanding vendor network are challenging every firm, as total visibility into threats has become nearly impossible. As digital business strategy matures, more organizations are becoming dependent on the cyber posture and protection of third parties. Third-party risks present a unique challenge because you are depending on vendors and partners to operate securely to keep your data and information safe. How are you mitigating the associated risks and demonstrating this to the business to ensure effective security programs?

Join our session to hear about:

Common failings across TPRM programs that led to breach events
How executives can provide strategic direction for third-party risk teams
Key practices being implemented by leading vendor risk firms to maintain strong supply chain risk management

11:45am - 12:30pm Lunch Service

12:30pm - 1:05pm Keynote

Building Trust Through Collaborative Partnership

Madelin Santana

Sr Director Analyst

Gartner

Join this lunch keynote to discuss:

Executing actions to build trust across the C-suite
Overcoming common trust barriers and applying principals of the trust compass
Rebuilding foundations of trust for the recovery process

1:05pm - 1:30pm Break

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

CIOs and CISOs Connecting Business, Data and Technology

Eric Chang

CTO, RubrikX

Rubrik

Stuart Bourhill

VP IMIT & CIO

First Nations Health Authority

Cameron Yardy

Director of Cyber Security

First West Credit Union

Martin Kyle

CISO

Payments Canada

In this session, CIOs and CISOs will:

Identify and define quick-win opportunities supporting the business data strategy
Discuss best practices for designing data and analytics programs
Brainstorm technology and resource alignment

1:30pm - 2:15pm Executive Boardroom

Unlocking Growth – Developing a Holistic Cybersecurity Vision

Sonal Srivastava

Director, Cybersecurity Consulting

HCLTech

Penny Longman

Director, Information Security

Fraser Health Authority

Leo Navin

Director, Enterprise Services

Canfor

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats, it’s paramount to have an adaptable and scalable cybersecurity vision. Assessment and benchmarking, strategy and planning, improvement and innovation are all critical components to realize the overall vision. By addressing these elements, progress can be achieved across a number of enterprise priorities: digital transformation, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, cyber resilience, and information protection.

Join this session to discuss:

Streamlining your security expenditures while enhancing your organization's protection
Crafting a robust, adaptable cybersecurity roadmap that aligns with your business objectives.
Guiding your organization to adopt and implement effective security processes

2:15pm - 2:50pm Networking Break

2:20pm - 2:45pm 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.

2:50pm - 3:35pm Breakout Session

Navigating Cybersecurity's New Frontiers — Strategies for Resilience and Risk Mitigation

Peter Smetny

Systems Engineering Director

Fortinet

In 2023, CISOs face a cybersecurity landscape characterized by evolving challenges and transformative opportunities. Whether balancing the risks and rewards of innovation, investing in proactive threat prevention, automation and AI, or adopting nimble security models that reduce attack surfaces – the right cybersecurity strategies can enhance resilience and help mitigate risks amid rapid change.

Join this session to learn:

Crafting Cybersecurity Strategies for Resilience
Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks in a Shifting Landscape
Optimizing team talent and resources to maximize protection

3:35pm - 4:00pm Break

4:00pm - 4:35pm Keynote

Looking Forward - The Future of Technology and Cybersecurity Leaders

Clay Stooshnoff

Director, IS Applications & Delivery Services

FortisBC Energy

Jim Attridge

Sr. Director, Enterprise Data Solutions

Canfor

Steve Little

Vice President, Technology and Innovation

Lundin Mining

Join this session to hear from industry leaders about:

Evolving the role of technology and cybersecurity leaders and where it’s headed
Navigating hybrid environments and fostering culture
Creating change within the organization

4:35pm - 5:00pm Closing Reception & Prize Drawing

November 6, 2023

evening

November 7, 2023

morning afternoon

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

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Location

Venue & Accommodation

The Westin Bayshore

MORE INFORMATION

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.

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