In-Person

Vancouver, BC CISO Community

Inner Circle

April 2027 | Location Coming Soon

April 2027
Location Coming Soon

Expand your network and engage with peers

Join the Gartner Vancouver, BC CISO Community Inner Circle, an intimate dinner event offering facilitated, roundtable discussions and informal networking with CISO peers. Explore a timely, peer-driven topic and exchange ideas in a collaborative setting designed to surface candid perspectives and actionable insights.

Engage with peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:

Elevating CIO and CISO Influence in Enterprise AI Strategy

Strengthening Executive Alignment and Accountability for AI Outcomes

Advancing AI From Experimentation to Measurable Business Value

Vancouver, BC CISO Governing Body

The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Rob Antonishen

BC Hydro
Director, Cyber Security & Compliance

Mark Basco

Adentra Group
Director, IT & Cybersecurity

Wyman Chin

Pacific Blue Cross
SVP & CIO

Rob Davidson

Pacific Blue Cross
CISO

Biying He

TransLink
Director, Cybersecurity, Resilience & Information Management

Leung Man

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Senior Manager, Information Risk Management

Greg Sieg

Ledcor
SVP & CIO

Hardeep Mehrotara

QuadReal Property Group
VP, Cyber Security

Agenda

April 1, 2027

4:30pm - 5:30pm  Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Discussion Topics

Beyond AI Deployment — CIOs & CISOs as Business Value Leaders

 AI has shifted from a technology initiative to a business imperative, increasing expectations for CIOs and CISOs to influence outcomes far beyond IT and cybersecurity. CEOs and boards are looking to technology leaders not only to securely deploy AI, but also to help shape strategy, improve decision-making, and contribute directly to business growth.

As accountability for AI outcomes expands, technology leaders must build stronger partnerships across the executive team, establish clear ownership models, and identify where AI can create the greatest business impact. This conversation focuses on how leading CIOs and CISOs are redefining their roles and driving enterprise value in the next phase of AI adoption.

Discussion Questions:

  • How have expectations from CEOs and boards changed as AI adoption has matured?
  • Where is AI creating tangible business value today, and how are you balancing value creation with governance, security, and risk management?
  • How are you defining accountability and ownership for AI outcomes across technology, security, risk, and business leaders?
  • What frameworks or criteria are you using to identify and prioritize AI opportunities that are most likely to drive business impact?
  • How are you building partnerships across the executive team to ensure AI initiatives align with strategic business goals and deliver measurable results?


6:30pm - 7:00pm  Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm  Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm  Social Hour

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

Gartner cares about the health and safety of our community. If you are feeling unwell, please refrain from attending the conference. At this time, Gartner does not have any health-related requirements in place for attendance. Should this change, we will follow up with updated guidance.

Location

Coming Soon

Venue information will be available shortly.

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Heather Bosillo

Community Program Manager

heather.bosillo@gartner.com