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2023 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit

Texas – Thu, 04-06-2023 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Resilient Leadership: Dreaming Big and Delivering a Secure Digital Agenda

Inflationary pressures and other macro-economic challenges are creating headwinds for technology executives and fellow members of the C-suite to execute on and achieve strategic goals through 2023. The fast-changing socio-economic landscape is prompting technology executives to become more creative than ever in a cost-conscious environment and to draw upon authentic and inclusive leadership skills to inspire their teams. Meanwhile, tech leaders will need to remain laser focused on new ransomware, phishing and crypto mining attacks amidst budgetary pressures.
Here are the four prevailing leadership and technology trends that HMG Strategy will be focusing on throughout its 2023 Executive Leadership Summit Series:

  • Innovation & Invention to Spur Revenue Growth
  • Fostering World-Class Collaboration and Teaming
  • Harnessing Advanced Technology to Drive Cost Reduction
  • Securing a Global Digital Agenda

Global economic challenges are creating unique opportunities for business technology executives to foster a collaborative culture, embrace fresh innovative approaches, and develop strong partnerships to leverage hot technologies such as AI, ChatGPT, cloud platforms and cyber technologies to securely move the needle for the business and win in tumultuous times.

October 3, 2023, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET

 

8:00 – 9:00 AM 

Breakfast and Networking


9:00 – 9:20 AM                                                                      

Welcome and Introduction

Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO, HMG Strategy and co-host Kyoko Kobayashi, Managing Partner, CIOs Beyond Borders Group


9:20 – 9:30 AM                                                                                                

EXPERT TECH TALK:  AI and the Future of Work: How to Thrive in the Era of ChatGPT

Dan Turchin, CEO, PeopleReign

AI, machine learning and technologies such as ChatGPT are beginning to revolutionize the future of work. Technologies such as ChatGPT are redefining how humans and bots will work together. In this timely and thought-provoking executive discussion, Dan will explore how AI and automation is changing the nature of work, how it will impact the day-to-day lives of executives and employees, the potential ‘gotchas’ associated with AI along with the interdependence between humans and machines.


9:30 – 10:05 AM                                                                                          

EXECUTIVE PANEL:  Visionary Leadership:  Driving a Modern AI Enterprise and a Secure Digital Agenda

Moderator: Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO, HMG Strategy

Maria Aiello, Global Head of Private Market & Real Estate Technology, Manulife Financial

Roman Coba, VP Technology and CIO, Federated Co-operatives Limited

John Comacchio, SVP and CIO, Teknion Corporation

Ron Ijack, VP, Information Strategy & Systems, Roots

Fariba Rawhani, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Teranet Inc

Global economic challenges are creating unique opportunities for business technology executives to foster a collaborative culture, embrace fresh innovative approaches, and develop strong partnerships to leverage hot technologies such as AI, ChatGPT, cloud platforms and cyber technologies to securely move the needle for the business and win in tumultuous times. At the same time, tech leaders will need to remain laser focused on new ransomware, phishing and crypto mining attacks amidst budgetary pressures.

In this powerful Executive Panel discussion, world-class CIOs and technology executives will share the steps they’ve taken to cultivate a collaborative culture and embrace innovative approaches to position their companies to succeed in a challenging environment while securing the hybrid workplace.


10:05 – 10:10 AM

HMG 2023 Global Leadership Institute Award Presentation to Roman Coba, VP Technology and CIO, Federated Co-operatives Limited and John Comacchio, SVP and CIO, Teknion Corporation


10:10 – 10:35 AM                                                                              

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners


10:35 – 11:10 AM                                                                               

EXECUTIVE PANEL:  Tapping Innovative Technologies and Partnerships to Drive Cost Containment and Power Business Growth

Moderator:  Michael Lin, CIO, Travelers Canada

Yatin Dhareshwar, VP of Digital Services, YASH Technologies

Martin Jepil, Principal, Global VP, Enterprise Architecture & Integration, Avison Young

Marc Knoop, CTO, Traffix

Manoj Tiwary, CIO, Subaru Canada

Eric Whaley, CIO, Wolseley Canada Inc.

Many technology executives find themselves between a rock and a hard place. CEOs and CFOs are leaning on CIOs and technology leaders to find ways to reduce costs in a tight economy. On the other hand, technology executives are being counted upon to utilize hot technologies that can spark new business innovation and to support digital business models.

This panel of executives will share use cases for advanced technologies and partnerships that can lower costs and drive new business value.


11:10 – 11:35 AM                                                                                 

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners


11:35 AM – 12:00 NOON                                                                             

START-UP SHOWCASE:  The HMG Innovation Accelerator

CEOs from top technology startups will share the challenges they solve for clients, the innovation they deliver to companies, and how their solutions are differentiated in the market. They will also provide insights into the current state of the startup landscape, and how CIOs can leverage startups to accelerate their businesses’ success. The panelists will be available to answer questions and provide feedback on how their respective solutions can help CIOs succeed.

Moderator:   Emily Heath, General Partner, Cyberstarts

Raanan Raz, CEO and co-Founder, Avalor

TBD: Oasis


12:00 – 1:00 PM                                                                            

Lunch and Networking

SIM Toronto News – Ray Gilbert, Managing Partner, Causal Effects, Inc.

HMG 2023 Global Leadership Institute Award Presentation and Photo

Kin Lee-Yow, CIO, CAA Club Group

Roman Coba, VP Technology and CIO, Federated Co-operatives Limited

John Comacchio, SVP and CIO, Teknion Corporation

Martin Jepil, Principal, Global VP, Enterprise Architecture & Integration, Avison Young

Naveen Kumar, Partner & Lead, Canadian Payments Practice, Capco

Presented by:  Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO, HMG Strategy and August Pelliccio, Managing Editor – Digital, HMG Strategy

 


1:00 – 1:35 PM

 

EXECUTIVE PANEL:  Security Innovation:  Going Beyond Protection to Make Security a Competitive Advantage

Moderator:  Gini Wong, Head of IT, MUFG

Israel Martinez, CEO and Global CTO, Axon Global

Farooq Naiyer, Global Lead Technology and Cyber Assurance, Munich Re Specialty Insurance

Lilian Seidaros, CISO & Vice President, IT Infrastructure, 360insights

Cybersecurity strategies are often developed with a defensive mindset. But for companies that have strong safeguards in place, this can provide them with a competitive advantage over industry rivals – especially if they are using AI to help strengthen their posture.

In this timely and compelling executive panel discussion, CISOs and security leaders will share how cybersecurity can provide organizations with a competitive edge along with the steps that can be taken to do so and the role that AI can play in these efforts.


 

1:35 – 1:40 PM

HMG 2023 Global Leadership Institute Award Presentation to Kin Lee-Yow, CIO, CAA Club Group and Naveen Kumar, Partner & Lead, Canadian Payments Practice, Capco


1:40 – 2:00 PM

 

Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners


2:00 – 2:40 PM                                                                                   

BREAKTHROUGH INSIGHTS PANEL: Generative AI:  Will it Revolutionize the Customer Experience?

Moderator:  Arik Kalininsky, CEO, Dalikoo

Sultan Akif, Digital Unicorn Account Executive Central Canada, Microsoft

Dr. Cindy Gordon, AI and Ethics – Adjunct Professor, George Brown College

Thierry Leroux-Demers, Principal Enterprise Architect, Manulife

Wahid Mohammad, CEO, PlektonLabs

Zia Shah, CISO and Executive Director, KPMG

A looming recession and softening business conditions have prompted many senior leadership teams to focus on cost cutting. Nevertheless, business technology leaders are still being counted upon to help drive innovation and to create new revenue opportunities. One way to do that is by leveraging artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and Generative AI to unearth fresh insights into customer preferences and shifting behaviors that can then spur new business opportunities ahead of the market. 

In this executive panel discussion, world-class CIOs, technology leaders and industry executives share their recommendations for utilizing customer data and AI tools to mine new business opportunities and to monetize data more effectively.


2:40 – 3:00 PM                                                                                   


Coffee Break, Networking and Meet Our Partners


3:00 – 3:25 PM                                                                                    

 

EXECUTIVE PANEL:  The Female Tech Leader as Enterprise Change Agent to Enable a Digital Business

Moderator:  Kyoko Kobayashi, Managing Partner, CIOs Beyond Borders Group

Kin Lee-Yow, CIO, CAA Club Group

Yasemin Sezer, Executive Director, CAPCO

Corinne Sharp, Co-Founder / CMO, The WIT Network

Female technology executives have an incredible opportunity to act as enterprise change agents as they sit at the intersection of how technology can be leveraged to drive transformative change across the organization. But to pilot such dramatic changes across the organization, bold leadership is needed to execute on digital business opportunities and go-to-market strategies while guiding the cultural transformation that’s needed to succeed.

In this captivating executive panel discussion, world-class business technology executives will share how they are applying an innovative approach to help to transform their companies’ business models and to guide the cultural evolution needed for the digital enterprise to fire on all cylinders.


3:35 – 4:00 PM                                                                                   

Closing Remarks & Raffle Prizes

Chairs

Maria Aiello

Global Head of Private Market & Real Estate Technology
Manulife Financial

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Jenny Alfandary

President and CEO
DHR International

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Brian Chan

CxO Advisory Leader
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Roman Coba

VP Technology and CIO
Federated Co-operatives Limited

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Kyoko Kobayashi

Managing Partner
CIOs Beyond Borders Group

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Naveen Kumar

Partner & Lead, Canadian Payments Practice
CAPCO

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Jonathan Landon

President & Founder
Connectiv Innovation Corporation

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Michael Lin

CIO
Travelers Canada

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Hunter Muller

Founder & CEO
HMG Strategy

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Dave Revell

Global Chief Information Officer (Retired)
CIBC

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Zia Shah

CISO and Executive Director
KPMG

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Don Tapscott

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Blockchain Research Institute

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Advisory Board

Samer Adi

IT Security Leader – CISO
Green Shield Canada (GSC)

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Maria Aiello

Global Head of Private Market & Real Estate Technology
Manulife Financial

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Ron Bennett

Global VP of IT
Linamar Corporation

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James Betton

Former SVP, CIO & Life Operations
Ivari (Formerly Transatlantic Life Canada)

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Mohit Bhat

Vice President, Customer Solutions, Innovation, Digital Platforms and Cloud Transformation
Canadian National Railway

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Neil Bisset

Senior Managing Director and Chief Information Officer, Information Technology
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

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Joanne Boucher

Principal Consultant, IT Solutions
SearchLabs

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Brad Bowness

Chief Information Officer
Hydro One Inc.

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Bert Buchanan

Principal Architect
Freedom Mobile

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Rodney Cheung

Global CIO
BGIS

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Hugh Cumming

Chief Technology Officer
Vena Solutions

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Martin Davis

CIO/Managing Partner
DUNELM Associates Ltd

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Ben Draper

CEO
Elevated Home Electronics

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Joseph Edward

President and Founder
INVORG

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Raymond Gilbert

Managing Partner
Causal Effects, Inc.

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Keith Gordon

Chief Security Officer
CIBC

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Nabil Harfoush

Associate
Harvard University

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Dennis Hodges

CIO
Inteva Products LLC

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Michael Issaev

CTO
Patient News

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Dushyan Jayasundera

Vice President, Technology Transformation
Canadian Tire

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Arik Kalininsky

CEO
Dalikoo

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Kyoko Kobayashi

Managing Partner
CIOs Beyond Borders Group

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Jonathan Landon

President & Founder
Connectiv Innovation Corporation

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Richard Latayan

CISO
AAA, Inc.

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Kin Lee-Yow

CIO
CAA Club Group

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Thierry Leroux-Demers

Principal Enterprise Architect
Manulife

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Marc Lijour

VP Capacity and Innovation Readiness
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)

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Michael Lin

CIO
Travelers Canada

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Drew McFeetors

Consultant
Egon Zehnder

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Vincent Meehan

VP IS&T Canada
Sodexo Canada

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Laura Money

EVP, Chief Information & Technology Innovation Officer
Sun Life Financial

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Shyam Oberoi

Chief Digital Officer
Royal Ontario Museum

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Aaron Pais

Former CIO
Morguard

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Peyman Parsi

Former Chief Technology Officer
Blanc Labs

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Sime Pavlovic

Senior Advisor
Deloitte

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Lisa Porlier

Managing Director, Technology Sector Leader
Russell Reynolds Associates

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Fariba Rawhani

SVP & Chief Information Officer
Teranet Inc

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John Salama

Chief Business Officer
Pattern

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Yasemin Sezer

Executive Director
CAPCO

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Jamal Shah

Senior Advisor and IT Program/Project Delivery Leader
BroadView Consultants Inc

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Zia Shah

CISO and Executive Director
KPMG

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Kelly Shen

Chief Data Officer
T. Rowe Price

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Bobby Singh

CTO & CISO
TMX Group

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Kevin Squires

VP, Business Technology
Konstant

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Maurice Tayeh

Global Chief Information Officer
Hatch

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Danny Torchia

Vice President, Technology Platforms and Operations at Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada

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Brian Turpin

Vice President, Application Services
Company 3

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Juliet Turpin

Vice President of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Vice President of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Randstad Canada

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Andrew Vezina

VP & CISO
Equitable Bank

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Madeleyne Vivanco

Vice President, Information Technology
Parian Logistics Inc.

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Jonathan Ward

President
Ward Technology Talent

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Christine West

Managing Partner- Financial Services & Insurance, Executive Services
Info-Tech Research Group

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Eric Whaley

CIO
Wolseley Canada Inc.

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Venue

Brookhaven Country Club

 

3333 Golfing Green Drive

Farmers Branch, TX 75234

Registration

The CIO Executive Leadership Summit is created for CIOs/IT leaders. It also has strong appeal to leaders interested in better positioning their organizations and themselves for what’s ahead in business and to achieve the greatest benefits through the use of information technology. 

To ensure a high quality environment and to maximize the networking experience, all attendees must be:

  • Employed C-Level executives (non-vendor) or equivalent, CIOs, Direct Reports of CIOs, or Senior Most IT Professional in an organization with $200M or greater revenue, or from not-for-profit or government organizations with comparable size

– OR – 

  • Full time academicians

If you meet the criteria above, there is no fee to attend. 

All registration requests will be reviewed and approved based upon above stated criteria.

* Sales/marketing individuals or consultants from non-sponsoring vendor organizations are not permitted.

Special Needs – We fully support the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require special assistance of any kind, please call us at (203) 243-1674 or email us at registrar@hmgstrategy.com.

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