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Don’t miss the CIO Future of Digital Innovation Summit and Canadian Awards November 29-30, presented by IDC and CIO in partnership with TECHNATION. Registration is free and participants will have the opportunity to learn the latest innovations from experts in various fields.

The conference will begin on November 29 with a keynote address by Lee-Ann McAleer, Program Director of York University’s Center of Excellence for Innovation Management. McAlear takes notice digital leadership in a time of continuous change. Kelly IrwinChief Information Officer of the Electrical Safety Department, Kalyan ChakravartyKayla Lloyd, Chief Information Officer for Durham Regional Municipality and Digital Transformation Lead for United Way Greater Toronto, will be in attendance. CIO Panel: Driving innovation for customer and employee experiences. They discuss the development of new innovative features to improve the customer and employee experience. In this interactive breakout session, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, share your thoughts, and dive into some of the lessons learned while implementing innovative projects.

Includes afternoon sessions collaborative solutions for hybrid work environments suggested Aruna RavichandranSVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco’s Webex and Culture, Growth and the Modern Digital Enterprise, there Sabine Schneider, Chief Solutions Officer – North America, Globant, focuses on current and future business environments. The day ends with the long awaited session Transforming technology foundations for business enablement and agility CIO Awards Canada Winners Richard Jardim, executive vice president and CIO, and Bradley Fedosoff, senior vice president, architecture, data and analytics, CIBC.

The first day will feature a full day of insights and discussions with Canadian CIOs and senior technology leaders building digital innovations and becoming digital businesses. See the full agenda here.

The second day, November 30, will begin with a presentation The Endgame: How to Deliver Sustainable Digital Innovation, Lead Nancy Goring, research director for IDC’s Future of Digital Innovation. After his presentation, you can ask questions about the future of digital business. The final session before the double awards ceremony will be a fireside chat Shaifa Kanji, Deputy Minister, DTSS, Chief Digital Officer of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, interviewed Angela Mondu, President and CEO of TECHNATION, discussing accelerating digitization in Canada. The summit will conclude with the unveiling of TECHNATION’s Ingenious Awards, followed by the CIO Awards, celebrating Canadian organizations using technology to innovate and deliver business. Register today to attend the summit and access the full agenda.