08:30 - 09:00 - Registration and Breakfast
09:00 - 10:45 - Speakers
10:45 - 11:00 - Thank you and Wrap-up
How CIOs and CDOs Thrive in the Digital Age: A Public and Private Story
Join Humza Teherany, President CIO Association of Canada and Chief Technology& Digital Officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and Philippe Johnston Director General Digital Services for Transport Canada talk about how they are leading and changing their organizations to Thrive in the Digital age.
Are the differences between running a shareholder driven private sector corporation that different from delivering modern agile digital services to Canadians? Come find out the truth…
As the President and Vice President of the CIO Association of Canada, Humza and Phil will also share their thoughts around the need for a strong and unified voice of the CIO to enable a prosperous future for Canada and their support for how individual digital leaders like you and organizations like DPI are critical to creating the Canadian Digital Ecosystem.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd is the parent company of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, The NBAs Toronto Raptors, MLS’ Toronto FC and, the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts.
Humza Teherany, President of the CIO Association of Canada and Chief Technology & Digital Officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd.
Humza is the Chief Technology and Digital Officer at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. Humza has over 20 years of experience in driving Technology and Business Strategy, while directly contributing to both top and bottom line results.
Humza's organization at MLSE is responsible for digital strategy, technology, IT, mobile apps, data science and innovation - including our esports team and initiatives, Raptors Uprising Gaming Club and Leafs Gaming League
Prior to MLSE, Humza was at Compass Group North America where he built a technology and digital strategy company called Compass Digital Labs where he was the CEO. Compass Digital Labs helped to drive billions of dollars of incremental revenue and market differentiation across retail and hospitality sectors across the United States and Canada.
Humza has also worked at Allstream, where he led Business Transformation and IT Enterprise Architecture. He has also held various technical and management roles at Bell Canada.
A frequent keynote speaker at various North American conferences focused on technology, innovation and driving business results, Humza has built strong technology and business partnerships with top organizations around the globe. This network allows him to innovate creatively and quickly, accelerating business objectives.
Humza has an undergraduate degree from York University and holds various professional training accreditations from both the Schulich School of Business and the Niagara Institute, he also serves as the President of the CIO Association of Canada.
Philippe Johnston, National Vice President of the CIO Association of Canada and Director General, Digital Services, Transport Canada
Philippe is currently managing the operational and capital IM/IT portfolio for Transport Canada. Since Jan 2019 he has been digitizing and enhancing the safety, security, and efficiency of Canada’s transportation sector. Prior to this role he held the CIO position at the granting councils, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
He was at the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) from 2011-2016, where he led all parts of the internal IM IT organization, including the Deputy/CIO position for the last two years. During this time he helped establish the Secret Network for the Government of Canada, as well as developing and implementing a comprehensive Front Office strategy for TBS.
Prior to joining TBS, Philippe helped establish the Cyber Defense program at the Communications Security Establishment, while creating partnerships with academia, vendors and with key international organizations in the realm of cyber security. Philippe was a proud member of the Canadian Navy where he obtained his Combat Systems Engineering Head of Department qualification before his retirement.
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DPI focuses on providing high quality learning and networking opportunities, as well as hosts an array of forums to consult and engage our various members in the IM/IT community. All of our events are put on by public sector professionals for public service professionals, and in the spirit of maintaining and fostering an environment of respect, integrity, inclusivity and excellence, we support and abide by the principles of the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector on all occasions.