Vancouver, BC CIO Community
Executive Summit
October 29, 2026 | Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
October 29, 2026
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with Vancouver, BC's top CIOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:
Building an AI-Driven Enterprise Through Governance, Innovation and Responsible Adoption
Leveraging Data, Analytics and Cost Optimization to Accelerate Business Value
Elevating Cybersecurity and Risk Management as Drivers of Trust, Resilience and Growth
Vancouver, BC CIO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CIOs, For CIOs®.
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
What to Expect
Agenda
8:00am - 8:30am Registration & Breakfast
9:15am - 9:40am Networking Break
9:40am - 10:25am Breakout Session
From Tinkerers to Transformation — Scaling Agentic Development
Joao Jornada
Application Development Lead
Finning
Jordan Willms
VP Technology
Finning
As organizations move beyond experimentation with agentic AI, many are facing a critical challenge: how to scale innovation while maintaining governance, security and architectural integrity. This session explores how enterprises can build a structured approach to agentic development that accelerates delivery, increases business agility and drives sustainable adoption across the organization.
Join this session to learn:
- Establishing a governance-first framework for secure, scalable agentic AI development
- Accelerating innovation and shortening delivery timelines while maintaining enterprise standards
- Driving workforce transformation, leadership alignment and successful AI adoption at scale
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Recovery as a Compensating Control: Defending the Undefendable
Hosted by Veeam
When legacy systems can’t be patched, recovery becomes a key compensating control. IT and security leaders rely on recovery documentation to support organizational resilience, risk management, and business continuity. This session covers how immutable backups and traceable recovery records withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny after incidents and how forensic and threat intelligence data can turn reactive recovery into a documented, risk-based decision.
Join this session to learn:
- How recovery and immutable backups protect unpatched legacy systems
- Building recovery records for regulatory and legal review
- Using forensic and threat intelligence to justify response decisions
9:40am - 10:25am Executive Boardroom
Unlocking Canada’s AI Advantage
Hosted by HP Inc.
Michelle Biase
President and Managing Director of HP Canada
HP Inc.
Canada has the research, talent and ambition but the real test is whether businesses can adopt AI confidently and turn AI strategy into real benefits for Canadians. With the right approach, organizations have a unique opportunity to turn AI leadership into business value through secure, connected and practical AI powered solutions, bringing greater control, trust and efficiency to where work gets done.
Join this session to discuss:
- Bringing AI closer to where business happens with edge solutions
- Overcoming cloud cost and complexity with distributed AI strategies
- Democratizing AI to empower businesses of every size and sector
10:25am - 11:10am Networking Break
10:35am - 11:00am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:10am - 11:55am Executive Boardroom
Discuss Enabling an AI-Fluent Workforce with Your Peers
Hosted by Google Cloud
Join this interactive discussion with fellow CIOs and CISOs on Enabling an AI-Fluent Workforce to exchange perspectives, explore common challenges, and uncover practical ideas and strategies you can apply within your organization
11:55am - 12:30pm Lunch Service
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
Location
Venue & Accommodation
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle DowntownCommunity Program Manager
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