From IT Leader to Strategic Executive: The CIO.D® Advantage

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Please join us for an exclusive presentation by Walid Hejazi, Academic Director, Executive Programs with the Rotman School of Management on From IT Leader to Strategic Executive: The CIO.D® Advantage. Discover how the Rotman-CIOCAN CIO Executive Leadership Program transforms experienced IT professionals into strategic business leaders. This session will explore the key capabilities CIOs need to thrive in today’s complex digital economy—and how the CIO.D® designation helps unlock that potential.

Special Guest Speaker: Walid Hejazi, Academic Director, Rotman School of Management

Walid Hejazi is a Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at Rotman, Fellow of the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship, and member of the Board of Directors of the David & Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation. His research focuses on the development of strategies which enhance the ability of companies to compete in domestic and global marketplaces. He has worked closely with many companies to develop and implement innovative strategies, with a particular focus on the role of leaders in preparing those companies to lead strategic change. He has also worked extensively with Canadian and foreign governments on the development of policies around foreign investment and international trade.

Hosted By: Derek Cullen, CIO.D®, Leadership Development Director, CIO Association of Canada

Derek Cullen is Chief Information Officer at Stikeman Elliott, a leading Canadian Law Firm and National Leadership Development Director at the CIO Association of Canada.  With over 30 years of strategic technology leadership and transformational success at top-tier consulting firms, Fortune 500 banks, and insurance companies. Derek brings essential vision to assisting Stikeman with all aspects of technology enablement and Cyber Security Resilience, as well as acting as an advocate for continued leadership development at CIOCAN.