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Chris Bontempo is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for IBM Americas. In this role, he leads all aspects of Marketing and Communications for IBM with direct responsibility for marketing associated revenue, demand generation, brand reputation, and geography field marketing and communications professionals across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Chris works with IBM sellers and ecosystem partners to help clients find the right innovative IBM solutions to solve their digital transformation challenges. Chris has held a variety of Marketing roles at IBM over the last 18 years, with roles in Software Marketing, Market Intelligence and Brand Marketing. Prior to his current role he spent 7 years leading cybersecurity and then software and cloud marketing in the Americas. Prior to joining IBM, Chris helped run a software startup into the ground, got an MBA and lived a glamorous life abroad in the late 90s doing EU antitrust filings and bumming around Europe. Chris is based in New York City with his family and dog, where he runs, plays and coaches soccer, and occasionally plays guitar and bass in some truly forgettable bands.

As an award-winning, accomplished, and respected executive with a track record of international success, Colin has built a reputation as a collaborative, highly innovative, solutions-focused business transformation executive. With a career spanning over 30 years, he has a proven track record of developing and executing corporate strategy and improving organizational performance through his leadership of complex projects, programs and teams involved in the integration of IT platforms, process improvement and people. The experience he has gained working in Africa, North America and Europe has resulted in him becoming a trusted advisor and business partner renowned for consistently driving actionable insights and delivering viable solutions while championing for change and continuous improvement.

Prasanna Nadimpalli is a Certified Data Management Professional and leader with over 15+ years of experience in data quality, metadata management, and data governance. He works with Parkland Corporation, Canada (Calgary) as the Director of Finance Data Management. His responsibilities include leading MDM operations and bringing the data governance and quality lens to the organization’s data and process transformation. Before Parkland, Prasanna worked with Suncor Energy as Data Quality and Metadata Management Manager. Earlier, he worked with Sysco Canada in various business and IT leadership roles, most recently as Manager, MDM, and Data Governance. Prasanna started his career with IBM in 2005 and served multiple global clients for over 9+ years on data management and quality initiatives.

Travis Cavanagh is the co-founder and CEO of Accelerated Focus, an OutSystems Premier Sales and Delivery Partner. He has 20+ years of experience helping organizations transform with the power of technology, innovation, and low-code. In 2018, frustrated with the limitations of other low-code platforms, Travis and his business partners discovered OutSystems. They saw a massive opportunity with the power of the technology and went all-in, starting Accelerated Focus, the first OutSystems Partner in Canada. Over the last 5 years, he's led his company through dramatic growth from a small, ambitious team to the only OutSystems Premier Partner in North and South America. Travis' unwavering commitment to customer experience and determination to help clients succeed has separated Accelerated Focus from the rest. His innate ability to inspire and motivate has created an unparalleled culture of teamwork among staff and customers alike. The results speak for themselves. Accelerated Focus has won several awards for its clients, employs some of the top professionals in the field, and is generally considered a go-to partner for OutSystems. These accolades underscore the effectiveness of his servant leadership style, achieving success by empowering others. Today, Travis remains the relentlessly driving force behind the company's mission: to not just build apps, but build businesses.

Stuart Lee has been with the Government of Alberta for over 27 years and joined the Corporate Information Security Office (now the Cybersecurity Services Division) in 2010. His experience in Information Technology include operations management, client services, project management, IT disaster recovery, business continuity and cyber security. He is currently the Director of Cybersecurity Strategy and External Stakeholder Engagement and is responsible for facilitating the development of strategic and tactical plans for the CyberAlberta program. His main roles include working with the Ministry of Education and their partners to incorporate more cybersecurity into the K-12 curriculum and act as a liaison with external Alberta stakeholders providing leadership in matters of cybersecurity.

Dr. Adeniyi Adebayo is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Bennett Jones LLP, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He obtained a B.Tech. Degree in Computer Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria, in 1996; an M.Sc. in Telecommunication Systems and Computer Science from DePaul University, Chicago, United States, in 2004; an MBA from the University of Calgary, in 2010; and a Ph.D. in Information Technology with a specialization in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Capella University, Minneapolis, United States, in 2022. As Chief Technology Officer at Bennett Jones, Dr. Adebayo is responsible for all aspects of the Firm's information technology, communication systems, and cyber security programs, where he provides vision, management, and leadership for developing and implementing information technology and security initiatives in support of business operations.

With more than three decades of engineering experience across a variety of industries and roles, Gary is passionate about connecting people with answers. Reporting to the AVP BI and CISO as the Director BI Program (Principal Architect) at CPKC, Gary is responsible for guiding and directing architecture and strategy. With a focus on data and systems, information and system protection, Gary is responsible for the strategy to securely connect people and information across landscapes.

In my career, I've focused on creating efficient work environments and fostering collaboration. Currently, I hold the position of Vice President of Engineering at Neo Financial, where I'm contributing to fintech innovation. Before that, I served as the Chief Technology Officer at Stamped Technologies, where I had the privilege of leading a team in developing a cloud-based AI-driven financial assurance system. In addition, I've worked as a Chief Software Architect at Rhetorik, where I had the opportunity to contribute to the development of a high-speed big data ingestion platform. My background includes a diverse range of experiences, from my time in the military to consulting roles and academic achievements. I look forward to sharing my insights at the CIO and CISO conference.

As an award-winning, accomplished, and respected executive with a track record of international success, Colin has built a reputation as a collaborative, highly innovative, solutions-focused business transformation executive. With a career spanning over 30 years, he has a proven track record of developing and executing corporate strategy and improving organizational performance through his leadership of complex projects, programs and teams involved in the integration of IT platforms, process improvement and people. The experience he has gained working in Africa, North America and Europe has resulted in him becoming a trusted advisor and business partner renowned for consistently driving actionable insights and delivering viable solutions while championing for change and continuous improvement.

With more than three decades of engineering experience across a variety of industries and roles, Gary is passionate about connecting people with answers. Reporting to the AVP BI and CISO as the Director BI Program (Principal Architect) at CPKC, Gary is responsible for guiding and directing architecture and strategy. With a focus on data and systems, information and system protection, Gary is responsible for the strategy to securely connect people and information across landscapes.

Dr. Adeniyi Adebayo is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Bennett Jones LLP, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He obtained a B.Tech. Degree in Computer Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria, in 1996; an M.Sc. in Telecommunication Systems and Computer Science from DePaul University, Chicago, United States, in 2004; an MBA from the University of Calgary, in 2010; and a Ph.D. in Information Technology with a specialization in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Capella University, Minneapolis, United States, in 2022. As Chief Technology Officer at Bennett Jones, Dr. Adebayo is responsible for all aspects of the Firm's information technology, communication systems, and cyber security programs, where he provides vision, management, and leadership for developing and implementing information technology and security initiatives in support of business operations.