13th Annual Toronto CIO & C-Level Technology Leadership Summit: AI, Cybersecurity, and Growth Strategies

Register Now - Limited Seating: Toronto CIO & C-Level Technology Leadership Summit, Nov 4, 2025

Senior technology leaders from Toronto, Ontario, and Quebec are meeting on November 4 for HMG Strategy's 13th Annual Toronto CIO Summit and C-Level Technology Leadership Summit. If you're responsible for growth, security, and enterprise change, this is your room. Expect frank conversations, practical strategies, and connections that move the needle.

"It's more important than ever for top-tier CIOs, CISOs, and senior technology leaders to share knowledge and strategies that will help their organizations innovate and thrive," said Hunter Muller, Founder and CEO of HMG Strategy. "Through our CIO Conferences and CISO Leadership forums, we provide a trusted platform where executives connect, inspire, and reinvent their approaches to leadership, cybersecurity, AI, and digital transformation. At HMG, our mission is to foster authentic network connections, deliver actionable insight, and help executives build trusted branding for their careers and companies."

What you'll learn

• Leading through the Innovation and Invention Supercycle
• Using AI and advanced technologies with the right partnerships to boost business performance
• Cybersecurity as a boardroom policy (and how to make it measurable)
• Tech strategy under economic uncertainty
• Visionary leaders putting tomorrow's technology to work

For background on board-level security oversight, see the NIST Cybersecurity Framework here.

Featured session

Maya Beri, SVP & CIO, Sun Life U.S., will share practical lessons on CIO leadership in transforming benefits - what worked, what didn't, and how to gain momentum.

Speakers

• Maria Aiello, COO, Clarity Building Controls
• Amalia Barthel, AI Instructor and Leader
• John Comacchio, Senior Vice President and CIO, Teknion Corp.
• Shilpa Dahiya, Senior Director, Information and Cyber Security, CAAT Pension Plan
• Christine Day, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Questrade Financial Group
• Deana Djurdjevic, Former Chief Operations Officer, Ontario Securities Commission
• Anuradha Dodda, CTO, PureFacts Financial Solutions
• Kayode Ilori, CISO, EQ Bank
• Jeet Jariwala, Vice President, Information Security, Beem Credit Union
• Kyoko Kobayashi, Managing Partner, CIOs Beyond Borders Group
• Naveen Kumar, Senior Digital Transformation Advisor, Boeing
• Kin Lee-Yow, CIO, CAA Club Group
• Alec Mackerell, Regional Director, Cyera
• Umesh Manocha, Director, Consulting, Deloitte Canada
• Amer Matar, CTO, TouchBistro
• Ronjini Mathur, Manager, IT & Digital Portfolio Management, Nestlé Canada
• Alicia Samuel, Senior Vice President IT, Holt Renfrew
• Yasemin Sezer, Executive Counselor, Info-Tech Research Group
• Karina Sidhu, CTO, Momentum Financial Services
• Danny Torchia, Vice President, Technology, Walmart

(Speaker list subject to change.)

Awards

HMG Strategy will honor several Toronto-area executives with the 2025-2026 Global Leadership Institute Awards - recognizing CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders who are changing their organizations and industries for the better.

Venue

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Location: The Clubhouse @ Royal Woodbine Golf Club, 195 Galaxy Blvd., Etobicoke, Ontario, ON M9W6R7

Partners

• Gold Partner: Apptio
• Innovation Accelerator Partner: Cyera
• Strategic Partners: Egon Zehnder, Heidrick & Struggles, Korn Ferry, Russell Reynolds Associates, Spencer Stuart
• Alliance Partners: Cyberstarts, Greylock Partners, GTM Capital, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia

Who should attend

CIOs, CISOs, CEOs, CTOs, CDOs, and senior technology leaders focused on growth, resilience, and leadership impact. If you want sharper peer insight, stronger board alignment, and a clear plan for AI and security, this event will be worth your day.

Make the most of it

• Arrive with three priority questions tied to growth, cost, and risk - and get answers in the room.
• Bring one board-ready security metric and compare notes with peers.
• Pressure-test your AI use cases: value hypothesis, data needs, policy, and ROI checkpoints.
• Leave with three new relationships and one action you'll implement within 30 days.

If you're upskilling your leadership team on AI before the event, explore executive-focused options here.

Registration

Registration is open now for the 13th Annual Toronto CIO Summit and C-Level Technology Leadership Summit. Seats are limited. If you can't attend, send a trusted colleague and keep the ideas flowing.

HMG Strategy has also opened registration for five additional CIO Summits across the U.S. and Canada in 2025.

About HMG Strategy

HMG Strategy is a global platform for CIO, CISO, and CEO leadership - a community of 500,000+ executives, practitioners, and advisors. Founded in 2008 by Hunter Muller, the company focuses on connection, actionable insight, and career growth through its 7 Pillars of Trust & Inspire. Its media and events reach more than one million digital impressions weekly, creating strong visibility for executives and sponsors.

Through its CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Series, events, publications, and Digital Resource Center, HMG covers AI, cybersecurity, IT leadership, digital transformation, SASE, and consulting trends. The Global CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Alliance (CELA) convenes elite leaders to solve pressing challenges, while Global Advisory Services provide peer-driven research and intelligence for forward decisions.

Contact: Peggy Pedwano, Chief Operations Officer, HMG Strategy - 203-221-2702 | peggyp@hmgstrategy.com