Collaborating
Toronto CTO
Community

Location

September 22nd, 2026

Morton's The Steakhouse

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Collaborating Detroit's CIO community

November 14th, 2024

Fogo de Chão

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Speakers

About

The CTO ThrivePoint

Leaders, Visionaries, and Game Changers who have shaped this collaboration

Arash Madani

Moderator

Paris Olympics Reporter

Camilo Convers

CTO

Arajet

Aneesh Veerabomma

CITO

Classic Fire + Life Safety

Manny Kandola

CTO

Ontario Tech University

Attila Barta

Chief Architect

TD

Max Stevens-Guille

CTO

GHD Digital

The Conference

CONNECT . ENGAGE . INNOVATE

Successful CTOs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. Moderated by Paris Olympics Reporter; Arash Madani, CTOMeet Toronto collaborate Toronto area Tech leaders with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and industries to connect the dots between innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.

Join us over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the current directions within the Office of the CTO.

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AGENDA

8.00 am - 9.15 am

Registration & Open Networking

Grab coffee and breakfast with peers and fuel yourself for a day of thought leading discussions

9.25 am - 10.10 am

CTO Panel: Vision Proof Prediction

What will it take for the role of the CTO to drive growth, resilience, and performance in the years ahead? A candid view on strategies to stay ahead of change through the lens of the visionaries and game changers and bold predictions. Ecce Futurum!

10.30 am - 11.10 am

CTO Collaborate

Collaboration is at the heart of growth. Minneapolis brings together technology leaders redefining the Office of the CTO, exchanging bold perspectives on how flexible hybrid IT infrastructure spanning colocation, cloud and data protection is giving enterprises the resilience to scale with confidence, and how automated data pipeline orchestration is transforming raw information into a strategic asset that powers smarter, faster decisions.

11.20 am - 12.30 pm

CTO Engage

A successful leader is one that empowers themselves with lesson, knowledge, experience of a community. Engage with peers and partners in our Lounge and expand your community.

1.30 pm - 2.10 pm

David & Goliath Panel: Inside the Decision Room

From David moments to Goliath wins, Leading CTOs from diverse backgrounds and industries will compare and contrast their challenges and share their best learned lessons of successes and failures stories

2.55 pm - 3.00 pm

Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks

Let's Honor today's Visionaries and be the enabler of the vision and the voice of what’s next.

9.15 am - 9.25 am

Setting the Tone

Moderator will introduce the visionaries and game changers that have helped shaped today's collaboration.

10.10 am - 10.30 am

Signals & Strategies: Navigating What’s Next

Conversation with the Coming of Age Visionaries and audience as we share practical takeaways on how CTOs can lead with clarity in a rapidly changing environment.

11.10 am - 11.20 am

Fishbowl Leadership Stories

Successful CTOs empower themselves with the knowledge and experience of their community. We will share real stories of high pressure decisions to “kept me up at night” moments. Together we will explore how leaders build trust, earn buy-in, and make decisions when outcomes are uncertain.

12.30 pm - 1.30 pm

Leaders Lunch

Let's collaborate with peers and partners over an epicurean lunch as we discuss, debate, and challenge the direction of Office of the CTO

2.10 pm - 2.55 pm

CTO Lounge

More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with peers and visionaries behind latest technologies

Collaborating Toronto CTO Community