IDP010 | Innovation Drivers with Eric Gales

Eric Gales is Country Manager for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Canada. With 30 years of technology industry experience, Eric brings a wealth of expertise, advising small, medium-sized and large businesses on how to transform their business with technology including the latest cloud and machine learning innovations. Eric infuses customer obsession in all AWS Canada operations including business development, sales, partner alliances, marketing, solutions architecture, customer support, and technical skills development.

Eric was instrumental in launching AWS’s first Cloud Region, in Montreal, in 2016, allowing customers to host data locally. Since then, Eric has played a pivotal role in helping Canadian businesses adapt and respond to Canada’s changing landscape.

Prior to joining AWS in October 2015, Eric held senior roles as VP and General Manager at VMware Canada, and as President of Microsoft Canada. Before coming to Canada, Eric was a General Manager at Compaq UK.

While a native of the UK, Eric loved Canada so much he became a citizen. He and his wife reside in Oakville with two teenage children. In Eric’s spare time he plays in a beer league hockey team, and has a private pilot’s license flying out of Burlington Airpark.

Links

• Eric Gales on LinkedIn
• Philippe Johnston on LinkedIn
• Edwin Frondozo on LinkedIn
• CIO Association of Canada
• The Business Leadership Podcast

IDP007 | Innovation Drivers with David Masson and Martin Kyle

David Masson, Darktrace Director of Enterprise Security and Martin Kyle, CISO of Payments join Humza Teherany, CTO and Digital Officer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and Edwin Frondozo for a discussion on innovating cybersecurity in Canada.
In a time of accelerated digital transformation, adopting Self Learning AI can augment human security teams of all sizes in defending themselves against fast moving and unpredictable threats.

Links

• David Masson on LinkedIn
• Darktrace Website
• Martin Kyle on LinkedIn
• Payments Canada Website
• Humza Teherany on LinkedIn
• Edwin Frondozo on LinkedIn
• CIO Association of Canada
• The Business Leadership Podcast

IDP002 | Innovation Drivers with Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis, Global CTO at Hitachi Vantara joins Humza and Edwin on this episode of the Innovation Drivers Podcast. Paul discusses the difference between invention and innovation, IP agility and business goals versus IT drive and support.

Links

• Paul Lewis on LinkedIn
• Hitachi Vantara Website
• Humza Teherany on LinkedIn
• Edwin Frondozo on LinkedIn
• CIO Association of Canada
• The Business Leadership Podcast

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Innovation Drivers with Minister Navdeep Bains

The Honourable Navdeep Bains, the Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Malton and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada, sits down with Humza and Edwin to discuss Canada’s Innovation Agenda. Where he sees the opportunities and challenges that we are facing as a country. What is interesting is that we recorded this pre-COVID19 and it is interesting how the agenda has proven important as we navigate through the global pandemic to return to normalcy.

Links

• Honourable Navdeep Bains Website
• Building a Nation of Innovators
• Canada Business App
• Humza Teherany on LinkedIn
• Edwin Frondozo on LinkedIn
• CIO Association of Canada
• The Business Leadership Podcast

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The Innovation Drivers Podcast is here. Co-hosts Humza Teherany (President at the CIO Association of Canada and Edwin Frondozo (Host and Producer of The Business Leadership Podcast) are excited to launch this show and platform with the sole purpose of speaking with Canada’s top technology leaders to discuss ideas, successes, and challenges that are creating [...]

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