Testimonials from participants in the IT Leadership Development Program

“As a participant and a supporter of the IT Leadership Development Program — I've attended and had my own staff attend — I can't recommend it highly enough. It uses current thinking and a widely varying faculty skill and experience set to deliver a compelling and practical educational experience. This program provides methods and means to deliver a very explicit alignment between IM/IT in your organization and the internal customers you serve. The IELP goes a long way in helping to transform high potential techies into business leaders.”
Michael Carpenter, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Information Management Branch, Government of British Columbia

“The IT Leadership Development Program is an excellent opportunity to learn from well-established, senior IT leaders whose insight, knowledge and experience really help put today’s IT challenges in perspective, and they offer both practical and theoretical solutions to meet those challenges. The program is also a great opportunity to network with fellow IT professionals and to share best practices with each other. I found the format, with three four-day sessions over six months, provided the right pace in an ideal setting for a program of this nature. Each session delivered valuable material that I was able to bring back and put into practice right away.”
Rick Coutts, Vice President, IT and Integration, TransCanada Pipelines Limited

“The IT Leadership Development Program is an outstanding professional development experience. The opportunity to interact with and learn from successful industry leaders and collaborate with peers was very rewarding.”
Mark Cupryn, Director, IT Infrastructure, Mondial Assistance Canada

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Barry Clavir and working with him to bring this unique program into the BC Government in 2007. Barry is a superb marketer and organizer of education programs and seminars for our CIO/ITM community, partners and clients. Barry and his team of seasoned university instructors and world-class ITM leaders successfully provide tools, techniques and networking opportunities to address today's issues, challenges and opportunities facing our organizations. Reviews of this program by our attendees, which include more than one hundred CIOs, senior business and ITM management professionals, consistently topped 90 per cent. I would highly recommend Barry's personable leadership and outcome/results focus as well as this unique program to any organization looking to enhance their effectiveness and strategic capabilities.”
Bruce Cuthbert, Director, Planning and Performance Management, Government of British Columbia

“The IT Leadership Development Program has proven to be one of the most insightful and pragmatic business resources available for senior technology leaders in Canada. As an alumnus of the program and having sent my senior staff to the course, I can speak first-hand of the tremendous value it has provided in the succession planning and professional development in my organization. The depth of experience and insight of the CIOs and instructors in the faculty is second to none and the content is focused on the challenges IT leaders are facing now. The CIO Association of Canada is pleased to recommend the program to our members, many of whom have reaped its benefits.”
Andrew Dillane, President, CIO Association of Canada; Group CIO, Randstad Canada Companies

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Barry through a number of initiatives he has launched over the past 15 years. As a frequent attendee of The CIO SUMMIT I always came away with a broader perspective of what it takes to be a successful CIO. As he launched the IT Leadership Development Program I saw how it would positively shape aspiring CIOs and better prepare them for the challenge that they had taken on. The results of this program and comments from the attendees speak volumes about Barry's ability to engage people in the industry that have valuable expertise and his ability to motivate them to share.”
George DeWolf, President & CIO, DeWolf Enterprises

“The knowledge I have gained from The CIO SUMMIT IT Leadership Development program has been put to good use time and time again. The speakers were on point, and provided me with the tools to move forward with technology innovations that enabled business success. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Barry and the IT Leadership Development Program to any IT professional looking for the key to moving forward.”
Liz Dowie, Manager, Application Services & IT, Region of Durham

“The IT Leadership Development Program is an excellent program for aspiring CIOs. I also recommend it to anyone who is relatively new to their CIO role or as a refresher for those who have been a CIO for awhile. The program blends the right amount of theory with very practical tools and best practices. The instructors are top notch and are all knowledgeable practitioners. I wish I had taken this program five years ago when I started my current CIO job. It would have helped me significantly in implementing my agenda much more quickly.”
Siegfried Fuchsbichler, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Government of Yukon

“Barry is a superb marketer and organizer of executive education programs and seminars, with a network of contacts that comprise a strong base of university teachers and practitioners. I've worked with him for well over ten years; every program has been a success.”
Peter Keen, author, academic and lecturer

“Barry has created a very valuable service for up and coming IT managers aspiring to become a CIO or other senior manager and for the companies that employ them. In his course the students are exposed to some terrific, world-class instructors and leading-edge thought in both IT and management. I recommend it highly.”
Lyle Kerr, former Chief Executive Officer, Sapphire Technologies Canada Ltd. and Irving Corporation

“As a participant of the IT Leadership Development Program, I can't recommend it enough. This is by far one of the best programs I have attended. Barry's ability to bring together speakers with balanced subject matter material and personal experiences is invaluable to the presentation of the program. Program content is excellent. Addresses core CIO and IT leader issues, challenges and opportunities in a straightforward manner.”
Christine Martinez, Director, IT Payroll and HR Systems, Government of British Columbia

“What more can I say - a great course given by some of the best IT practitioners in the world.”
Roman Mateyko, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs, Government of British Columbia

“I have been a faculty member of The CIO SUMMIT IT Leadership Development Program for several years now, delivering a session on strategy execution and another on change management. This is the perfect program to help develop the IT leaders of tomorrow. The content is highly pragmatic and relevant; the faculty brings real-world insights and perspectives. CIOs concerned with delivering more value to the organization while strengthening the IT leadership bench should send their managers to the program. They won't regret it.”
Edmond Mellina, President, ORCHANGO - a division of TRANSITUS Inc.

“Over the past five years, this program has helped hundreds of aspiring professionals reach their intended goals. You may be taking the program to enhance your skills or learn leading-edge methodology that will make a difference for your organization. You may be a public-sector leader comparing practices with the private sector. Or, you may be an aspiring CIO. Regardless, you will find this unique program responding to your learning needs and making a difference.”
James Norrie, Professor & Director, School of Information Technology Management, Faculty of Business, Ryerson University

“Over the next few years, Canadian employers must hire and develop tens of thousands of professionals who combine business knowledge, skills and acumen with information technology. In fact, this is the largest, and fastest growing, part of the IT labour market. The IT Leadership Development Program is an example of what we need to fill this critical gap. I worked with Barry Clavir's CIO SUMMIT conferences for several years, and can attest to his professionalism and focus on quality.”
David Ticoll, Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills (CCICT)