Chief Information Officer, University of Toronto

A respected IT veteran, Bo Wandschneider has spent 30 years in higher education information technology, first at the University of Guelph and more recently as CIO and associate vice principal of Information Technology at Queen’s University. Bo’s early years included a decade in an academic unit where he was embedded in the research enterprise and actively engaged in teaching and learning.

A truly collaborative leader, Bo is well known across Canada for the breadth and depth of his knowledge, his desire to build partnerships, and his openness and willingness to share information and expertise with colleagues and staff.

Director, Technology Services, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Omar Malik joined the University in September 2023 and brings over 27 years of experience in technology, management and education. He was previously the acting executive superintendent & CIO at the Toronto Catholic District School Board. He led various digital transformation initiatives, including deploying over 20,000 devices for students in need during the pandemic.

Before the TCDSB, Omar was the manager of Integrated Client Technology at Humber College, where he led several strategic technology initiatives, such as migrations to cloud services (O365, Azure, Amazon Web Services), learning management systems, and the modernization of classrooms, computer labs and maker spaces. Omar also served as the head of IT at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, where he led the development of the organization’s first technology department and project management practices, as well as delivered on several key strategic projects.