Toronto ORBIE Awards

2026 Toronto ORBIE Awards Finalists

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September 9, 2026 • 8:15 AM

Fairmont Royal York

The ORBIE Awards honor CIOs and CISOs setting the standard for leadership. Each finalist demonstrates excellence in technology leadership—driving growth, inspiring teams, and transforming organizations across Toronto. Explore the finalists below and see who will be recognized at the upcoming Toronto ORBIE Awards.

Global
Finalists

Shannon
Bell

Martin
Jepil

Nishat
Jessa

Alfredo
Tan

Irene
Zaguskin

Large Enterprise
Finalists

Donna
Kidwell

Kin
Lee-Yow

Alexis
Ricordi

Sarah
Shortreed

Peter
Singh

Sarah
Willock

Enterprise
Finalists

Andrew
Cree

Janet
Lin

Ali
Razavi

Alicia
Samuel

Dhaksayan
Shanmuganayagam

Brad
Strom

Corporate
Finalists

Scott
Briggs

Kalyan
Chakravarthy

Alistair
Forsyth

Geoff
Hogan

Venky
Rajaraman

Eric
Westerby

CISO Global
Finalists

Omar
Al Assaf

Carey
Frey

Manas
Giri

Felipe
Mafra

Bobby
Singh

CISO Enterprise
Finalists

Maneesh
Agnihotri

Brent
Fowles

Nadeem
Hussain

Austin
Smith

Derek
Sutton

CISO Corporate
Finalists

Arif
Hameed

David
Hosey

Amar
Singh

Nabeel
Yousif

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