Speaker Bio

Mary Carman
Chief Information Officer, Industry Canada

Topic: Closing Keynote Address
The Cost of Non-Conformance

In October 2004, Ms. Carman was appointed Chief Information Officer for Industry Canada. As CIO, she will focus on strengthening the department's governance of IM/IT and enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery. Ms Carman joined Industry Canada in March 2003 as Associate Assistant Deputy Minister in the Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications Sector. Between 1993 and 2003 Ms. Carman worked on assignments at the Privy Council Office and Environment Canada. Ms. Carman is a recognized operational manager after many years experience at Health Canada and was the first Canadian to sit as a member of the Regulatory Advisory Board of the Center for Medicines Research of the U.K. She is a champion for Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian Women In Communications, within Industry Canada. Ms. Carman is a member of the Board for the Institute of Connectivity for the Americas.