May 22, 2024 | Full Day | HYBRID

Canada Science and Technology Museum | 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON

TECHNATION is hosting a full-day AI4Canada Summit – Accelerating Responsible AI Adoption on May 22^nd in Ottawa. TECHNATION is collaborating with government officials, technology executives and multi-stakeholder partners to help accelerate responsible AI adoption. This summit will feature three global technology visionary keynotes along with four multi-stakeholder panel discussions. Panels will engage leaders from both industry and government on important topics including:

For Canada to succeed in this hyper-evolving space, a new and updated national synchronized plan for AI adoption is critical.  This requires on-going discussion, planning and action across all sectors to ensure Canada maintains its leadership position in Artificial Intelligence in the highly competitive global economy.  AI4Canada will deliver a collaborative summit with engaging multi-stakeholder insight and dialogue as part of our ongoing initiative to develop an ‘AI Adoption Roadmap for Canada’.

Visionary Keynotes:

National Strategy Panel Discussions (industry & government):

Navigating Canada’s AI Skills Landscape: Upskilling, Collaboration, and Global Talent Strategies 

Moderator – Larry Paquette, Sales Director, Pluralsight

Panelists:

• Tony Holmes, Director, Public Sector Practice Lead for Solutions Consulting (North America)
• Len Bastien, Senior Asst Deputy Minister, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Jennifer Flanagan, Co-founder, President and CEO, Actua
• Jane Goodyer, Dean, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University

Buying the Future We Want 

Moderator – Bob Willard, Founder and Chief Sustainability Champion, Sustainability Advantage 

 Panelists:

• Annick Champoux, ESG Procurement Program Advisor, CBC/Radio-Canada 
• Matt Davies, Chief Technology Officer, Shared Services Canada
• Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada 

AI Readiness – AI Readiness: Intentions Outpacing Ability

Moderator – Oleg Tolchinsky, Head of Solutions Engineering & Technology Strategy, Cisco Canada

Panelists:

• Robert Barton, CTO, Cisco Canada
• Sami Khoury, Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
• Craig McQueen, Vice President, AI Solutions, Softchoice
• Ashok Krish, Global Head, AI. Cloud Advisory & Consulting, Tata Consultancy Services

Adopting GenAI in Your Enterprise: The ‘Inside Out’ Approach 

Moderator – Jesslyn Dymond, Director of Data Ethics, TELUS

 Panelists

• Louis Lo, Data and AI Leader, Microsoft Canada 
• Mohammad Qureshi, Corporate Chief Information Officer and Associate Deputy Minister, Government Information Technology Ontario, Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery  
• Jaime Tatis, Chief Insights and Analytics Officer, TELUS 

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION FOR INDUSTRY SOLD OUT

Last Minute Virtual Discount –  $45 members | $95 non-members | Government FREE

Government Complimentary

Government In-Person Registration, please Contact Christine Leonard | Virtual use link above 

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