Vooban, Canada’s leader and trusted partner in applied artificial intelligence innovation, is inviting media representatives to Impact IA, an event that will bring together key players in the field of artificial intelligence and promises an immersion in the experiences of Canadian business managers. They’ll be sharing their journeys of digital transformation and AI integration; with their successes, but also the challenges they’ve encountered. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Aperture Room in Toronto.
Here is an overview of the program
| 9 am | Opening remarks |
| 9:05 am | The State of AI in Canada: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Adoption |
| Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, Senior Director, Digital Economy, Technology and Innovation, Canadian Chamber of Commerce | |
| Simran Singh, Senior Manager of Policy, Ontario Chamber of Commerce | |
| 9:35 am | Leveraging AI for Retail Innovation: ALDO’s Success Stories |
| Fatih Nayebi, Ph.D., VP, Data & AI, ALDO Group | |
| 10:20 pm | Break |
| 10:40 pm | Canam: From Generative AI to Automated Quality Control Systems |
| Patrick Martin, Director of Digital Innovation, Canam | |
| 11:25 am | How to Foster Innovation within Your Teams |
| Jean Fahmy, CIO/CTO, CSL | |
| Shereeka McEwan, Product Owner, TD Bank | |
| 12:10 pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | When AI Saves Money… and the Planet |
| Nicholas Parker, Father of Cleantech, Founder of CleanAI | |
| Leah Perry, Senior Manager, Cleantech | |
| Fatima Khamitova, Director of Startups and Scaleups, Vector Institute | |
| 2 pm | Your Business Is Already Using AI – Here’s How to Take It Further |
| Jonathan Pastrikos, Director, Business Development, BDC | |
| Nicholas Morel, AI at Google | |
| 2:45 pm | Break |
| 3 pm | Financing Your AI Project with Scale AI |
| Adithya Rao, Investment Director, Scale AI | |
| 3:15 pm | Google: What You Wish You Had Known Before Starting an AI Project |
| Nicholas Morel, AI, Google | |
| 4 pm | Closing remarks |
| Networking cocktail |
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To share this event on social media, please use #impactai
Journalists interested in attending all or part of this event are asked to contact Valérie Gonzalo at (514) 923-1549 or gonzalo@videotron.ca to confirm their participation. Please note that this is an in-person event. Most speakers will be available for individual interviews. Please confirm your interview requests in advance.
SOURCE Valérie Gonzalo
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