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  • Conference
    08:50 AM - 09:00 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Opening Speech
    Strategic
    $
  • Keynote
    09:00 AM - 09:30 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    The importance of ethics in the era of Generative AI
    Strategic
    Sujatha Perepa Distinguished Engineer & CTO - Data, AI & MLOps Office of the IBM CIO
    $
  • Keynote
    09:00 AM - 09:20 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    AI and data-driven decision-making: closing the dream-reality gap
    Expert AI
    Shingai Manjengwa Head of AI Education ChainML
    $
  • Conference
    09:00 AM - 09:30 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Harnessing the power of data to improve the customer experience
    Expert Big Data
    Reet Padda VP, Head of Data Engineering TD Bank Group
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    09:20 AM - 10:00 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Will AI dominance determine the next global power? AI and data-driven approach to decarbonization
    Sustainability
    Nicole Janssen Co-Founder and Co-CEO AltaML
    Kat Buzelatto Digital Manager, eCommerce Schneider Electric
    Opher Brayer Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Impro.Ai
    $
  • Conference
    09:30 AM - 10:00 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Powering the next wave of innovation: modern architectures and the convergence of ML and Generative AI
    Expert Big Data
    Avinash Koul Vice President, Technology & Data Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    09:30 AM - 10:10 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    AI and human creativity - overcoming AI limitations
    Expert AI
    Kimberly Nevala Strategic Advisor SAS
    Alina Rivilis Director, Data Science Home Trust
    Katherine Tattum Chief Operating Officer Tali AI
    Rob Lucas Principal Solution Consultant Dell Technologies
    $
  • Keynote
    10:00 AM - 10:20 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Responsible AI
    Expert AI
    Aishwarya Srinivasan Senior AI Advocate & Founder of Illuminate AI Microsoft for Startups
    $
  • Keynote
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Unlocking value through data collaboration
    Expert Big Data
    Evan Wood EVP and Chief Strategy Officer Environics Analytics
    $
  • Keynote
    10:10 AM - 10:30 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Hyperautomation, ML and AI to optimize financial operations (Q&A)
    Expert AI
    Saeed Contractor Global Head of the Intelligent Automation COE Uber
    Cathy Ongly National Marketing Lead Women in AI Canada
    $
  • Keynote
    10:20 AM - 10:50 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Unlock your market with all the right data
    Technology & Application
    Robert Ruppel Senior Vice President of Global Revenue Actian
    $
  • Conference
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    GenAI adoption and value creation
    Use Case AI
    Anantha Sharma Head of Data and Analytics, North America Synechron
    Sundar Kuppuswamy Chief Data Scientist Asurion
    $
  • Conference
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Privacy and data consideration when standing up LLMs
    Expert Big Data
    Alina Rivilis Director, Data Science Home Trust
    $
  • Conference
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    AI: transforming software development
    Technology & Application
    Ryan Salva VP, Product Management GitHub
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    11:30 AM - 12:10 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    The role of product manager in Big Data and AI
    Strategic
    Heathcliff Lewis Director, NLP Product RBC
    Jasper Lam Product Owner, Global Data and AI Strategy Sanofi
    Banu Raghuraman Product Manager Ernst & Young
    Isabel Freire Consultant IAG Services
    Ryan Donnelly Founder Enzai
    $
  • Conference
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Getting started in AI: a data analytics practitioner perspective
    Expert Big Data
    Richard Boire Professor and Founder Boire Analytics
    $
  • Conference
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Disrupt or be disrupted: generative AI's unexpected reality check
    Use Case AI
    Iurii Milovanov AVP, AI and Data Science SoftServe, Inc.
    $
  • Conference
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Six trends that will 'make or break' your data strategy
    Expert Big Data
    Paul Moxon SVP Data Architectures and Chief Evangelist Denodo
    $
  • Conference
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Advancements in billion-scale video recommender systems
    Technology & Application
    Amey Dharwadker Engineering Leader, Machine Learning Meta Inc.
    Khushhall Chandra Mahajan Machine Learning Engineer Meta Inc.
    $
  • Keynote
    12:10 PM - 12:30 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Driving innovation using AI in aerospace
    Strategic
    Bruce Stamm Managing Director, Enterprise Data & Artificial Intelligence Air Canada
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    12:30 PM - 01:10 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Where Canada stands in creating intelligent Smart Cities? The roadmap to better urban future
    Sustainability
    Steve Czajka Senior Manager, Smart City Strategy TELUS
    Tom Schnekenburger Director, Research University of Windsor
    Andrew Miller Senior Leader, Urban Solutions Hatch
    Isabel Freire Consultant IAG Services
    $
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    What are data brokers and how they use your data?
    Expert Big Data
    Kabil Rahaman Head of Data Optimization The Globe and Mail
    $
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    AI implementation strategy
    Expert AI
    Muskur Jahan Director – Enterprise Data and Analytics Medcan
    $
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:20 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    AI for good - inspiring youth
    Technology & Application
    Alisha Arora Youth Ambassador UNICEF
    Dominick Romano Founder drainpipe.io
  • Conference
    02:20 PM - 02:50 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    How to disrupt your industry using Generative AI
    Technology & Application
    Jimmy Lin Cheriton Chair, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Co-director at Waterloo AI Institute & CTO, Primal Waterloo AI Institute
    Joel Blit Chair, Council on Innovation Policy Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    From data to insights. The role of data architecture in Big Data and AI
    Use Case Big Data
    Zaki ELTwaishi Director of Data Architecture Electronic Arts
    $
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Unleashing the power of generative AI for tabular data in machine learning applications
    Expert AI
    Fatih Nayebi Senior Director, Data and Analytics ALDO Group
    $
  • Conference
    02:50 PM - 03:10 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    How AI can help us build a pathway to the sustainable future?
    Sustainability
    Abigail Oppong AI Ethics Researcher Independent Researcher
    Kira Kaur Founder and CEO Ethos Engine AI
  • Conference
    03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Navigating data enablement and innovation: unveiling the TELUS case study
    Use Case Big Data
    Rohin Bansal Director, Data Governance & Enablement TELUS
    $
  • Conference
    03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Bioinformatics, molecular solutions, intelligent machines and the future of medical care
    Expert AI
    Laurence Liang Cohort ’23 Next AI
    $
  • Conference
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Customer data platform - its significance in data ecosystem & digital marketing era
    Use Case Big Data
    Sanjeev Garikapati Director Data Engineering Publicis Sapient
    Mohan Rao Senior Director Technology Publicis Sapient
    $
  • Conference
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Advancing privacy and robustness in AI models: the synergy of federated learning and causal machine learning
    Use Case AI
    Sreya Francis Head of Technical Innovation Farm Mutual Re
    $
  • Conference
    04:00 PM - 04:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    From lines to AI minds
    Use Case AI
    Lorenzo Spada Sr. Director of Software Development Global Standards Canada
    $
  • Conference
    04:00 PM - 07:00 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Women in AI Awards North America Ceremony (Tickets Required)
    Expert AI
  • Training
    09:00 AM - 09:50 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Generative AI – copyright and trademark implications; inconsistency of treatment in different jurisdictions
    Expert AI
    Wilfred So Senior Patent Agent Marks & Clerk
    Cat Lovrics Partner & Head of Trademarks & Copyright Marks & Clerk
    Jennifer Bol SVP, Legal & Business Affairs 9 Story Media Group
    Stuart Ogawa Sr. Director, Growth Analytics and Data Science BILL
    $
  • Training
    09:00 AM - 09:50 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Neural graph databases: say goodbye to messy, dumb data
    Expert Big Data
    Iris Wang Data and Analytics Strategy Metrolinx
    $
  • Keynote
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    The AI revolution in advertising
    Strategic
    Alexandra Panousis Co-Founder, Independent consultant, Director Independent consultant
    $
  • Keynote
    10:00 AM - 10:20 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Harnessing government support for a competitive edge in an era of accelerated change / Mobiliser le soutien du gouvernement pour obtenir un avantage concurrentiel à une époque de changement accéléré
    Strategic
    Alyssa Daku Director General, Innovators Experience Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
    $
  • Conference
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Advancements in AI law and upcoming regulations in Canada
    Expert AI
    Brent Arnold Partner, Trial & Appellate Litigator, Data Breach Coach, & Technology Sub-Group Leader Gowling WLG
    $
  • Conference
    10:20 AM - 10:50 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Security and privacy controls for AI systems
    Expert AI
    Duronke Owoleso Cloud and Information Security Practitioner Government of Canada
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    10:30 AM - 11:10 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Advanced analytics and modern technology to create intelligent predictions
    Strategic
    Manil Wagle Associate Director, Data & Analytics and Research Oxford Properties Group
    EY Park Senior Director, Data and Analytics University Pension Plan Ontario
    Nikita Medvedev Director, Advanced Analytics Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited
    Yukun Zhang Director, AI Governance and Responsible AI ATB Financial
    Sidney Shapiro Assistant Professor, Business Analytics University of Lethbridge
    $
  • Keynote
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Generative AI. Beyond the hype.
    Expert AI
    Dmitry Baev Group Vice President, Cloud Engineering ORACLE
    $
  • Conference
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    The challenges and opportunities for pursuing IP protection on AI and Big Data innovations
    Expert AI
    Marc Lampert Associate Lawyer Bhole IP Law
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    11:10 AM - 11:50 AM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Digital Transformation
    Strategic
    Sasha Fay Director, Digital Analytics OLG
    Joshua Hamilton Vice President Data Strategy & Monetization Farmers Edge
    Steven Javor Global eCommerce Director, North America, Energy Management Schneider Electric
    Susan Sly Co-CEO RadiusAI
    $
  • Conference
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Applying AI to resolve day-to-day operational challenges
    Expert AI
    Ali Shamaei Director of Data Engineering, Analytics and Database Services Scotiabank
    Angela Yang Senior Manager, Mainframe and Db2 Database Services Scotiabank
    $
  • Keynote
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Artificial Intelligence: Be an innovator, not a naysayer!
    Expert AI
    Hugues Foltz Executive Vice President Vooban
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    11:50 AM - 12:30 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    The future of the workforce
    Strategic
    Casey Dai Founder Expanded Skills
    Sharifah Amirah President Intent HQ
    Elias Hadaya VP, Data Science TalentNeuron
    Brennan McEachran CEO and Co-founder Hypercontext
    $
  • Conference
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Innovation meets responsibility: AI for a better tomorrow
    Strategic
    Abhinav Tiwari Canada Lead (AAI) – Public Services & Resources Accenture
    $
  • Conference
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Energy efficient software development
    Technology & Application
    Tejas Chopra Senior Software Engineer, Tech 40 under 40 Netflix
    Prasanna Vijayanathan Senior Software Engineer Netflix
    $
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Accelerating AI in the Cloud (Public Sector)
    Use Case AI
    Randy Reynoso Director General, Data, Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Canada Revenue Agency
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    02:00 PM - 02:50 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    ChatGPT, NLP, AI Ethics and beyond: managing AI risks in the 21st century
    Strategic
    Dr. Jodie Lobana Board Member, International Internal Audit Standards Board (IIASB) The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
    Aditya Anne Director of Data Science CIBC
    Bhuva Shakti Chief Ethics & Culture Officer Women in AI
    Maximilian Jakobs CEO DeepMirror
    Vanitha Lucas Head of Consulting and Business Development Vannel Global Strategies
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Rethinking big data projects in finance
    Expert Big Data
    Tom Wilson Director of Data & Analytics Integration Bank of Montreal
    $
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Building a ready to use data system from the ground up before data exists
    Expert Big Data
    Ramila Peiris Head of Data Science, Manufacturing Technologies Sanofi
    Luc Nguyen Senior Director Manufacturing Technology – Vaccines Sanofi
    $
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    Industrialized digital enabled AI
    Use Case AI
    Jasper Lam Product Owner, Global Data and AI Strategy Sanofi
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    02:50 PM - 03:30 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Cybersecurity space and its future
    Technology & Application
    Tarundeep Dhot AVP, Canadian Fraud Performance Management TD Bank
    Frederic Marier Sr. Director, Financial Crimes Risk Modeling CIBC
    Ken Rauch Director, Project Lead - Data & Analytics Supply Ontario
    Sarah Baldeo CEO ID Quotient Advisory
  • Conference
    03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference Room 1 (203 - ground level)
    Data analytics and integrated reporting model in Arts funding
    Expert Big Data
    Gabriel ZAMFIR-ENACHE Director, Research, Measurement and Data Analytics Canada Council For The Arts
    $
  • Conference
    03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference Room 2 (202 - ground level)
    IAMWarrior: Gitops for Governance and ML
    Use Case AI
    Aditya Singh Senior Technical Data Specialist MunichRe Toronto
    Magd Bayoumi Machine Learning Engineer MunichRe New York
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    03:30 PM - 04:20 PM    Expo Stage (Exhibition area)
    Investor? Learn about best technologies in Big Data and AI to invest now
    Strategic
    Katherine Tattum Chief Operating Officer Tali AI
    Ben Su Co-founder, Lawyer and Angel Investor Capita
    Carissa Di Gangi Senior Manager, Technological Stewardship MaRS Discovery District
    Gautam Hazari Chief Technology Officer Sekura Mobile Intelligence

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