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  • Conference
    08:50 AM - 09:00 AM    Expo Stage
    Opening Speech
    Strategic
    $
  • Keynote
    09:00 AM - 09:20 AM    Expo Stage
    Upcoming AI regulations in Canada and what actions should we take to create a sustainable future
    Sustainability
    Government of Canada TBC Government of Canada
    $
  • Conference
    09:00 AM - 09:30 AM    Conference Room 1
    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
    $
  • Keynote
    09:00 AM - 09:30 AM    Conference Room 2
    AI and data-driven decision-making: closing the dream-reality gap
    Expert AI
    Shingai Manjengwa Head of AI Education ChainML
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    09:20 AM - 10:00 AM    Expo Stage
    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
    Xiaochen Zhang Founder FinTech4Good
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    09:30 AM - 10:10 AM    Conference Room 2
    AI and human creativity - overcoming AI limitations
    Expert AI
    Kimberly Nevala Strategic Advisor SAS
    Usha Jagannathan Principal Engineer & Digital Innovation Leader McKinsey & Company
    Alina Rivilis Director, Data Science Home Trust
    $
  • Conference
    09:30 AM - 10:00 AM    Conference Room 1
    Harnessing the power of data to improve the customer experience
    Expert Big Data
    Reet Padda VP, Head of Data Engineering TD Bank Group
    $
  • Keynote
    10:00 AM - 10:20 AM    Expo Stage
    Responsible AI
    Expert AI
    Aishwarya Srinivasan Data Scientist, Google Cloud AI & Founder of Illuminate AI Google
    $
  • Conference
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Conference Room 1
    From data to insights. The role of data architecture in Big Data and AI
    Expert Big Data
    Zaki ELTwaishi Director of Data Architecture Electronic Arts
    $
  • Keynote
    10:10 AM - 10:30 AM    Conference Room 2
    Hyperautomation, ML and AI to optimize financial operations (Q&A)
    Expert AI
    Saeed Contractor Global Head of the Intelligent Automation COE Uber
    $
  • Conference
    10:20 AM - 10:50 AM    Expo Stage
    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
    GenAI adoption and value creation
    Use Case AI
    Prabhakar Srinivasan Director, Technology Synechron
    $
  • Conference
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Conference Room 1
    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
    AI: transforming software development
    Technology & Application
    Ryan Salva VP, Product Management GitHub
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    11:30 AM - 12:10 PM    Expo Stage
    The role of product manager in Big Data and AI: collaboration, leadership and creativity
    Strategic
    Heathcliff Lewis Director, NLP Product RBC
    Naimeesha Murthy Founder & Vice President of New Product Development & Strategy Products by Women & LPL Financial
    Jasper Lam Product Owner, Global Data and AI Strategy Sanofi
    $
  • Conference
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference Room 1
    What are data brokers and how they use your data?
    Expert Big Data
    Kabil Rahaman Head of Data Optimization The Globe and Mail
    $
  • Conference
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference Room 2
    Disrupt or be disrupted: generative AI's unexpected reality check
    Use Case AI
    Iurii Milovanov AVP, AI & Data Science SoftServe, Inc.
    $
  • Conference
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Conference Room 1
    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
    Generative AI: A double-edged sword for innovation and society
    Expert AI
    Usha Jagannathan Principal Engineer & Digital Innovation Leader McKinsey & Company
  • Keynote
    12:10 PM - 12:30 PM    Expo Stage
    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
    Where Canada stands in creating intelligent transportation? The roadmap to better urban future
    Sustainability
    Janneke van der Zee Managing Director Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada
    Daniel Kligerman Director-Smart City & Public Safety Telus
    Tom Schnekenburger Director, Research University of Windsor
    $
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference Room 2
    Preparing your midsized organization for the implementation of AI
    Expert AI
    Muskur Jahan Director – Enterprise Data and Analytics Medcan
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    02:00 PM - 02:40 PM    Conference Room 1
    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 of Advanced Analytics Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    02:00 PM - 02:40 PM    Expo Stage
    AI for social good. Helping communities with privacy-aware AI
    Technology & Application
    Alisha Arora Youth Ambassador UNICEF
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 2
    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
    02:40 PM - 03:10 PM    Conference Room 1
    Navigating data enablement and innovation: unveiling the TELUS case study
    Use Case Big Data
    Rohin Bansal Director, Data Governance & Enablement TELUS
    $
  • Conference
    02:40 PM - 03:10 PM    Expo Stage
    How to disrupt your industry using Generative AI
    Strategic
    Jimmy Lin Professor University of Waterloo
    Joel Blit Professor of Economics University of Waterloo
  • Conference
    03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference Room 2
    Advancements in billion-scale video recommender systems
    Use Case AI
    Amey Dharwadker Engineering Leader, Machine Learning Meta Inc.
    Khushhall Chandra Mahajan Machine Learning Engineer Meta Inc.
    $
  • Conference
    03:10 PM - 03:40 PM    Conference Room 1
    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
    03:10 PM - 03:40 PM    Expo Stage
    How AI can help us build a pathway to the sustainable future?
    Sustainability
    Abigail Oppong AI Ethics Researcher Independent Researcher
    Kira Kaur Founder Ethos Engine AI
  • Conference
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM    Conference Room 2
    AI content capture, object detection in supply chain standards
    Use Case AI
    Lorenzo Spada Sr. Director of Software Development Global Standards Canada
    $
  • Conference
    03:40 PM - 04:10 PM    Conference Room 1
    Getting started in AI: a data analytics practitioner perspective
    Expert Big Data
    Richard Boire Professor, Data Science, Data Mining, Business Analytics University of Toronto
    $
  • Conference
    04:00 PM - 04:30 PM    Conference Room 1
    How world powered by quantum computing would look like
    Use Case Big Data
    $
  • Conference
    04:00 PM - 07:00 PM    Expo Stage
    Women in AI Awards North America Ceremony (Tickets Required)
    Expert AI
  • Training
    09:00 AM - 09:50 AM    Conference Room 2
    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
    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
    Understanding behavioural economics, analytics, and data-driven creativity in advertising
    Strategic
    $
  • Keynote
    10:00 AM - 10:20 AM    Expo Stage
    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
    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
    Security and privacy controls for AI systems
    Expert AI
    Duronke Owoleso Cloud and Information Security Practitioner Government of Canada
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    11:00 AM - 11:40 AM    Conference Room 1
    Digital Transformation
    Strategic
    Sasha Fay Director, Digital Analytics OLG
    Joshua Hamilton Director, Data Strategy and Monetization Farmers Edge
    Steven Javor Global eCommerce Director, North America, Energy Management Schneider Electric
    Susan Sly Co-CEO RadiusAI
    $
  • Keynote
    11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Expo Stage
    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
    The challenges and opportunities for pursuing IP protection on AI and Big Data innovations
    Expert AI
    Marc Lampert Associate Lawyer Bhole IP Law
    $
  • Conference
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference Room 2
    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
    Artificial Intelligence: Be an innovator, not a naysayer!
    Expert AI
    Hugues Foltz Executive Vice President Vooban
    $
  • Panel Discussion
    11:40 AM - 12:20 PM    Conference Room 1
    The future of the workforce
    Expert AI
    Casey Dai Head of Engineering, Data Engineering and ML Ops Capgemini
    Sharifah Amirah President Intent HQ
    Elias Hadaya VP, Data Science TalentNeuron
    $
  • Conference
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Conference Room 2
    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
    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
    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
    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
  • Conference
    02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference Room 1
    Rethinking big data projects in finance
    Use Case Big Data
    Tom Wilson Director of Data & Analytics Integration Bank of Montreal
    $
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 1
    Using Big Data to reduce energy consumption
    Use Case Big Data
    $
  • Conference
    02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference Room 2
    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
    The future of cybersecurity
    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
  • Conference
    03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference Room 1
    Building a ready to use data system from the ground up before data exists
    Use Case Big Data
    Ramila Peiris Head of Data Science, Manufacturing Technologies Sanofi
    Luc Nguyen Senior Director Manufacturing Technology – Vaccines Sanofi
    $
  • Conference
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM    Conference Room 1
    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
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM    Conference Room 2
    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
    $
  • Conference
    03:30 PM - 04:20 PM    Expo Stage
    Investor? Learn about best technologies in Big Data and AI to invest now
    Strategic
  • Conference
    03:30 PM - 04:00 PM    Conference Room 1
    Kubernetes and Big Data
    Use Case Big Data
    $
  • Conference
    04:00 PM - 04:40 PM    Conference Room 1
    How retail companies are making millions by selling your data
    Strategic
    $

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