MEDIA ADVISORY - The AI ecosystem converges in Toronto for Impact AI
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2025-02-04

TORONTO, Feb. 4, 2025 /CNW/ - 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

Click here to see the detailed program.

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DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 9 am to 5 pm

Aperture Room

340 Yonge St, Toronto

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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