Calgary Innovation Peer Forum - October 8th 2025 With Wish Bakshi

Welcome to the Calgary Innovation Peer Forum - October 2025 Session!

Join us for an exciting in-person event at Platform Calgary Classroom 2 (second floor), on Wednesday, October 8th , 2025 at 3:00 PM with , an accomplished AI Systems Engineer—founder of AQ Energy (also known as Quant AiQ)—and a Visiting Professor of AI at both the University of Calgary and Queen’s University Smith School of Business who splits his time between Austin, TX and Calgary, AB.

Wish brings exceptional expertise in helping large organizations implement AI and technology solutions across energy, power generation, and data infrastructure. His deep background includes:

• Building intelligent commodities-trading systems for natural gas, power & NGLs across North American markets, delivering insights and operational advantages through analytics and AI solutions.
• Designing AI systems integrated with energy enterprise solutions, working hand-in-hand with SCADA, PI, and DCS systems to optimize operations—from midstream assets and power plants to LNG facilities and AI data centers
• Providing fresh, weekly commentary on energy market trends via his LinkedIn blog channel (great resource for staying informed).

Wish will share his experience in building AI systems for energy enterprises:

• Lessons learned with tangible use cases - both with traditional Machine Learning & the new age of Gen AI
• What it takes to succeed deploy AI at scale across multiple business units
• And perhaps most importantly, driving adoption

• Corporate innovators exploring AI and infrastructure strategies
• Intrapreneurs focused on digital transformation within energy or tech sectors
• Community builders and ecosystem partners interested in the intersection of energy and AI
• Anyone curious about how Alberta can lead in sustainable, high-performance AI infrastructure

• Gain first-hand insights from a leading practitioner and educator in AI for energy systems
• Connect with other leaders shaping the future of Alberta’s innovation ecosystem
• Take away practical lessons that can inform your organization’s AI and infrastructure strategy

RSVP Today and reserve your spot — seating is limited.

- if you're new to Platform, there is paid parking above the space. The session is located on the second floor in Classroom 2. If you need help - talk to the cafe on the ground floor. The forum team will also be guiding people to the room.

Don't miss out on this chance to be a part of Calgary's thriving innovation community.

Come ready to engage, learn, and be inspired!

The Calgary Innovation Peer Forum is a collaborative effort to create a space for Calgary's innovators and is supported by Unbounded Thinking, The Calgarty Innovation Coalition, and the Strategic Capability Network. For more information cotant Mike Procee or Shannon Phillips.

Host or Publisher Unbounded Thinking