Impact AI Toronto
About this Event
We're back for another edition of Impact AI Toronto.
This is our third edition in the city and the seventh overall, and the six that came before it sold out. You get half a day with executives who are already running AI in production, and they will walk you through what actually worked, what they would skip if they started over, and how they got their teams on board.
The room brings together leaders from financial services, manufacturing, construction and aerospace, so whichever industry you are in, someone in that room is working through a version of your problem.
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
- You will see use cases that are already running in production, not pilots still waiting for budget.
- Speakers share the ROI numbers they are actually hitting, along with what it cost to get there.
- The architectures they present are built to be deployed, not admired in a slide deck.
- You get direct access to the leaders working through the same problems you are.
Every session is led by someone who has put AI into production and who will break down how they did it, what it cost and what they would do differently. You will not leave with inspiration, you will leave with a playbook you can put in front of your team on Monday.
WHO'S ON STAGE
CIOs, heads of AI and technology executives from some of Canada's largest banks, manufacturers, retailers and infrastructure operators. The full lineup is announced in September.
Presale is open and seats are limited.
Where your AI vision turns into action. You've got the strategy. We've got the AI.
Impact AI is an event powered by Vooban.
Agenda
AI Governance, Demystified: What Your Data Should (and Shouldn't) Feed Your Mo
Host: Gabriella Chidiebere, Head of Data Management at TD Bank
Info: For most organizations, AI governance is still a mystery. Gabriella Chidiebere, who leads data governance and readiness for AI consumption at TD Bank, breaks down what good governance actually looks like in practice: which data your models should consume, how to validate that nothing slipped in that shouldn't, and the dos and don'ts of building AI you can trust.
The Human Side of AI: Leading Change When Your Workforce Is Afraid
Host: David Cachia, CIO at Municipality of Clarington
Info: The hardest part of AI adoption isn't the technology, it's the people. Dave Cachia, CIO of the Municipality of Clarington, shares what it takes to bring AI into an organization where fear of job loss is real and layoffs aren't an option: framing AI as a tool that augments skills rather than replaces them, and turning skeptics into adopters one conversation at a time.
When AI Rewrites the Business Model
Host: Kevin Dreyer CIO/CISO at Maple Reinders
Info: Most enterprise AI initiatives fail for two reasons: the problem was never defined, and someone bought into snake oil. The organizations that get it right are the ones treating AI not as a productivity tool, but as a lever to rewrite what their business is actually for. This panel brings together operators from industries where AI is quietly reshaping the operating model. Expect a candid conversation on what it takes to make AI stick inside a legacy enterprise, why the data foundation matters more than the model, and why the real prize is the business model, not the headcount cut.
Before the Knowledge Walks Out the Door: Capturing Expertise to Train Your Age
Host: Eric Whaley, CIO at Wolseley
Info: Every organization is sitting on expertise that lives in people's heads, and much of it is walking toward retirement. This panel digs into what it takes to capture institutional knowledge before it leaves, turn it into fuel for AI agents, and do it in a way employees embrace instead of fear: what to record, what to automate, and what to leave human.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 299.00 to CAD 399.00
