Techify AI Summit 201: Beyond the Basics
About this Event
Most organizations don't have an AI problem. They have a leadership problem.
The AI-driven tools are everywhere, the use cases are proven, and the experimentation has already started. What's missing is a leader who can move their team from chatting with AI to actually delegating to it
If you're asking questions like:
- Everyone's using AI, so why aren't we seeing the results?
- How do we use it responsibly and securely?
- Which use cases actually drive value, not just hype?
- Where are you still chatting with AI when you could be delegating to it?
You're not behind. You're exactly where most smart leaders are.
And this summit is built for you.
Details:
📍 Steam Whistle Brewery — 255 Bremner Blvd (Bay 10), Toronto, ON
📅 Friday, October 23rd —11:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Happy Hour Beginning @ 4:00pm)
🎟 Summit Pass: $295 ($195 Early-Bird Pricing until September 15th with code EARLYBIRD)
Why This Summit Is Different:
You'll leave with a plan you can act on Monday morning, instead of a stack of slides you'll never open again.
This is AI 201: Beyond the Basics. You already know how to use AI, this summit is about learning to lead it, moving from chatting with AI to delegating to it, ethically, securely, and in a way your organization can actually sustain. The out-of-the-box tools do not deliver ROI. Leadership does.
In true Techify fashion: we simplify the complex, cut through the noise, and help you leave feeling smarter and fired up.
What You'll Walk Away With:
By the end of the afternoon, you'll have:
- A clear understanding of why AI adoption stalls even when the tools are already in place, and how to avoid the same traps
- Real-world examples of AI creating value across operations, marketing, finance, and customer experience
- Leader-level prompting techniques to get better thinking and better outputs from the tools you already have
- A grounded framework for ethical, secure, and responsible AI adoption
- A practical roadmap to move from using AI to delegating to it, from experimentation through to execution and transformation
You'll leave with the AI judgment to bring back to your team on Monday.
Who This Is For:
This summit is designed for leaders who are responsible for where their organization goes next:
- CEOs and business owners who need a clear, confident path from AI adoption to AI leadership
- C-suite and senior leaders across operations, finance, marketing, and CX
- Innovation and transformation leaders building the internal case for AI leadership
- Decision-makers who want clarity, not another keynote full of buzzwords
- Operations and finance leaders accountable for making AI leadership work in practice, not just in the boardroom
If you're ready to stop being an AI user and start being an AI leader, this conversation is for you.
You have more agency than you realize. This is where you use it.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Welcome & Introductions
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM
Keynote: 1 - Move Beyond Chat: How CEOs Lead AI Strategy that Delegates Work
Info: Presented by Techify CEO Brendan Howe
🕑: 12:40 PM - 01:10 PM
Keynote 2 - Get Lazy: A Day in the Life of The Future Knowledge Worker
Info: Presented by Selby Kotze (VP, Operations) & Glen Farrell (AI Advisor)
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:25 PM
☕ Break (~15 mins)
Info: Take a quick breather and grab another coffee or refreshment ahead of our afternoon sessions.
🕑: 01:25 PM - 01:40 PM
Roundtable Discussion Activity
Info: Roundtable Sessions
• Dynamic small-group sessions
• Hands-on / discussion-based format
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:25 PM
10 Ways to Delegate to AI and How to Do it
Info: Use-case examples/walk-throughs, presented by Selby Kotze (VP, Operations), AJ Kotze (Director of Innovation), Allicia Martin (Director, People & Culture) and Glen Farrell (AI Advisor)
🕑: 02:25 PM - 02:45 PM
Burning Questions
Info: Open question forum for our team of AI experts
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
☕ Break (~15 mins)
Info: Take another quick breather and grab a coffee or refreshment ahead of our last 2 sessions
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Keynote 3 - IT Keeps Saying No to AI. Why & How to Safely Enable AI Adoption
Info: Presented by Brendan Howe (CEO) & AJ Kotze (Director of Innovation)
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Keynote 4 - Don't Wait to Delegate: A No-BS Game Plan for Monday Morning"
Info: Presented by Brendan Howe (CEO)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Happy Hour
Info: Join us to relax, connect, and continue the conversation over drinks in one of Toronto's most iconic venues.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 356.53
