Strategic Forums

Day 1: AI Strategic Forum

Part of the artificial intelligence meetings Events The speech will be delivered in French and in English. Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Since 2018, three Strategic Forums on Artificial Intelligence have been organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, while Scale AI, Canada's artificial intelligence supercluster, has held two editions of its key event, AI in Action. For its part, Forum IA Québec has recently joined the Quebec ecosystem to act as a hub for strategic reflection and consultation in the sector.

The CCMM, Scale AI and Forum IA Québec are teaming up this year to offer you an event highlighting the Québec and pan-Canadian artificial intelligence ecosystem. This two-day activity is a must for all players in the sector and for companies wishing to discover how and why to invest in AI. These meetings will be held on a virtual platform.

Program summary (details will be published as they become available):

Day 1 — Strategic Forum on Artificial Intelligence

Take stock of the sector's economic contribution to the economic vitality of the city and Québec.

Discover how artificial intelligence is helping to improve the competitiveness and performance of several industries.

Master of ceremonies:

Erandi Motte Cortes Director, International Markets and Entrepreneurship Development – Acclr
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

PART 1 – Taking stock: update on the AI sector

8 h

Michel LeblancPresident and CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
Éric Caire Minister for Government Digital Transformation
Deputy Government House Leader
Valérie Plante Mayor of Montréal
President of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal

8h40 Panel – Collaboration at the heart of the AI ecosystem

Michel LeblancPresident and CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
Julien BillotCEO
Scale AI
Marie-Paule JeansonnePresident and CEO
Forum IA Québec

9 h Panel – The positioning of Montréal and Québec on the world stage

Hubert Bolduc President and Chief Executive Officer
Investissement Québec International
Stéphane PaquetPresident and CEO
Montréal International
Ashee SarinPartner, Consulting and Omnia AI Leader, Québec and National Capital Region
Deloitte

Moderator:

Marie-Paule JeansonnePresident and CEO
Forum IA Québec

9 h 30 Presentation – What does ServiceNow’s purchase of Element AI represent for the AI ecosystem in Montréal and Québec?

Denis Thérien Vice-President, Research and Partnerships in R&D
ServiceNow

PART II – Strengthening the position of Montréal and Québec

9 h 50 Panel – Contributions of AI research

Stéphane LétourneauExecutive Vice-President
Mila
Gilles SavardCEO
IVADO
Isabelle Cayer Director General
Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique (CDRIN)

Animation

Valérie Bécaert, Ph. D. Director, Research Group
ServiceNow

10 h 20 Panel – Building local champions

Magaly CharbonneauPartner
Inovia Capital
Louis Têtu Chairman and CEO
Coveo
Alexis SmirnovCo-founder & Chief Technology Officer
Dialogue

Moderator:

Jean-Denis CharestVice-President, Business Development, Partnerships and Membership
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

10 h 50 Panel – Energizing the entrepreneurial fabric to propel AI

Julien BillotCEO
Scale AI
Richard Chénier, CRHACEO
Centech
Madeleine Jean Acting General Manager
Prompt Innov
Bruno MorencyManaging Director
Techstars Montréal AI

Animation

Chloé LangevinSenior Project Manager
Creative Destruction Lab

PART III – Accelerating the integration of AI into our society

11 h 20 Panel – Outlook on the rise of AI in Québec

Luc Sirois Quebec's Chief Innovation Officer

11 h 40 Tribune – Rethinking AI from a responsible innovation perspective

Joëlle PineauHead, Facebook AI Research in Montréal
Co-director of the Reasoning and Learning Lab, School of Computer Science
McGill University

12 h Panel – Socially responsible and ethical development of AI

Olivier Blais Co-founder and VP, Data and Transformation
Moov AI
Sasha Luccioni Postdoctoral Researcher
Université de Montréal + Mila
Samir Sahli, MSc, PhD National Digital Data&AI Specialist
Microsoft Canada

Moderator:

Lyse LangloisExecutive Director
International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital Technology (OBVIA)

12 h 30 Panel: AI at the service of big business

Richard Cléaz-Savoyen Senior Director, Revenue Optimization
Air Canada
Patrick Jeandroz Head, Expertise – Data Science and High-Performance Computing
Hydro-Québec
Anne No Delaide, ing. MBADirector, Technology and Innovation Banking, Regional Lead for Eastern Canada
RBC Royal Bank
Freddy Ntako Director, Data & AI Platforms
CAE

Moderator:

Alain Boudreault Vice-President, Strategy and Innovation
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

13 h 05 Closing discussion

Valérie PisanoPresident and CEO
Mila
Michel LeblancPresident and CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

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Day 1: AI Strategic Forum One transaction per participant, by email. This transaction entitles one person to access the event. *If you have any questions, please write to us at reservations@ccmm.ca.	Day 1: AI Strategic Forum $80 *	$95 *
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