Canada’s AI Challenges: Are We Ready to Scale?

Name: Canada’s AI Challenges: Are We Ready to Scale?
Start: 2025-11-04T17:30:00.000-05:00
End: 2025-11-04T19:30:00.000-05:00
Location: Toronto, Ontario

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Canada’s AI Challenges: Are We Ready to Scale?

Canada has long been recognized as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) — with world-class researchers, strong academic roots, and a vibrant startup community. But as the global AI race accelerates, critical questions remain: Do we have the infrastructure, regulation, and public trust needed to truly scale?

This exclusive panel discussion brings together leaders from technology, retail, finance, and media to explore the opportunities and challenges facing Canada’s AI ecosystem.

Agenda

5:30 – 6:00 PM · Registration, Welcome Snacks & Refreshments

6:00 – 6:15 PM · Introduction of Panelists & Opening Remarks

6:15 – 7:00 PM · Panel Discussion: Topics

Infrastructure & Power: The capital-intensive nature of AI, GPUs, cloud infrastructure, and Canada’s unique opportunity to lead with clean energy and next-generation data centers.
AI in Retail: How AI could reshape the grocery industry, online delivery, and the future of jobs in Canada’s retail sector.
Finance & Regulation: How Canada’s largest banks are adopting AI responsibly, and the role regulation will play in ensuring trust, compliance, and ethical innovation.
Public Perception & Media: How Canadians view AI, the role of media in shaping public trust, and what better communication could mean for adoption.

7:00 - 7:30 PM: Networking

Panelists

Kyle McCrindle

Kyle McCrindle is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Denvr Dataworks, a technology company dedicated to reshaping AI cloud infrastructure to foster accelerated innovation. Kyle has previously led technology teams in Capital Markets trading and enterprise data architecture at major Canadian banks. Under his technical leadership, Denvr Dataworks has developed a purpose-built AI cloud platform that makes HPC & AI technologies more accessible, productive, and cost-efficient.

Mohit Rajhans

Mohit Rajhans is one of Canadas leading media and tech subject matter experts for National Radio and TV outlets. Advisory consultant and board member, jury and festival founder - Frmr TV and Digital Producer. He is a frequent guest on CTV and other local news channels as a Tech and AI expert. He is also recognized for bridging the gap between culture, business, and technology, helping organizations and audiences understand the evolving impact of innovation on society.

Gayatri Sikka

Gayatri is the Sr. Director of Data & Engineering at Loblaws where she leads teams of data scientists and ML engineers to deliver AI-driven products, pricing optimization, and generative AI strategies. With prior experience at Ritual, Facebook, and NerdWallet, they have built scalable data infrastructures, customer segmentation models, and analytics solutions that transformed growth and engagement across retail and fintech. Their expertise bridges machine learning, data strategy, and product innovation, giving them a unique lens on how AI is reshaping industries and how Canada can scale in the global AI race.

Why Attend?

Gain insights from AI leaders across industries on the future of Canada’s AI ecosystem.
Network with startup founders, executives, AI professionals, and students shaping the next wave of innovation.
Understand the intersection of infrastructure, data, regulation, and public trust in scaling AI responsibly.

Who Should Join

Startup founders & entrepreneurs exploring opportunities in AI
Decision makers & executives navigating AI adoption in their organizations
AI professionals & data scientists keen on infrastructure, regulation, and use cases
Computer science & engineering students looking to connect with industry leaders

Canada has the talent, vision, and leadership — but scaling AI will require collective effort across power, policy, and public trust.

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