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APRIL 2024

A TORONTO EVENT FOR DATA PROFESSIONALS

DataCan is a half-day event for data-driven professionals who need to understand the possibilities and capabilities modern data platforms can bring to their organizations. Businesses will learn to embark on a transformational journey through data, empowering them to extract more value from it.

When: April 22nd 2024 - 8AM to 2PM ET

Where: Grand Banking Hall at One King West - 1 King St W, Toronto, ON M5H 1A1

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Accelerate Your Data-Driven Transformation.

Connect with data professionals and industry leaders at DataCan Toronto—a morning dedicated to insights and networking.

 

Discover how to empower your data strategy, unlock innovation, and boost your ROI.

Our expertise, combined with that of our partners, serves as the building blocks, offering a global network for seamless data mobilization with unparalleled scale, concurrency, simplicity, and performance.

What to expect at DataCan:

  • Understand how to set your data foundation to start innovating using Generative AI and get ahead of the curve from your competitors.

  • Listen to industry leaders as they paint the landscape of the industry trends and practices that should be on your radar in 2024.

  • Learn from our partners as they present use cases and ways to optimize your data platform investment.

  • Join our use-case-themed Q&A battle stations, where expert data engineers will be at hand to guide you and answer your questions.

 

Meet our Speakers

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Keynote Speaker

Shannon Katschilo,
Country Manager and Head of Canada, Snowflake

Shannon Katschilo, Country Manager and Head of Canada at Snowflake, brings over 15 years of experience in client relations and team leadership.

She focuses on expanding Snowflake's presence in Canada with a data-first approach, having previously achieved remarkable success at Medallia.

At Medallia, Shannon served as General Manager and AVP of Sales, achieving a 600% increase in new clients through innovative strategies. She actively shares her expertise through industry events and is dedicated to promoting female leadership and diversity in data-driven decision-making. Shannon holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies, Business, and Environment from the University of Waterloo.

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Speaker

Paul Raso,
Head of Data & Analytics at AIR MILES | BMO

Paul has more than 10 years’ experience in data analytics, data science and engineering with a focus on large-scale data platforms and deriving business value using advanced engineering and data science techniques. 

Paul heads data practices at AIR MILES®, driving data-centricity with scalable reporting, advanced AI, and partnership tools. He led projects like the AIR MILES Data Platform, SPECTRUM, SMOKEY, and PRECISION algorithms, and airmiles.AI for partners' self-service needs.

Paul holds a Master’s in Management Analytics from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance & Accounting from Ryerson University.

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Speaker

Pierre Jr Cliche,
President, Infostrux

Pierre Jr Cliche is strong of more than a decade of experience in the field.

He has led the Eastern Canadian presence of Onica, the world's largest pureplay AWS consulting firm until its acquisition by Rackspace in 2019. Now president of Infostrux, one of North America's leading next-generation data services consulting firms, he helps world-class enterprises hone their data-driven edge.

Pierre also takes an active part in the Canadian entrepreneurial community as a mentor, speaker and angel investor.

Our Speaker Sessions

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Keynote Presentation

Propelling Canada's Data Economy Forward: Investing in AI to Drive Impact
by Shannon Katschilo,
Country Manager and Head of Canada, Snowflake

Every organization's most valuable asset, its data, has become that much more imperative seemingly overnight.

Propelled by the AI race, businesses across Canada are asking themselves how they can harness their enterprise data with this new emerging technology to drive impact. However, new research from the Conference Board of Canada unveiled that more than half of respondents using or exploring generative AI today reported that a lack of technical expertise was holding them back from integrating it into their businesses. Snowflake's Shannon Katschillo, Country Manager and Head of Canada, will dig into the importance of democratizing data and AI — making it simple and easy for all users to embrace — in order to shape the future of Canadian businesses.

There is no AI strategy without a data strategy, and Shannon will detail how organizations across Canada can build a strong data foundation to enhance productivity and increase efficiency across the landscape.

Cloud platforms, analytics and visualization tools, data sharing, and AI have all accelerated our ability to do more with data.

Yet organizations are still challenged with determining how to lead, implement, and grow a culture around data where stakeholders expect and rely on data to make decisions and improve customer experiences.

In this talk, Paul Raso will discuss how data leaders can better empower organizations and lead with data. 

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Presentation

Leading with Data: Accelerating a data-driven culture to improve business outcomes.
by Paul Raso, Head of Data & Analytics at AIR MILES | BMO

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Presentation

Leading with Data: how to accelerate a data-drive culture to improve business outcomes.
by Paul Raso,
Head of Data & Analytics at AIR MILES | BMO

Cloud platforms, analytics and visualization tools, data sharing, and AI have all accelerated our ability to do more with data.

Yet organizations are still challenged with determining how to lead, implement, and grow a culture around data where stakeholders expect and rely on data to make decisions and improve customer experiences.

In this talk, Paul Raso will discuss how data leaders can better empower organizations and lead with data. 

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Presentation

GenAI: Are You Ready for It?
by Pierre Jr Cliche, President, Infostrux

Dive into "GenAI : Are You Ready for It?," a must-attend presentation for those eager to integrate Generative AI into their business strategy.

Learn how to select impactful GenAI use cases, assess their business impact, and navigate data preparedness alongside technical and governance considerations. With visually engaging slides and a clear, strategic timeline, we'll guide you through integrating GenAI into your operations for enhanced efficiency and innovation.

This session is perfect for leaders looking to harness the power of GenAI effectively. Join us to transform your approach and achieve a competitive advantage with GenAI.

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Presentation

GenAI: Are You Ready for It?
by Pierre Jr Cliche, President, Infostrux

Dive into "GenAI : Are You Ready for It?," a must-attend presentation for those eager to integrate Generative AI into their business strategy.

Learn how to select impactful GenAI use cases, assess their business impact, and navigate data preparedness alongside technical and governance considerations. With visually engaging slides and a clear, strategic timeline, we'll guide you through integrating GenAI into your operations for enhanced efficiency and innovation.

This session is perfect for leaders looking to harness the power of GenAI effectively. Join us to transform your approach and achieve a competitive advantage with GenAI.

Sponsors

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Spotlight on our Gold Sponsors

Mike Gerardi

Mike Gerardi, VP of Sales

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15 min Presentation

Innovation at Play: Connect&GO's Role in Shaping the Future of Attractions Management
Marc-Andre Dube

Marc-André Dubé, VP Product & Technologies

Connect & Go
Jeff Grillo

Jeff Grillo, Regional Director,
Enterprise Sales

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15 min Presentation

How Thomson Reuters Automates Data Movement to Drive Company-wide Innovation.
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Peter Hamilton, Manager, Software Development,

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Kris Lawson

Kris Lawson, Strategic Advisor

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15 min Presentation

Native Apps Change Everything: How Hart Print used the Native App approach to deliver Executive Insights in 5 weeks
Stephan Sabbag

Stephan Sabbag - Head of IT

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Agenda at a glance

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND BREAKFAST

Check in, grab breakfast, talk with your peers, and chat with our experts.

9:00 AM

WELCOME PRESENTATION

Infostrux's leadership team will welcome you and introduce our partner sponsors and the speakers for the day.

9:15 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Propelling Canada's Data Economy Forward: Investing in AI to Drive Impact
by Shannon Katschilo, Country Manager and Head of Canada, Snowflake

9:35 AM

DATA FOR BUSINESS: HEAR FROM AIR MILES

Join Paul Raso, Head of Data & Analytics at AIR MILES | BMO for this expert talk and learn about first-hand experience channeling modern data platforms' power for optimized business outcomes. 

9:55 AM

GEN AI - ARE YOU READY FOR IT?

Pierre Cliche, President at Infostrux Solutions, will be presenting about readiness for Gen AI and how your business can prepare for true innovation with next-generation data technology.

10:15 AM

10:15 | INNOVATION AT PLAY: CONNECT&GO'S ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ATTRACTIONS MANAGEMENT

Join our Gold Sponsor, Sigma, for a client-driven use case around attraction management and learn how data is powering business innovation.

10:30 | HOW THOMSON REUTERS AUTOMATES DATA MOVEMENT TO DRIVE COMPANY-WIDE INNOVATION.

Join our Gold Sponsor, Fivetran, for a walkthrough on data automation for their client Tomson Reuters,  and learn how data is transforming their business from the inside out.

10:45 | NATIVE APPS CHANGE EVERYTHING: HOW HART PRINT USED THE NATIVE APP APPROACH TO DELIVER EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS IN 5 WEEKS

Join our Gold Sponsor, Maxa,  and learn how native apps are a game changer for insights delivery with their client Heart Print.

11:15 AM

EXPERT PANEL & Q&A

Our data experts join partners and clients to discuss where the industry is going, and how businesses can leverage emerging technologies to streamline their data processes and increase ROI.

11:45 AM

NETWORKING, DEMOS AND COFFEE BREAK

Grab a coffee, mingle with data experts, and visit our partner exhibition area where you can connect with resources and see live demos.

12:30 PM

Q&A BATTLE STATIONS (USE CASE-ORIENTED)

Our data experts and partners will set up use-case-themed Q&A battle stations on topics like Data Governance, Data Catalogs, LLM and Gen AI, Data Architecture and Modeling; and Business Intelligence and Analytics. Join them for one-on-one Q&A's.

1:00 PM

CLOSING REMARKS & NETWORKING

Keep the networking going as we close this learning experience.

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