SUMMIT PROGRAM – BFUTR 2025 Innovation Leadership Big Ideas

Partner Lounges

Mindset Shift: AI Fluency as a Baseline Skill

In today’s world, AI fluency is no longer optional — it’s the new baseline. This session explores how understanding and collaborating with AI is reshaping every career path, from engineering to business leadership. Learn how to build practical AI literacy, adapt to evolving technologies, and stay competitive in a workforce where human creativity and machine intelligence go hand in hand.

Speaker

Titi Ogundeji

Amazon

AWS Canada - ISV Solution Architect Leader

GenAI Gold Rush: Unlock Hidden Revenue & 10X Your Team's Productivity

Ready to transform your business with Generative AI? Join for an action-packed session where you’ll discover proven strategies to turn GenAI into your ultimate profit and productivity multiplier. Learn how industry leaders are leveraging this technology to create new revenue streams and supercharge their teams’ efficiency. From sales and technical teams to management, you’ll walk away with practical, ready-to-implement solutions that drive real business results. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the AI curve and give your organization the competitive edge it needs.

Speaker

Ricardo Peters

Amazon

Thriving in the Era of AI: Trends in Healthcare and the workplace

This session discusses what AI transformation really means, with an example of how it is impacting healthcare. Insights will also be shared that go beyond healthcare, to the opportunities for any industry, what that means for the workforce, the new “shape” of organizations and important ways for employees to thrive through rapid change. Attendees will leave with practical frameworks to understand the world of work in the era of AI and how it can relate to them.

Speaker

Paula Allen

TELUS Health

Global Leader and VP, Research, Insights and Strategic Communications at TELUS Health

Speaker

Francois Noel de Tilly

National Bank

Yves-Gérard François

National Bank

Joegina Phiip

National Bank

Melissa Fachada

National Bank

Obsidi® Talent Augmentation: How the Smartest Companies Build Agile Tech Teams

Innovation doesn’t wait for hiring cycles. Obsidi® Talent Augmentation gives companies the power to scale fast with ready-now experts—backed by the Obsidi® ecosystem of vetted Black tech professionals and allies. In this conversation, the Obsidi® team shares how top organizations are using this flexible talent model to deliver big, move faster, and drive transformation without compromise.

Get an inside look at how Obsidi® is helping global brands stay ahead—and how your company can do the same.