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Technology Editor

Harry McCracken

AI is revolutionising the way we optimise systems, processes, and decision-making. This session explores how AI-driven data innovation enhances efficiency, reduces waste, and improves performance across industries. Learn how machine learning, predictive analytics, and automation can drive smarter, faster, and more effective optimisations in real time

Smarter, not harder: AI’s role in data-driven optimisation

This session underscore the strategic importance of sovereign communication capabilities in a
time of geopolitical uncertainty, including building high speed fibre and 5g+ networks at scale
and developing sovereign AI infrastructure as drivers of nation-building, GDP growth and
Canadian innovation.&nbsp;It will also look at the importance of partnerships, and how business,
government, academia and Indigenous communities can work together to deliver on these
strategic imperatives.

Building sovereign capabilities in times of geopolitical uncertainty

Quantum computing is quickly moving from theory to reality. Let's explore where the tech stands today, what breakthroughs are on the horizon, and how it could reshape everything from cybersecurity to drug discovery.

Harry McCracken

Technology Editor

Fast Company