Chris is a seasoned business and technology executive driving Canada’s AI infrastructure revolution. As Vice President of Customer Digital Solutions and Product at TELUS, he leads teams developing digital products that transform how Canadians connect and work. He spearheaded Canada’s first sovereign AI infrastructure, the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory, ranked among the world’s fastest supercomputers,…

Manal is AI Lead at Ardurra, where she applies data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, GIS, and digital tools to help infrastructure and utility clients make more informed decisions. With 10 years of experience, Manal has led innovative data-driven solutions across water, wastewater, transportation, electrical distribution and asset management. Her work includes predictive modeling, infrastructure…

Will leads Utility Management Solutions at Ardurra, where he combines environmental engineering, data analytics, automation, and applied artificial intelligence to help water and wastewater utilities make better infrastructure decisions. His work includes advanced infrastructure analytics, hydraulic planning, machine learning, data centralization and automated workflows. He has played a key role in developing the City of…

Xavier is the Technical Director for the Buildings Service Line at Egis, a leading international engineering, consulting, and infrastructure group. A structural engineer by background, he spent the early part of his career designing and delivering complex building projects, with special expertise in timber structures and multidisciplinary building engineering. His work has expanded beyond structural…

James is the AI Development Lead at Knight Piésold and a practicing specialist engineer with 15 years in energy and water infrastructure. He works on major hydropower projects internationally while leading the team that built and operates the firm’s global AI platform for approximately 1,400 staff. He writes about computational engineering and AI tooling for…

Matt leads OpenAI’s work with enterprises across private equity, business services, media and entertainment, and telecommunications. He works with investors to create value across their portfolios, partners with business services and consulting firms to build and grow AI-powered businesses, and helps media and telecommunications companies reimagine how they operate and engage their customers. Across these…

Niels is the Global Digital Product & AI Director at Arcadis, where he leads the development of client-facing software and AI-enabled delivery capabilities. He oversees a global, cross-functional product and AI studio organization spanning product management, user experience, data and software development. His teams turn Arcadis’ domain expertise and client-specific workflows into scalable digital propositions. Niels…

Avon is the Global Chief Digital Officer at Sequoia Capital and Co-Founder of Manifest, a Sequoia-incubated enterprise AI company. Before joining Sequoia Capital, Avon was the first CIO at Rubrik and spent more than eight years at VMware running business technologies. His current interests center on leveraging AI to drive user productivity and modernize core…

As the CIO at EllisDon, Brandon is pioneering the future of construction. His dedication to digital innovation and data-driven solutions is reshaping construction technology (ConTech). An entrepreneur at heart with a zeal for enhancing performance, Brandon implements strategic initiatives that significantly boost profitability. Brandon is committed to propelling his teams to new heights in data,…

Lesley sets and leads AtkinsRéalis’ global digital agenda, advising the Executive team on emerging technology and ensuring technology, data and AI are embedded as core value enablers within strategies and plans — seeking to maximize the opportunities afforded by innovative approaches and digital tools and technology, connecting people, data, and technology to deliver better, more…