Accenture Executive Co-Hosts New Podcast Series on the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Canada
February 20 2018 - 6:59AM
Business Wire
Jodie Wallis, Accenture’s AI lead in Canada,
joins business journalist Amanda Lang in “The AI Effect”
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) executive Jodie Wallis, who leads the
company’s artificial intelligence (AI) practice in Canada, has
joined award-winning business journalist Amanda Lang as a co-host
of “The AI Effect,” a five-episode podcast mini-series exploring AI
in Canada.
The five-part series, which launches today, features interviews
with those shaping the country’s AI ecosystem, including top
academics, policy makers, business leaders and executives at
innovative startups. It is available to download for free at
theEffect.ai.
“This is an exciting time for AI in Canada, as key stakeholders
from all aspects of the ecosystem work together to address the
issue of commercialization,” Wallis said. “Canada has always been
at the forefront of AI research led by our academic institutions,
but as the technology develops we must ensure we have solutions in
place to prepare the workforce, attract and keep talent here,
support Canadian startups, and encourage adoption by Canadian
businesses. By deploying AI responsibly and combining it with
industry and analytics expertise, applied intelligence will enable
the digital transformation of organizations, extend human
capabilities, and make intelligent products and services a
reality.”
Notable guests interviewed by Lang and Wallis in The AI Effect
include: The Honorable Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of
Innovation, Science and Economic Development; Richard Zemel,
co-founder and director of research at the Vector Institute for
Artificial Intelligence; Ann Cavoukian, distinguished
expert-in-residence leading the Privacy by Design Centre of
Excellence at Ryerson University and former Ontario privacy
commissioner; Foteini Agrafioti, head of Borealis AI and
chief science officer at the Royal Bank of Canada; Joshua
Gans, Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship
at Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto; and
Peter Misek, a partner at BDC’s IT Venture Fund.
Each episode features guests discussing various issues and
challenges facing the Canadian AI ecosystem, including:
- AI in Canada: now and in the
future;
- Ecosystem perspectives: industry,
government, startups, academia, investors;
- Drivers of change: the role of Canadian
startups in the AI landscape;
- Balancing innovation and safety:
ethics, transparency, bias and privacy; and
- Human-centered AI: developing and
retaining the skills to lead.
“Here in Canada, we have a strong history of research in machine
learning and deep learning,” Zemel said. “In recent years, the
availability of more data and computing power has really opened
doors for the application of AI technologies. This is an exciting
time for AI in Canada, and I’m pleased to see that academics,
policy makers and business leaders are contributing to the
conversation about the future.”
Cavoukian said, “AI today is very different than AI will
be tomorrow, and the opportunities for businesses to innovate
through this emerging technology have never been greater. However,
as AI becomes more ingrained in all aspects of our society, we must
guard against its possible misuse by ensuring that we proactively
embed in AI measures addressing the ethical issues of privacy,
transparency and accountability.”
The AI Effect podcast fosters Accenture’s ongoing commitment to
AI in Canada. Accenture’s founding sponsorship of the Vector
Institute for Artificial Intelligence is a significant initiative
that demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to driving
innovation in Canada.
The AI Effect is produced by Antica Productions for the eOne
Podcast Network and is sponsored by Accenture.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 435,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Accenture
plans to hire 1,100 people in Canada in its current fiscal year.
Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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