Toronto Machine Learning Society (TMLS) : 2021 Annual Conference
2021-11-15 08:00 - 2021-11-18 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
A unique experience to upskill and learn from industry and academics in our community.

About this event

Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 8:00 AM –
Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 4:00 PM MST

What is Bitcoin Class
2022-02-04 11:30 - 2022-02-06 12:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
About this event

Bitcoin is a rare example where the first iteration of a technology has kept its dominance – it’s still by far the most successful use-case for blockchain technology. Why hasn’t bitcoin gone the way of MySpace? This special presentation is designed to help the average person understand what makes bitcoin especially important in these turbulent times.

AI for Society Reverse Expo
2022-02-18 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
February 18, 2022, from 11am to 2pm, register here
AI4Society is organizing its annual Reverse Expo on February 18 and invites our alumni, our industry partners, and our broad community with an interest in AI to connect with UoA researchers and students. This mini-conference offers a space where students, researchers, and community members alike ask questions, explore innovative ideas, and plan collaborations to develop creative solutions to some of our world’s most pressing problems.
This year the Reverse Expo will be held virtually, showcasing posters on a broad range of AI-related research projects, including (but not limited to) data analysis and visualization, information extraction, robotics, search, planning, sensor-data analysis, machine learning, and AI applications.
Our event will be held on the GatherTown platform, from 11 am to 2 pm, and will remain open until 4 pm, to allow attendees, researchers, and students to set up more focused meetings if they choose.
Attendees can register through this link, or with the button below.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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FutureCite Connector - What Do Employers Look for in New Hires?
2022-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Join our Connector Series to “Begin Your Journey”! Find out insights from industry and educators to help map out your career pathways! We start off at 12noon with a panel discussion followed by networking at virtual tables. Change table every 10 minutes to ask your questions or listen to other attendees and the advice from experienced leaders at each of the tables. Register early to save your seat!

So who’s going that you may know?
Akriti is in her second year of business studies and wants to discover how she can apply her learnings to open doors to career opportunities! Check out her video below!
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Ahmed is in his second year of accounting! He’s looking to explore different opportunities beyond accounting. Check out his video below!
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Lesley is in her 4th year of criminology and is looking to explore opportunities as a research assistant! Check out her story below!
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360 by Deloitte: Spotlight on digital transformation
2022-11-15 09:00 - 2022-11-17 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Build your tech-forward future, and learn the latest from Canadian and global thought leaders

Register today and join public and private sector leaders from all over Canada, as we uncover the issues, trends, disruptions, and innovations in digital transformation. Get inspired from our keynotes and dive-deep into sessions from global thought leaders at the intersection of business strategy, cloud, AI, and cybersecurity, aimed to help accelerate and engineer your tech-forward future.
Get inspired and connect with your peers
Connect to the event in real-time to have the opportunity to interact directly with other attendees as well as with speakers. All sessions are recorded and available to registered participants at the conclusion of the conference. All registration is complimentary.
November 15, 2022 – November 17, 2022
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

ELIXR Virtual Reality Day
2022-11-19 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | MacEwan University, 10460 105 Street Northwest, '
ELIXR Simulation: Extended Reality and the Knowledge Metaverse is a free, by-registration public event showcasing Alberta’s potential for developing and adopting extended reality (XR) in education, training and risk management.
Join ELIXR’s 11 post-secondary and numerous industry partners for the launch of our XR MarketMaker Platform. ELIXR is opening up the world’s largest repository of XR applications and simulations for education right here in Alberta.
Attendees will have an opportunity to interact with members from California-based, EON Reality, world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality academic and industry training solutions who will demonstrate many of the immersive features of their XR Platform, including spatial meetings.
The event is being held in the Paul Byrne Hall in the Heart of the Robbins. 1st floor of the Robbins Health Learning Centre (building 9, located on 109 St).
Come along and learn about how XR is going to revolutionize the way we learn and the way we communicate.
XR Competition
If you are an XR developer, you’re invited to participate in ELIXR’s Top of the Pops XR Competition – there’s a $500 prize and an internship opportunity with EON Reality on the line. Live voting to determine the winner will occur during the event. Submission deadline midnight Sunday Nov. 13th.

How Will 2023 Redefine Work?
2023-02-16 11:45 - 13:15 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Event Description:

Are you a small business looking for ways to be competitive new digital global economy?
Are you a job seeker looking for ways to enter or re-enter the tech enabled job market with the needed skills?
Are you an educator / organization looking to align your course delivery to future skill demands?

Today’s global market is quickly is rapidly facing a tipping point of unforeseen paradigm shifts. Global tech companies are driving exponential change as announced by Microsoft, Open AI’s CHATGPT, Facebooks’ Metaverse, and Google’s Robotics.
A future economy will one day have artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation embedded into future everyday work and play. Will this change how we learn, operate businesses and do our jobs? In short yes.
With the economic winds facing us in 2023, businesses need to adapt to improve their operations with continuous adoption of new technologies , job seekers will need continuous upskilling to enter and advance in the new economy, and educators will need real-time access to address future skill demands.
This event will provide insights how businesses can adapt to thrive and grow and on the types of skills employers look for in job seekers new tech-enabled job activities.
Attendees will have the opportunity to network with the speaker panel, industry experts and other professionals, and to open doors to grow their careers and businesses to compete globally.
Agenda
Date: February 16 2023
11:45 am: Virtual Networking Lounge opens
12:00 pm: Speaker Panel
12:20 pm to 1:00 pm: AMA Virtual Round Table Networking (or until the last Table closes)
Event Signup
https://www.airmeet.com/e/06b3bc80-a1d2-11ed-ab0e-f9bd839ea068

Admission: FREE

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The H2 Economy & Mobility - Are You Ready?
2023-03-23 11:45 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
“Growth in the hydrogen and fuel cell industries will lead to vast new employment opportunities, and
these will be created in a wide variety of industries, skills, tasks, and earnings. Many of these jobs do not
currently exist and do not have occupational titles defined in official classifications. In addition, many of these
jobs require different skills and education than current jobs, and training requirements must be assessed so that
this rapidly growing part of the economy has a sufficient supply of trained and qualified workers.” source Roger Bezdek 2018
Fast forward to 2023, Hydrogen is happening now and in Alberta’s Heartland! Economic impacts will also play into job creation in Ontario and Quebec.
How will this affect municipalities, future industries and mobility? Join in for exciting conversations on the rise of Hydrogen as part of the future economy, job creation, skills and sustainability!

Event is Co-Hosted by FutureCite Inc and Edmonton Global.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Register Early to Save your Seat!

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Agenda (MST)
11:45 AM Pre-Event Networking
12:00 Noon Speaker Session
12:20 PM AMA Table Networking
1:00 PM Event Ends (or when last table closes)

Stanley’s Going – Are You?
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Building for the New Energy Economy? Get Ready!
2023-06-07 11:45 - 13:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Even as the world goes through economic shifts, we all still need to power our homes, offices, stores, restaurants and communities. And even with scooters and bikes, we still need vehicles to get you to long distance destinations and to deliver your produce.

The energy grid of the future will integrate several forms of power sources, from traditional fuels to new forms of energy including solar, geothermal and hydrogen.

So the question is what types of new builds will be needed for both infrastructure and systems?

New jobs that require new skills or transferable skills from other roles will include design, engineering, construction, and safety, to ESG, project management and maintenance. Creative roles will include communications & sales, and customer experience.

Supply chains and logistics roles will also be impacted to include automation.

Subtrades and contractors will need to be ready to grow their businesses – going beyond the traditional build processes of decades ago, before AI, robotics and automation.

Join this exciting panel conversation with ATCO, Keller Construction and Lakeland College on what you can do to position yourself to participate and lead in the future building of your community and city!
Chat with the panel speakers following the speaker sessions, and as well mentors TBA at virtual tables to ask for advice!

SIGN UP NOW!
DATE: JUNE 7 2023 (MST)
Building the New Energy Economy – Get Ready!
TIME: 11:45 AM Network Lounge
12:00 PM Speaker Panel
12:20 PM AMA Networking
1:30 PM Session End
Event Registration: https://www.airmeet.com/e/d745b760-f41e-11ed-9965-9da35be97abc

Healthcare at Home & in Community - New Era Workforce
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
The way we live and work changes our expectations in work and community living. Healthcare usually invokes the thought to hospitals and acute care. It also changes our perceptions of how we live and age in communities. Whether it is assisted living, long-term care, or care at home, these changes impact immediate and extended families .
With the shifts in technology adoption, learning and upskilling, the workforce will also change.

On August 16 2023, panel speakers from Covenant Health, Christenson Communities and NorQuest College will share insights on their build-outs, models of care for assisted living, longterm care, and homecare and future workforce skills and needs. As technology adoption increases, the expectations of society also evolve and impacts the delivery of services in the communities and at home.
So what does this mean for the development and construction of facilities, homes and amenities?
The build out and living amenities both inside and the surrounding areas will mean more integration with the care facilities and homes.
So how will this create better living for more senior residents and age groups with assisted living and care needs? So what does this mean for the current workforce in healthcare?
Join and find out!

Organizations as a result will look to bridge skills gaps and focus on aligning values and interests with new hires more effectively and efficiently – opening new doors to new entrants through upskilling and training.

Date: August 16 2023
Time: 12:00 Noon Speaker Panel
12:20 PM Networking AMA Breakout Rooms with Speakers and Advisors
1:00 PM AMA Ends
FREE Registration: http://bit.ly/3q5ZtCD

Want to Skill Up for a Future Career?
2024-05-08 08:30 - 2024-05-09 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Edmonton Expo Centre
FutureCite’s excited to be at the Skills Canada Alberta Competition and Expo Event on May 8th and 9th 2024 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Check in with us at Booth #77 in Hall A at the Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.
We’re looking forward to answering any questions you may have about navigating career choices as a student, a parent, or the benefits of looking at the advantages of how we can help employers and educators to close the skills gaps more efficiently! Drop by for a chat!
Did you know about the skilled talent shortfall?
The global workforce shortfall hits Canada’s future capacity to fill gaps left by workers retiring by 2030. Youth and newcomers are key to building our future workforce!
Who does this impact now?
Candidates hit hard will be the youth, newcomers and workers transitioning careers. Trades and vocational education offer pathways that will thrive with the knowledge applying automation tools to their work activities.
How can we help?
Our purpose is to Bridge Skill Gaps Today to Build a Better Tomorrow, by Connecting Candidate to Career, Course and Company “Fit” at pre-recruitment and pre-enrollment – all on One AI powered platform.

Did you know that FutureCite helps companies and course creators to bridge those gaps faster and more efficiently?
By identifying the gaps early before recruitment applications are done, FutureCite save Companies and Course Creators time and costs in their screening at pre-recruitment and pre-enrollment into the best fit courses respectively to improve success and retention.

Why attend the Skills Canada Alberta event?
Skills Canada Alberta is host to Alberta students in the trades competing to qualify for the Canadian Finals in Ontario. Trades in this competition include both secondary and postsecondary students. 78 companies will be hosting booths open to the public!
It’s going to be an exciting energy filled event with bright minds of the future competing on the provincial stage! IT’S FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
This could be for someone you know who is interested in a different pathway to jobs of the future!

FutureCite at Collision 2024: See You There?
2024-06-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Collision Tech Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FutureCite’s so pumped about Collision 2024 Global Tech Conference, June 17th to 20th in Toronto Ontario! Will we see you there?

We’ve been accepted as an Alpha and as an IMPACT Startup (SDG 4 Education and SDG 8 HR and Recruitment)!
And we’re presenting at on the Showcase Stage on Redefining Education June 20th 2024 at 10 am!

Drop by to see us at Booth A 407 on June 18th in the HR and Recruiting section beside Stage C!

Watch for our blog on Collision 2024 and the #finalfloat yacht cruise on Lake Ontario as we say farewell to the Collision Finale in Toronto Ontario. We be back again in 2025 for the Web Summit in Vancouver BC!

Healthcare Careers Horizon 2025
2025-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
What if you can get away from the “noise” of career navigation and search to move forward?
What if you don’t need CVs, Job or Course Forms – to simplify your work and personal life?

Get away with a “Head Start” where there are Pathways for People.

Our last FutureCite Connector Event focused on “The Trades” in Construction: https://futurecite.com/crossing-over-to-new-era-careers/

This Episode focuses on Frontline Healthcare where FutureCite Connects Candidate fit with Companies, Careers and Courses – and all on one platform to simplify your life!

What’s On Your Horizon for 2025?

Beyond the adoption of technology, will human skills and traits be more important than ever in frontline healthcare? In short – Yes! Human Compassion, Empathy, and Human to Human communications will key in delivering patient care.

So, will caregivers and clinicians need training to access technology tools in the future delivery of patient care? Yes, think of continuous learning as human to device and human to human roles in patient care continues to evolve.
Discover how you can reduce workload demands on healthcare workers in 2025 and beyond! Discover how you can upskill while you are working!

Frontline healthcare Nurses and Healthcare aide occupations are two occupations in high demand. And also in demand are related occupations of Paramedics, Physical Therapists, Dental and Medical Assistants!
This Episode on Healthcare Careers Horizon 2025, will cover Healthcare on the Frontline – with a focus on Humans in the Loop alongside Technology.

Speaker Panel Poster Details

Agenda

-Date: March 18 2025

-Time: 12:00 Noon MST to 1PM MST.

– Speaker Panel Session followed by Q&A into Breakout Sessions to personalize your experience with the Speakers and network with attendees!

Register Early to save your seat!

–EventBrite Ticket Registration Below

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pathways-for-people-healthcare-careers-horizon-tickets-1278466079459?aff=oddtdtcreator

Note to Registered Attendees: Zoom link will be displayed on your EventBrite registration 30 minutes before the event! Make sure that you register on the zoom link to confirm you attendance. You will be admitted into the session at 12:00 noon MST! Make sure you save the calendar invite in your device!

Opening Doors to Future Work World Opportunities
2026-04-28 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Episode1: Advancing Talent to Build the Future of Housing & Healthcare
It’s about advancing talent to align with the demands that automation will have on all industries, communities and people. People who will need to adopt AI tools and adapt their tasks and oversight to apply, oversee and steward new processes that control tools. Why now?
The world is transforming fast…really fast.
AI and automation impact will affect industries, communities and how tasks and activities in jobs will continue to change.
So fast that Companies and Course Creators are now asking what and how enable people can enable AI and AI enabled tools to enter and advance in the new workforce economy.
So fast that Candidates are wondering which doors will lead to find the right career, company and courses that align with their skills and interests in this new economy.
The big question?
What do people still need to learn – to augment their skills, to work with AI tools to thrive in the new economy?
The next question?
How will tasks and activities in the jobs at present change in the next few years?

Two things that AI is not adept at doing today … yet:

Work in the Physical or Built world – like in the trades which includes construction and manufacturing
Work needed Human to Human contact – like in health, wellness and personal care

What careers can people look to explore now?
Occupations that may be slower to uptake AI, and that may have regulatory and or technical labour requirements? Look at “The Trades” – including construction, manufacturing, healthcare and personal care. Even then, these “safer” occupations will still need continuous upskilling and and training to attain know-how, and to learn how to augment their roles using AI tools. This changes the type of tasks and activities in each occupation.

What about youth, their parents and education pathways?

“Daniela Amodei, co-founder and President of Anthropic (a leading AI Tech Corporation), finished another high-stakes meeting with enterprise clients. Predictably, someone pulled her aside. The question came quietly, almost apologetically — the kind of thing you ask when you’re afraid of the answer.“
“What should my kid actually study?”
“It’s a question that’s become the white noise of modern parenting. AI can write code. AI can draft legal contracts. AI can diagnose diseases. So what the hell is left for humans to do?” source WSJ Feb 2026 https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/what-ai-executives-tell-their-own-kids-about-the-jobs-of-the-future-1ba43f65
In this Panel Session and Networking Event, FutureCite brings you panelists who bring insights to open doors – their experiences, the opportunity windows, and why their thinking will impact your future choices.
Speaker Panel

Jillene Lakevold
Co-Chief Executive Officer, All Weather Group
Since joining All Weather Group in 2005, Jillene Lakevold has been a catalyst for innovative thinking, especially within manufacturing and strategic operations. Her dedication to continuous improvement has been a cornerstone in building a resilient foundation for the company’s sustainable growth. Elevated to Co-CEO in 2023, Jillene now fosters an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives and new ideas fuel resilience and success
Beyond All Weather Group, Jillene is passionate about responding to the need for greater corporate citizenship and currently serves as a Board Member at CIVIDA Housing Foundation and as Vice Chair of the Edmonton Police Foundation. Her leadership philosophy reflects her commitment to nurturing both the company and the communities she serves. Jillene holds a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching (CEC), an MBA from Queen’s University (2011) and a Bachelor of Commerce in Operations from the University of Alberta (2006).
Balancing a fulfilling career with personal passions, Jillene spends her time skiing, travelling, reading, and enjoying the lake with family – a space that energizes her commitment to drive meaningful change.
Anna Nesterova, Founder
Founder, Ava Medical Consulting
Anna brings over 15 years of experience in healthcare, medical devices and commercialization. A Founder of successful e-learning platform for medical sales education, an investor in startups, she brings global experience as a lecturer and invited speaker at top universities in the US and Canada. She specializes in bridging the gap between science and business in her go-to-market strategy, investor relations, product positioning and sales development.
Who should attend the event?

Your company is looking for skilled new hires with the right fit for your team.
Or you may be a course creator looking to update your skill deliverables for skills in demand by employers.
Or you may be a candidate who has sent 100s of CVs with no responses.
Or you may be parents and wondering what occupations will be there in the future for your children?

Why not bring all groups into one room?
Well we’re doing just that on April 28 2026 at 2:30 PM MST!
2:30 PM: Panelists
3:05 PM: Networking & Q&A
3:35 PM Event Ends
Register early to save your seat, ask any questions and get answers!
Eventbrite Link for registration below:

FutureCite is at UPPER BOUND
2026-05-19 08:00 - 2026-05-21 16:30 (America/Edmonton) | Edmonton Convention Centre
Looking forward to meeting with colleagues and partners and new friends on May 19, and 21st. I’m Speaking at the CME Summit on May 20th!
Event is sold out! If I don’t see you there, keep a watch out for our feed and stories in the coming weeks!
