AI and Workforce Development

While much of the AI conversation today focuses on tools and technology, this session takes a different approach by focusing on the people behind the technology. What skills are actually in demand right now? Where are organizations struggling to adapt? How are students and early-career professionals preparing for a rapidly shifting landscape? And where are the biggest gaps between education, industry, and workforce expectations?

This panel brings together a diverse set of perspectives to unpack these questions in a way that is practical, grounded, and relevant to what is happening across the ecosystem today.

You will hear:

• A system-level view on workforce readiness, innovation, and digital transformation
• An enterprise lens on how organizations are adapting their people and capabilities
• Real-time insights into hiring trends, talent shortages, and what differentiates candidates
• An academic perspective on how students are preparing and where learning models are evolving

Speakers:

• Rafael Vitorelli – Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation & New Technology at Government of Manitoba
• Suvojit De – Principal Consultant at Paradigm Consulting Group; Board Member and Strategy Lead at AccelR8
• Jim Juacalla – Senior GTM Executive at Tundra Technical Solutions
• Michael Holden – Assistant Professor at University of Winnipeg

Moderator: Darwin Hudson – Vice President of Operations & President-Elect at PMI Manitoba

Whether you are a leader, practitioner, student, or simply curious about how AI is reshaping the workforce, this session is designed to give you a clearer, more grounded understanding of what is ahead.

Join us for the conversation and stay for the networking after.

Register your spot now!

See you there!