Event category: Breakout

In today’s fast-moving tech landscape, successful change hinges on strong HR leadership. Whether implementing new technologies, evolving team structures, or pivoting business priorities, HR leaders must not only manage change—they must lead it. This session equips you with actionable tools to plan, communicate, and sustain change through strategic project management and people-centered leadership.

Company culture is most vulnerable during times of organizational upheaval-but it’s also when it matters most. Whether your company is navigating layoffs, leadership turnover, or restructuring, this session offers tools to help HR leaders hold the cultural line while supporting employees and rebuilding trust. 

Artificial intelligence tools are exciting and increasingly inevitable for most organizations, but careful guardrails are needed to ensure that employers are protected.  While AI tools provide great efficiencies, the more they are relied on for decision making or sensitive information processing, the greater the risk profile they create for organizations.  This presentation will discuss the legal risk/reward use case for AI in the workplace, review recent guidance where AI missteps resulted in liability for employers, and outline some practices and processes that employers can take to protect themselves and their information. We will also discuss the risks related to access and misuse of confidential information based on recent BC Court of Appeal cases.  

AI is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a performance accelerator. In this fireside chat, leaders from top tech companies will move beyond the hype and explore how AI is directly improving productivity, collaboration, and decision-making. We’ll start with high-level perspectives on AI’s impact, then dive into practical examples of how tools like ChatGPT and specialized platforms are being used to unlock real performance gains.

In today’s competitive tech landscape, the most successful companies aren’t confined by geography, they’re fueled by global talent.  Learn about the multiple paths to expansion in international markets, building and leading diverse teams across continents. Hear proven strategies for tapping into a worldwide talent pool, from identifying the right markets to integrating cross-cultural teams that accelerate innovation and scalability. You’ll gain practical insights on overcoming operational and regulatory challenges while unlocking the strategic advantages of a truly global workforce.

Today’s talent expects workplace practices that acknowledge “the uniquely human qualities of the workplace”. This session will inspire you to create your own secret sauce for humanizing the employee experience.  Hear from some of Canada’s leading tech culture leaders on how they are navigating corporate growth by focusing on the individual experiences, skills and values of their employees.  You will quickly come to learn that there is no one size fits all.

• How employee experience paints the backdrop for your corporate branding and culture
• Ideas for employee recognition and engagement that will have a significant and measurable impact on building your culture and brand
• Tactics that can be applied to build an effective workplace and create better employee experiences.
• Innovative methods for employee feedback, empowerment and understanding of the meaning of their work and how it contributes to wider organizational goals