Members of the media are invited to attend KPMG in Canada’s AI Made Real Summit, an afternoon of panel discussions, keynote presentations and live technology demonstrations for C-Suite executives, decision-makers, finance professionals, technology and human resources leaders in Montréal on April 10, 2025.
Presented by KPMG in Canada in collaboration with Microsoft Canada, the Montréal summit is the first in a series of exclusive half-day events in six major Canadian cities and will feature real-life case studies from organizations that have implemented AI successfully, and practical strategies for organizations looking to achieve results with AI.
“If you’re a business leader who wants to get more value out of AI for your organization and understand emerging trends such as agentic AI for example, AI Made Real will arm you with new knowledge and insights to help bring you one step closer to achieving your business goals,” says David Marotte, KPMG in Canada’s Data and AI Leader in Montréal.
“By bringing together AI advisors, visionaries and organizational leaders from across Quebec who have leveraged AI to its fullest, attendees will be better equipped to shape their own AI strategies to achieve success,” he adds.
Date: April 10, 2025
Time: 1 pm – 6:30 pm EST
Location: HEC - Édifice Hélène-Desmarais, Famille Waechter Entrance, 1073 Beaver Hall Hill, Montréal
Registration: Summary - Le Sommet AI de Montréal : de la vision à la réalité | AI Made Real Summit in Montréal
Conference Agenda (all times are EST):
Time and topic |
Speakers |
1:45-2:00 pm Welcome remarks |
Stéphan Drolet, Managing Partner, Province of Quebec, KPMG in Canada Stephanie Terrill, Canadian Managing Partner, Digital and Transformation and National Leader, Management Consulting, KPMG in Canada David Marotte, Québec Leader, Data and Artificial Intelligence, KPMG in Canada |
2:00-2:45 pm Keynote Presentation: How leaders can leverage their greatest opportunity right now |
Ajay Agrawal, Founder of the Creative Destruction Lab and Bestselling co-author of "Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence" |
3:00-4:00 pm The future of AI is human: varied perspectives, case studies
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Julie Lachaine, Vice President, Transformation, Culture and Leadership Development, BDC Sarah Mjidou, Senior Director, AI Acceleration & Analytics, CDPQ Maxie Lafleur, Board Member | Business Leader | Expert in Growth, Transformation, M&A & AI in Business Karine Trudel, Senior Director, Innovation and Architecture, Fonds de solidarité FTQ Geneviève Barrette, Senior Manager, Automation & AI, National Bank Valérie Vaillancourt, Senior Manager, Data and Artificial intelligence, Market strategy and Leader of the Copilot practice, KPMG in Canada |
4:00-4:30 pm The next wave of automation: Agentic AI – in collaboration with Microsoft |
Mathieu Bédard, Customer Success Data and AI Leader, Microsoft Canada Sam Balaz, Microsoft Solutions Leader for Québec, KPMG in Canada François Gaudreau, Co-leader, Automation and Generative AI, KPMG in Canada |
4:30-4:45 pm Closing remarks |
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4:45-6:30 pm KPMG Playground: Concrete demonstrations of AI tools to transform your daily life
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Learn more about Copilot Agents, highlighting advanced agents for complex tasks across various industries. Explore agentic AI, which transforms every interaction into an opportunity for more adaptive, competitive, and intelligent enterprises. Understand how the EU AI Act regulates the use of AI tools for any Canadian company doing business in Europe. |
For information on AI Made Real summits taking place in other cities across Canada, visit:
About KPMG in Canada
KPMG LLP, a limited liability partnership, is a full-service Audit, Tax and Advisory firm owned and operated by Canadians. For over 150 years, our professionals have provided consulting, accounting, auditing, and tax services to Canadians, inspiring confidence, empowering change, and driving innovation. Guided by our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Courage, Together, For Better, KPMG employs more than 10,000 people in over 40 locations across Canada, serving private- and public-sector clients. KPMG is consistently ranked one of Canada's top employers and one of the best places to work in the country.
The firm is established under the laws of Ontario and is a member of KPMG's global organization of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International, a private English company limited by guarantee. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. For more information, see kpmg.com/ca.
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Roula Meditskos
National Communications and Media Relations
KPMG in Canada
(416) 549-7982
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Marie-Kim Hamel
Communications and Media Relations
KPMG in Canada (Montreal office)
514-461-6640
marie-kimhamel@kpmg.ca
