March 31, 2026 | Hosted at TD Bank, Toronto

Innovating at the Pace of AI

Discussion Brief

The pace of change today is the slowest it will ever be. Competitive advantage now depends on scaling AI-driven innovation and leveraging the broader AI ecosystem — but execution is the hard part: integrating models into real workflows, data, platforms, and controls at enterprise speed.

This Executive Technology Board meeting focuses on two outcomes: the repeatable patterns members are using to increase innovation velocity inside large enterprises, and external perspectives on what’s coming next in AI and how to engage it pragmatically.

Morning is a closed, members-only working session. Afternoon features research leadership, venture investors, and founders. Optional dinner follows.

Agenda Overview

Morning – Closed session (members only)

A candid, off-the-record working session on what’s actually working (and not working) as enterprises scale AI. We’ll compare approaches to:

• Building an AI innovation portfolio that produces measurable outcomes (funding, prioritization, metrics)
• Moving from pilots to reusable platforms and components (data, architecture, integration patterns; reusable building blocks)
• The enterprise “innovation system” required for speed at scale (decision rights, intake-to-production cycle time, and tiered controls/guardrails that manage risk without slowing delivery)

Afternoon – Open session (with external guests)

A curated conversation on frontier signals and emerging approaches — leveraging Toronto’s globally recognized AI research and startup ecosystem. We’ll bring in innovation and research leadership, venture investors, and startup founders to discuss:

• Where the frontier is moving and what will matter next
• What they’re building now — and what they’re seeing in real deployments
• What effective enterprise–ecosystem collaboration looks like in practice: where to partner, what to build, and how to avoid brittle dependencies

Evening – Optional dinner

Off-the-record dinner to continue the discussion and translate the day into a short set of concrete actions and bets participants can take back.

Notes

If you are a member and would like to attend, please register here or email us. Further details, pre-read materials and logistics information will follow.

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