MEDIA ADVISORY: A Time for Choices: New technology meets Sustainability at March 28 Artificial Intelligence Summit in Toronto

Summit aims to shape the future featuring global and Canadian experts, innovators and investors

TORONTO, March 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Rethink Sustainability Initiatives (RSI) invites media to attend the RSI AI Sustainable Futures Summit on March 28.  The Summit brings together the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), new technologies and sustainability with experts from business, finance, science, academia and design to redefine the future of business, climate, and the urban environment.

Make sure you are part of the conversation! RSI's AI Sustainable Futures Summit will enable speakers and attendees alike to share their ideas on the opportunities created by AI and other powerful technologies – and how to harness them for maximum future ready benefit.

This high-impact "action learning of tomorrow" is aimed at executives, technologists, designers, investors, disrupters and decision-makers. The conference theme is "Rethink Business as Usual." Key topics include the future of:

• Finance and Technology;
• Urban Infrastructure and Smart Cities,
• Transportation and Energy;
• Agriculture and Food;
• Talent, Education and Leadership.

The Summit speakers are Canadian and global leaders in business, finance, technology, the environment and innovation who are driving real changes in their sectors. The lineup includes:

• Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte Canada;
• Cindy Gordon, CEO and Founder of SalesChoice;
• Adam Gromis, Sustainability and Environmental Impact Lead with Uber Global; 
• Joe Russo, ZedX co-founder and head of research and model development at BASF;
• Paul Dowsett,  Founder & Principal Architect, SUSTAINABLE.TO; and
• Troy Wright, Founder and CEO of Lendified.

A full speakers' roster can be found here.

"New technologies such as AI, machine learning, autonomous vehicles and the Internet of things are set to transform business and society as we know it," says Troy Wright, CEO of Lendified and chair of Toronto-based RSI (Rethink Sustainability Initiatives). "But their cumulative impact will test business's ability to innovate and seize new opportunities and challenge society's ability to adapt to changing behaviours and economic models. The AI Sustainable Futures Summit will help everyone focus on how fast things are changing, and how to make the right choices."

The summit will explore such questions as:

• How can businesses and organizations maximize the benefits of disruptive technologies?
• How do we ensure that our businesses and institutions are future-ready?
• What regulatory challenges do these new models present?
• How does society maximize innovation and opportunity while protecting social values?

Benefits to Attendees: Deeper connections with fellow innovators and potential collaborators. Achievable solutions for advancing a sustainable and resilient future for your organization and community.

The AI Sustainable Futures Summit will take place at the Daniels Spectrum, just east of downtown Toronto, an innovative learning and design facility that reflects the power and potential of changing urban landscapes.

The Summit will be followed by a networking reception in the "Innovation Zone," for forging new relationships, and deep dive conversations with forward thinking speakers, partners and delegates.

Details:

RSI's AI Sustainable Futures Summit will take place on March 28, 2018, at the Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON M5A 2B7.

The Summit will run from 8:00 am to 6 pm. It will be followed by a highly interactive networking session from 6 pm to 8pm in the adjacent "Innovation Zone."

To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-sustainable-futures-summit-tickets-20113511053?ref=elink

Special rates are available for not-for-profit attendees and students.

For more information visit http://rethinksustainability.ca/rsi-summit-2018/

Or email our team at: [email protected]

About RSI: Rethink Sustainability Initiatives is a Toronto-based not-for-profit organization that partners with thought-leaders, innovators and organizations, from across Canada and abroad, to advance the sustainability and resilience of businesses, institutions and communities.  We connect progressive leaders with actionable insights, through formal and informal events, action-learning accelerators, and publications online and in print. Visit us at http://rethinksustainability.ca

SOURCE Rethink Sustainability Initiatives

MEDIA CONTACT: Amie Lauder, NATIONAL Public Relations, [email protected], 416-586-1943