AI Leadership and Adoption: A Roundtable Conversation
Are you a tech leader trying to navigate the integration of AI into your business? Adoption is about more than just software, it is about culture.
As part of Manitoba’s Tech Week 2026, join us for AI Leadership and Adoption. This conversational roundtable is a deeper conversation focused on how to introduce AI to your team effectively. We will move beyond the hype and focus on the human side of implementation: how to talk to your employees about AI, how to alleviate the fear of replacement, and how to demonstrate the tangible value that AI tools bring to their daily work.
Featuring Matthew Tate (Founder & CEO at Upfeat).
Key Takeaways:
- Learn how others are discussing AI in the workplace.
- Discover common challenges from colleagues and peers.
- Learn new tactics and strategies around introducing AI in the workplace
Schedule
8:00 AM | Doors Open & Soft Networking
8:30 AM | Presentation Begins
9:30–10:00 AM | Networking & Closing
About Manitoba’s Tech Week
Manitoba’s Tech Week is a week-long celebration of Manitoba’s talent. Local voices teaching. Local leaders connecting. Local innovators shaping what comes next.
You’ll experience the depth and diversity of our IDM and tech ecosystems, with opportunities to learn from peers, build meaningful relationships, and be inspired by the work happening right here at home.
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New Media Manitoba’s AI Adoption Project is funded by Prairies Economic Development Canada I Développement économique Canada pour les Prairies.

