MBWiTech | Harnessing AI: Women In Tech’s Strategic Workplace Edge
Artificial intelligence is opening new doors across every industry. It is expanding how we think, create, collaborate, and lead.
#MBWiTech is celebrating International Women’s Day with a panel discussion that will focus on practical applications which can be implemented right away, while also exploring how to position yourself as a forward thinking leader in an AI powered workplace.
We’ve designed this panel to explore how AI can be embraced as a meaningful competitive advantage in the workplace. Together, we will look at how AI can elevate everyday work, strengthen strategic thinking, and unlock new levels of efficiency and innovation. When used thoughtfully, AI becomes becomes a catalyst for clarity, creativity, and leadership.
Participants will hear real examples, gain hands on insights, and engage in meaningful conversations about confidence, influence, and ethical innovation.
Women in tech are already driving change, building solutions, and shaping the future. AI can amplify that impact. It can help refine ideas, surface insights faster, support stronger communication, and create space to focus on high value leadership and decision making.
Agenda:
- 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm > networking with light snacks & refreshments
- 6:00 pm – 6:05 pm > Indigenous Land Acknowledgement & Intros
- 6:05 pm – 6:50 pm > panel discussion
- 6:50 pm – 7:00 pm > Q & A
- 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm > networking
Panel members:
Kristina Irvine – Sr HR Business Partner, SKIP Canada
Dr. Josiane Kroll – Senior IT Lead, Asper School of Business
Casey Wahl – Founding Board Member, Manitoba Association of AI Professionals (MAAIP) & Lead Product Manager, Proscia
Jennifer Cassidy – Director Consulting Expert at CGI
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Manitoba Women in Tech (#MBWiTech) is a community for women and gender-diverse folks working in tech, along with our allies. Whether you’re a developer, designer, founder, project manager, student, or just tech-curious: this space is for you.
Our events and workshops are agenda-free, judgement-free, and all about genuine connection.
MBWiTech is made possible through the support of three non profit organizations across Manitoba’s tech ecosystem. New Media Manitoba, North Forge, and Tech Manitoba, who have come together to build a community of connection, learning, and inclusion.