Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Every day, our 59,000 professionals in 26 countries do what matters to make a genuine human impact for our clients, their employees and their customers. With the most Microsoft certifications (60,000+) and 18 (out of 18) gold-level Microsoft competencies, we are uniquely positioned to help businesses grow and solve their toughest challenges. As a responsible business, we are building a sustainable world and helping young people from underrepresented communities fulfill their potential. Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more at www.avanade.com Join us on our other social media channels: Facebook: www.facebook.com/avanade Instagram: www.instagram.com/avanadeinc Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/avanade Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/avanade Twitter: www.twitter.com/avanade YouTube: www

Borealis AI, a RBC Institute for Research, is a curiosity-driven research centre dedicated to achieving state-of-the-art in machine learning. Established in 2016, and with labs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Waterloo, we support open academic collaborations and partner with world-class research centres in Artificial Intelligence. With a focus on ethical AI that will help communities thrive, our machine learning scientists perform fundamental and applied research in areas such as reinforcement learning, natural language processing, deep learning, and unsupervised learning to solve ground-breaking problems in diverse fields. We are hiring for several roles! Visit borealisai.com/join-us/ to learn more.

CIFAR is a Canadian-based globally influential research organization that convenes the world’s most brilliant people across disciplines to advance transformative knowledge and solve humanity’s biggest problems, together. By supporting long-term interdisciplinary collaboration, CIFAR provides researchers with an unparalleled environment of trust, transparency, and knowledge sharing. Our time-tested model inspires new directions of inquiry, accelerates discovery, and yields breakthroughs across borders and academic disciplines. Through knowledge mobilization, we are catalysts for change in industry, government, and society. Through our 15 research programs and the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, CIFAR convenes close to 400 of the world’s top researchers from 141 institutions in 20 countries. CIFAR is generously supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta, and Québec, as well as foundations, individuals, corporations, and Canadian and international partner organizations.

About Maple Maple is a virtual care platform that allows Canadians to see a doctor online within minutes — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patients can securely text, audio, or video chat with a Canadian-licensed doctor for diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions. We also offer a wide variety of specialties such as dermatology, endocrinology, and mental health therapy, which can be booked in under 72 hours. Incorporated in 2015, Maple has been operating in Canada since late 2016. We initially launched in Ontario and now offer services in every province and territory of Canada. About Our Vision Maple is defined by three words — simple, connected, and human. It should be simple to access healthcare. That’s why we created a platform that’s easy to use for Canadians of all ages, abilities, and technology education levels. Healthcare should be connected. We believe that in the future, the majority of wellness and medical care interactions will occur digitally. Our vision is to have

Mistplay is the #1 loyalty app for mobile gamers. Our highly engaged community is made up of millions of users looking to discover new games and earn as they play. We reward users for the time and money they spend within the games they download from our platform, and they can redeem those rewards for gift cards. Join Mistplay and unlock your potential in a vibrant, innovative, and collaborative environment where your passion for mobile gaming meets limitless opportunities. **Mistplay’s mission:** To be the best way to play mobile games for everyone, everywhere! **Fun facts:** The #1 loyalty app for mobile gamers Over 30M+ lifetime installs globally on Android Over 400+ games to discover on the Mistplay app Doubled our employee headcount in 2023 Backed by GrowthCurve Capital as of December 2021 **Business & company achievements:** Ranked as a top 5 media source in 6 different categories spanning ROI & retention in the Singular ROI Index 2023 Ranked on the 2023 Canada Top 100 - MO

Odaia is the leading AI company helping life sciences companies innovate their commercial engagement strategies using customer science. The company’s cloud solution, Maptual, integrates data science, behavioral science, and AI to gain a deep understanding of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and their patient decisions across the entire customer journey.

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 84,000+ employees who bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to more than 16 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 34 other countries.

Snowflake delivers the Data Cloud — a global network where thousands of organizations mobilize data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. Inside the Data Cloud, organizations unite their siloed data, easily discover and securely share governed data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single and seamless experience across multiple public clouds. Snowflake’s platform is the engine that powers and provides access to the Data Cloud, creating a solution for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development, and data sharing. Join Snowflake customers, partners, and data providers already taking their businesses to new frontiers in the Data Cloud.

VTRAC was founded in 1993 in Toronto by senior IT and business professionals. In 2016, it expanded operations to NY, GA, FL, TX, CA, and in 2018 to LATAM and India. VTRAC is a majority women-owned company, a WBE, NMSDC, and CAMSC certified diversity supplier. For over 30 years, VTRAC has built its reputation in providing quality senior SME resources for mission-critical projects by providing solutions to leading-edge innovation organizations in the technology, financial services, manufacturing, transportation, telecommunication, energy, and public sectors. In 2017, VTRAC expanded by creating a robotics division with a focus on humanoid robots, communication, and embedded systems. VTRAC has 3 departments: Toronto. New York. Houston. Palo Alto.

Walmart Canada operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide, serving 1.5 million customers each day. Walmart Canada's flagship online store, Walmart.ca, is visited by more than 1.5 million customers daily. With more than 100,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canada's largest employers and is ranked one of the country's top 10 most influential brands. Walmart Canada has made a commitment to regeneration – focusing on equitable opportunity, sustainability, community, ethics, and integrity. Since 1994, Walmart Canada has raised over $650 million to support communities across Canada. Additional information can be found at WalmartCanada.ca and on Walmart Canada’s social media pages – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Womxn in Data Science is a global movement empowering women in their data and AI journeys. Founded by Kishawna Peck, our audience has grown to over 6,000+ who represent diverse stages in their technical careers: data professionals advancing their skills, domain experts adding AI capabilities, entrepreneurs leveraging AI, and founders building core AI solutions. Originally established around technical conferences and events, we have evolved into a comprehensive professional development ecosystem. Our Dayta Dahta Membership Community now serves as our core offering, providing structured learning pathways through monthly AI challenges, quarterly "Build With Me" projects, and regular community events like "Do the Thing Saturdays." Our approach combines technical excellence with community building, making us a powerful catalyst for change in the AI industry. Through signature events, technical education programs, and innovation initiatives, we're creating pathways for women to become leaders and innovators in the AI economy