AI is going to “disrupt” this or “decimate” that. But what does that mean for the individual who is getting “disrupted” and “decimated” by AI? Speaking with INNOVATEwest about the human perspective, Kris Krug, founder of MØTLEYKRÜG Media, shared more about his secret recipe for thriving as a creator in the mid-21st century.

Vancouver’s unique mix of geography and traditional industry provides a clear path to becoming a global leader in creative tech industries. But getting there requires more than potential. Speaking with INNOVATEwest, Dan Burgar—co-founder and CEO of Frontier Collective—shared more about what he thinks is necessary to capture Vancouver’s innovation moment.

Adding “AI” to your pitch deck or board minutes might sound good… but how are you actually going to implement it? Or, more to the point, how will AI help you increase productivity, revenues, or profitability? How will it empower your people? These are questions that Rogayeh Tabrizi, CEO and Founder of AI product company Theory+Practice, is begging business leaders to ask before picking an AI tool. Speaking with INNOVATEwest, she shared a practical framework any leader can use to figure that out for themselves.

For AI to truly impact our world, it has to be trustworthy—and that requires the right infrastructure. Speaking with INNOVATEwest, Michael Matrick, the VP of Enterprise at Improving after the company acquired his startup Jump Analytics, explained more about how business leaders can build the crucial elements that make AI possible.

Boris Wertz founded and sold a startup during the dot-com crash and moved from his native Germany to Vancouver in the process. Then Amazon acquired the company that bought his startup. After leaving Amazon, Boris became a VC full-time, investing in the “next generation” of entrepreneurs with his fund Version One Ventures.