The ROI of AI: Productivity & Process Optimization Workshop
September 29, 2025 from 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT
CMTS, Toronto Congress Centre Toronto, ON
How do manufacturers move from AI hype to real-world impact? This hands-on workshop brings you straight to the shop floor, exploring how AI is being deployed today to improve productivity, reduce downtime, and optimize processes—with measurable results.
Led by AI implementation experts Rémi Duquette (Maya HTT) and Guillaume Duchesneau (Ingeno), the session unpacks practical case studies where AI has been successfully applied in manufacturing environments. From predictive maintenance to intelligent scheduling and workflow automation, participants will gain insight into what works, how it’s done, and the tangible ROI Canadian manufacturers can expect.
Part of the AI4Manufacturing ROI of AI Workshop Series, this session provides a no-cost opportunity for manufacturers to engage with industry experts, see proven applications, and learn how AI adoption can directly improve shop floor performance.
Event Details
AI4Manufacturing Workshop @ CMTS 2025
📍 Location: Mentis – Level 2 – North Hall
📅 Day 1, Monday – 29 September 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Meet the Facilitators:
Remi Duquette: With 20 years of experience building practical, effective solutions, Remi now plays a key role in heading Maya HTT's industrial IoT and AI business. He is a sought-after guest speaker with dozens of successful industrial AI/ML/simulation projects to his credit. From his achievement as a young short-track speed skating champion, to his instrumental contributions to successful industrial AI-operations deployments, to the structural design and analysis of five spacecraft currently in orbit, when it comes to "mission-critical", Remi is an asset to all Maya HTT clients.
Guillaume's Duchesneau: Guillaume Duchesneau is a veteran cloud architect, CEO and the founder of Ingeno, a boutique consultancy specializing in cloud-native solutions for data-intensive applications. With over 25 years of experience, he has led numerous SaaS transformations and mission-critical system modernizations using microservices, DevOps, and continuous delivery pipelines. At the forefront of leveraging intelligent agents and automation, Guillaume brings deep expertise in architecting scalable ecosystems that transform enterprise workflows into intelligent, adaptive systems. He combines modern cloud architecture principles with machine learning and generative AI technologies to deliver high business impact solutions.
