MaRS announces Supply AI Summit

Canada’s leading event for ventures that augment the supply chain with artificial intelligence and machine learning happens Nov. 21

TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2022 — Today, MaRS announced its second-ever Supply AI Summit. The half-day, in-person event and online broadcast will take place on Monday, Nov. 21 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto. Presented in partnership with Scale Al, with program sponsorship from Plug and Play Toronto, the gathering marks the culmination of this year’s Supply AI program, an accelerator attended by some of Canada’s most promising AI-powered supply chain startups creating technologies with potential global impact.

The Supply AI Summit will include insightful discussions, pitch sessions, demos, B2B matchmaking and networking. Attendees will be introduced to intelligent supply-chain products and services, and the event will facilitate connections between AI venture companies, customers and investors looking to adopt the tech. This year’s event builds on the success of the inaugural event, where over 160 attendees engaged in investment, partnership and procurement discussions.

“Supply chain snarls are top of mind for so many businesses right now as we exit the pandemic and face the impact of the war in Europe,” said Osh Momoh, Chief Technical Advisor at MaRS. “The Summit is an opportunity to meet the next generation of AI entrepreneurs who are solving some of our most pressing supply chain challenges.”

The Supply AI program is a strategic collaboration between MaRS Discovery District and SCALE AI, Canada’s federal artificial intelligence supercluster. Its 12-member cohort spans the worlds of high-precision robotics, autonomous vehicles, carbon emissions reduction and more.

The event is a chance to meet a mix of high-growth startup entrepreneurs, industry experts, supply-chain stakeholders and investors.

Who should attend:

  • Corporate and government innovators interested in AI/ML-based supply-chain solutions
  • Venture capital investors looking to fund early-stage, supply-chain startups
  • Supply-chain solution providers seeking to develop strategic business partnerships

“The program has been a tremendous success and the Supply AI Summit is a unique opportunity to meet the next generation of innovators in a field that is crucial to the success of the global economy,” said Hakim Merah, Senior Manager, Acceleration and AI Ecosystem at SCALE AI.

The members of this Supply AI venture cohort are:

About Supply AI Summit

Click here to learn more and register for the Supply AI Summit.

About MaRS

MaRS is North America’s largest urban innovation hub. A registered non-profit, MaRS supports high-growth startups and scale-ups tackling key issues in health, cleantech, fintech and other sectors. In addition, MaRS convenes all members of the tech ecosystem to drive breakthrough discoveries, grow the economy and make an impact by solving real problems for real people — in Canada and around the world.

About SCALE AI

The Canadian supercluster specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), based in Montréal, SCALE AI acts as an investment and innovation hub that accelerates the rapid adoption and integration of AI and contributes to the development of a world-class Québec and Canadian AI ecosystem.

Funded by the federal and Québec governments, SCALE AI has nearly 120 industry partners, research institutes and other players in the AI field. SCALE AI develops programs aimed at supporting investment projects of companies that implement real-world AI applications, the emergence of future Canadian flagships in the sector, as well as the development of a skilled workforce.

About PLUG AND PLAY TORONTO

Plug and Play is connecting Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses to the innovation world of Silicon Valley. Over the past decade, Plug and Play has built the world’s largest open innovation platform helping to connect corporations, investors, mentors, governments, universities, and startups. The Toronto office provides global Plug and Play partners with expanded access to high-potential businesses in the Canadian market.