We will break down what artificial intelligence is (and what it is not), explore real-life use cases such as drafting emails, summarizing reports, and organizing data, and highlight the do’s and don’ts of using artificial intelligence in your role. Participants will leave with confidence, clarity, and practical tools to enhance their work while maintaining data privacy and community trust.

Key Takeaways:

What artificial intelligence is and how it applies to economic development

Practical ways to use artificial intelligence to save time and reduce administrative burden

Tools and resources you can start using right away

Darian is the founder of Vancouver based PR, digital ads & SEO company Jelly Digital Marketing & PR and digital literacy and marketing school, Jelly Academy and a partner with the Spark Agency Group collective.

Darian’s work with his agency has given him an early seat with machine learning (a form of AI) providing AI integrations for 100s of SME’s across Canada. Jelly Academy’s Digital Marketing Bootcamp has been used as a ‘finishing school’ for Post-Secondary grads who need the most current AI tools and integration skills to supplement their degrees to ensure they can be useful and helpful in the workforce. Through their Digital Literacy course - they’ve trained 100s of rural and Indigenous learners about digital adoption and AI understanding to ensure they’re up to speed and able to be competitive in the current workforce.

He is the host of the podcast Metis Speaker Series and loves doing workshops. He volunteers on the board of the Digital Marketing Sector Council, ISET National Gathering, NPower Canada and his local Metis charter community - Waceya. He is the editor of IndigenousSME Magazine and freelances with publications like BCBusiness, Future Economy, Globe & Mail, Forbes and Entrepreneur magazine. His recent book Marketing Mentors features interviews with Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki and marketing leads from LEGO, Lululemon and Starbucks. Most recently he helped launch an Indigenous language in the Roblox ecosystem for K-12 learners. Darian lives in Fort Langley, BC with his wife and four children and likes to mountain bike, sauna, swim, grow dahlias and watercolour and read YA novels in his free time.

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