Beyond the Hype: Accelerate AI Literacy and Adoption

Tuesday, January 27, at 1:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM PT

Join this dynamic webinar as we explore how to help your organization cut through AI hype to build real AI literacy, including:

Understanding the core skills and knowledge that leaders need to apply AI in their work.
Establishing clear guiding principles for responsible AI use.
Moving beyond simple queries through practical prompt engineering, prompt libraries, and simple AI agents.

We’ll explore solutions including Info-Tech’s Accelerate AI Literacy and Adoption Workshop, designed to help apply these concepts in practice and equip participants with the skills, tools, and roadmap needed to accelerate AI adoption.

Webinar Speakers

Donald McGillivray

Artificial Intelligence Instructor

Donald McGillivray is an AI/ML researcher, developer, and educator whose work bridges deep technical experimentation with practical enterprise adoption. With a decade of research experience and a PhD in physical chemistry, Donald has translated machine-learning methods from materials science into industrial applications, becoming a recognized expert in building AI systems that are explainable, measurable, and deployable at scale.
As an AI instructor, Donald brings a hands-on, systems-thinking approach to teaching. Blending academic rigor with an educator’s clarity, he guides organizations in transforming AI from experimental prototypes into disciplined, value-driven practices that advance both innovation and trust.

Justin St-Maurice

Technical Counselor

Dr. Justin St-Maurice has a diverse background that spans health informatics, systems design, cloud engineering, and agentic AI architecture. With over 20 years of experience in technology management, research, and education, he brings a systems-thinking mindset to modern service delivery. He maintains a consistent focus on aligning technology innovation with business goals while advising infrastructure and cloud engineering teams. He applies his expertise to develop cloud strategies, demonstrate CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, leverage LLM technologies, and explore AIOps opportunities. He is also a frequent keynote speaker and webinar host on technology topics and is known for his humor and style.
Prior to joining Info-Tech, Justin held technology roles in postsecondary education, primary healthcare, and high-growth technology companies. He has served as a Senior Technical Product Manager, operated a VAR business, and was an executive leader during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His portfolio includes designing modern cloud-native solutions, contributing to research in systems design and cognitive work analysis, and teaching informatics at the postsecondary level. Outside of work, Justin is a certified ACC coach, Vice-President of the Guelph Hiking Trail Club, a cellist in the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, and an aspiring curler at the Guelph Curling Club.

Andrew Sharp

Research Lead

Andrew Sharp is a Research Director in the Infrastructure & Operations practice at Info-Tech Research Group. Andrew covers disaster recovery, business continuity, IT infrastructure operations management, skills planning, service management, and budgeting for IT infrastructure and operations organizations.
Prior to joining Info-Tech, Andrew was a research analyst at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, building reports to synthesize market trends and breaking news for investments and technology teams.
Andrew is working toward ITIL and CBCI certifications. He holds a BA in Economics and Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario.

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