Trends in AI: fireside chat with Olivia Bell, Mae Coulson and Vivian Chan

Please join us for this exciting event where we will explore how AI is evolving and taking shape in real-life applications. Our VanWIT board member Inga Seelemann will discuss with us the highlights from the latest Accenture Tech Vision report. And then she’ll have a fireside chat with Olivia Bell, the co-founder of InCrowd, a collaborative livestreaming app that uses AI.

Our Panel:

INGA SEELEMANN, Principle Director, Technology Strategy and Advisory Practice at Accenture (MODERATOR)

• Inga Seelemann is a Principal Director in Accenture’s Technology Strategy & Advisory practice, based in Vancouver, BC. Her focus is on working with business leaders to leverage technology effectively to enable business outcomes. Inga’s “superpower” is being able to bridge traditional business and technology conversations, ensuring clear alignment towards measurable business outcome. This is informed by her 27-year career spanning customer engagement across public sector, the Fortune 500, and mid-size organizations in Canada, the United States, Germany, and the Middle East, with roles across the technology lifecycle – sales through implementation. Inga’s unique perspective is formed by her experiences having lived on “both sides of the fence” – having worked in both a vendor and internal (customer) roles. When she is not helping customers get the most out of their technology investments, Inga enjoys travel, hiking, reading, and music.

OLIVIA BELL, Co-founder and CEO at InCrowd

• Olivia Bell is the Co-Founder and CEO of InCrowd, a collaborative livestreaming app. She is also the Principal Strategist at Invoke. With a decade of experience, she has developed an interactive process that guides concepts from vision to market. She has worked with hundreds of businesses, ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies. At Invoke, she spearheads transformative initiatives and drives the team to push the quality and comprehension of productization. She started her career in marketing, transitioned to product management, and ultimately landed in strategy. Her comprehensive understanding of diverse verticals includes impactful stints at brands like Kickstarter and Toyota.

MAE COULSON, Account Executive at Microsoft

• Mae Coulson, works at Microsoft as an Account Executive, focuses on Retail, Grocery, Forestry, and Construction clients based in Vancouver, BC. With over 4 years of experience at Microsoft, Mae has led transformational projects for enterprises across Canada. Beyond her professional role, she actively contributes to Women in Cyber Security, a nonprofit organization where she leads Western Canada Community Outreach, empowering fellow women to explore diverse career paths within the industry.

As a passionate mentor, Mae assists many of Microsoft’s Aspire and Interns. Recently, she made an exciting move from Toronto to Vancouver, accompanied by her boyfriend and their golden doodle, Healey. When not working, you’ll find Mae hitting the slopes, biking, or skiing in the stunning mountains around Vancouver

VIVIAN CHAN, Thought Leader

• Vivian Chan is systems builder who has been involved in the launch and go to market strategy for multiple waves of disruptive technologies — Analytics/ AI, Cloud, Enterprise software, Spatial Computing & Metaverse.

Named one of Globe & Mail's Best Executives, Vivian brings 24 years of experience scaling companies from zero to billion. At SAP, she helped launch customer experience strategy, machine learning and doubled the size and growth of the North American Channel ecosystem. At VMware, she served on the mergers and acquisitions committee, and was responsible for strategy, governance for the office of the CMO. At ServiceNow Vivian lead integrated marketing for ESG, Governance, Supply Chain, Global Business Services and CxO's on Business Transformation & AI.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Microsoft Waterfront Office, 155 Water Street, Vancouver, Canada