Artificial Intelligence Committee


The CMA AI Committee serves as a central hub for AI expertise, innovation, and guidance in the marketing sector. The AI Committee will: 

  1. Regularly monitor and analyze major changes in the AI ecosystem, including industry innovations and government-led regulatory developments, serving as a forum for discussion on these current topics. 
  2. Provide strategic counsel on CMA's positions and activities in response to AI developments, contributing to the organization's feedback on legislation, policies, and regulatory matters. 
  3. Develop content, tools, and guides that help marketers leverage AI effectively and ethically. Such as creating codes of conduct with best practices, and blogs, appearing on CMA’s podcast to enhance AI literacy across the industry. 
  4. Undertake relevant projects that address critical AI-related challenges and opportunities in the marketing industry.  
  5. Actively share and promote CMA's AI-related content and positions with relevant industry stakeholders, at events, within internal teams, and across various platforms and channels. 
  6. Participate as thought leaders in CMA events and engagements, serving as guest speakers to share expertise and insights. 


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Committee Members

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Co-Chair

Bilal Jaffery

SVP and Lead Portfolio Partner, Data & AI,

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Rupinder Dhillon

VP, Enterprise Data Office, Sobeys Inc.

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Isaac De Souza

AI & Emerging Technology Risk Officer, BMO Bank of Montreal

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Geoff Linton

Senior Consultant, Clarovant Digital Inc.

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Karla Congson

CEO, Agentiiv Inc.

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Craig Hum

Head of Accenture Song Intelligence, Accenture

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Alexis Zamkow

Global Offering Leader - Intelligent Marketing, IBM Canada Ltd.

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Ersegun Kocoglu

Managing Partner, Market Me Canada Inc.

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Richard Nestor

Associate Vice President, TD Bank Group

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Smita Tulsani

Global Leader - MarTech, WVI, World Vision International

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Alan Macdonald

COO & CAIO, Diamond Integrated Marketing

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Chris McLellan

Marketing Consultant, Friends Electric

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Laura Craig

Partner, Twenty44

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Jill Briggs

Manager, Public Policy, Meta

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Suzanne Morin

VP, Enterprise Conduct, Data Ethics & Chief Privacy Officer, Sun Life Financial

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Chris Osborne

President & Founder, Datalogy Analytics Inc.

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Tiffany Wong

Director, Enterprise AI Governance, CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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Ryan Bowen

Director of Content Production and Project Management, Walmart Canada Corp.

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Mary Cochrane

Director, Brand & Marketing, Ernst & Young

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Amol Shah

GM - America's Data & AI, Microsoft Canada

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