Emerging Technologies

                           

    AI & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

   

Our Mission

To Enable Canadian Tire Corp to Compete and Win in the Age of Artificial Intelegence 

2024 Key Objectives

  • Identify and develop new start up or academic partnerships that create value for the enterprise​
  • Lead and partner with business sponsors and roller labs to drive GenAI and innovation into CTC ​

  • Lead the evolution and scaling of ChatCTC for the enterprise ​

  • Leverage GenAI, traditional AI and automation, help to reduce costs for both customer and brand and finance​

  • Increase adoption of WKC, iHub and Synapse to unlock value from first party data​

  • Continue to create larger communities of employees who are participating in hackathons, conferences, power users and training​

 

2023 Key Accomplishments

Meet Our Leadership

Get to know the people who inspire us!

Cari Covent​

VP,  AI and Emerging Technology

User Picture
User Picture

Ahamed Mohideen​

AVP, Business Intelligence​ and Data Mart​

Chris Dunnett​

AVP, Data and AI ​ Platforms, DiT​

User Picture
User Picture

Lisa Sharpe​

 AVP, Enterprise Data​ Enablement ​

Marc Tissington​

AVP, Customer MDM ​ Program Delivery​

User Picture
User Picture

Milena Kumurdjieva​

AVP, Applied AI and Automation​

Ricardo Baltazar​

 AVP, Emerging Tech

User Picture
User Picture

Tom Kukovica​

AVP, Emerging Technology Partnerships​

Key Updates​

  • ​CTC will soon be launching an AI shopping assistant, powered by Azure OpenAI Service, to support customers in purchasing certain automotive products – LinkedIn

  • Power User Program evolution is underway – Strategic enterprise roll out of Microsoft 365 Copilot 

  • Enterprise launch of Data Literacy via Workday TLA – Q1 2024 ​

  • To learn more:  ​

  • DNA website - Explore DNA’s various tools and services including training resources. ​

  • DNA Workplace channel – Join a growing community where we share updates on events, engagement opportunities, newsletter and more.  ​

  • CTx RoboWorks – Discover how BOTs add accuracy and speed to manual tasks, freeing up employees for more value-add tasks. ​