
The Future of Work
How A.I. and Automation are Impacting Careers
Stream: The Future of Careers
This session is brought to you by ATB Financial
Artificial intelligence (A.I.), robotics and machine learning are exponentially changing the way we work, with Statistics Canada predicting that automation will impact 30 to 40 percent of jobs in Canada. ATB Financial is currently examining this shift through a focus on the future of work, the workforce and the workplace. Join us for an interactive panel to discover what these changes will look like and how you can prepare yourselves to evolve with them successfully. You’ll learn about the:
- key capabilities of A.I. and how it differs from robotics;
- applications emerging from these various industries; and
- required skills to leverage these new ways of working.
Meet the Speakers

Meriya Dyble
Meriya Dyble is managing director of connected learning at ATB Financial. She is passionate about building organizational capabilities, enhancing culture, and driving business results in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. ATB’s Connected Learning team recently won the Learning Elite Gold award and Meriya won the bronze award for Leading Learning Innovation, both from Chief Learning Officer Magazine.

Dan Semmens
Dan Semmens is managing director transformation at ATB Financial. Starting his career as a software developer, he has more than 20 years of experience in applying software design to solve complex business problems. Dan has been in financial services for more than 15 years, leading enterprise-wide transformation projects, and has diverse experience in software engineering, Lean/Six Sigma, business process management, IT management, robotics and A.I. automation. He is currently pursuing his MBA through the Edinburgh Business School. Dan is the leader of the Intelligent Automation team at ATB, whose objective is to transform the customer experience through A.I. and robotics automation. This team was recently recognized in the automation industry for the speed of which they were able to implement value-added automations in ATB’s Robotic Operating Model.