Practical Strategies for Turning Ideas into Action
Join Trend Hunter and Postmedia in Halifax on October 21 for a practical, full-day AI experience designed to help business leaders cut through the noise and turn emerging AI trends into meaningful business action.
* Sessions & Speakers are subject to change *
Bring a colleague and save with our team rate. Each attendee receives the complete full-day experience, including all programming, meals, event resources, and the post-event insights deck.
Collaborate on the exercises, compare opportunities and bring new ideas and insights back to your organization.
Conference Venue
Halifax Tower Hotel / Conference Centre – Lakelands Hall
15 Lakelands Blvd, Halifax, NS B3S 1G4
AI is moving quickly. Your strategy needs to move with it.
This experience goes beyond simply showcasing what AI can do. Throughout the day, Trend Hunter's Futurists will connect emerging technologies and consumer trends with the practical questions facing business leaders today.
Discover how AI is reshaping customer expectations, changing the way teams work, and creating new opportunities for innovation and growth. Then, put those insights to work.
Actionable AI for Your Business is designed for business leaders and decision-makers who want to better understand AI without getting lost in technical complexity. Whether you're already experimenting with AI or still determining where it belongs in your organization, this experience will help you connect what's happening now with what it could mean for your business.
AI is changing what businesses can do, but understanding the technology is only the beginning.
The opportunity lies in knowing where to focus, what to prioritize and how to turn emerging possibilities into meaningful action.
Join Trend Hunter and Postmedia in Halifax on October 21 and discover what AI could mean for the future of your business.
Actionable AI for Your Business is a practical, full-day business event from Trend Hunter, presented by Postmedia.
The experience is designed to help business leaders better understand emerging AI trends, identify where AI could create meaningful value for their organization and turn insight into action through keynote programming, trend intelligence and interactive exercises.
The full-day experience is designed primarily for medium-sized business leaders and relevant enterprise decision-makers.
It is particularly suited for:
• Business owners
• Senior operators and executives
• Marketing leaders
• Innovation and strategy leaders
• Leaders responsible for growth and customer experience
• Decision-makers exploring how AI can accelerate their teams and organizations
You do not need to be an AI expert to attend. The programming is designed to make emerging AI developments accessible, relevant and applicable to business leaders.
Expect a combination of Trend Hunter keynote programming, emerging AI trend intelligence, real-world examples and facilitated exercises.
The experience is designed to move from understanding what is changing to identifying where those changes could create opportunities for your organization.
Topics will explore areas including emerging AI technologies, changing customer expectations, workplace and generational shifts, AI tools and applications, strategic prioritization and how to pressure-test potential AI opportunities.
No. The event is designed around business application rather than technical implementation. The goal is to help leaders understand how AI may affect their customers, teams, industry and future growth without requiring a technical background.
Your full-day ticket includes:
• Full-day keynote programming and interactive exercises
• Light breakfast, lunch and refreshments
• Event program and supporting resources
• A post-event insights deck featuring key takeaways from the day
Yes. Many of the interactive exercises are designed to help attendees apply what they are learning to their own organization.
Attending with a colleague gives you the opportunity to compare ideas, collaborate during the exercises and bring a shared set of insights and priorities back to your business.
A two-person team ticket is available for organizations that would like to attend together.
The event will be led by members of Trend Hunter's Futurist team, with additional participation from Trend Hunter and Postmedia representatives where relevant.
Final speaker assignments and program details will be available on the event page as they are confirmed.
The current full-day schedule is available on the Halifax event page.
Programming may continue to be refined as the event approaches, so attendees should refer to the event page and attendee communications for the latest schedule.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Registration, Breakfast & Networking: 8:00 AM
Program Start: 9:00 AM
Halifax Tower Hotel / Conference Centre – Lakelands Hall
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Yes. Your ticket can be transferred to a colleague.
Please email conference@trendhunter.com to request the change. Transfers will only be accepted up to one week before the event.
For questions related to registration, ticket transfers or the attendee experience, please contact conference@trendhunter.com.
No. Actionable AI for Your Business is a Trend Hunter event presented by Postmedia.
The event brings Trend Hunter's Futurists, trend intelligence and innovation methodology to Halifax through a dedicated experience designed for the local business community.
