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09/02/2026

⏰ TWO. WEEKS. LEFT. ⏰

Inside the Machine is coming up, and it’s going to hit different. 🔥

On Sept 16th, CIBC’s senior leadership is pulling back the curtain: no script, no filter, just the real story on rebuilding a bank’s operations at scale.

🎙️ Akil Bishop — SVP, Retail Operations Infrastructure & Modernization
🎙️ Arqam Shaikh — VP, Retail Operations

They’ll get into how you modernize at the scale of a major bank without breaking what customers depend on daily, how you lead teams when the ground keeps moving, and what CIBC actually looks for in the people it trusts with its most complex work.

CIBC’s talent team is showing up too, including Kamille Cristobal, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition. So yes, this is your shot to get in the room.

📅 September 16, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual, zero excuses to miss it

Spots are going fast.

🔗 Lock yours in at www.obsidi.com - Link in bio

09/01/2026

AI at scale sounds simple until you're accountable for security, governance, resilience, and board-level ROI. 😅

Jeff Polyak, SVP at CGI, operates under that exact pressure—scaling AI across mission-critical platforms for top financial institutions, governments, and enterprises. At BFUTR 2026, he's revealing how.

Why attend:
→ Master high-level AI strategy, moving beyond pilot stages
→ Gain a working framework to scale AI without losing governance
→ Learn how to prove true AI value and lead bigger conversations

🎤 Building What's Next: AI at Enterprise Scale
🕗 Nov 19, 2026 | 8:10 AM
📍 Executive Main Stage, BFUTR 2026 — International Centre, ON

Exclusive to Executive Circle Pass holders—built for leaders who own the outcome, not just the experiment.

🎟️ Get your Executive Pass: https://bfutr.obsidi.com/?utm_source=obsidi&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bfutr-2026-mainstage-session-announcements&utm_content=facebook-hyperlink-sept1&utm_obsidi_source=events

08/31/2026

🏆 THE 2026 OBSIDI® WINNERS ARE HERE 🏆

Rigorously judged. Expert-assessed. Officially the standard.

Swipe to meet the class that's Building What's Next 👉🏾

Congrats to every winner — you set the blueprint. 🙌🏾

Connect with them on Obsidi® (link in bio) and tag a builder who inspires you.

08/28/2026

Psst… la Banque Nationale recrute. Et pas qu’un peu. 👀💼

Architecte principal·e en IA. Scientifique senior en IA. Développeur·euse senior AWS Cloud. Conseiller·ère senior en cybersécurité. Développeur·euse principal·e full-stack. Intégrateur·rice DevOps senior.

Plus de 30 postes sont actuellement à pourvoir.

Dans deux semaines, venez rencontrer directement l’équipe qui recrute — en personne, à Montréal. Pas de candidature qui disparaît dans un portail. Une vraie occasion d’échanger avec les personnes derrière les postes.

📅 9 septembre | 16 h 30 à 20 h
📍 800, rue Saint-Jacques, 3e étage, Montréal

Les places sont limitées — https://app.obsidi.com/events/bbc68673-414b-407b-885d-b302867e24cb

National Bank

08/26/2026

🔥 SHE’S BACK.

Daphne M. McRae returns to the BFUTR mainstage as Head of U.S. Technology Solutions PMO at TD Bank US, overseeing a $400MM+ portfolio. She’s also interim VP for AMCB Tech Delivery & Oversight, Executive Delivery Lead for Program Eagle, and Executive Chair of TD’s IDLC Experiences Pillar. Before TD: J.P. Morgan Chase, Barclaycard, Capital One, ING Direct.

What you’ll walk away with:

🎤 How she built a portfolio-scale leadership track — and how to build yours
🎤 What it actually takes to move from delivery lead to executive mandate
🎤 A framework for positioning yourself for the next bigger role
🎤 How to build influence and sponsorship at every level, not just the top

Accelerator passes move fast for returning speakers like Daphne. Lock in yours before the next price increase.

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08/25/2026

🦞 Red Lobster's CEO is stepping on the BFUTR mainstage. Let that sink in. 🎤

Damola Adamolekun walked into one of the most iconic — and most talked-about — brands in America and flipped the script. Now he's going head-to-head with Morgan Klein-MacNeil, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Corporate Technology, at TD Bank Group, for a conversation that pulls zero punches:

"OutSmart & OutPerform: Build A Career No Algorithm Can Replicate"

Talent gets you in the room. It’s not what keeps you ahead.
This is a direct briefing on building career leverage that actually compounds — influence before the title, indispensability as roles shift, and positioning that keeps you ahead of disruption.

Forget inspiration. This is ex*****on, straight up.
🔥 Making the call when everyone's watching, and nobody agrees
🔥 Turning a legacy brand around without losing what made it iconic
🔥 Building leverage nobody can replicate — or replace

📅 Day 1 · Nov 19 · 11:30AM–12PM
📍 International Centre, ON

This is THE session people won't stop talking about long after the summit lights go down. Seats are going to disappear fast.

🎟️ Lock in your Accelerator pass now → https://bfutr.obsidi.com/?utm_source=obsidi&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bfutr-2026-mainstage-session-announcements&utm_content=facebook-hyperlink-aug25&utm_obsidi_source=events
TD

08/24/2026

Technology, data, and AI strategy for one of Canada's largest banks — all under one executive. 🏦

Meet Richard Jardim, Senior EVP and Chief Technology and Information Officer, Global Technology, Data & AI at CIBC . He runs the enterprise tech stack, the Data and AI Office, and innovation and operations across every business unit at the bank — the result of 15 years at CIBC, including leadership roles across Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Payments, Commercial Banking, and Risk Technology. 🔑

If you're building toward enterprise tech leadership, this is what it actually looks like up close — how strategy gets made at this scale, and what it takes to go from managing a portfolio to owning the whole mandate. 🎤

Executive Circle Pass holders get mainstage access closest to speakers like Richard, plus the room to ask the questions that shape where your career goes next.

Executive Circle passes are moving — get yours before the room fills. ⏳

📍 BFUTR 2026 | Nov 19–20 | Toronto

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08/23/2026

⏳ DERNIÈRE JOURNÉE POUR POSTULER.

Les candidatures pour la Cohorte 11 d’Obsidi® Academy se terminent aujourd’hui.
🌐 Vous êtes bilingue (français/anglais)? Votre profil est recherché.

La Cohorte 11 vous offre l’occasion de développer vos compétences en tech et de vous préparer à passer à la prochaine étape de votre carrière.

✅ 12 semaines de formation en développement full stack, propulsée par l’IA
✅ Un emploi garanti auprès de Sun Life, CIBC, Intact ou BMO
✅ Une allocation mensuelle pendant votre formation
✅ Du mentorat et une expérience pratique sur des projets concrets

Vous connaissez une personne bilingue qui souhaite faire le saut vers une carrière en tech? Faites-lui découvrir la Cohorte 11.

🔗 Dernière journée pour déposer votre candidature.

https://obsidi.com/academy

08/19/2026

Excellence needs champions. 🏆

We’re proud to recognize the organizations standing behind the 2026 OBSIDI® Awards, presented by BMO — including Scotiabank, Uber, Intuit, Sun Life, and Fasken. Each is backing a category that celebrates leadership, innovation, and impact across tech.

These partnerships are a statement: investing in builders, trailblazers, and the next generation of tech talent matters.

A few categories remain unclaimed — and the opportunity to align your brand with the leaders defining what’s next is still open.

📩 Inquire about naming rights → obsidi.com/awards

Tag the brand that should claim the next category. 👇🏾

08/18/2026

She oversees the data and AI backbone of one of the largest banks in North America.

Meet Valli Musti, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Data and AI Platforms at Scotiabank — joining the BFUTR 2026 Mainstage.

Her track record:
🔹25+ years leading global technology and data organizations
🔹Senior leadership experience at Priceline, Nielsen, JPMorgan Chase and PwC
🔹CIO 100 Award recipient
🔹Named among the top data executives by CDO Magazine
🔹Board member at Wizeline, advising on AI strategy

Valli has spent her career operating where technology, data and enterprise strategy meet — building organizations at scale, leading through transformation and making the decisions that shape who gets trusted with greater responsibility.

At BFUTR, she’s bringing that perspective to the Mainstage.
How do you move from technical leadership to enterprise influence — and what are executives looking for in the leaders they elevate?

This is the kind of leadership insight you rarely get access to from outside the executive room.

Accelerator Passes are limited. Get yours and be in the room.

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📍November 19–20, 2026 | International Centre, Ontario

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