Boost Your Competitive Edge With
AI for Decision-Makers in Advanced Manufacturing
Create your personalized, ready-made AI strategy. With expert guidance
and up to 100% funding, transform your manufacturing business with AI.
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Strategize Your Actionable Change
in 8 Weeks
The Program to Jumpstart Your AI Adoption Journey
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The Current Manufacturing Landscape
Only 3.7%* of Canadian manufacturers have implemented AI solutions. The lack of modernization to fix aging machinery, labour shortages, downtime costs or cybersecurity threatens global competitiveness in procurement, design, R&D, production and MRO.
Key barriers hindering progress include a significant leadership skills gap in:​​
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AI literacy
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Strategic Implementation
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Technical Implementation
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Industry cultural resistance​​​​
8-Week, Two-Phase Approach
For a Breakthrough Outcome
Boost Productivity with our 8-week AI Adoption Program.
This program is designed for:
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Manufacturing executives
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Innovation & digital transformation managers
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Plant/operations directors
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Strategy, R&D, or technical leads
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You are looking to:
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Increase productivity through AI integration
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Lead successful AI adoption projects
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Bridge the gap between strategy and execution
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Confidently manage and supervise the implementation of AI in your operations
Build Your AI Roadmap Now.
Welcome to Bold New Edge!
Our 8-week, hands-on AI adoption program is built for decision-makers in manufacturing. It’s designed to close the AI knowledge gap, uncover strategic opportunities, increase productivity, and build the confidence leaders need to thrive in a tech-driven future. More than just training, we aim to catalyze a fundamental shift in how Canadian leaders use AI—turning potential into exponential business impact.
Beyond Learning –
A Worthy AI Adoption Program
In this program, you will learn the AI fundamentals to help you map your strategy roadmap toward AI Adoption in your business, whether it is to:
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Increase productivity and competitiveness
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Spring load product development
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Gain operational efficiency
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Reduce labour costs
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Leverage product defect detection
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Reduce supply chain disruptions
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Achieve sustainability
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A Stress-Free Program
That You Can Rely On
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Focused on AI implementation, not technical deep-dives
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AI use cases that solve productivity challenges
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Peer-to-peer exchange forum & support network
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Year-long access to business use case
Bold Guidance to
Leap Forward Today
By setting your requirement-based strategy, Bold New Edge helps you leap forward to equip you with the tools and mindset you need to integrate AI in your workspace.
PHASE 1
Strategic Roadmapping
(Weeks 1–4)
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Build foundational AI literacy, including generative AI​
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Identify practical use cases in your operation​​
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Explore infrastructure, data, and governance needs​
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Develop your organization’s
AI Adoption Blueprint
PHASE 2
Applied AI Prototyping
(Weeks 5–8)
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Engage in personalized one-on-one mentorship with AI experts​
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Define, prototype, and validate a real AI solution for your operations​​
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Build confidence to lead and manage AI implementation internally​
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Document a scalable AI adoption plan for your organization’s future deployment
Post-Program Acceleration
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Access an exclusive community of advanced manufacturing decision-makers​
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Unlock funding resources and innovation pathways to scale your AI solutions​
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​Gain exposure through showcase opportunities and partner networks​
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​Leverage peer-to-peer learning and industry collaboration to maximize your impact
LAUNCH PAD
We’re excited to partner with our amazing
collaborators to enhance this Program.
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Industry Partners
Academic Partners
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