In addition to the data and AI team leads from the companies and organizations listed above, Insight Fellows in Toronto will have the opportunity to learn from key leaders who have helped shape the development of our first Canadian program, including Angela Tran Kingyens (Version One), Kathryn Hume (Integrate.ai), Jason Stanley (Element AI), Parinaz Sobhani and Madalin Mihailescu (Georgian Partners), Vince Wong (DeepLearni.ng), and Amir Hajian (Thomson Reuters), among others.

Across its various locations, Insight offers Fellows programs in Data Science, Data Engineering, Health Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Product Management. Of Fellows who have completed these programs, Insight now has over 20 alumni working as data scientists in Canada, half of them in Toronto — Saba Zuberi, Data Scientist at TD Bank; Pouria Fewzee, Senior Data Scientist at Zoom.ai; Kuhan Wang, Senior Data Scientist at CIBC; Alex Tomberg, Data Scientist at Knowtions; and Eric Fan, Data Engineer at Scotiabank, to name just a few. Many of the Canada-based Insight alums will be coming in to mentor Fellows in our inaugural AI and Data Science programs in Toronto. Additionally, these Fellows will benefit from the expertise of our strong alumni network across North America, via mentoring from data science and AI alums at companies such as Facebook, Salesforce, Bloomberg, LinkedIn, and many others.

A few of the Insight alumni who have joined data teams in Toronto. From left to right: Saba Zuberi, Data Scientist at TD Bank; Pouria Fewzee, Senior Data Scientist at Zoom.ai; Kuhan Wang, Senior Data Scientist at CIBC; Alex Tomberg, Data Scientist at Knowtions; and Eric Fan, Data Engineer at Scotiabank.

While selecting Insight Fellows from across Canada will be a top priority for this new program, we are excited by the possibility of accepting international applicants who are keen to move to Canada. Since the launch of the Express Entry visa program in January 2015, Canada has welcomed over 43,000 economic immigrants through that system. Express Entry attracts highly skilled immigrants, including many with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Since these are the skill sets that potential Insight Fellows bring to the country, we are hopeful that Insight will help attract talent to Canada from all parts of the world.