BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260325T220000Z DTEND:20260326T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Tech Mash-up: Work Smarter\, Not Harder DESCRIPTION:Join us for Tech Manitoba's FINAL Tech Mash-up as we wrap up this event series in style\, with pizza\, beer\, and great company. Celebrate the connections\, conversations\, and ideas that have shaped this community gathering while enjoying a relaxed evening with Manitoba's tech community.\n\n\n\nREGISTRAION REQUIRED - CAPACITY LIMITED \n\n\n\nWork Smarter\, Not Harder: How AI Can Boost Productivity for Teams Who Are Busy Building\n\n\n\nAcross our local tech community\, teams are deep into designing\, training\, and deploying AI-driven products. But here's the twist: while everyone's focused on making AI for their customers\, very few are using AI to make daily work easier for themselves. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis upbeat and practical session explores how Microsoft 365 Copilot can act as your team's "productivity generalist" the AI teammate that cleans up the small stuff so you can stay focused on the big stuff. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhether you wrangle code\, coordinate projects\, shape strategy\, or do a bit of everything\, you'll discover how Copilot can reduce administrative drag\, cut down on communication overload\, and give you back time to think\, create\, and actually breathe. Front office or back office... no deep technical knowledge required- just curiosity and a desire to get out from under the digital pileup. \n\n\n\nExpect real examples\, real laughs\, and real ways you can start working smarter today. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nKey Takeaways: \n\n\n\n\n \n Practical AI you can use today - no theory\, no hype\, and definitely not another "future of work" scare session \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n How to stay innovative without drowning in inboxes\, meetings\, and message threads \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n The real productivity lift that Copilot creates for technical and non technical roles alike \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n Simple workflows to help reclaim time - so you can ship faster\, collaborate better\, and focus on delivering value\, not just keeping up \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n Copilot features that get Slack and Google fans jealous" \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the Presenter \n\n\n\nBy Ryan Bialek \n\n\n\nManager\, AI Enablement \n\n\n\nExchange Technology Services \n\n\n\n \n\n\nRyan Bialek has been enthusiastic about technology for as long as he can remember - a passion that eventually grew into a career focused on helping people work smarter with modern tools and AI. Today\, he is a local leader in AI enablement and productivity\, known for making complex technology approachable and genuinely useful to the teams he works with. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMany colleagues know him simply as "The Copilot Guy\," thanks to his clear\, practical guidance on how AI and Microsoft 365 can support better collaboration\, productivity\, and decision making. He brings over a decade of experience to his work\, along with a steady\, thoughtful approach that helps organizations adopt new technology with confidence. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRyan's goal is simple: to help people understand what's possible\, feel comfortable embracing change\, and get real value out of the software they use every day. Whether he's talking Copilot\, productivity\, or the magic that happens when people and technology actually get along\, Ryan brings energy\, clarity\, and just enough dad jokes to keep things interesting. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join us for Tech Manitoba&rsquo\;s FINAL Tech Mash-up as we wrap up this event series in style\, with pizza\, beer\, and great company. Celebrate the connections\, conversations\, and ideas that have shaped this community gathering while enjoying a relaxed evening with Manitoba&rsquo\;s tech community.
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\nWork Smarter\, Not Harder: How AI Can Boost Productivity for Teams Who Are Busy Building
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\nAcross our local tech community\, teams are deep into designing\, training\, and deploying AI-driven products. \;But \;here&rsquo\;s \;the twist: while \;everyone&rsquo\;s \;focused on making AI \;for their customers\, very few are using AI to make daily work easier for \;themselves. \;

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This upbeat and practical session explores how Microsoft 365 Copilot can act as your team&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;productivity generalist&rdquo\; \;the AI teammate that cleans up the small stuff so you can stay focused on the big stuff. \;

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Whether you wrangle code\, coordinate projects\, shape strategy\, or do a bit of everything\, \;you&rsquo\;ll \;discover how Copilot can reduce administrative drag\, cut down on communication overload\, and give you back time to think\, create\, and \;actually breathe. Front office or back office... no deep technical knowledge required- just curiosity and a desire to get out \;from \;under the digital pileup. \;

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Expect real examples\, real laughs\, and real ways you can start working smarter \;today. \;

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    How \;to stay innovative without drowning in inboxes\, meetings\, and message threads \;

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By Ryan Bialek \;

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Manager\, AI Enablement \; \;

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Exchange Technology Services \;
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Ryan Bialek has been enthusiastic about technology for as long as he can remember - a passion that eventually grew into a career focused on helping people work smarter with modern tools and AI. Today\, he is a local leader in AI enablement and productivity\, known for making complex technology approachable and genuinely useful to the teams he works with. \;

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Many colleagues know him simply as \;&ldquo\;The Copilot Guy\,&rdquo\; \;thanks to his clear\, practical guidance on how AI and Microsoft 365 can support better collaboration\, productivity\, and decision‑\;making. He brings over a decade of experience to his work\, along with a steady\, thoughtful approach that helps organizations adopt \;new technology \;with confidence. \;

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Ryan&rsquo\;s goal is simple: to help people understand \;what&rsquo\;s \;possible\, feel comfortable embracing change\, and get real value out of the software they use every day. Whether \;he&rsquo\;s \;talking Copilot\, productivity\, or the magic that happens when people and technology \;actually get \;along\, Ryan brings energy\, clarity\, and just enough dad jokes to keep things interesting.

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