Good afternoon, everyone.
I hope you all enjoyed your constituency time.
It's nice to see everybody.
We have a couple of new faces around the table today on the Liberal side. Welcome to the industry committee.
Colleagues, we are continuing our fascinating study on artificial intelligence. As I've remarked on a number of occasions, we've had an incredibly insightful set of testimony to date. I'm looking forward to continuing that with the witnesses we have here with us today.
Just for verification, colleagues, all witnesses have had their audio connectivity and formalities tested by our House of Commons officials here. As we don't have any witnesses in the room, I would remind you that when your earpiece is not in use, please ensure that it is placed on the sticker in front of you.
We have two hours' worth of testimony this afternoon. All three witnesses are joining us online at the moment. We do have a couple of witnesses who were slated to be here in person. They haven't yet arrived. If they do arrive, we'll probably have to forgo their introductory remarks, but we will provide them with an opportunity to receive questions from members. That's unless they arrive while we're still within the introductory phase of the meeting.
From Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, we have Jayson Myers, chief executive officer.
We had a nice conversation a couple of weeks ago. It's nice to see you again, sir. Thanks for being here.
From Vector Institute, we have Alan Veerman, chief operations and finance officer, alongside Jessica Blackman, director and chief data officer.
I will give Mr. Veerman the floor and then go to Mr. Myers. After the introductory remarks are made, members will have time to ask some questions.
Mr. Veerman, the floor is yours for upwards of five minutes, sir.