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Peter Watkins presenting at the WAPS 8th Annual Knowledge Sharing Forum

Toronto, Ontario –QA Consultants’ Chief Operating Officer Peter Watkins is speaking during the World Academy of Productivity Science (WAPS) 8th Annual Knowledge Sharing Forum on September 12, 2024. The theme of the event, “AI at the Crossroads: Public and Private Sector Innovations for Productivity,” dives into artificial intelligence and its applications across the public and private marketplaces, including government, healthcare, education, and commercial markets.

One of the core contributors of QA Consultants’ success is its commitment to innovation and positively transforming quality assurance – for the industry and organizations. These tenets are at the root of Peter’s role — ensuring client expectations are continually exceeded and workforce and operational standards are continually improving.

Peter is one of several esteemed speakers from prominent organizations, including CORE Labs and Structural Capital.

The event details are: 

Date: September 12, 2024 

Time: 10:00 AM ET 

Place: Online 

“I am excited to participate in the WAPS 8th Annual Knowledge Sharing Forum on AI and its possibilities across the public and private marketplaces,” said Watkins. “I will be discussing aspects of the Genius Project, a major multi-year, multi-million-euro project involving 11 countries including Canada and 50 business and research partners creating and enabling productive application of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLM) to the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Quality Assurance and Testing processes. As millions of people are globally employed in the SDLC and Quality Assurance and Testing Processes the productivity improvements expected, and their economic impact are significant. I look forward to bringing the benefits of this work to our clients.”

Peter has a long and tenured career working for internationally recognized brands, including serving as executive vice president and chief technology officer for the McGraw-Hill companies, executive vice president and chief information officer for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada, global leader for Financial Services for EDS, and national practice director for information technology for E&Y. He is the current president of the World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) and past president of the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) Canadian Chapter and Board Member. Peter has been awarded fellow of the World Association of Productivity Science for contributions to productivity science.  


About WAPS

The World Academy of Productivity Science (WAPS) is a division of the World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS). It is comprised of individual members who support the goal of WCPS and who wish to contribute to its work. WAPS’ Vision is to become the premier global body for the promotion and development of productivity towards achieving worldwide collaboration and sustainable growth.