The Manitoba government is establishing an Innovation and Productivity Task Force to provide strategic advice on the safe and secure implementation of emerging technologies, to support economic growth and advance data-driven decision-making.
The Task Force will focus on key issues such as artificial intelligence, sovereign cloud strategies, intellectual property development and commercialization. These efforts will help position Manitoba as a leader in digital governance and economic competitiveness in the 21st century.
Adam Herstein, a partner at Pitblado Law, has been appointed to the Task Force. He joins a team of leaders from across sectors including business, academia, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Adam’s practice encompasses business, startup, scaleup, innovation, information technology (IT) and intellectual property law, with a focus on technology transactions. Over the past two and a half decades, he has become a known leader for providing legal counsel to technology-based and emerging growth businesses, incubators and accelerators, as well as entrepreneurial and innovative ventures.
He is a past Chair of the Manitoba Bar Association Technology & Intellectual Property Law Section, and is a former director, and current member, of Can-Tech, the Canadian Technology Law Association.
Over the years, Adam has been recognized for his proficiency as counsel in several categories related to technology transactions, including this year when he was honoured to be recognized by Best Lawyers® in Canada as Lawyer of the Year in Information Technology Law in Winnipeg.
In addition to Adam Herstein, members of the Task Force include Clara Buelow, Jacqueline Keena, Gerry Price, Prof. Gautam Srivastava, Debra Jonasson-Young, and Dr. Ernest Cholakis.
Learn more about the Innovation and Productivity Task Force here.