Pictou County Chamber of Commerce and Symplicity Designs and Levership to Host a Workshop on Artificial Intelligence

Jan 26, 2026 | Local News

The Pictou County Chamber of Commerce and Symplicity Designs and Levership are set to host a workshop called AI in the Workplace: Productivity, Profitability & Leadership, in New Glasgow on February 3.

Matt Symes, co-founder of Simplicity Designs and Levership, will lead the session.

 

Symes said the session is aimed at any small business owner, from the mom and pop shop to a $10 million businesses. He called Ai the single largest transformation in human history, with over 1 billion people a week using AI, adding AI will not replace people but people using AI will replace the people who don’t.

 

More details can be found on the Pictou County Chamber of Commerce web site. Symes said people can also email info@levership.com and info@simplicity.ca

 

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