June 19, 2025

Accelerating Innovation at the AIP Tech Jam 2025

From June 9–12, 2025, over 100 participants from various teams across IFS Copperleaf convened at our Vancouver office for the AIP Tech Jam, an intensive, vibrant event dedicated to rapidly prototyping and experimenting with Generative AI technologies. Over three transformative days, participants challenged traditional development approaches, showcasing an exciting new path for innovation and collaboration.

The Vision: Redefining Possibilities

At the heart of the event was a compelling vision: to explore how Generative AI could drastically shorten timelines, enhance productivity, and empower teams to tackle complex problems with unprecedented agility and creativity. The teams delivered impressive, fully functional prototypes, demonstrating the potential to accomplish in days what traditionally took months.

Highlighted Innovations

Several standout projects underscored the event’s success:

  • Predictive Analytics Tools: Intuitive, conversational interfaces simplified complex processes of model creation, simulation, and optimization.
  • Automated Framework Generation: Dramatically reduced manual coding efforts, converting what previously took hours or days into mere minutes.
  • One-click Azure Deployment: Streamlined customer onboarding with rapid, simplified deployment processes, significantly cutting implementation lead times.
  • Investment Creator Copilot: Enabled capital planners to easily build investments through conversational interactions, substantially improving onboarding and training.

Additionally, teams introduced productivity-enhancing AI-driven tools such as:

  • Error Analyzer Agent: Quickly diagnosed system issues, linking directly to support tickets, greatly enhancing customer support efficiency.
  • Automated Documentation and Translation: Significantly improved workflows, saving time, reducing costs, and enhancing accuracy.

Strategic Insights and Impacts

Beyond these specific innovations, the AIP Tech Jam provided critical strategic insights shaping future operations and product development. Generative AI emerged as a powerful multiplier, democratizing innovation and empowering all team members, from new graduates to senior engineers, to contribute meaningfully. The clear pathways to productization highlighted by several prototypes reinforced Copperleaf’s commitment to impactful, real-world solutions.

Participant Perspectives

Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, emphasizing rapid achievement and practical results. Senior Software Engineer Meg Thibodeau remarked, “We achieved in just days what previously took an entire quarter,” while Chief Architect Stan Coleman praised the hands-on, impactful approach to innovation.

Looking Ahead

The momentum generated at the AIP Tech Jam marked a significant shift toward rapid experimentation and collaboration at Copperleaf. The event provided a clear blueprint for accelerating innovation, setting the stage for a more agile, intelligent, and collaborative future. The insights and enthusiasm gained promise continued transformative impacts across the organization.