Bespoke cocktails
Arrive to a cocktail reception with drinks crafted for the evening by Mystic’s bar team.
An Evening at Mystic
A Google Partner Event
A private dining experience for 30 guests at Mystic, featuring a six-course tasting menu, sommelier-led wine pairings, and bespoke cocktails.
About Mystic
An immersive, culinary journey through the Maritimes
Mystic sits within Queen’s Marque on the Halifax waterfront, surrounded on three sides by the harbour. Its glass-walled dining room seems to float above the water, beneath a sculptural ship’s hull suspended over the open kitchen.
Designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects with interiors by DesignAgency, the restaurant brings together architecture, art and landscape. In the kitchen, Nova Scotia’s land and sea meet global technique and the rhythm of the seasons.
Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2025
Canada’s 100 Best
Vineroutes Award of Distinction
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Your evening
An intimate table for thirty at one of Canada’s most celebrated new restaurants, hosted by CGI and Google.
Six-course tasting menu
A seafood-forward menu inspired by Nova Scotia’s coastline and the season’s finest ingredients.
Sommelier-led pairings
Each course is paired with wine selected and introduced by Mystic’s sommelier.
Featured remarks
A keynote from Yannick Donnelly, Google’s Head of AI Forward Deployed Engineering, Canada, and a featured conversation on trust in the speed of AI.
Featured conversation
Trust in the Speed of AI
As AI moves faster than ever, how do leaders keep the trust of their customers, teams and partners? We’ll take up that question before dinner.
Keynote
Unlocking the Value
Yannick Donnelly
Head of AI Forward Deployed Engineering, Canada, Google
Yannick Donnelly leads AI Forward Deployed Engineering for Google in Canada, where his team works alongside organizations to take generative AI from idea to production. With more than 18 years of experience, he has helped drive cloud adoption across Canada and led large-scale infrastructure modernization programs.
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Date
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
Time
5:30 – 9:30 PM
Arrival & registration from 5:30
Location
Mystic
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Seating is limited to 30 guests. Reserve your place today — we look forward to welcoming you on November 25.
Itinerary
- Arrival & registrationCocktail reception until 6:15
- Presentation & conversationUnlocking the Value keynote with Yannick Donnelly, and Trust in the Speed of AI
- Seated dinnerSix courses with wine pairings
- Dessert & remarks
- Departure
An Evening at Mystic
You’re invited
Join CGI and Google for an evening of exceptional food, wine and conversation about trust in the speed of AI.
November 25, 2026 | 5:30 – 9:30 PM | Mystic, Halifax