Summit Agenda

Summit Agenda

How AI Is Shaping Technology, Business, and Society

How AI Is Shaping Technology, Business, and Society

Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly — but progress is not defined by technology alone. The Summit agenda is designed as a journey across ideas, products, and real-world adoption, bringing together perspectives from research, industry, investment, and policy to explore what comes next for AI.

Check in

09:00–09:40

Check in

09:00–09:40

Check in

09:00–09:40

Opening Ceremony

09:40–10:00

Opening Ceremony

09:40–10:00

Opening Ceremony

09:40–10:00

Abundanism: A new Societal Operating Model for the AI Age

Signature Keynote: Alvin Wang Graylin

10:00–10:40

Abundanism: A new Societal Operating Model for the AI Age

Signature Keynote: Alvin Wang Graylin

10:00–10:40

Abundanism: A new Societal Operating Model for the AI Age

Signature Keynote: Alvin Wang Graylin

10:00–10:40

What AI Can and Can’t Do: Where Companies Move Too Fast — and Where They’re Not Moving Fast Enough

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Mark Schmidt

10:45–11:05

What AI Can and Can’t Do: Where Companies Move Too Fast — and Where They’re Not Moving Fast Enough

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Mark Schmidt

10:45–11:05

What AI Can and Can’t Do: Where Companies Move Too Fast — and Where They’re Not Moving Fast Enough

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Mark Schmidt

10:45–11:05

Who Shapes the AI Future — Markets, Policy, or Culture?

Host: Kris Krüg

Panel: Gayathri Narayana, Gokhan Basaran, Adina Gray

11:10–11:50

Who Shapes the AI Future — Markets, Policy, or Culture?

Host: Kris Krüg

Panel: Gayathri Narayana, Gokhan Basaran, Adina Gray

11:10–11:50

Who Shapes the AI Future — Markets, Policy, or Culture?

Host: Kris Krüg

Panel: Gayathri Narayana, Gokhan Basaran, Adina Gray

11:10–11:50

Building reliable AI systems, from models to real-world deployment

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Jamie Ulrich

11:55–12:15

Building reliable AI systems, from models to real-world deployment

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Jamie Ulrich

11:55–12:15

Building reliable AI systems, from models to real-world deployment

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Jamie Ulrich

11:55–12:15

Venture Reality: What Investors Actually Look for in AI Startups

Host: TBA

Panel: Arun Gomatam, Jacob Colker, Diraj Goel

12:20–13:10

Venture Reality: What Investors Actually Look for in AI Startups

Host: TBA

Panel: Arun Gomatam, Jacob Colker, Diraj Goel

12:20–13:10

Venture Reality: What Investors Actually Look for in AI Startups

Host: TBA

Panel: Arun Gomatam, Jacob Colker, Diraj Goel

12:20–13:10

Lunch Break & Networking

13:10–13:50

Lunch Break & Networking

13:10–13:50

Lunch Break & Networking

13:10–13:50

The Last Competitive Advantage: Humans in an AI World

Keynote: Marc Low

13:50–14:10

The Last Competitive Advantage: Humans in an AI World

Keynote: Marc Low

13:50–14:10

The Last Competitive Advantage: Humans in an AI World

Keynote: Marc Low

13:50–14:10

Delivering real product value in the new AI era

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Concersation: Stella Lin

14:15–14:35

Delivering real product value in the new AI era

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Concersation: Stella Lin

14:15–14:35

Delivering real product value in the new AI era

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Concersation: Stella Lin

14:15–14:35

Scaling AI: Turning Experiments into Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Keynote: Jeremiah Marble

14:40–15:00

Scaling AI: Turning Experiments into Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Keynote: Jeremiah Marble

14:40–15:00

Scaling AI: Turning Experiments into Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Keynote: Jeremiah Marble

14:40–15:00

What Will the Next Generation of AI Products Look Like

Host: Krista Richmond

Panel: Jamie Ulrich, Gayathri Narayana, Sam Hashemi, Ke Li

15:05–15:40

What Will the Next Generation of AI Products Look Like

Host: Krista Richmond

Panel: Jamie Ulrich, Gayathri Narayana, Sam Hashemi, Ke Li

15:05–15:40

What Will the Next Generation of AI Products Look Like

Host: Krista Richmond

Panel: Jamie Ulrich, Gayathri Narayana, Sam Hashemi, Ke Li

15:05–15:40

Coffee Break

15:45–16:10

Coffee Break

15:45–16:10

Coffee Break

15:45–16:10

AI Shatters the Code Moat: Winning Through Demand Generation and Community

Keynote: David Niu

16:10–16:30

AI Shatters the Code Moat: Winning Through Demand Generation and Community

Keynote: David Niu

16:10–16:30

AI Shatters the Code Moat: Winning Through Demand Generation and Community

Keynote: David Niu

16:10–16:30

AI adoption lags in Canada. How can industry players partner with academics to realize greater commercial value from AI, in ways that work on both sides?

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Kevin Leyton-Brown

16:35–16:55

AI adoption lags in Canada. How can industry players partner with academics to realize greater commercial value from AI, in ways that work on both sides?

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Kevin Leyton-Brown

16:35–16:55

AI adoption lags in Canada. How can industry players partner with academics to realize greater commercial value from AI, in ways that work on both sides?

Host: Fernanda Ave

Fireside Conversation: Kevin Leyton-Brown

16:35–16:55

From Experimentation to Real Impact: What It Takes to Create Sustained AI Value?

Keynote: Fateme Mirshahi

17:00–17:20

From Experimentation to Real Impact: What It Takes to Create Sustained AI Value?

Keynote: Fateme Mirshahi

17:00–17:20

From Experimentation to Real Impact: What It Takes to Create Sustained AI Value?

Keynote: Fateme Mirshahi

17:00–17:20

AI, Jobs, and Innovation: Are We Creating or Replacing Work?

Host: Krista Richmond

Panel: Alvin Wang Graylin, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Marc Low, Stella Lin

17:25–18:05

AI, Jobs, and Innovation: Are We Creating or Replacing Work?

Host: Krista Richmond

Panel: Alvin Wang Graylin, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Marc Low, Stella Lin

17:25–18:05

AI, Jobs, and Innovation: Are We Creating or Replacing Work?

Host: Krista Richmond

Panel: Alvin Wang Graylin, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Marc Low, Stella Lin

17:25–18:05

Closing Ceremony

18:05–18:20

Closing Ceremony

18:05–18:20

Closing Ceremony

18:05–18:20

© 2026 Vancouver AI Summit. All rights reserved.
Information on this website is subject to change. The organizers reserve the right to make final interpretations and adjustments where necessary.

© 2026 Vancouver AI Summit. All rights reserved.
Information on this website is subject to change. The organizers reserve the right to make final interpretations and adjustments where necessary.