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