Learning to see ourselves in an AI-First world
No matter how many articles we read about AI, it can still feel like we’re on the outside looking into a foggy room. It’s not always easy to see past some of the hysteria of a robot takeover, or imagine the impact of a technology that’s only just starting to come into its own.
During our AI Forum in May, industry experts from around the world will join the largest concentration of independent AI researchers in the world for a unique conversation about this revolutionary technology. And just like AI, the Forum is shaping up at breakneck speed. So here is a preview of our 3 day program.
Special AI programming recap
May 24th: Demystifying AI to showcase the evolution of the technology, explore trends and assess potential capabilities
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast Panels on Media and AI Maturity
Opening of the AI Forum by Jean-François Gagné, Co-Founder and CEO, Element AI
Media Brief: Covering the AI Story
- Sean Silcoff, AI Reporter, Globe and Mail
- Dave Gershgorn, AI Reporter, Quartz/Atlantic
- John Biggs, East Coast Editor, TechCrunch
- Moderator: Catherine Cano, CEO, CPAC
Panel: Becoming AI Mature
- Joelle Pineau, McGill & MILA Institute
- Andy Mauro, Co-Founder and CEO, Automat
- Moderator: Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer, Partner of Real Ventures
10:35 – 11:00 – Keynote: Building the Montreal AI Ecosystem
- Yoshua Bengio, Co-Founder, Element AI & Director, Montréal Institute for Learning Algorithms
- Jean-François Gagné, Co-Founder and CEO, Element AI
11:30 – 13:00 – Workshop: Automating our Way to Greater Creativity
- Hugo Larochelle, Google Brain Group Lead in Montreal
13:45 – 15:15 – Workshop: Reimagining Healthcare Through an AI-First Lens
- Dr. Jonathan Kanevsky, Senior Resident, McGill Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
15:45 – 17:15 – Masterclass: The Fundamentals of AI
- Yoshua Bengio, Co-Founder, Element AI & Director, Montréal Institute for Learning Algorithms
May 25: Exposing the scale and impact of AI for companies, organizations, startups and society alike
11:30 – 13:00 – Workshop: Ethical Considerations for AI
- Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Machine Intelligence, Google
15:45 – 17:15 – Workshop: Democratizing AI
- Evan Prodromou, CEO, Fuzzy AI
15:45 – 17:15 – Masterclass: AI’s Cross-Industry Disruption
- Jean-François Gagné, Co-Founder and CEO, Element AI
May 26th: Initiating a conversation on ethics and regulations around AI and its impact
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast Panels on AI Companies and the Future of Jobs
Speech by Hubert Bolduc, President, Montreal International
Panel: So you want to found an AI company
- Blake Borgeson, Founder and CTO, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
- Matthew Zeiler, Co-Founder and CEO, Clarifai
- Zavain Dar, VC, Lux Capital
- Moderator: Peter Misek, Partner, IT Venture Fund, BDC
Panel: AI and Economic Policy (The Future of Work)
- Terah Lyons, Former Obama AI Policy Advisor
- Dominique Gautier, Senior Partner, Roland Berger
- Robin Blijde, Vice-President and AI Lead, Goldman Sachs
11:30 – 13:00 – Workshop: Transitioning Businesses Towards an AI-First World
- Nicola Morini Bianzino, Managing Director Artificial Intelligence Practice and Growth & Strategy Lead for Technology, Accenture
13:45 – 15:15 – Workshop: Building Literate Machines
- Adam Trischler, Head of Machine Reading, Maluuba
14:50 – 15:10 – Keynote
- Naveen Rao, VP and GM, Artificial Intelligence Products Group, Intel
15:45 – 17:15 – Workshop: Democratizing AI
- Evan Prodromou, CEO, Fuzzy AI
15:45 – 17:15 – Workshop: Reimagining Healthcare Through an AI-First Lens
- Alexis Smirnov, Co-Founder & CEO, Dialogue
