#CanadaAI
Day 1 : October 24
Policy and the Role of Government in AI
Doors Open
Welcome by Pat Kiernan, Morning News Anchor, NY1
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Opening Remarks by the Consul General of Canada in New York, Phyllis Yaffe
Keynote by Clay Eltzroth, Product Manager, Bloomberg News
Panel Discussion: AI for Good and the Role of Government
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Moderated by Rachana Bhide, Presenter, Bloomberg LP/Bloomberg Radio London
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Panelists:
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Benji Sucher, COO Layer 6 AI/TD Bank
Elissa Strome, Executive Director, Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, CIFAR
Gary Marcus, Professor of Psychology/Neuroscience, NYU and former CEO/Founder, Geometric Intelligence
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Kick-off networking reception
Day 2: October 25
Investing in the Canadian AI Ecosystem
Arrival and welcome remarks by the Consul General of Canada in New York, Phyllis Yaffe
Rapid Fire Session: What to Consider When Setting up Shop in Canada
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Moderated by Stephen Green, Senior Partner, Green and Spiegel
Panelists:
Isabella Bertani, Partner, RSM Canada
Cyril Joseph, Counsellor and Immigration Officer, Consulate General of Canada in NY
Sunny Handa, Partner, Technology Group, Blakes, Cassels & Graydon
Lyndsay Wasser, Co-Chair of Privacy & Data Protection Group and Cybersecurity Group, McMillan LP
What ground are Canada’s AI researchers breaking now?
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Moderated by Elissa Strome, Executive Director, Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, CIFAR
Panelists:
Cam Linke, Board Director and Interim CEO, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)
Dr. Garth Gibson, President and CEO, Vector Institute
Professor Aaron Courville, Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA)
Why are the world’s leading companies opening AI labs in Canada?
Moderated by Omar Dhalla, SVP, Industry Solutions, Element AI
Panelists:
Inmar Givoni, Autonomy Engineering Manager, Uber ATG
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Jessica Mastronardi, Lead Outreach Business Manager, Microsoft AI + Research Labs New England, New York City & Montreal
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Amir Hajian, Director of Cognitive Computing Research and Co-founder of Thomson Reuters Labs
Networking reception
Day 3: October 26
AI Demos and Happy Hour
“From artificial to actual intelligence: How Canadian AI startups are redefining the human experience”
Registration and networking
Fast Talks by Canadian AI Startups - how are they changing their industries?
Moderated by Bloomberg
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BlueJ Legal
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Cryptonumerics
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Diligen
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Element AI
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Finn AI
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Pentavere
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Planbox
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Sightline Innovation
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Stradigi
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Swift Medical