MONTRÉAL, Sept. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - SCALE AI, Canada's AI Global Innovation Cluster, invites media representatives to the second day of ALL IN, the country's most important gathering dedicated to Canadian artificial intelligence (AI). This event is held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal on September 28th, as well as virtually.
This SCALE AI initiative, co-organized with CEIMIA, Mila - Quebec AI Institute, and the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, will bring together leading AI experts, startups, investors, researchers, as well as many federal, provincial and municipal government stakeholders, to share their insights and explore how AI is transforming the Canadian economy.
In the afternoon, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, will meet with innovators and startups in artificial intelligence. (only for pooled media)
The full program and the list of confirmed speakers are available here.
Highlights from Thursday, September 28 includes (time zone: EDT):
- 8:30 am: Responsible AI and scientific diplomacy – with Sophie Fallaha (CEIMIA), Luc Vinet (IVADO)
- 8:45 am: Intact & BNC : Using AI to Optimizing Operations in the Insurance Sector – with Dany Simard (Intact) & Étienne Plante-Dubé (Beneva)
- 10:15 am: AI for the environment – with Sasha Luccioni (Hugging Face), Lee Tiedrich (Duke University), David Rolnick (McGill, Mila), Sylvain Carle (Innovobot) & Shahab Mousavi (Stanford University)
- 10:30 am: How AI is transforming the retail sector – with Marc Giroux (Metro), Gary Bogdani (Unilever), Matthieu Houle (ALDO Group), Rex Lee (Canadian Tire) & Maxime Cohen (McGill University)
- 11:30 am: Canadian tour of rising champions – with Elitza Bodovsky (LexRock AI), Jack Klejka (IVADO Labs), Pape Wade (Airudi) & Yannick Bessette (Beslogic)
- 12:45 pm: The future of work in the age of AI – with Lucia Velasco, Basheerhamad Shadrach (Commonwealth Media Centre for Asia) & Julie Garneau (Université du Québec en Outaouais)
- 1:00 pm: How AI is transforming the finance sector – with Jean-François Bérubé (CDPQ), Maria Reiff (Freshbooks), Petar Kramaric (Flybits), Darrel MacMullin (Mastercard Canada) & Diederik van Liere (Wealthsimple)
- 2:00 pm: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, will participate in a roundtable discussion with leaders from the AI (photo opportunity - only for pooled media)
- 3:00 pm: A regulatory approach to AI – with Sarah Gagnon Turcotte (Conseil de l'Innovation), Olivier Blais (Moov AI), Phil Dawson (Armilla.AI) & Lama Saouma (CEIMIA)
- 3:25 pm: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, will meet with innovators and startups (only for pooled media)
- 3:30 pm: How AI is transforming Climate tech – with Kendra MacDonald (Canada's Ocean Supercluster), Juanita Moore (GoodLeaf Farms), Stuart Shiell (Semios), Pranay Joshi (Deveron) & Daniel Olivier (Novarium)
- 4:30 pm: Why inaction on GenAI poses the greatest risk – with Anthony Viel (Deloitte Canada)
- 4:45 pm: AI considerations for startups, investors, and enterprises – with Philippe Beaudoin (Waverly), Jean-François Côté (Sharethrough) and Maxime St-Pierre (Radio-Canada/CBC).
Media Accreditation and Information
Media accreditation can be requested by contacting Eric Aach at [email protected]. Any questions, press-related inquiries or interview requests can also be addressed to the media team.
Important: Due to the large quantity of wireless audiovisual equipment, we ask media to bring their own wired sound kits. Media wishing to have access to the original sound wire will be required to wire up to the audio distribution terminal (not wireless), which will be placed within 25 feet of the camera area.
Location : Main entrance of the Palais des congrès de Montréal (1001, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle).
SOURCE Scale AI
Eric Aach | [email protected] | 514-569-3594
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