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Global Summit on AI Governance & Ethical Futures #BC+AI

1 Quick Facts

Date
Format	Full‑day, in‑person conference + live‑stream
Location	Vancouver, BC  — venue TBD
Focus	Responsible AI · governance frameworks · ethics‑by‑design · Indigenous data sovereignty · diversity, inclusion & accessibility
Status	Core steering group now forming — volunteers & partners welcome

2 Why This Summit?

“Indigenous data sovereignty, transparent practice and equitable access aren’t add‑ons — they’re non‑negotiables.” — community survey insight (7 May 2025)

Vancouver’s AI community has grown past 1 000 members; practitioners keep “chanting map the mycelium” — a call to connect policies, people and resources.
70 % of recent meetup respondents flagged funding and governance gaps as the ecosystem’s current choke‑point.
There has never been a dedicated, BC‑based gathering to align public‑sector leaders, SMEs, researchers and community builders around AI governance & ethics.

3 Tentative Programme Blocks

Block	Shape
Keynotes & Lightning Talks	Global regulation updates · Trust & safety case studies · First‑Nations perspectives
Interactive Panels	AI + Indigenous Economic Sovereignty · Accessibility & Inclusive Design · Auditability & Standards
Hands‑on Clinics	Drafting an Ethical‑AI charter for your org (templates supplied)
Open‑Space “Mycelium Mapping”	Collaborative session to surface BC resources, data sets, compute access & GPUs

4 Core Organizers

Fergus Linley Mota

Kris Krüg

Founder, Vancouver AI (1 000 + community) & BC + AI Ecosystem initiative
Creative technologist, event alchemist, documentation nerd