Updated April 27, 2026. This page supersedes the April 5 draft. Name and direction are locked.

Name: confirmed

Futureproof Festival is the locked public-facing name. BC + AI Festival Week remains the internal planning name.

Website is live: futureproof.website

What it is (confirmed)

A week-long gathering where the big wide AI community comes together -- artists and engineers, educators and ethicists, filmmakers and founders. Vancouver, October 25-31, 2026. Presented by BC + AI.

Seven days. Six tracks. Evenings that matter.

Confirmed programming (locked)

• Mon Oct 26 -- Education Day -- Anthonia Ogundele (Ethos Lab)
• Tue Oct 27 -- Life Sciences Day -- Simon Haworth (Intellomx)
• Wed Oct 28 -- Data Nerds Day -- Gordon Hamilton (Data for Good Vancouver) + Andrew Reid (Rival Technologies). Includes Hackathon Round 5, Data for Good showcase talks, DAMA-Vancouver governance session, Vancouver AI Meetup.
• Thu Oct 29 -- MAC Day (Mind, AI & Consciousness) -- Loki Jorgenson
• Fri Oct 30 -- Ethics Day -- Jesi Carson + Sarah Downey (AI Ethical Futures Lab)
• Sat Oct 31 -- Film Festival + Squatchies -- Kevin Friel (Nera Studios / BC + AI Film Club)

Evening anchors: Opening Reception (Sun Oct 25), DEFRAG #1 (Tue Oct 27, Internet Archive), AI Meetup (Wed Oct 28, HR MacMillan Space Centre), DEFRAG #2 (Thu Oct 29, Internet Archive), AEFL reception (Fri Oct 30), Squatchies Awards (Sat Oct 31).

Venue strategy (confirmed)

• Internet Archive Vancouver: DEFRAG (Oct 27 + Oct 29)
• HR MacMillan Space Centre: Vancouver AI Meetup (Oct 28)
• Parker Street Studios: Ethics Day (Oct 30)
• Ethos Lab: Education Day (Oct 26, informal confirmation)