25 unique speakers confirmed across 6 sessions. Speakers marked with PRIORITY are high-value connections for BC + AI.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
- Catalina Briceño — Department Head, École des médias, UQAM
OPENING & WELCOME
- Chris Lorway — President & CEO, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
- Elder Harley Crowshoe — Elder
- Mark Wold — Executive Director, Leadership, Banff Centre
- Shani Gwin — Founder & CEO, Pipikwan Pêhtâkwan [Indigenous]
BUILD PANEL — Frontier AI research partnerships
- Ana Serrano — President & Vice Chancellor, OCAD University [Academia / Digital Arts] ⭐ PRIORITY
- Cam Linke — CEO, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute / Amii [AI Research] ⭐ PRIORITY
- Dr. Jackson Leween TwoBears — Co-director, Abundant Intelligences [Indigenous / AI] ⭐ PRIORITY
- Margaret McGuffin — CEO, Music Publishers Canada [Music Industry]
- Pina D’Agostino — Associate VP of Research, York University [Academia / IP Law]
- Dr. Yves Jacquier — Executive Director, Ubisoft La Forge [Gaming / AI R&D]
PROTECT PANEL — Policy tools and creative protection (8 speakers)
- Andrea Kokonis — Chief Legal Officer, SOCAN [Music Rights / Legal]
- Marie-Julie Desrochers — Executive Director, Coalition for Diversity of Cultural Expressions [Cultural Policy]
- Michelle Yeung — Executive Director, Mass Culture [Cultural Policy]
- Paul Gagnon — Partner, Lawyer, AI Co-Lead, BCF Business Law [Legal / AI]