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]