This page captures the April 2, 2026 WhatsApp exchange that effectively put BC + AI Festival Week into the public conversation.
Participants: David Gloyn-Cox, James Larcombe, Kris Krug.
David Gloyn-Cox, 10:23:23
- Raised the idea of an AI job fair
- Suggested collaboration with DAMA and Creative Pulse
David Gloyn-Cox, 10:23:55
- Suggested a November timeframe
James Larcombe, 10:34:12
Kris Krug, 10:37:31
- Shared the long-held dream of a week-long festival of AI
- Proposed the last week of October as the likely timing
- Named the second annual AI Film Festival as the anchor
- Confirmed Rival Technologies will sponsor a hackathon during that week
- Confirmed AEFL will do one day of programming
- Confirmed Mind, AI & Consciousness will do one day of programming
- Said a job fair could also fit into the broader festival vision
Action items pulled from this exchange:
- Define the job fair scope and whether it belongs inside or adjacent to festival week
- Follow up with Rival on hackathon details