MONTRÉAL, Sept. 11,
2024 /CNW/ - Media representatives are invited
to attend ALL IN, the country's most important gathering dedicated
to Canadian artificial intelligence (AI). This event is held at the
Palais des congrès de Montréal from September 11 to 12, as well as virtually.
ALL IN 2024 will focus on showcasing how Canada is building an AI-powered economy,
driven by the collective efforts of the AI community–from those who
imagine and define AI to those who build and adopt it.
In the afternoon, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and
Industry, will meet with innovators and startups.
The full program and the list of confirmed speakers are
available here.
Highlights from Thursday, September
12 include (times in EDT):
- 9:00 am: Opening Day 2 –
with Sasha Luccioni (Hugging Face)
& Catherine Fortin LaFaivre
(Canadian Chamber of Commerce)
- 9:30 am: AI Powering the
Healthcare Sector – with René Caissie (Medeloop.ai &
Stanford University), Shekoofeh Azizi (Google Deepmind), Kathy Malas (CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest),
Naomi Goldapple (AlayaCare),
Julie Wilner (Jaide Health) and
Andrea Lodi (IVADO Labs)
- 9:45 am: What is Responsible
AI and How to Scale It – with Anne
Nguyen (Quebec Innovation Council), Ulises Moya (Public Administration of
Mexico), Stefan Badža (National
Assembly of Serbia), Sundar
Sundareswaran (Global Partnership on AI) & Gilles Fayad (IEEE Standards Association)
- 11:00 am: AI Powering the
Public Services Sector – with Stephen
Burt (Government of Canada), Maher Mamhikoff (Global Affairs
Canada), Somaieh Nikpoor (Transport Canada), Sarah Gagnon-Turcotte (Ministry of Cybersecurity
and Digital Affairs of Quebec)
& Karim Bardeesy (The Dais)
- 1:00 pm: AI Powering the
Cultural and Creative Sector – with Sandra Rodriguez (Massachusetts Institute of Technology),
Jean-François Larouche (Moment
Factory), Meaghan Ferrigno
(Destination Canada) & Alexandre Téodoresco (The 7
Fingers)
- 1:15 pm: AI for the
Environment: Montreal Initiatives – with Valérie Bécaert
(ServiceNow Research), Emily Charry
Tissier (Whale Seeker), Maya
Colombani (L'Oréal Canada),
Kendra MacDonald (Canada's Ocean Supercluster) &
Julie Jodoin (Espace pour la
vie)
- 2:15 pm: Empowering Growth:
Fostering AI Excellence in Canada – with Joëlle Pineau (Meta), Valérie Pisano (Mila), Michael
Buhr (C100) & Steven
Woods (Inovia)
- 2:30 pm: The Honourable
François-Philippe Champagne,
Canada's Minister of Innovation,
Science and Industry, will meet with innovators and
startups
- 3:15 pm: AI Democracy,
Leadership, and Societal Impact – with Adrien Morisot (Cohere), Taylor Owen (McGill
University), Lynnsey
Chartrand (Mila) & Pierre
Bilodeau (Canadian Standards Association)
- 3:40 pm: AI and Culture:
European, Canadian, and Quebec Perspectives – with Margaret McGuffin (Music Publishers Canada),
Marc du Moulin (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance), and
Moridja Kitenge-Banza (Culture Montréal)
- 4:15 pm: Canada and France: A Common Vision for AI Development
– with Guillaume Avrin (French
Republic) and Julien Billot (Scale
AI)
- 4:30 pm: The New Generation of
Canadian AI Leaders – with François-Philippe Champagne (Government of Canada), Sasha
Luccioni (Hugging Face), and Hongwei
Liu (Mappedin)
Location
Main entrance of the Palais des congrès
de Montréal (1001, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle).
Media Accreditation
Media accreditation can be
requested by contacting Eric Aach at
eaach@national.ca. Any questions, press-related inquiries or
interview requests can also be addressed to the media team.
Important Information on media audiovisual
equipment
To ensure optimal coverage of the event and avoid
any frequency interference with the numerous technological devices
present, we request that media representatives prioritize the use
of wired equipment. Preferred spots will be reserved for the media,
near the audio distribution systems, in each of the main halls.
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