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Futureproof Festival of AI

This edition has ended

Futureproof Festival of AI 2026 ran Oct 28–30, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. It is a Technology conference. ConferenceGrid lists 46 speakers, 28 sponsors and 158 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 30, 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference in Vancouver, Canada

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46Speakers
28Sponsors
158Sessions
66Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Futureproof, in alphabetical order.

Alexandra Samuel
Technology Journalist & Author · Independent
Amber Case
Founder · Calm Tech Institute
Ana Serrano
President & Vice-Chancellor · OCAD University
Andrew Zolli
Chief Impact Officer · Planet
Anthonia Ogundele
Founder & Executive Director · Ethọ́s Lab
Anthony Joseph
Councillor · Squamish Nation
Ashley Smith
AI Visibility Strategist · Show Your Proof
Ben Shneiderman
Emeritus Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science · University of Maryland
Brett Gaylor
VP Creative · Hololabs
Brewster Kahle
Founder & Digital Librarian · Internet Archive
Catherine Warren
Founder & President · FanTrust
Charles Bicari
Systems Designer and Integrator, Research and Innovation Lab · Société des arts technologiques (SAT), Montréal
Daniel Shavit
AI Builders Fellow · Independent
Dean Shev
Founder · VHT.ai
Dr. Angelica Lim
Associate Professor, School of Computing Science · Simon Fraser University · ROSIE Lab
Dr. Brad Necyk
Artist, researcher & computer science and AI teacher · Shawnigan Lake School
Jacob Ortiz
AI Builders Fellow · AI Builders Fellowship
Jos Duncan-Asé
Founder · Love Now Media
Kaoru Yoshihira
Head of Partner Development · BytePlus
Kat Koppett
Founder & CEO · Koppett · Mopco Improv Theatre
Kerris Hougardy
Senior Vice President, People · Ting Internet · Tucows
Kevin Friel
Festival Director · BC + AI Film Club

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

BCCommunity Partner
BC + AI Ecosystem AssociationPresenting Partner
BC + AI Film ClubCommunity Partner
CreativeMorningsCommunity Partner
CreativeMornings (Vancouver)Community Partner
CreativeMornings VancouverCommunity Partner
DAMA VancouverCommunity Partner
DAMA-VancouverCommunity Partner
Data for GoodCommunity Partner
Data for Good VancouverCommunity Partner
DevITJobsCommunity Partner
Ethọ́s LabCommunity Partner
Film + AI (BC + AI Film Club)Community Partner
Friends QuartersCommunity Partner
Friends Quarters (FQ)Community Partner
Friends Quarters FQCommunity Partner
HootsuiteSupporting Sponsor
H.R. MacMillan Space CentreVenue Partner
Internet Archive CanadaFounding Sponsor
ISACA Vancouver ChapterCommunity Partner
Metacreation Lab for Creative AICommunity Partner
MML, Multimodal Media LabCommunity Partner
Multimodal Media LabCommunity Partner
Multimodal Media Lab (MML)Community Partner
Rival TechnologiesCommunity Partner
SFU Metacreation LabCommunity Partner
Sons of VancouverCommunity Partner
Tradeswomen ExhibitCommunity Partner

Agenda

Selected from 158 sessions.

  • 10:00AM to 10:20AM

    Morning break · coffee · exhibits

    Coffee, and time with the exhibitor tables.

  • 10:00AM to 10:20AM

    The Art of Asking Questions: Futureproof Edition

    Shane on asking better questions than the machine.

  • 10:20AM to 10:40AM

    Keeping your judgment

    Kerris and Raj on the judgment AI keeps talking you out of, from inside two companies rolling it out.

  • 10:20AM to 10:40AM

    The Art of Asking Questions: Futureproof Edition

    Shane on asking better questions than the machine.

  • 10:20AM to 10:40AM

    The Skill AI Can't Give You (And Keeps Talking You Out Of)

    Kerris on the judgment AI keeps talking you out of, from inside a company rolling it out.

  • 10:30AM to 10:50AM

    AI, creativity and cultural policy

    Ana Serrano and Prem Gill in a fireside conversation about AI and creativity, Public AI Lab, and the Canadian Creative Industries AI Working Group, co-chaired by TIFF and OCAD Univ…

  • 10:30AM to 10:50AM

    Morning break · coffee

    Coffee, and a walk to the windows.

  • 10:30PM to 11:59PM

    Observatory drop-in · telescopes with an astronomer

    The building closes at half past ten and the observatory outside stays open until midnight, with an astronomer at the telescopes if the sky is clear.

  • 10:30PM to midnight

    Observatory drop-in · telescopes with an astronomer

    The building closes at half past ten and the observatory outside stays open until midnight, with an astronomer at the telescopes if the sky is clear.

Quick answers

When is Futureproof Festival of AI 2026?
Futureproof Festival of AI 2026 ran Oct 28–30, 2026 in Vancouver, Canada.
Where is Futureproof Festival of AI 2026 held?
Futureproof Festival of AI 2026 was held in Vancouver, Canada.
Who is speaking at Futureproof Festival of AI 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 46 speakers, including Alexandra Samuel (Technology Journalist & Author, Independent), Amber Case (Founder, Calm Tech Institute) and Ana Serrano (President & Vice-Chancellor, OCAD University).
Who sponsors Futureproof Festival of AI 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 28 sponsors, including BC, BC + AI Ecosystem Association, BC + AI Film Club, CreativeMornings and CreativeMornings (Vancouver).
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 66 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

66 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
22Sponsoringsponsor only
41Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

BC + AI Ecosystem Association·BC + AI Film Club·Ethọ́s Lab

Speakers by seniority

54% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite715%
  • Founder / Owner1226%
  • VP-level37%
  • Director / Head of37%
  • Manager / Lead24%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Research / Science24%
  • Other roles1635%

Of 46 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1BC + AI Ecosystem AssociationSponsor · Presenting Partner1
2BC + AI Film ClubSponsor · Community Partner1
3Ethọ́s LabSponsor · Community Partner1
4BCSponsor · Community Partner-
5CreativeMorningsSponsor · Community Partner-
6CreativeMornings (Vancouver)Sponsor · Community Partner-
7DAMA VancouverSponsor · Community Partner-
8Data for GoodSponsor · Community Partner-
9Data for Good VancouverSponsor · Community Partner-
10DevITJobs.ukSponsor · Community Partner-
11Film + AI (BC + AI Film Club)Sponsor · Community Partner-
12Friends QuartersSponsor · Community Partner-
13Friends Quarters FQSponsor · Community Partner-
14HootsuiteSponsor · Supporting Sponsor-
Sponsors by tier
community partner24
86% of 28
founding sponsor1
4% of 28
presenting partner1
4% of 28
supporting sponsor1
4% of 28
venue partner1
4% of 28
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