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Vancouver · October 25–31, 2026
A week to walk both hands full into the future of AI.
Most AI conversations want you to pick a side. Boosters or doomers. All in or all out. We're not doing that. Critique in one hand, curiosity in the other. Seven days, six tracks, one community in Vancouver.
The Manifesto
There is a latent need. We need to understand.
Futureproof is hosted by BC + AI, but it's for everyone. Teachers who can't normally attend conferences. Doctors wondering what AI means for their practice. Citizens who want a voice in policy. A festival welcomes people in where a conference might not.
Come from wherever you are. Across Canada, the Pacific Northwest, and further. If you care about where AI is going — in your classroom, your clinic, your community, your industry — this week is for you.
Bookend Keynotes
The question. The answer.
Saturday opening keynote
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TBASunday closing keynote
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The Format
Full program →One room. Two days. The question and the answer.
Saturday · Oct 31
Where We Are
- Joy Buolamwini opens — ethics in motion
- Single-track conversations on AI and society
- AI Film Festival night
Sunday · Nov 1
What We Build
- Tristan Harris closes — what comes next
- Hackathon demo day
- Year Two reveal
Stay in the loop
Speaker announcements. Programming updates. Ticket alerts.
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Members save up to 37% when they buy early.
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October 25, 2026 · Vancouver, BC
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Tickets
Weekend Pass from $349 Early Bird.
300 tickets total. One room, two days, Halloween weekend in Vancouver.
Weekend Pass
$349
Early Bird · Member
Weekend Pass
$449
General admission
Student
$149
Early Bird
VIP
$799
Member + EB
After Hours
The evenings are where the ideas meet the people.
Halloween Night · Saturday Oct 31
AI Film Festival + After Party
The 2nd Annual BC + AI Film Festival. Costumes encouraged. Open bar. The cultural mirror closes the day.
Sunday · Oct 25
Opening Party
Hosted by BC + AI
Tuesday · Oct 27
DEFRAG Creative AI #1
Hosted by Philippe Pasquier / Erica Lapadat-Janzen
Wednesday · Oct 28
Vancouver AI Meetup -- Data for Good Takeover
Hosted by BC + AI + Data for Good Vancouver
Thursday · Oct 29
DEFRAG Creative AI #2
Hosted by Philippe Pasquier / Erica Lapadat-Janzen
Friday · Oct 30
Artist Reception / Gallery Opening
Hosted by AI Ethical Futures Lab
Saturday · Oct 31
Squatchies Awards + Closing
Hosted by BC + AI Core Team
Latest
All news →What's just dropped.
Where's the human-centric fork in all this?
That’s what this weekend is for.
Planning ahead? Futureproof 2027 — the full week