Inside Futureproof Festival.

The final program day: welcome, stage conversations, audience questions, books, film, music and thanks to the crew. October 30. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

The festival crew gathers on stage beneath a projected Thank you message.↗

Two seated speakers exchange ideas in front of an illustrated coastal backdrop.↗

The auditorium audience watches a stage conversation beneath the circular ceiling.↗

Two participants lean toward a laptop while working together beside a bright window.↗

Three participants pose together in the foyer, including two wearing orange crew shirts.↗

Attendees share food and conversation around a table beside the foyer windows.↗

A presenter opens the day beneath the words What we build next.↗

A participant holding a drum addresses the seated auditorium audience.↗

A participant holds a painted hand drum while standing at the stage microphone.↗

An audience member gestures with an open hand while speaking into a microphone.↗

A seated speaker laughs while holding a microphone during a stage conversation.↗

A book is signed while two participants smile together beside the stage.↗

Four participants pose together near the festival welcome sign.↗

A participant in a fringed vest poses in front of the starry festival backdrop.↗

An attendee smiles outside the Space Centre, framed by autumn leaves.↗

Two speakers discuss AI, creativity and cultural policy beneath their projected session card.↗

A pair of hands holds a black festival coin reading You Hold Your Future.↗

An audience member smiles while speaking into a handheld microphone from their seat.↗

A standing presenter gestures while speaking beside the colourful stage artwork.↗

A presenter speaks to rows of listeners from the curved auditorium stage.↗

A presenter stands beside the projected words We are all system designers now.↗

Two attendees smile together in front of the starry festival portrait backdrop.↗

A row of buffet trays is ready for the shared festival meal.↗

Three participants continue a conversation beside the stage after a session.↗

Hands work coloured yarn with knitting needles in an auditorium seat.↗

A presenter opens both arms in front of a bright slide dated October 30, 2026.↗

The audience watches a presentation illustrated with colourful gears.↗

A participant smiles in front of the festival portrait backdrop.↗

An attendee in a green checked shirt poses near the venue staircase.↗

A filmmaker speaks beside the colourful BC AI Film Club projection.↗

A participant smiles beside a display asking How do you show up.↗

A presenter addresses the room beneath the projected words Green light yourself.↗

A participant opens their arms beneath autumn trees outside the venue.↗

Two speakers share a laugh while holding microphones on stage.↗

Four participants pose together in the venue foyer between sessions.↗

A presenter explains a projected music-software interface to the auditorium.↗

A presenter reaches toward the audience beneath the Futureproof Festival projection.↗

An attendee smiles with folded arms in a leafy outdoor portrait.↗

A presenter speaks in front of a projection reading Te Hiku Media.↗

Two presenters stand together beneath a Questions with the speakers slide.↗

Two people share a moment on stage as the closing talk is introduced.↗

A speaker in a red shirt addresses the audience beneath the closing-talk artwork.↗

Two participants begin the closing remarks beneath an illustrated coastal backdrop.↗

A performer in a sparkling outfit sings with an arm extended toward the room.↗

A participant in a green top smiles in front of the festival backdrop.↗

Two participants laugh together while posing after the program.↗

Three participants pose beside the cameras and cables behind the auditorium seating.↗

Four participants share a relaxed group portrait in front of the festival backdrop.↗

The gathering continues at Friends Quarters: lounge conversations, portraits, books, pool and electronic music. October 30. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

Guests gather around the sofas in the warmly lit Friends Quarters lounge.↗

Listeners gather around electronic music equipment beneath the FQ sign and blue lighting.↗

Three guests talk together on a yellow sofa beneath colourful wall art.↗

Four guests pose together against the decorated brick wall.↗

Two hospitality crew members smile together behind the bar.↗

A guest lines up a pool shot across the table.↗

Two guests smile together in a lounge portrait.↗

Two guests lean toward each other in conversation on a sofa.↗

Two guests share a laugh during a conversation in the lounge.↗

Several hands bring drinks together in a toast.↗

Two guests speak face to face amid the evening gathering.↗

Four guests hold open books beneath geometric wall artwork.↗

Four guests stand shoulder to shoulder for a relaxed group portrait.↗

A performer works with electronic instruments under green light.↗

Two guests in knit hats smile together during the afterparty.↗

Two guests pose together in the warm light of the lounge.↗

A group of five guests laughs together during a portrait.↗

Two guests laugh together while seated on an upholstered sofa.↗

Two guests share a laugh on the yellow lounge sofa.↗

Guests laugh and talk in a circle around the lounge seating.↗

Two guests pose against the decorated brick wall, one wearing headphones around their neck.↗

Two guests pose together beside the colourful wall artwork.↗

Two guests smile together at the end of the evening.↗

Electronic instruments and cables catch the blue light during the evening performance.↗

Talks, audience questions, robotics, electronic music and the conversations between sessions on October 29. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

Audience members watching a talk in the Space Centre theatre↗

A robotics team in green uniforms posing with their robot beside a Futureproof banner↗

Festival participants gathered around an electronic instrument for a hands-on demonstration↗

Festival attendees sharing lunch and conversation beside the windows↗

Two festival crew members smiling in orange shirts↗

A speaker beneath the projected Dr. Angelica Lim session title↗

A speaker holding a microphone and gesturing during a morning talk↗

An audience member asking a question with a handheld microphone↗

Audience members applauding from their theatre seats↗

A wide view of the stage with Shane Gibson’s session artwork projected behind the speaker↗

Audience members laughing during a festival session↗

Two speakers sharing a light moment on stage↗

A speaker on stage beneath a slide reading Discernment in the Age of AI↗

Two festival participants posing together in the foyer↗

Three attendees standing together beside a Futureproof banner↗

Two attendees laughing over coffee during a break↗

Two festival participants smiling for a portrait↗

A speaker beneath the projected Jos Duncan-Asé session title, Who Gets to Tell the Story↗

An overhead view of a two-person interview with microphones and camera equipment↗

A speaker presenting an abstract blue artwork to the theatre audience↗

A speaker gesturing with an open hand while holding a microphone↗

A theatre-wide view of a presentation asking about AI as a medium of human collaborative intelligence↗

Trays of food set out for the festival lunch break↗

A festival camera operator posing with a camera and mounted light↗

Two people on stage beneath Toshi Anders Hoo’s projected session artwork↗

A festival participant in a grey sweater smiling beside a window↗

A participant in a patterned jacket smiling from a theatre seat↗

A small group exchanging ideas in the festival foyer↗

Two attendees in animated conversation between sessions↗

A performer adjusting electronic music equipment on the stage floor↗

A performer holding a microphone with a keyboard display projected behind them↗

Two people talking on stage beneath Suzy Easton’s projected session title↗

A speaker standing beneath Simon Haworth’s projected session artwork↗

An attendee raising a hand from the theatre audience↗

A wide stage view of a presentation about capability and trust in AI↗

A speaker holding a microphone in front of a projected forest image↗

Four robotics participants posing beside their wheeled robot↗

A robotics team demonstrating a robot with a green ball in the air↗

A speaker beside a slide reading My Writers Didn’t Trust AI. So They Built It.↗

An audience member speaking into a microphone and gesturing during questions↗

Festival attendees watching a wheeled robot demonstration in the foyer↗

Two attendees smiling and holding cookies during a festival break↗

Four festival participants posing together while holding an illustrated map↗

A speaker on stage beneath Brett Gaylor’s projected session artwork↗

A speaker holding a microphone beneath Stephanie Dick’s projected session artwork↗

A festival participant smiling beside a window in a dark sweater and white collar↗

A speaker beside electronic equipment and a slide titled From Research to the Audience↗

A long-haired festival participant posing for a portrait↗

The welcome, the audience, the people behind the scenes and the opening-night performances at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. Photos: Michelle Diamond. Diamond’s Edge Photography.

Audience members smile, raise their hands and lean into a shared activity between the theatre rows.↗

Two performers share a moment on stage beneath the opening-night Anthony Joseph welcome slide, with audience silhouettes below.↗

Two smiling crew members in matching orange shirts pose shoulder to shoulder.↗

Brewster Kahle speaks beneath the teal BC + AI backdrop.↗

A wide view shows an electronic performer at a laptop beneath colourful projected abstract visuals and red lights.↗

Attendees form an attentive conversation circle outside the auditorium after the talks.↗

Four attendees converse under an autumn tree beside the venue's white exterior.↗

A Futureproof Festival Swim Upstream banner stands in the hallway.↗

An attendee laughs while talking with an orange-shirted crew member near the windows.↗

A close view of two smiling welcome performers, one holding a hand drum, against the bright stage screen.↗

A wide side-stage photograph includes the speaker, a camera illustration and attentive audience rows.↗

Jacob Ortiz presents The Archive Argues With Itself.↗

Orange-shirted crew gather around a screen during preparations.↗

A smiling attendee in a top hat holds their knitting in a theatre seat.↗

Rows of cream tote bags carry the colourful Swim Upstream artwork.↗

Two attendees smile over open laptops at the shared meeting-room table.↗

A smiling attendee in cream holds a Swim Upstream tote against the warm wooden wall.↗

Two attendees embrace beside the meeting-room table.↗

Hands hold raised glasses during a small reception toast.↗

The host raises a glass above the meeting-room table during the welcome toast.↗

Four attendees pose beneath an autumn tree near the water.↗

A close outdoor portrait with glasses, a scarf and a softly blurred autumn waterfront.↗

Two attendees laugh together against the purple-lit reception room.↗

Four attendees pose together beneath an autumn tree.↗

Autumn trees frame the waterfront, distant buildings and mountains.↗

Two orange-shirted crew members smile at each other while walking hand in hand beneath autumn branches.↗

Three attendees pose in front of the Futureproof Festival backdrop.↗

An Internet Archive Canada mug and sticker sit among the welcome materials.↗

Two people hold books beside the Swim Upstream banner, with one reading and the other gesturing.↗

A smiling pair poses with a Festival tote in the hallway.↗

An attendee tries a white VR headset while another person watches and talks alongside.↗

Three smiling attendees pose together with drinks in the purple-lit reception room.↗

Two attendees smile and pose together in front of the Festival photo backdrop.↗

Three attendees pose playfully beside the Swim Upstream banner.↗

Two performers laugh openly in the hallway, with a hand drum held at the right.↗

An attendee laughs while moving through the crowded hallway.↗

A performer gestures expressively with both hands on stage.↗

Seated audience members raise their hands and join the opening activity.↗

Two welcome performers pose with a hand drum in front of the illuminated venue at night.↗

A wide front-of-room view shows a speaker, a black-and-white bicycle projection and the seated audience.↗

A speaker holding a microphone gestures beside a large projected phone illustration.↗

A speaker stands at the right of a purple slide about information-rich environments and calm.↗

A host gestures toward the audience beside the speaker during the Q&A; the screen names Amber Case.↗

A presenter holds a microphone and phone beside the colourful artwork panel, with a clear stage portrait composition.↗

A speaker in a grey jacket gestures with one hand while holding a microphone against a dark background.↗

A red-sweater portrait against warm wood with a glowing circular lamp behind the subject.↗

An electronic performer works at a laptop and equipment table under red light, shown in profile.↗

Earlier BC + AI and Vancouver AI gatherings. The people and conversations that grew into Futureproof Festival.

The crowd alive at a BC + AI gathering, Space Centre, Nov 2025↗

A packed auditorium at Vancouver AI, Feb 2026↗

Builders on the Vancouver AI stage, VanAI 21↗

The community on stage, Vancouver AI, Feb 2026↗

A question from the floor, Vancouver AI, Feb 2026↗

The BC + AI ethics community in a circle↗

The original fifteen hand-painted questions. An earlier chapter in the festival's visual language.

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "The Future Is a Cultural Question." over an aurora above a forested shoreline with salmon and painted eyes along the water↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Vancouver, We Need to Talk About AI" over the Vancouver harbour at night↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Come Curious. Leave Uncomfortably Inspired." over an aurora-lit doorway opening onto the night sky↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "This Conversation Needs You in the Room" over a campfire gathering under the stars↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "What Happens When AI Meets Culture?" over a sheet of hand-painted wayfinding glyphs↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Who Gets to Shape What Shapes Us?" over rivers running through open hands↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Inevitable Is a Story Someone Is Selling You." over a projected horizon over dark water↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Build What Lasts." over a living seed archive of growing forms↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Change the Story. Change What Gets Built." over a film strip mid-splice↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Teach the Question, Not Just the Tool." over a shared learning table↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Do Not Outsource Your Imagination." over painted flora blooming outward↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Make Room for What the Model Cannot Predict." over a broken frame opening onto wild space↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Before We Scale It, Should We?" over a weighing scale of consequences under the night sky↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "The Future Needs Places to Think." over a quiet tidepool reflecting stars↗

Hand-painted Futureproof Festival poster reading "Do Not Confuse Speed with Direction." over salmon pushing upstream against the current↗