speaker·2026-07-18

Ana Serrano joins Futureproof Festival 2026

OCAD University President and Vice-Chancellor Ana Serrano is part of the Futureproof Festival 2026 speaker program.

Ana Serrano and Prem Gill smile in a painted coastal cinema scene, Ana on the left and Prem on the right. Their red-and-cream names sit beneath the constellation Futureproof Festival mark, followed by Fireside Chat, AI & Creativity and OCAD University. A projector lights the inlet between them; October 28–30, 2026, Vancouver and the BC+AI ecosystem mark appear below.

Ana Serrano is President and Vice-Chancellor of OCAD University, co-founder of DemocracyXChange, and an award-winning leader in digital media and cultural innovation. She previously founded the CFC Media Lab and IDEABOOST at the Canadian Film Centre and has helped shape national conversations on democracy, technology, and culture.

At Futureproof, Ana brings a career spent proving that culture is not a bystander to technology. It is the thing that decides what technology is for.

Meet Ana Serrano and join us in Vancouver from October 28–30, 2026.

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Hand-painted Futureproof Festival scene: Squatchie on a driftwood shore at dusk, holding a raven feather like a quill, the line "Change The Story. Change What Gets Built." lettered into the picture and the festival name drawn as a constellation in the sky — Change The Story. Change What Gets Built.