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Futureproof Festival of AI / A guide for your team

Futureproof for your professional-development budget.

Bring a live AI decision. Leave with better questions, evidence to consider and approaches to test at work.

October 28-30, 2026 · H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver

CA$950 CAD · Opening night, two program days and the closing party. One Festival Pass.

Choose sessions that connect to your work.

A selection from the current program. Use these learning goals to plan your visit; scheduled minutes are not a statement of eligible CPD hours. Times are Pacific and may change.

Calm Technology in the Age of Loud Machines

Amber Case · Founder, Calm Tech Institute

Wed 28 · 6:45–7:25 PM · 40 min

Assess how an AI tool affects attention, human control and the people using it.

Learning to live with them

Dr. Angelica Lim · Associate Professor, School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University · ROSIE Lab

Thu 29 · 9:30–9:50 AM · 20 min

Compare assumptions about living and working with AI against a researcher's experience.

Adopting AI Without Losing Your Values

Sarah Downey · Founder, Sarah Downey Consulting

Thu 29 · 2:35–2:55 PM · 20 min

Identify governance questions to ask before adopting AI in your organization.

Safety Questions. Science Answers.

Kristen Delphos · Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, UL Research Institutes

Thu 29 · 2:55–3:15 PM · 20 min

Examine how to communicate safety evidence and uncertainty to people making decisions.

Language Reclamation and Who Owns the Future

Michael Running Wolf · Chair, Board of Directors, IndigiGenius

Fri 30 · 4:00–4:20 PM · 20 min

Consider data ownership and community authority when evaluating an AI project.

There is No "I" in AI

Ben Shneiderman · Emeritus Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science, University of Maryland

Fri 30 · 4:55–5:50 PM · 55 min

Evaluate design choices that preserve human control and support people's capabilities.

Bring the learning back to your team.

Agree on one question before you attend. Keep notes on the evidence and its limits. Within a week, give a 20-minute team briefing with three recommendations and one practical next step to assess.

Request the pass budget and work time for October 29–30. Budget for any travel separately. Employer reimbursement and work-time approval depend on your organization.

Planning to report professional-development hours?

Check relevance to your practice and your professional body's rules before booking. Futureproof makes no claim of CPD accreditation or guaranteed credit, including professional ethics credit.

CPABC lets members assess relevant learning and does not accredit third-party providers. Engineers and Geoscientists BC does not require activity accreditation. BC lawyers should use the Law Society accreditation process.

Keep your registration confirmation, receipt, agenda and session notes. Record only relevant learning you actually attend, excluding breaks, meals and parties. Event check-in does not verify attendance at every session. For documentation questions, contact hello@bc-ai.ca before booking.

Program, ticket terms and manager note: futureproof.website/professional-development/
Presented by the BC + AI Ecosystem Association. · Program updated September 29, 2026

Make the case to your manager.

Replace the brackets with your team’s challenge and your chosen sessions.

Hi [manager name],

I'd like approval to attend Futureproof Festival, October 28-30, 2026, at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, using our professional-development budget and work time for the October 29 and 30 program days.

Our team is making decisions about [AI tools, data or governance challenge]. The program brings together AI research, human-centered design, governance and creative practice. I want to examine that challenge through talks, audience questions and perspectives beyond our own industry.

My learning priorities are to evaluate AI capabilities and limits, understand data ownership and governance, and identify approaches relevant to our work. The sessions I would prioritize are [choose sessions from the learning guide and explain their relevance].

Learning guide: https://www.futureproof.website/professional-development/
Program: https://www.futureproof.website/program/

Cost is one Festival Pass: CA$950. It includes opening night on October 28, both program days and the closing party. Any travel or accommodation would need a separate budget.

If plans change, the pass can transfer to a teammate without a fee. Full refund until August 22, 2026. 50% refund August 23 through August 31, 2026. Transfers only from September 1, 2026 onward.

Within one week of returning, I'll share a short team briefing: 20 minutes, three recommendations for our work, and one practical next step to assess. I'll distinguish ideas worth testing from claims that need more evidence.

Please approve the pass budget and attendance during work hours.

[your name]
Open manager approval letter in emailGet a Festival Pass · CA$950

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