Futureproof Festival of AI · October 28–30, 2026
The program.
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre · Vancouver
All times Vancouver · Updated October 14, 2026
Opening night
Wednesday · October 28
Amber Case, Brewster Kahle, a live set, and a party
| Vancouver time | Session / speakers | Format |
|---|---|---|
| to | Registration opens · lobby and exhibits | Registration300 min |
| to | Doors open · opening party · bar | Music + gathering90 min |
| to | Welcome to the territory Anthony Joseph · Squamish Nation | Ceremony15 min |
| to | Calm Technology in the Age of Loud Machines Amber Case · Calm Tech Institute | Keynote + Q&A40 min |
| to | AI Builders Fellowship: what they made Speaker to announce. | Talk25 min |
| to | What a Library Owes the People Who Aren't Born Yet Brewster Kahle · Internet Archive | Keynote + Q&A45 min |
| to | Between the keynote and the live set | Transition5 min |
| to | Opening-Night Creative AI Live Set Philippe Pasquier · Metacreation Lab, Simon Fraser University | Live performance20 min |
| to | Open social · bar | Music + gathering90 min |
| to | Observatory drop-in · telescopes with an astronomer | Music + gatheringUntil midnight |
Day one
Thursday · October 29
Making sense of it together
| Vancouver time | Session / speakers | Format |
|---|---|---|
| to | Breakfast · registration | Meal60 min |
| to | Where we are, and what today is asking Kris Krüg · BC + AI Ecosystem Association | Welcome10 min |
| to | Consciousness, Agency, and Building It Anyway Loki Jorgenson · Circle Innovation | Talk20 min |
| to | Learning to live with them Dr. Angelica Lim · Simon Fraser University · ROSIE Lab | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Loki Jorgenson · Circle Innovation + Dr. Angelica Lim · Simon Fraser University · ROSIE Lab | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | The Art of Asking Questions: Futureproof Edition Shane Gibson · Professional Sales Academy | Talk20 min |
| to | Keeping your judgment Kerris Hougardy · Ting Internet · Tucows + Raj Parmar · Tucows | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Shane Gibson · Professional Sales Academy + Kerris Hougardy · Ting Internet · Tucows + Raj Parmar · Tucows | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Morning break · coffee · conversation | Break30 min |
| to | Who Gets to Tell the Story Jos Duncan-Asé · Love Now Media | Talk20 min |
| to | Will Wikimedia Survive the Age of AI Lane Becker · Wikimedia Foundation | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Jos Duncan-Asé · Love Now Media + Lane Becker · Wikimedia Foundation | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | The Model is the Medium: The Future of Collaborative Intelligence Toshi Anders Hoo · Former Senior Research Director, Institute for the Future | Talk20 min |
| to | Lunch · demo tables in the lounge | Meal60 min |
| to | The afternoon reset Suzy Easton · Independent | Live performance15 min |
| to | Where the Hype Runs Out in Drug Discovery Simon Haworth · Intellomx | Talk20 min |
| to | Where care happens Dean Shev · VHT.ai | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Simon Haworth · Intellomx + Dean Shev · VHT.ai | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Who Owns the Infrastructure Underneath All This Sev Geraskin · PolarGrid · Economy of Wisdom Foundation | Talk20 min |
| to | Safety Questions. Science Answers. Kristen Delphos · UL Research Institutes | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Sev Geraskin · PolarGrid · Economy of Wisdom Foundation + Kristen Delphos · UL Research Institutes | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Afternoon break | Break20 min |
| to | Twenty Years of Remix, and Who Shapes the Algorithm Brett Gaylor · Hololabs | Talk20 min |
| to | Where Our Ideas About Machine Intelligence Came From Stephanie Dick · School of Communication, Simon Fraser University | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Brett Gaylor · Hololabs + Stephanie Dick · School of Communication, Simon Fraser University | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | What the country decides Taleeb Noormohamed · Vancouver Granville + Kris Krüg · BC + AI Ecosystem Association | Conversation40 min |
Day two
Friday · October 30
What we build next, then the closing party
| Vancouver time | Session / speakers | Format |
|---|---|---|
| to | Breakfast | Meal50 min |
| to | Thursday was where we are. Today is what we build. Kris Krüg · BC + AI Ecosystem Association | Welcome10 min |
| to | A FanTrust Conversation with Naomi Klein Naomi Klein · UBC Centre for Climate Justice + Catherine Warren · FanTrust | Conversation60 min |
| to | AI, creativity and cultural policy Ana Serrano · OCAD University + Prem Gill · Cultural Policy Hub, OCAD University | Conversation20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Ana Serrano · OCAD University + Prem Gill · Cultural Policy Hub, OCAD University | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Morning break · coffee · conversation | Break30 min |
| to | Life-Centred AI and Who Owns What We Build Sara Blenkhorn · Buckminster Fuller Institute | Talk20 min |
| to | Resilience at the scale of the whole planet Andrew Zolli · Planet | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Sara Blenkhorn · Buckminster Fuller Institute + Andrew Zolli · Planet | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Lunch | Meal60 min |
| to | Community is Humanity’s Operating System Zaro · Electronic Arts | Talk20 min |
| to | Working With AI Without Handing Over Your Judgment Alexandra Samuel · Independent | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Zaro · Electronic Arts + Alexandra Samuel · Independent | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Stop Waiting for Permission Kevin Friel · BC + AI Film Club | Talk20 min |
| to | Blood & Glitter Mayumi Rollings · Tiny Ghost Studios | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Kevin Friel · BC + AI Film Club + Mayumi Rollings · Tiny Ghost Studios | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Afternoon break · community photo | Break30 min |
| to | Language Reclamation and Who Owns the Future Michael Running Wolf · IndigiGenius | Talk20 min |
| to | Peter-Lucas Jones Te Hiku Media | Talk20 min |
| to | Questions with the speakers Michael Running Wolf · IndigiGenius + Peter-Lucas Jones · Te Hiku Media | Audience Q&A10 min |
| to | Before the closing keynote | Break10 min |
| to | There is No "I" in AI Ben Shneiderman · University of Maryland | Keynote40 min |
| to | Closing ceremony | Ceremony15 min |
| to | Dinner on your own | Break140 min |
| to | Closing Party Philippe Pasquier · Metacreation Lab, Simon Fraser University + Kris Krüg · BC + AI Ecosystem Association + Charles Bicari · Société des arts technologiques (SAT), Montréal More artists to announce. | Music + gathering120 min |
Times can still move before the festival. The latest program and full session descriptions are at futureproof.website/program/.