Futureproof voice · Vancouver 2026
Michael Running Wolf
Chair, Board of Directors
IndigiGenius
October 28–30 · Vancouver
Why this voice is here
Michael Running Wolf, board chair at IndigiGenius. He builds machine-learning and immersive technology for Indigenous language reclamation and asks who owns the systems, data, and future those tools create.
About
About Michael Running Wolf
Michael Running Wolf is a machine-learning engineer and chair of the IndigiGenius board of directors. His work focuses on Indigenous language revitalization through artificial intelligence and immersive technologies, including the First Languages AI Reality initiative. He founded Indigenous in AI and helps build technical education pathways that put Indigenous communities in control of the systems and data shaping their languages.