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Description

Did you know that through your partnership with the Vector Institute, you have access to major recruiting events, such as the annual AI Summit & Career Fair?

Vector’s annual AI Summit & Career Fair is a premier event for sponsors to engage with a diverse and talented pool of AI graduate students, researchers, and alumni. This highly anticipated event offers employers the opportunity to showcase their organization, hire highly-qualified AI-talent, and connect with top AI experts. This event is completely free to Vector's partners* - you don't want to miss it!

*Fees apply for Vector Health partners and FastLane members.

Who will be here?

Over 500 highly skilled AI-master’s students from 26 of Vector-affiliated programs at 14 institutions looking for their next career opportunity.

This year's event is being run hybrid, with the AI Summit presentations available for virtual live streaming, while the Career Fair booths will be in-person only. In-person tickets are limited, so please sign up early to ensure your spot.

Event tier benefits

(Reserved for current Vector sponsors, partners, and FastLane members).

Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to connect with over 500 Vector students! Register now to secure your company's booth.

  • Reserved for Vector’s Platinum Sponsors
  • Up to 12 representatives on-site from your company at the AI Summit & Career Fair
  • Exclusive speaking opportunities at the AI Summit
  • Priority access to participate in the exclusive small-talk session series
  • Large exhibit space and premium booth location  
  • Significant pre-event and on-site marketing exposure and branding opportunities
  • Open roles featured in newsletter & socials
  • Onsite promotion of job postings through Digital Talent Hub
  • Detailed post-event analysis
  • Get insights on event attendees who have shared their registration details and Digital Talent Hub profiles via a Resume Book
  • Reserved for Vector’s Gold Sponsors
  • Access to participate in the exclusive small-talk session series
  • Up to 10 representatives on-site from your company at the AI Summit & Career Fair
  • Large exhibit space and premium booth location
  • Prominent pre-event and on-site marketing exposure and branding opportunities
  • Open roles featured in newsletter & socials
  • Onsite promotion of job postings through the Digital Talent Hub
  • Detailed post-event analysis
  • Get insights on event attendees who have shared their registration details and Digital Talent Hub profiles via a Resume Book
  • Reserved for Vector’s Silver Sponsors, Government and Health Partners (*$300 fee applies to Vector's Health Partners)
  • Up to 6 representatives on-site from your company at the AI Summit & Career Fair
  • Cruiser-sized booth and high-visibility booth location
  • Pre-event and on-site marketing exposure and branding opportunities
  • Onsite promotion of job postings through the Digital Talent Hub
  • Get insights on event attendees who have shared their registration details and Digital Talent Hub profiles via a Resume Book
  • Reserved for Vector’s Bronze Sponsors and FastLane Members (*$200 fee applies to FastLane Members)
  • Up to 4 representatives on-site from your company at the AI Summit & Career Fair
  • Cruiser-sized booth and high-visibility booth location
  • Pre-event and on-site marketing exposure and branding opportunities
  • Onsite promotion of job postings through the Digital Talent Hub
  • Get insights on event attendees who have shared their registration details and Digital Talent Hub profiles via a Resume Book

Subject to change; all times in EDT

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Registration check-in + breakfast (in-person only)

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Introductions + opening remarks (hybrid)

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Keynote talk | David Fleet (Google Brain; Vector Institute) - hybrid

10:45 - 11:15 AM

Keynote talk | Dina Kamal (Deloitte) - hybrid

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Responsible Adoption of AI Panel Discussion - hybrid

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch (in-person only)

12:30 - 1:00 PM

Keynote talk | Michael Running Wolf (McGill) - hybrid

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Rapid-fire Employer Talks (in-person only)

1:00 - 3:30 PM

Career Fair (in-person only)

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Social Mixer (in-person only)

Shannon Douma
Data & Model Ethics, Privacy Engineering, and Design Lead
Thomson Reuters

The Honourable Jill Dunlop
Minister of Colleges and Universities
Government of Ontario

Jesslyn Dymond
Director - Data Ethics
TELUS

David Fleet
Research Scientist, DeepMind
University of Toronto, Google Brain, Vector Institute Faculty Member

Edith Kabuthia
Director, Data & Analytics Lifecycle Management
BMO

Dina Kamal
Partner, Omnia AI
Deloitte

Deval Pandya
VP, AI Engineering
Vector Institute

Tomi Poutanen
CEO & Co-founder
Signal 1

Michael Running Wolf
Technical Director
FLAIR (First Nations Languages AI Reality) Initiative, McGill University