In person registration has now closed. Talks will be streamed for online viewing; register now to attend virtually. 

Description

Vector’s annual AI Summit & Career Fair provides an opportunity for AI graduate students, researchers & alumni* to connect with researchers and industry practitioners in AI. This event features keynotes from speakers leading at the forefront of AI as well as opportunities to network with other students and connect with companies hiring AI talent.

In Person or Online: Experience keynote talks on the latest trends and innovations in AI and enjoy a panel discussion on how AI is deployed responsibly and ethically in industry.  

In Person Only: Explore career opportunities and connect with organizations across multiple sectors including technology, financial services, health, and professional services at our in-person career fair. Connect with fellow students and alumni through a networking lunch and afternoon social. 

In person tickets are limited. Please select “Online only” if you are interested in attending virtually. 

Subject to change; all times in EDT

9:00 - 10:00 AM

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

10:00 - 10:15 AM

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
Accenture
Air Canada
AltaML
Avidbots
Bell
BMO
Canadian Tire
CIBC
CN
FreshBooks
Geogram
Georgian
GPTZero
Happysona
Invision AI
Layer 6
Loblaw Companies Limited
National Research Council of Canada
Private AI
PwC
RBC / Borealis AI
Roche
Scotiabank
Sifio Health
Signal 1
SpassMed
TD
Telus
Thomson Reuters
Vector Institute

Select attendees may be eligible for travel reimbursement to attend the event. Please click here to see eligibility criteria.

This event is open to Vector Sponsors, current and former Vector researchers, Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence recipients, students and alumni from Vector recognized master’s programs, students of Vector Faculty Affiliates, Vector Interns and Vector Postgraduate Affiliates. Your registration will be cancelled if you do not meet this criterion.