Guests

The people building AI, questioning it and living with it, in their own words.

AjithAjithCo-founder, Cactus (Y Combinator batch); previously co-founder of Turing LabsBenoit AubertBenoit AubertProfesseur à HEC Montréal, chercheur au CIRANO (ancien directeur de la Roe School of Business et de l'École de gestion de l'information à l'Université Victoria de Wellington)AvinashAvinashCo-founder and technical lead, Cactus (Y Combinator batch)Cédric BeaudoinCédric BeaudoinSenior Associate, impact and technology investing, Investissement Québec (IQ)Philippe BeaudoinPhilippe BeaudoinAI researcher, co-founder of Element AI, former Google engineer, author of Field Notes on Something, and founder of the startup WaverlyAnick BeaulieuAnick BeaulieuCEO of C2, the experiential studio behind C2 MontréalNabil BeitinjanehNabil BeitinjanehFaculty Lecturer and Academic Program Coordinator, McGill University School of Continuing StudiesBenediktBenediktCo-founder of Jamie, an AI meeting assistant (previously co-founder of TeamTap)Jade Benson-PoitrasJade Benson-PoitrasÉtudiante en droit, stagiaire chez Rexlex et assistante de recherche à l'Université d'OttawaOlivier BlaisOlivier BlaisCofondateur et VP Science décisionnelle chez MoovAI; président de la délégation canadienne pour l'IA à l'ISO/IEC et auteur de la norme ISO 25058Shea BrownShea BrownCEO of BABL AI and former astrophysics professorJC BtaicheJC BtaicheCEO and founder of Fuse, a fusion energy company based in CanadaCéline Castets-RenardCéline Castets-RenardProfesseure titulaire à l'Université d'Ottawa et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche sur l'IA responsable dans un contexte mondialAmogh ChaturvediAmogh ChaturvediCo-founder, Human Behavior (Y Combinator batch; Stanford dropout)Allison CohenAllison CohenSenior applied AI project manager, AI for Humanity team, MilaCharles DemontignyCharles DemontignyFondateur de QuébGPT (anciennement Fluxion Conseil), créateur du chatbot CaptureBishop Thomas DowdBishop Thomas DowdCatholic Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (based in Sudbury); former Ericsson telecom employee and early webmasterAlain FilottoAlain FilottoDigital Evidence Specialist, Alphafox Forensics; retired RCMP member and former Chief Operations Officer, TCS ForensicsThomas FortoulThomas FortoulHost of the Thinking Tech podcast; helping an EdTech startup at Next.ai, MontréalJosh GrayJosh GrayCo-founder and CEO of ArtemisAlexandre GuilbaultAlexandre GuilbaultFounder of the TELUS AI Accelerator, leading a team of over 65 AI engineers at TELUSJagJagSenior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise, Salesforce (data and AI specialist)Jean-SébastienJean-SébastienCo-fondateur de Fireraven, startup montréalaise de cybersécurité pour l'IA; ancien co-fondateur et CTO de Quotes-n-GoKauna MalgwiKauna MalgwiFormer Facebook content moderator (via Sama, Nairobi), leader of the Nigeria chapter of the Content Moderators Union, TIME100 AI 2024 honoreeYoussef MriniYoussef MriniSenior Solutions Engineer, DatabricksFatih NayebiFatih NayebiVice President of Data and AI at Aldo Group and lecturer at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of ManagementAnne NguyenAnne NguyenDirectrice IA au Conseil de l'innovation du QuébecNatalija PavicNatalija PavicProduct marketing leader and Alliances strategy lead for Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Salesforce; host of the Salesforce Commerce Cloud Innovations podcastGuillaume PetitclercGuillaume PetitclercCo-fondateur et VP Marketing et Partenariats, MoovAI (aussi CMO et co-fondateur de Snitch AI)Og RamosOg RamosEngineer, data consultant and tech tinkererSuzanne TalonSuzanne TalonDirectrice générale, Calcul QuébecTimothyTimothyCo-Founder and Managing Director of the AI Launch Lab; member of the AI Advisory Board at Dawson CollegeMike TodascoMike TodascoFormer senior director of innovation at PayPal, inventor with over 100 US utility patents, writer on AI