Canada Eurasia AI Matchmaking Campaign

Venue: Virtual 

Target audience: AI start-ups based in Eurasia, AI Institutes and Universities, research-lead businesses, manufacturing industries 4.0, academia and thought leaders across all disciplines, investors, government agencies engaging the private sector and advancing the innovation agenda. 

Sectors: Life sciences and pharma, telecommunications, IT, consumer electronics, connected and autonomous vehicles, aviation, education, etc. 

The artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning revolution are well underway, and Canada is at its forefront. Canada was the first country in the world to announce a national strategy for AI back in March 2017. From top-ranked educational institutions and market-leading tech companies to world-renowned researchers, Canada’s AI ecosystems are leading global AI developments.  Canadian AI ecosystem is currently composed of more than 850 start-up companies, 20 public research labs, 75 incubators and accelerators, and 60 groups of investors from across the country, grouped in major hubs such as Montreal, Toronto, Waterloo, Edmonton, and Vancouver. 

As international and multi-stakeholder collaborations are critical to the responsible use and development of AI based on shared values (human rights, diversity, inclusion, innovation, and economic growth), CERBA is proud to make its input to nourish shared values between Canada and Eurasian countries and foster their collaboration in the field of AI.

P R O G R A M

SESSION 1.    The 19th of January from 11 am to 3 pm EST “Pan-Canadian AI Strategy virtual symposium with CIFAR” [partner event]

The Pan-Canadian AI Strategy virtual symposium brings together academic researchers, students, and industry and thought leaders to feature the latest developments in machine learning research by some of the world’s leading AI researchers, and to announce the launch of the Canadian National Program of Activities. 

Download the program here.

• Invited organizations.

Open Government Partnerships (member-countries from Eurasia: Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine)

International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital (OBVIA)

Artificial Intelligence Hub, External and Trade Policy Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie in Québec

Montréal International

• Networking with Canadian entities and companies in small groups. 

Invest in Canada 
Canadian-based global research organization (CIFAR)
International Development Research Centre 
Montreal International 
Investissement Québec  
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII) 
Vector Institute for artificial intelligence 
Quebec AI Institute (Mila) 
Companies operating and/or currently hiring  specialists in AI 

INFO-PARTNERS

What’s in it for you?

• Establish contacts with Canadian entities that prioritize and lead AI research and development
• Tap into a growing AI talent pool 
• Advance and leverage national AI research capabilities in various industries (drug discovery, machine learning for health, autonomous vehicles, material discovery, human AI interaction, etc)
• Partner with leading Canadian AI research institutes on new technology developments 
• Get trained in AI 
• Invest in Canada 
• Get a job in the field of AI

Register to attend

• Register through the CERBA portal for both events if you are a Eurasian company interested in participating and receiving CERBA assistance.
• The CERBA portal is instrumental in having CERBA Regional directors qualifying your request and introduce you to potential partners, financial institutions and investors, employers and more.
• There is no need to be part of Pan-Canadian AI Strategy virtual symposium to have the opportunity to participate in the Matchmaking program.

For  more information, please, contact

 Marina Belskikh, Regional Director of CERBA in Montreal and Ottawa, 

via email [email protected] or tel. +1  (514) 5161178