AI, advanced robotics and now quantum computing: humanity has never had access to such powerful tools. How can they be used to improve our societies and make our lives better? CrossOver is thrilled to bring you an amazing set of leaders who are building the future to tell us how
Founder and CEO Future Design School | Communitech Board Member
AJAY AGRAWAL
Founder, Creative Destruction Lab | Professor, Rotman School of Management
Phil Kaye
Deputy Director, Quantum Sensors Program, National Research Council
Lindsay Sill
Chief Operating Officer & Interim Executive Director, Quantum Algorithms Institute
John Suh
Founding Director of New Horizons Studio, Hyundai Motor Group
Carolyn watters
Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council Canada
ANDREW FURSMAN
CEO & Co-founder, 1QBit
Angelica Lim
Asst. Professor of Professional Practice in Computing Science, AI and Robotics
Joe Salfi
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC
NAOMI PARNESS
Founder, KPW Communications (Event MC)
Agenda
8:30AM Welcome by Event MC
Naomi Parness, Founder KPW Communications
8:35AM Special Interview with Gary Marcus and Ajay Agrawal
Gary MarcusFounder and CEO, Robust.AI Ajay Agrawal Founder, Creative Destruction Lab, Professor, Rotman School of Management Interviewed by: Sarah Prevette, Founder and CEO, Future Design School & Communitech Board Member
9:05AM Presentation by Angelica Lim
Angelica Lim, AI Roboticist and Professor of Computer Science, Simon Fraser University
9:20AM Presentation by John Suh
John Suh, Founding Director of New Horizons Studio, Hyundai Motor Group
9:35AM Presentation by UBC on Quantum
Joe Salfi, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UBC
9:50AM Panel: Beyond AI: Quantum
Canada’s strengths in AI are complemented by B.C.’s ongoing research and innovations in quantum technology. What’s the crossover between AI and quantum computing, and how can their combination build B.C. and Canada’s future economy? Andrew Fursman,CEO, 1QBit Phil Kaye, Deputy Director, Quantum Sensors Program, National Research Council Linday Sill, Chief Operating Officer & Interim Executive Director at Quantum Algorithms Institute Panel Chair: Carolyn Watters, Chief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council