8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Sign-in Opens
Conference Schedule
Coat Check: MS 3278
Activity
Break
Speaker
Event
Meal
Presentation
Saturday (Mar 7)
Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Jonathan @ NVIDIA
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Fireside with Rob @ Backboard
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Justin @ Shopify
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Workshops
TJ @ Botpress
📍 MS2170
Kaitlyn @ Western University
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Project Showcase (Wave A)
📍 David Naylor Student Commons
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wave B
5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Hard Cutoff
Sunday (Mar 8)
Sunday, March 8, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Project Elevator Pitches
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ines @ Connected Minds
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshops
Brent @ CIFAR
📍 MS3153
Marcelo @ Gumloop
📍 MS2170
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
SAIL Panel
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Workshops
Anthropic Workshop
📍 MS3153
Rue @ KPMG
📍 MS2170
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Networking Event
📍 David Naylor Student Commons
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closing Ceremony & Awards
📍 Main Aud (MS2158)
| Time | Saturday (Mar 7) Saturday, March 7, 2026 | Sunday (Mar 8) Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Sign-in Opens | |
| 8:45 a.m. | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 9:15 a.m. | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Opening Ceremony 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | Project Elevator Pitches 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) |
| 9:45 a.m. | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Jonathan @ NVIDIA 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Ines @ Connected Minds 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 10:30 a.m. | ||
| 10:45 a.m. | Fireside with Rob @ Backboard 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Workshops Brent @ CIFAR 📍 MS3153 Marcelo @ Gumloop 📍 MS2170 | |
| 11:15 a.m. | ||
| 11:30 a.m. | Justin @ Shopify 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 11:45 a.m. | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:15 p.m. | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Workshops TJ @ Botpress 📍 MS2170 Kaitlyn @ Western University 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 12:45 p.m. | SAIL Panel 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 1:00 p.m. | ||
| 1:15 p.m. | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Project Showcase (Wave A) 📍 David Naylor Student Commons | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Workshops Anthropic Workshop 📍 MS3153 Rue @ KPMG 📍 MS2170 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | ||
| 2:15 p.m. | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Networking Event 📍 David Naylor Student Commons | |
| 2:45 p.m. | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | Wave B | |
| 3:30 p.m. | ||
| 3:45 p.m. | ||
| 4:00 p.m. | Closing Ceremony & Awards 📍 Main Aud (MS2158) | |
| 4:15 p.m. | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | ||
| 4:45 p.m. | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | Hard Cutoff |