The Age of AI: Innovation Meets Investment

Schedule

Fri Sep 18 2026 at 03:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

Invest Ottawa | Ottawa, ON

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Connecting Visionary Founders, Investors, & Communities to build the future together and share the benefits inclusively.
About this Event

Our Confirmed Distinguished Guests:

✔️His Worship Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa


Confirmed Speakers :

1, Victoria Lennox ,CEO of Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC),

Founder of Startup Canada

2, Invest Ottawa(Executive Level)

3, BDC, the Business Development Bank of Canada

4, Adrian Harewood, Associate Prof Carleton U, Former Anchor/ Host CBC Ottawa (Our Moderator)


Additional speakers, distinguished guests, and community and industry leaders are being confirmed. The program will continue to evolve as participation is finalized.

✔️Founders of AI and tech companies

✔️Much more officials, Academics, Private sectors, Community leaders


Agenda


3:00 – 3:30 P.M Registration & Networking

3:30 - 3:45 P.M Welcome, AI Beyond Dialogue

3:45 - 4:00 P.M Keynote Speech: What Should Canada Invest in to Drive Innovation and Shared Prosperity?


PANEL ONE 4:00 - 4:45 P.M

Invest in Startups. Build Shared Prosperity.

4:45 - 5:30 PM | Refreshments / Coffee Break


PANEL TWO 5:30 - 6:30 P.M

Invest, Upskill, Thrive Together

6:30 - 6:45 PM Coffee Break


6:45 - 7:30 PM Closing Reflections & Call-to-Action

7:30 - 8:00 PM Networking


✅ New Crowdfunding (Community Wealth Building) platform

We also expect to share more about our vision for expanding access to startup funding—including plans for our upcoming crowdfunding (Community Wealth Building) platform that garnered already strong support from notable investors, serial entrepreneurs, subject to final readiness.



About this event


AI will transform life as we know it today.It is reshaping industries and creating new opportunities for startups and workers alike. —but realizing its true promise requires responsible innovation, investment, workforce reskilling, and inclusive wealth building.

Back by popular demand, this symposium will bring together policy makers, innovators, investors, academic, entrepreneurs, community organizations for a dialogue: how to prepare Canada to build human capacity, invest strategically and excel in the global digital work.

Under the leadership of Be Inclusive World in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, EmpowerBIC, TrendifyLive,The Age of AI: Innovation meets Investment, is based on three core pillars: Inclusivity , Innovation, and Collaboration.

Be part of the dialogue, be prepared for action. Join the journey.


Who Should Attend?

Entrepreneurs and startup founders

Investors and venture capital professionals

Researchers, faculty, and students

Industry and healthcare leaders

Government and municipal leaders

Community organizations and innovation partners



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Sample guiding questions that will be used to facilitate discussions

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Together, we'll explore questions that matter:

  1. How can Canada build an AI ecosystem where the best ideas thrive, startups attract investment, and more people can participate in the opportunities AI creates .
  2. According to CBC, over 40% Canadian workforce faces high risk of eliminations by automations within next 5, 10 to 20 years, what practical actions can governments, cities, businesses, educators, and citizens take to ensure workers and youth have access to the skills, financing, and opportunities to innovate and build shared prosperity through AI?
  3. How can Canada turn its vision of “AI for all” into real impact by strengthening communities, fostering innovation, and expanding economic opportunity?


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Where is it happening?

Invest Ottawa, 7 Bayview Station Road, Ottawa, Canada

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Tickets

CAD 20.00 to CAD 65.68

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