Canada is a global leader in AI research and innovation and is uniquely positioned to play an outsized role in harnessing this technology to bring economic and social benefits to Canada and the world.

Join us for a candid conversation with world-renowned faculty and entrepreneurs from the University of Toronto ecosystem, who will discuss:

  • The opportunities and challenges linked to large language models, generative AI and agentic AI

  • The potential impact of self-driving labs that leverage machine learning and robotics and a world of physical AI

  • The ever-increasing need for compute power and how to ensure domestic AI sovereignty

  • What Canada can do to win, in today’s unpredictable geopolitical and economic environment

  • Advice for founders looking to build world-leading companies

This event will take place as part of True Blue Impact Day on March 5th, and will be live streamed.

A Conversation With

CEO and co-founder of Intrepid Labs Inc.

Christine Allen 

Dr. Christine Allen is CEO and co-founder of Intrepid Labs Inc., a company leveraging AI, automation, and deep pharmaceutical expertise to accelerate drug formulation and develop proprietary delivery technologies. Intrepid’s approach…

Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science, Director, Acceleration Consortium, University of Toronto

Alán Aspuru-Guzik 

Alán Aspuru-Guzik is a Professor at the University of Toronto, with primary appointments in the Departments of Chemistry and Computer Science and cross-appointments in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Materials…

Professor, University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering

Milica Radisic 

Dr. Milica Radisic is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering and a Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research…