Canada’s largest AI and tech event for public- and private-sector leaders, ALL IN 2026, will bring together more than 7,500 AI leaders from over 40 countries. Germany has been named this year’s Country of Honour, reflecting closer technology ties between it and Canada.
In February, Canadian and German ministers met at the Munich Security Conference to sign a joint declaration on AI and launch the Sovereign Technology Alliance. The aim is to improve access to the chips and systems needed to drive AI, turn more research into commercial products, strengthen the talent pool closer to home, and generally rely less on technology from other countries.
Led by Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s minister for digital transformation and government modernization, the delegation of more than 50 German business leaders is coming to see what Canadian startups and innovators are building, find potential partners, and showcase German technology as part of its pavilion.
The visit—and the event itself—come as Canada puts more emphasis on AI adoption and commercialization at home and abroad. Launched in June, the federal government’s AI for All strategy is intended to help more Canadian companies put the technology to work and support those building it here.
Celebrating its fourth edition, ALL IN will take up many of the same priorities, including business adoption, the data and infrastructure behind AI, and emerging areas of research. Held on Sept. 16 and 17 in Montréal, the event will feature more than 260 speakers across four stages, with delegates expected from more than 40 countries.
“As Canada’s largest AI and tech event, ALL IN provides a powerful platform to highlight Canadian champions, connect global leaders, attract investment, and showcase our world-class ecosystem,” said Isabelle Turcotte, event co-founder and CEO.
Convening Canada’s AI champions
The speaker lineup brings together people who helped establish Canada’s strength in AI research, as well as those now building companies around it. Yoshua Bengio, one of the “godfathers of AI,” and co-president and scientific director of AI safety nonprofit LawZero, and founder and scientific advisor of Mila, will appear alongside Cohere co-founder and CEO Aidan Gomez and chief AI officer Joelle Pineau. The Canadian contingent also includes Xanadu founder and CEO Christian Weedbrook (on a panel moderated by BetaKit editor-in-chief Douglas Soltys), Coveo executive chair Louis Têtu, and the leaders of Bell Canada and TELUS.
From outside Canada, the speaker expertise spans foundation models, infrastructure, and global policy. Among those taking part are Google DeepMind senior director of product management Tulsee Doshi, Mistral AI chief revenue officer Marjorie Janiewicz, NVIDIA global initiatives vice-president Calista Redmond, Aleph Alpha co-CEO Ilhan Scheer, Liam Fedus, co-founder of Periodic Labs and co-creator of ChatGPT, and George Osborne, managing director and head of OpenAI for Countries and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Government of the UK.
Amandeep Singh Gill, the United Nations under-secretary-general and special envoy for digital and emerging technologies, is also scheduled to attend, as is Canada’s AI and digital innovation minister, Evan Solomon.
The programming is organized into five tracks, covering AI and society, applied AI and enterprise transformation, frontier research, data and infrastructure, and physical AI and robotics. Together, they span the systems needed to build and run AI, the ways organizations are deploying it, and address questions about its wider impact.
A dedicated infrastructure pavilion will focus on the computing resources behind AI, while another will feature quantum technology. The exhibition floor will also include a showcase of Canada’s Top 100 AI startups, including Wisr AI, REVEAL, GeoMate, Carnage Solutions, and Variational AI. Workshops, roundtables, and reverse pitch competitions will explore applications in areas including smart cities, citizen experience, the public sector, and other industries.
Germany won’t be the only country looking to make connections. Delegations are also expected from more than 40 countries, including Brazil, France, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Curated tours will introduce visitors to Canada’s AI organizations and companies.
For Turcotte, it’s all part of a broader effort to strengthen Canada’s position in AI.
“Around the world, flagship technology events serve as strategic national assets for countries seeking to accelerate innovation and strengthen their global competitiveness and their tech leadership,” she said. “And that is precisely what ALL IN is building for Canada.”
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