| 14:00 – 14:05 | Nancy Laramée & Romy Martinez | Director of Partnerships, IVADO Tech Transfer & Innovation Advisor, IVADO | Welcome words |
| 14:05 – 14:30 | Yujing Qian | Head of Engineering, GMI Cloud | Aspiring for Model Liquidity: Engineering for AI’s Commodity Future |
| 14:30 – 14:55 | Vincent Mai | Research Scientist, IREQ / Hydro‑Québec | The GridFM project: a foundation model for power grids |
| 14:55 – 15:20 | Raphaël Jean | Director, Research and Development (AI), E‑Smart | Role of AI in transforming the energy landscape |
| 15:20 – 15:45 | Ola Ahmad | Chief AI Scientist, CortAIx‑Labs, Thales | AI‑Driven Autonomy in Action: From Research to Future Air Mobility |
| 15:45-16:00 | | | Networking Break |
| 16:00 – 16:25 | Jean‑Simon Venne | CTO, BrainBox AI | Autonomous AI for HVAC Optimization in Real Estate: Redefining Building Efficiency |
| 16:25 – 16:50 | Frédéric Dupont‑Marillia | Data Scientist, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) | RAG evaluation using ChainForge: a new tool to help financial regulation |
| 16:50 – 17:15 | Arnaud Zinflou | Research Scientist, IREQ / Hydro‑Québec | AI‑Based Inspection of Underground Distribution Structures |
| 17:15 – 17:40 | Nada Naji | Associate Director & AI Leader, Pratt & Whitney Canada | TBD |
| 17:40 – 18:00 | Jhelum Chakravorty | Research Team Manager, Hitachi Energy | Role of AI in transforming energy landscape |
