2026 Atlantic AI Summit – June 3-5
Join us at the Atlantic AI Summit, from June 3-5, 2026, as we turn potential into progress.
The Atlantic AI Summit is Atlantic Canada’s flagship gathering on artificial intelligence, digital innovation, and the future of work.
The 2026 Summit builds on the momentum of the 2025 event, which brought together leaders from government, industry, academia, and youth teams from across the region.
Sessions will accommodate both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring accessibility for students, professionals and industry leaders.
We are strengthening our focus to deliver what matters most right now:
- Applied AI
- Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) adoption
- Youth engagement
- Sector-specific innovation like health, energy, climate, cybersecurity, defense, the arts, etc.
Our goals are clear and ambitious:
- We want to position Atlantic Canada as a recognized leader in applied AI and data-driven innovation.
- Support our SMEs through live demonstrations, interactive workshops, and hands-on engagement.
- We are committed to building our youth and post-secondary talent pipelines by hosting:
- An expanded Student Innovation Challenge
- A special connector event to match bright talent with exciting private-sector opportunities
- Create clear pathways for collaboration across government, industry, universities, and our communities.
- Highlight your success stories
- Catalyze new partnerships, pilots, and commercialization opportunities right here.
This Summit is for you if you are:
- An industry leader or innovator shaping what’s next
- A government or public sector partner building our future
- A researcher or academic institution pushing boundaries
- An SME exploring how AI can transform your business
- A student or early-career professional launching your journey
- A community or economic development organization fostering growth
Schedule
June 3 | Student Innovation Challenge & Connector
- High school teams tackle real-world AI problems relevant to Atlantic Canadian sectors.
- University students meet with the private sector to explore market needs and opportunities.
June 4 & 5 | Main summit program
Two days of keynotes, panels, workshops, and breakout sessions featuring regional, national and international experts.
Topics include:
- AI for SMEs and productivity
- Digital health and responsible AI
- Clean energy, climate technology and environmental applications
- Data governance, cybersecurity and public sector innovation
- Workforce development and the future of skills
This event is hosted by Research Institute in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RIDSAI)
University of New Brunswick
Partners include Springboard members
University of New Brunswick, Acadia University, Cape Breton University, University of PEI, Saint Mary’s University,, Dalhousie University Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador