Hugh H.T. Liu is a Professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), where he has taught since 2000. He currently directs the NSERC CREATE Collaborative Research and Training Program on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as well as the Centre for Aerial Robotics Research and Education. In 2022 he was elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) Senior Awards recognize Canadians for outstanding achievement in aerospace and related technologies. In 2021 Prof. Liu received the CASI McCurdy Award for outstanding contributions to innovation in aerospace science and engineering. He received his B.Eng. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1991, his M.Eng. from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1994, and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1998. His research interests include autonomous unmanned systems, cooperative and formation control, fault-tolerant control, active control of advanced vehicles, and integrated modeling and simulation. He currently serves as Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, and of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal. Dr. Liu is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, an Associate Fellow of AIAA, a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, and a Professional Engineer registered in Ontario.

Alex Cui is working on bringing responsible adoption of AI into our daily lives as CTO of GPTZero, the world’s leading platform for detecting AI-generated text. Alex Cui is a builder and researcher with a passion for deploying machine learning to solve impactful real-world issues. He dropped out of his PhD to co-found GPTZero. Previously, he worked on ML to make safer self-driving cars at Waabi and Uber, and better recommendations at Facebook. He is the co-author of 7 patents and the first author on 2 highlighted papers at top ML conferences. Before that, Alex created OpenMind to combat online misinformation and presented our work in national press, Facebook, and staff on Congress; Alex Cui won Best ML hack twice (19’, 21’) at Treehacks (Stanford’s flagship hackathon); and authored the first accredited ML high school course in Canada. Alex Cui also won a silver medal for Canada at the International Chemistry Olympiad and got 1st place in Canada at the National Biology Competition.

Dr. Bin Tang is a global expert, policy advisor, and recognized leader in artificial intelligence and digital marketing. As Founder and CEO of Noah Digital, he has helped more than 1,000 businesses achieve international growth through innovative AI-driven strategies. He also serves as Chair of the Noah Foundation and Vice Chair of CCEOSC, championing economic development and cross-border trade. A member of the Forbes Agency Council and a published author, he regularly advises policymakers on AI governance. Holding a Ph.D. in Immunology and an M.S. in Computer Science, his interdisciplinary background makes him an outstanding judge.

Frank Ye is the Founder and CEO of Acentury Inc. and SynMatrix Technologies Inc. With more than three decades of experience in wireless technology, he has founded and led technology companies focused on AI-enabled network products spanning design, testing, monitoring, and analytics automation. Frank has grown Acentury and SynMatrix from startups into international companies serving global wireless, telecom, aerospace, defense, and high-tech markets. He combines deep technical expertise with strategic business development capability, successfully commercializing innovative network-automation solutions.

With 28 years of deep-seated expertise in the Internet, Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence sectors, Bridge Song is a visionary leader who has traversed the journey from tech-pioneer in startups to a high-level executive at global tech giants. He uniquely combines a profound technical foundation with sharp global-scale business acumen. Pioneer of Asia-Pacific Internet Infrastructure: A core founding member of HiChina (the region’s leading internet service provider) since 1997. Following HiChina’s merger with Alibaba Cloud, he served as Senior Director, where he orchestrated the deep integration of business units and teams, and successfully launched the world’s first "Trust" Top-Level Domain (.XIN). Architect of Alibaba Cloud’s International Expansion: As a founding member of Alibaba Cloud’s International Business unit since early 2017, he held several key leadership roles, including General Manager of Online Business, General Manager of Multi-National Corporations (MNC), and Vice President of Sales. He spearheaded the construction of Alibaba Cloud’s global online marketing system, empowered over a hundred Fortune 500 companies in their digital transformation across Asia-Pacific, and founded the "GoGlobal Alliance with Alibaba Cloud" to drive global expansion for Chinese enterprises. Notably, as the Head of the Alibaba Cloud Working Group for the 19th Asian Games, he supported HAGOC in achieving the world’s first "Cloud-native" and "Smart" Asian Games. AI Visionary & Practitioner in Canada: Upon relocating to Canada in 2025, he founded WeCAN Cloud. Leveraging Cloud-Native and AI technologies as cornerstones, he is dedicated to building next-generation enterprise applications and Digital Employee (AI Agent) platforms, driving the intelligent digital upgrade for North American and cross-border enterprises. Bridge also serves as the Vice President of the SinoCann Entrepreneurs Association, the founder of SinoCannAI and the Founding Vice President of the SinoCann New Energy Vehicle Cooperation Promotion Association, among other community positions.

Loewe is a Toronto-based Tech Founder, Investor, Parallel Entrepreneur, and Startup Advisor with over 11 years of entrepreneurial leadership and 15 years of consulting experience. He specializes in applying artificial intelligence and data science to solve complex challenges, particularly in HR technology and career development. Loewe is the Founder and CEO of Jobster.io, an HR Tech venture building AI-driven recruitment and career matching solutions. In parallel, he also founded KE Solutions in 2014, a premier career consulting firm focused on strategic job placement with "3-month Dream Job Guarantee". His expertise spans AI / Data Science, Management Consulting, Quant, Sales & Trading, Technology Architecture, and Software Development. With a strong foundation in Actuarial Science and Computer Science, he holds a BMath from the University of Waterloo. Loewe achieved F.I.R.E. at the age of 29, enabling him to pursue passion-driven ventures and support emerging founders. He is an active Angel and VC Investor, GP at New Billionaires Capital, affiliated with the Canadian Angel Investment Foundation and Supporters Fund, and regularly advises early-stage startups. He is also a recognized speaker at major forums including TEDx and prominent industry summits.

Founder and Chairman of FutureFusion AI Academy; one of the early researchers in Canada to earn a Ph.D. specializing in Artificial Intelligence. Dr. He possesses over 20 years of experience in both industry and research across AI, machine learning, and computer vision, and currently serves as the Chief AI Advisor for the University Health Network (UHN). He has held senior technical and management roles—including Data Scientist, Chief Data Scientist, and Director of AI—working with top-tier Canadian financial institutions and healthcare systems, where he spearheaded multiple AI implementation projects valued in the tens of millions of dollars. ⸻ Academic and Professional Background Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence; postdoctoral research experience Incoming Industrial Program Co-Chair for ICPRAI 2028, dedicated to fostering deep collaboration between the AI ​​industry and academia Social Program Co-Chair and Industrial Forum Speaker for ICPRAI 2026 Industrial Forum Speaker for ICPRAI 2024 Invited Distinguished Speaker for the MS2Discovery lecture series at the Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University Named one of the "Top 50 AI Experts Under 50" by Concordia University (2021) Recipient of the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Doctoral Scholarship Author of nearly 20 international academic papers Ph.D. supervised by Dr. Ching Y. Suen, a luminary in pattern recognition and recipient of the King-Sun Fu Prize (the field's highest honor) ⸻ AI Education for Youth Dr. He consistently emphasizes that the core competency for the future is not merely "using AI," but rather "building an AI mindset and the ability to solve problems systematically." In recent years, he has consistently advanced the development of AI education and practical training systems for youth: Mentored teams of high school and university students in the FDA-hosted V-CHAMPS AI Competition, achieving a global ranking of fifth place. Founded the non-profit organization FutureFusion AI Academy to systematically cultivate innovation capabilities, computational thinking, and AI engineering skills among young people. Organized a summer camp program integrating AI and sports for nearly 100 students aged 8–15. Launched the "Future Green" youth innovation project, leading over 30 high school and university students to develop a computer vision-based smart waste sorting system; the team built one of the world's leading open datasets for this application, achieving a recognition accuracy rate exceeding 90%. The project won the "Most Creative Award" at the GenGreen Innovation Competition, hosted by the Halton Environmental Network (HEN) in Canada. Served as a mentor for AI4Good Lab in 2021; AI4Good is a Canadian initiative providing intensive AI training to young women and non-binary youth, incubating AI projects designed to address social issues. ⸻ International Innovation Competitions and Industry Advancement Dr. He currently serves as a regional lead and judge for Technovation, an international youth technology innovation program, where he has long mentored students aged 10–18 in global technology innovation and entrepreneurship competitions. Notable projects include Future Green, Memory Bridge, and We Care You. He is dedicated to empowering young people to transition from "AI users" to "AI creators," fostering interdisciplinary innovation, engineering implementation skills, and systems thinking through project-based learning and real-world problem-solving.

Yuxi Li, Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Alberta, Canada. Conducted research and studies in the laboratory of Turing Award laureate Professor Rich Sutton. Authored a 150-page survey titled "Deep Reinforcement Learning: An Overview" (https://bit.ly/2AidXm1), which has garnered over 2,800 citations. In the field of reinforcement learning applications, served twice as a guest editor for special issues of the *Machine Learning Journal* and as a lead organizer for workshops at ICML (2019, 2021), NeurIPS (2022), and AAAI (2024, focusing on RL + LLMs; https://sites.google.com/view/RL4RealLife). Serves as a reviewer for top-tier AI conferences and journals. Previously held positions as an associate professor in China and as a senior data scientist in the Boston area. Currently Lead AI Scientist at IAEPA.org and co-founder of the DeAI Institute.

Jason Zhou currently serves as the Chief Merchant Operations Officer at Snaplii & Snappay. Previously, he held positions as Technical Director at Alipay and Vice President at Alibaba Local Services. With thirty years of experience in the internet and fintech sectors, he possesses deep technical expertise alongside comprehensive skills in business operations and commercial strategic planning. In 2006, he founded Gujia.com, establishing the first real estate valuation model based on internet big data. In 2013, as a core founding member and technical lead for Alipay’s offline payment division, he developed the standards and products for offline QR code payments. In 2020, while at Alibaba Local Services Group, he built a merchant POI database containing tens of millions of entries and a dish database with hundreds of millions of items, while also implementing digital operations for a sales force of over 10,000 people. He is currently dedicated to the fintech sector, providing Canadian businesses with innovative solutions and products—such as digital wallets, cross-border financial services, and AI-driven payment systems.

Oliver is an EIR at Ivey Business School's Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship, mentoring HBA, MBA, and MSc ventures on business strategy. As a Venture Advisor at ID8 Ventures, he helps early stage founders secure Seed and Series A funding through incubation programs.