About the Atlantic AI Summit

Organizing Committee

Dr. Michael Zhang, Chair
Director, AI ThinkLab
Director, Master of Business Analytics (MBAN)
Sobey Professorship in Finance, Information Systems and Management Science
Saint Mary’s University 

Dr. Frank Rudzicz, Co-Chair
Director, Institute for Big Data Analytics (IBDA)
Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair
Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Science 
Dalhousie Universtiy 

Dr. Andrew McIntyre, Co-Chair
Director, Acadia Institute for Data Analytics (AIDA) 
Assistant Professor, Computer Science 
Acadia University

Dr. Stijn Debaerdemacker, Co-Chair 
Director, Research Institute in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (RIDSAI) 
Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Chemistry
Associate Professor, Faculty of Science 
University of New Brunswick 

Dr. Stephen Czarnuch, Co-Chair
Director, Centre for AI  
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science 
Memorial University of Newfoundland    

Dr. Andrew Godbout, Co-Chair
Program Lead Computer Science
Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
University of Prince Edward Island

 

Committee Members: 

Dr. Mohammad Rahaman
Canada Research Chair (CRC) in International Finance & Competitiveness 
Associate Dean, Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement  
Professor of Finance, Sobey School of Business
Saint Mary’s University 

Manar Salem
Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects at Sobey School of Business
Saint Mary’s University 

Angela Xiao
Program Manager, Master of Business Analytics (MBAN), Sobey School of Business
Saint Mary’s University 

Rob Thacker, Janarthanan Rajendran, Aaloak Jaswal, Enayat Rajabi, Passionate Ncube, Marta Kryven, Scott Bateman, Erik Scheme, Jeff Zhang, Nikita Neveditsin .

Government and Industry Partners 

Confirmed Partners (by March 1): 

Nova Scotia Health Authority 

Nova Scotia Government 

Google 

Microsoft 

IBM 

Oracle 

CGI 

RBC 

CIBC  

PWC 

Empire Co. 

KPMG 

Deloitte 

EY 

JD Irvine 

Cognizant 

Emera 

Shannex 

Bell 

EastLink 

Invest Nova Scotia 

360 Privacy 

Virtual Hallway

IGT

Springboard  

Halifax Regional Municipality 

Halifax International Airport Authority 

Telus 

COVE 

SLC Consulting 

Myra Media 

Barrington Consulting 

Evatar AI 

ResolveHD 

Mariner Innovation 

Avanade 

MUFG 

Stanhope Simpson Insurance 

Tidal Venture 

Digital Nova Scotia 

MITACS  

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia 

Property Valuation Services Corporation  

Deepsense 

AltaML

Emergency Medical Care

Tribe Venture

AI-First Consulting

Key Participants 

  • Ministers and Deputy Ministers from Provincial Governments 
  • Vice President, Nova Scotia Health 
  • Chief Information Officer, Nova Scotia Health 
  • Chief Data Officer, Nova Scotia Health 
  • Executive Director, Planning and Performance, DHW 
  • Chief Information Security Officer, Google
  • Chief Technology and Analytics Officer, Empire Co. 
  • Chief Data Scientist, Halifax Int. Airport Authority 
  • Director, Corporate Analytics | Strategy and Business Performance, JD Irvine 
  • Director, Analytics and Innovation, Shannex Inc.  
  • Senior Manager Advisory Services, KPMG
  • Director, Master of Business Analytics, Saint Mary’s University  
  • Director, Institute for Big Data Analytics, Dalhousie University  
  • Director, Institute for Data Analytics, Acadia University  
  • Director, Research Institute in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, UNB  
  • Director, Centre for AI, Memorial University of Newfoundland  

Key Dates 

  • Registration Deadline: April 25, 2025 (Student Registration has been closed)
  • Data Competition Team Registration April 15 2025 
  • Atlantic Canada AI Summit: May 1-3, 2025 
  • Atlantic AI for Healthcare Data Competition: May 2, 2025 
  • Atlantic Youth AI Pitch Competition: May 3, 2025
     

Relevant Resources 

Competition Registration Form (Contact Co-Chairs for details) 

Dataset Package (To be released at 2pm April 29)