SCHEDULE DETAILS Summit Agenda
REGISTRATION & CAMPUS DESIGN THINKING SITE TOURS.
University of Toronto Mississauga Campus & Mindshare Workspace
Room: Rotunda
Locations:
1. University of Toronto Mississauga, Address: 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga
2. MindShare Workspace, Address: 5100 Erin Mills Pkwy, Suite I3, Mississauga
The visit to MindShare Workspace will highlight Canada’s first shopping mall-based coworking and innovation hub, where startups, educators, and business leaders collaborate. Participants will see how the space fosters creativity, digital literacy, and future-ready skills through a flexible, tech-enabled environment.
Taking AIME for AI in Education: A National Research-Policy Framework for Advancing Ethical and Inclusive AI Integration in Canadian Education Think Tank outcome report
Room- KN 112 (Kaneff)
Dr. Julie Mueller
Dr. Keri Ewart
Pre-Conference Wellbeing & Flourishing Symposium
1:00–2:00 PM | Keynote: The State of Youth Mental Health in Canada: Navigating an AI-Enabled World (Speaker: Michael Cooper, Mental Health Research Canada)
- Michael will explore the current state of youth mental health and well-being in Canada, sharing new research on how AI is impacting youth well-being.
2:00–2:10 PM | Break
2:10–3:00 PM | System-Wide Universal Mental Health in the Age of AI: Building Human Skills Through SEL (Speakers: Former Superintendent Deb Crawford & Christine Preece)
- Designed for school and system leaders, this session explores how universal mental health promotion through Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) can strengthen the human skills students need to thrive. Participants will discuss how a system-wide approach fosters belonging, empathy, resilience, and critical thinking.
3:00–3:10 PM | Break
3:10–4:00 PM | Leading Healthy Systems: Psychological Safety, Well-Being, and Belonging (Speaker: Dr. Gail Markin, Workplce Wellbeing Speciaist and Authout of Beyond Self-Care)
- Gail will shift the focus to the adults and systems supporting young people. She will explore how leaders can intentionally create safe, healthy workplaces where staff feel valued and connected, offering practical leadership practices to strengthen trust and relationally healthy school systems.
Michael Cooper
Deb Crawford
Christine Preece
Dr. Gail Markin
Networking & STEM, AI & eSports Discovery Zone
WELCOME/ LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/FIRESIDE CHAT
Topic: Charting the Course on AI & Humanity
Room: Rotunda
The Panellists:
Robert Martellacci
Dr. Brett Caraway
Dr. Gina Cherkowski
Dr. Michael Fullan
Ryan Donaghy
Dr. Chris Kennedy
Bill Hogarth
Cocktail Networking Reception/11th EdTech Awards/ Celebrating MindShare Learning 25th Anniversary Gala
Room: Rotunda
REGISTRATION, LIGHT BREAKFAST & NETWORKING /EXPLORE THE EDTECH STEM AI Esports PLAYGROUND
Room: Rotunda
WELCOME, FIRST NATIONS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND OFFICIAL GREETINGS
Room: KN 137
Robert Martellacci
Dr. Brett Caraway
OPENING KEYNOTE
Minister Evan Solomon
Cross-Canada Check Up Panel: Exploring AI Use Cases with C21 Canada & Dell Technologies
Topic: TBD
Room: KN 137
Moderators: Robert Martellacci & Katina Papulkas
The Panellists:
Robert Martellacci
Katina Papulkas
Dr. Steve Joordens
Karl Hildebrandt
Jill Kowalchuk
Heather Campbell
Dr. Keri Ewart
Clarke Hagan
Networking Break & Discovery Zone: STEM, AI & eSports Playground
SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE
Topic: TBD
Room: KN 137
Dr. Lev Gonick
Lunch & Networking at the EdTech Discovery Zone: STEM, AI & ESports Experience
Room: Rotunda
C21 National AI Collective: All Member and Guest AI Report Briefing Luncheon
By Invitation Only
11th DRAGON'S DEN EDTECH STARTUP CHALLENGE
Room: Rotunda
Panel Discussions - Session 1
Please Select one of the options below
Option 1: C21 Canada AI Task Force Report
Topic: TBD
Room: Rotunda
Moderators: Robert Martellacci
The Panellists: TBD
Robert Martellacci
Option 2: Human in the Loop: What Responsible AI Scaling Actually Looks Like in a Canadian Classroom
Topic: What Responsible AI Scaling Actually Looks Like in a Canadian Classroom
Room: TBD
The Presenter : Rob Long
This hands-on breakout session shows what responsible AI scaling looks like in practice, using real-time visibility and equitable access for younger learners as concrete proof points. Participants test an AI learning tool live and instantly see that interaction appear in a teacher/administrator-facing view, making "human in the loop" tangible rather than theoretical. Canadian privacy expectations are woven in as genuine discussion prompts. The session closes with a simple truth: human potential meeting AI possibility only holds up in a real classroom if the human stays visibly in control.
Rob Long
Networking Break & Discovery Zone: STEM, AI & eSports Playground
Panel Discussions - Session 2
Please Select one of the options below
Coming Soon!
Networking Break & Discovery Zone: STEM, AI & eSports Playground
International Closing Panel: TBD
Topic:
Room: Rotunda
The Panellists:
Robert Martellacci
Steve Brown
Kathy Hurley
Dr. Tracey Burns
Maxim Jean-Louis
Jennifer Womble
Fernando Valenzuela Migoya
WRAP UP & CLOSING REFLECTIONS
Topic: Closing Reflections
Room: Rotunda
The Panellists:
Robert Martellacci
Dr. Brett Caraway