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Wed, October 21, 2026 · Hotel Saskatchewan
to 9:00 a.m.
Registration
Arrive early to make the most time of your experience and develop an early dialogue with one another.
to 9:15 a.m.
Opening
Special remarks from Jae Reichel, COO, Bell AI Fabric
Alex Fallon, AiSK Founder
to 9:55 a.m.
Keynote
A plain-language grounding in what a data centre is and needs, and the global supply chain behind it.
Stay tuned!
to 10:35 a.m.
Keynote
A developer's perspective: AI, cloud, and sovereign compute, the workloads driving demand, how continuous improvement is driving down cost to compute
Kyle Fisher, Senior Director R&D, Siemens EDA
to 10:50 a.m.
Break
Sponsored by Walk the Block
to 11:25 a.m.
Keynote
Realities, forecasts and planning choices, and where Saskatchewan realistically fits.
Alan Wallace, Wallace Insights
to 12:20 p.m.
Briefing + Panel
The provincial Data Centre Framework and the federal Responsible Data Centre Development Principles and First Nations Information Governance Centre Data Centre Strategy. Followed by a moderated fireside chat featuring Dr. Wafa.
Moderated by Dr. Yasmine Wafa (Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy), The Honourable Evan Solomon (Invited), Minister Harrison (Invited), and First Nations Information Governance Centre (Invited)
to 1:00 p.m.
Break
Enjoy some locally inspired cuisine, that showcases the great resources we steward right here in Saskatchewan
to 1:45 p.m.
Panel
What it takes to power, cool and staff a data centre here, and who pays. Moderated, with audience Q&A.
Patrick Nikita, Country Lead, Data Centre Services, TekSystems (Community Sponsor)
to 2:30 p.m.
Panel
Local impact, benefit and consent, from the people who live with the decisions. Moderated, with audience Q&A
Ray Orb, Reeve of RM of Sherwood, moderated by Brennen Schmidt, Aleus Consulting
to 2:45 p.m.
Break
Get up and stretch, grab some water, network, and decide which table you'll park yourself at for the upcoming roundtable sessions.
to 3:35 p.m.
Workshop
Ask questions and share concerns with AI experts at your table, collated into the "What the room is saying" report.
Irene Seiferling, Board Dynamics (Facilitator)
to 4:00 p.m.
Location
Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
