OVERVIEW
Across financial services, healthcare, energy, and the public sector, organizations are grappling with a new category of risk: the possibility that the AI systems they depend on may be legally, technically, or geopolitically beyond their control. U.S. legislation like the Cloud Act extends American jurisdiction to data held by U.S.-based cloud providers, regardless of where that data physically resides. For Canadian corporations and institutions managing sensitive client, employee, and operational data, the implications are not hypothetical.
The LIF Convergence Series brings Canada’s most senior risk, privacy, legal, and technology leaders together to move past awareness and into action. In Toronto, we’ll examine what a genuine sovereign AI strategy requires — technically, operationally, and organizationally — and what the most forward-thinking Canadian organizations and institutions are doing to build one.
LIF Salons cut through the noise and elevate the conversation. They convene leading thinkers and senior practitioners to surface the right questions. Here, the core inquiry is: what does it actually mean to govern AI on Canadian terms — and how do organizations get there?
The goal is not merely to surface the right questions, but to begin mapping the sovereign tech stacks that Canadian organizations will need to compete, comply, and lead with confidence.
purpose
The race to build the AI economy has transcended the digital sphere, evolving into a fundamental reconfiguration of the global industrial base. This is no longer merely a technology narrative; it is an imperative to realign the architectures of energy, critical minerals, and sovereign infrastructure.
Held under Chatham House Rule, the Convergence Series offers an intimate, invitation-only forum for innovation-focused leaders to explore new ideas at the intersection of capital, policy, energy, and law — and to build the relationships that will shape the next industrial era.
STRUCTURE
- Networking, discussions, and dinner at an exclusive venue: The salon runs from 5:30 – 9:30 pm at a prestigious Montréal venue.
- Exclusive audience: Limited to a maximum of 40 senior decision-makers from large, innovative corporations, institutions, and professional services firms.
- High-calibre keynote speakers: A 45-minute keynote session with one or more recognized thought leaders in conversation with salon attendees.
- Intimate roundtable discussion: A 60-minute, Chatham House Rule discussion over dinner, featuring structured and facilitated debate. Tables are strictly limited (7 tables maximum, 6 participants per table), with a thought leader moderating each conversation, guided by pre-set discussion points.
- High-value networking: Focused receptions before and after the dinner to facilitate targeted peer connections among senior executives.
KEY THEMES
- Drivers and trends in data sovereignty — and what they mean for Canadian businesses navigating a shifting geopolitical landscape
- Defining and executing a sovereign AI strategy — how organizations can move from policy awareness to operational clarity
- Collaborating to innovate — why strong partnerships, internal and external, are essential to AI sovereignty success
audience
Attendance is by invitation only and limited to a maximum of 40 senior decision-makers from large, innovative corporations, institutions, and professional services firms.
Corporations / Institutions
- General Counsel / Associate General Counsel
- Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)/ Data Privacy Officer (DPO
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
- Head of Compliance
Professional Services Firms
- Partners leading Technology, Investment, Regulatory & Tax Practices
- Heads of Innovation
- MDs from financial services firms
SPONSORSHIP
Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.
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