WORKSHOPS-DISCUSSION
Digital sobriety with Daria Marchenko - saturday my 24th 2025 from 11am to 1pm
Your speaker:
Photojournalist, videographer, digital artist (CALQ scholarship), Daria Marchenko has experience in artistic creation (production of advertising and documentary videos) and media project management (photo director, photo editor) in Russia, France, Canada and Hong Kong. Holder of a Bachelor degree in photojournalism (2007 - Moscow), an M sc in media communication (2011 - Montreal), a Bachelor degree in film production (2015 - Montreal); in August 2023, she begins a doctoral program in marketing at HEC Montréal. Since 2020, Daria Marchenko has been an eco-entrepreneur, founder and president of ECOIST CLUB, a social impact project that supports companies in the responsible digital transition. Since 2021, columnist on the radio show Moteur de recherche de Radio-Canada.
Workshop description:
Concrete tools will be shared with you to account for your digital data and limit the footprint of their use of artificial intelligence.
Digital sovereignty with Valentine Goddard - may 24th 2025 from 3pm to 5pm
Your speaker:
Valentine Goddard, lawyer and artist, is the founder and executive director of the AI Impact Alliance. She was a member of Canada’s AI Advisory Council (2021–2024) and is a regularly consulted expert by the United Nations, contributing to the development of AI governance models that influence policy and regulatory frameworks at the national and international levels.
Workshop description:
What if digital technology became a lever to protect what is most dear to us: our democracy, our culture, our economy? Digital sovereignty is not a technological luxury: it is a matter of collective survival in the era of Trump, GAFAM, and digital interference. This conference-workshop invites you to decipher together this concept, which is still little-known but central to our future. As citizens, professionals, entrepreneurs, or consumers, we all have a role to play—and concrete actions to take—to regain control over our data, our tools, and our ability to act in the digital world. An interactive period will allow for discussion on individual levers and requests to be addressed to our elected officials to build a sovereign digital environment that reflects our values.
Distinguish true from false with Anne Nguyen - sunday may 25th 2025 from 1pm to 3pm
Your speaker:
Anne Nguyen, guided by the values of inclusion, equality, and humanity, is passionate about innovation whose professional career has been marked by numerous challenges and achievements. A graduate of Harvard Business School in Business Analytics, Anne Nguyen has been the Director Responsible for AI at the Quebec Innovation Council since January 2024.
Workshop description:
Machines are the last invention humans will ever create, but this creation cannot continue without human involvement. Indeed, although AI can accomplish impressive tasks, it still depends on humans to remain aligned with our values and needs. It is crucial not to be afraid to get involved and to connect with science, because the greater the risks, the more we need to contribute to shaping a responsible and beneficial technological future for society. This will also allow us to distinguish fact from fiction, not only in the creation of AI, but also in the true value of humans and their role in this changing world.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Post show mediations
Members of Multitudes, Quebec citizens' movement will mediate post-show discussions.
Film screening
In the belly of AI (in french) by Henri Poulin will be broadcast free of charge on the Esplanade Tranquille, on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 9 p.m.
Tree shoots sale
The development of the project La Ferme, or how to feed an intelligent future, would benefit from your donations.
Native Quebec tree saplings to plant in the ground or in pots, $16 each.
Pre-order your tree saplings until May 2, 2025, using the following link:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RCW8SLZRDR7DU
The sprouts will be delivered to you from May 23 to 25, 2025, on the Esplanade Tranquille in the Quartier des Spectacles.
Questions? Email us at coordination@atsa.qc.ca.
AI Library
In collaboration with BAnQ, an artificial intelligence library will be available on site at the Esplanade Tranquille from May 23 to 25, 2025.
Bar
An alcohol-free bar will also be on site.