AI infrastructure is being rapidly planned and built across Canada, and the federal government is promising billions in support for sovereign compute.

This unprecedented surge in a new industry has global-scale implications for climate change, the environment and communities where the physical buildout of AI is taking shape.

It’s resulting in both new economic opportunities and a widely accelerating backlash.

This panel event will bring together experts to tackle the impacts and opportunities of Canada’s AI datacentre buildout and ask what, if any, are the conditions that will decide social license to operate?

You’ll hear from Paris Marx (Tech Won’t Save Us, Hyperscale), moderator Isaac Phan Nay (The Tyee) and more expert panellists to be announced.

The event will include a moderated audience Q&A.

Can’t attend in person? You can register for a free livestream ticket.

This event is co-presented with support from The Tyee, SFU Climate Innovation, the Dialogue on Technology Project and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).