Ecosystem
BC + AI Ecosystem
The member-supported, province-wide community for responsible AI in British Columbia: public learning, local meetups, certification, policy conversations, and practical adoption rooted in trust.
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AI keynote speaker. Community builder. Technology-for-justice operator.
Authored judgment in the age of generative everything.
Building the trust layer and the public room for responsible AI in British Columbia through BC + AI’s year-round ecosystem and Futureproof Festival’s flagship gathering.
Photo: CreativeMornings Vancouver
Source: Punk Rock AI media archive
Where my energy is going now
Two live builds: the ecosystem and the festival.
BC + AI is the year-round trust layer. Futureproof is the flagship public room. Together, they are where the work turns from AI talk into community infrastructure people can use.
What I get hired for
Rooms that need clarity, courage, and a useful next step.
Keynotes that move rooms
Plain-English talks on AI, taste, ethics, creativity, and human agency. No hype. No doom sermon. A better frame for the room.
Book a keynoteWorkshops that change teams
Practical AI learning for creative teams, leadership offsites, associations, and organizations that need shared language fast.
Work with meEcosystem work that builds durable networks
Community strategy, salons, partner rooms, and public-interest infrastructure for people trying to build with the future, not just talk about it.
See current workRelated creative lab
Portals, talks, and training that feed the work.
These projects stay close to the main builds: they are how ideas get tested on stage, in workshops, in public notes, and with creative teams.
BC + AI room
Vancouver AI
The monthly room inside the BC + AI ecosystem where artists, engineers, researchers, founders, and civic builders meet in person.
Keynote portal
Punk Rock AI
Make culture, not content. A creative rebellion with tools, prompts, and stage receipts.
Both Hands Full
Critique in one hand. Agency in the other. A portal for filmmakers in the age of synthetic everything.
Training
The Upgrade AI
Practical AI fluency for creative professionals and teams who need useful workflows without surrendering judgment or taste.
Featured in
Proof without the logo soup.
BBC
WIRED
Forbes
Reuters
Time
The Guardian
Fast Company
NPR
Recent and recurring stages
The rooms already know the work.
TEDx
SXSW
Web Summit
PopTech
CreativeMornings
World AI Film Festival
UN
Microsoft
Adobe
Grammys
What people say
Fresh proof belongs here before launch.
The Stewart Butterfield quote can stay as an anchor. This slot is designed for two or three current organizer quotes from 2024-2026 work.
“Kris brought a rare mix of clarity, cultural fluency, and practical next steps. The room left with language they could actually use.”
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“He made the AI conversation feel less abstract, less performative, and much more human.”
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“The value was not just inspiration. People left with a working frame for what to do next.”
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Field notes
Essays from the edge of AI, creativity, community, tools, taste, and what happens after the demo.
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AI Media Appearances, Podcast Guesting, and Broadcast Commentary
A public proof stack for AI podcast guesting, broadcast commentary, produced interviews, panels, hosting, and media work that keeps the weird parts honest.
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Zero to One: From Meetup to Movement
How a scrappy Vancouver meetup became a grassroots BC AI movement rooted in ceremony, community, practical learning, and relationships before transactions.
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What Would Chat Do? And Why That’s the Wrong Question
AI is a mirror, not a moral authority. The better question is not what the chatbot would do, but who is steering and what…
Get the dispatch
The dispatch from the edge.
Weekly field notes on AI, creativity, and what’s still ours to make. Sharp, useful, and short enough to actually read. Free.