Next AI is a world-class founder and venture development acceleration network for AI-enabled startups. Founders can be part of the ecosystem from anywhere in Canada, following the program remotely or in-person from the Toronto or Montreal sites.
Taking advantage of a renowned network of AI and business experts, Next AI provides support on both AI product development and market commercialisation.
Each year, Next AI identifies the top early-stage teams developing ambitious AI-powered solutions and provides them with the mentorship, education and network to have a global impact.
Key features
• World-class curriculum taught by award-winning faculty
• Access to top AI scientists and Venture Managers
• Access to an international pool of Mentors and Investors
• High impact Workshops and Speaker Series
• Free office space in Toronto and in the heart of Montreal’s AI hub
Selected instructors of the program Tech AI track
• Yoshua Bengio, Université de Montréal
• Laurent Charlin, HEC Montréal
• Golnoosh Farnadi, Université de Montréal
• Saraht Chandar Anbil Parthipan, École Polytechnique de Montréal
• Chip Hugen Nguyen – Co-founder Claypot AI
Business track
• Ajay Agrawal, University ofToronto
• Brian King, HEC Montréal
• Nadine Vaillant, HEC Montréal
• Denis Grégoire, HEC Montréal
• Alicia DeSantola, University of Washington
• Priyanka Dwivendi, Texas A&M University
Acknowledgements:
Next AI is a NEXT Canada program powered by HEC Montreal’s Executive Education unit. The program is made possible thanks to the generous support of its founding partners: the Government of Quebec, BMO – Bank of Montreal, Power Corporation of Canada and Hatch. Next AI is also supported by Scale AI, as well as the many National Partners (https://www.nextcanada.com/supporters/) of NEXT Canada.
