AWS Canada’s Eric Gales to Keynote Future Summit 2025 as Canada Races to Secure AI Sovereignty

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Canada enters a critical phase in executing its national AI strategy, Eric Gales, Managing Director, AWS Canada, will headline Future Summit 2025, held November 18–20 at the BMO Centre in Calgary. His keynote, “Unlocking Canada’s AI Potential,” will open the AI & Disruptive Tech Titans track, which zeroes in on AI infrastructure, Canada's AI opportunity, and large-scale national deployment.

But the Summit’s true strategic flashpoint will occur behind closed doors. A Sovereign Infrastructure Roundtable—bringing together telecom, energy, and infrastructure leaders—will align industry on the architecture of Canada’s next-generation AI backbone. This session marks the first private-sector convergence following the Government of Canada’s AI Strategy Task Force launch in September and represents a once-only integration window for real-economy execution.

“This is the final integration window,” said Josh Rainbow, Founder of Future Summit. “The next 24 months will decide who leads and who follows in Canadian AI. The Summit is where program parity is being decided.”

On the evening of November 18, a VIP reception will host 100 of Canada’s top Innovators across technology, energy, and infrastructure. This off-the-record gathering will surface high-stakes conversations on data centres, digital infrastructure, and Alberta’s emerging role in sustainable innovation.

Eric Gales, Managing Director, AWS Canada:
“Innovation is the only sustainable competitive advantage. I’m excited to be speaking at Future Summit 2025 on how AI is driving innovation across Canada and how we can unlock Canada’s full AI potential.”

Strategic activations involving major AI, telecom, and infrastructure players will be announced in the coming days.

Ecosystem Voices:

Leaders across agriculture, energy, and enterprise AI are aligning around sovereignty, sustainability, and real-world impact:

“AI and agriculture can power the next industrial revolution—one that feeds communities.”
– Eric Steeves, Founder, Palliser Grid

“Alberta is primed to be a data centre leader. Let’s capture carbon alongside data centre power and be a leader in the most sustainable opportunity moving forward.”
– Beth Valiaho, Future Summit 2025 Speaker

“The future isn’t about machines replacing humans; it’s about AI augmenting our creativity, amplifying our judgment, and driving positive change across society.”
– Olivier Blais, VP AI, Moov AI

Final Partnership Deadline: November 7, 2025, 5:00 p.m. MT

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