Building Our Future in AI: Power, Inclusion, and What Comes Next

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how we work, learn, create, and participate in society. But many communities are still being asked to adapt to systems they did not help design.

Building Our Future in AI: Power, Inclusion, and What Comes Next is an Alianza Latina event during Toronto Tech Week 2026 that brings together community members, technologists, founders, students, researchers, nonprofit leaders, and ecosystem builders for an evening focused on inclusion, responsible AI, and community empowerment.

This event is rooted in a simple but urgent question: how do we ensure the future of AI is not shaped without us?

Through dialogue, reflection, and project visibility, we will explore both how AI is already affecting our lives through shifts in work, access, power, and inequality, and how our communities can become more active participants in shaping what comes next.

The evening will also build on Alianza Latina’s recent momentum in AI community-building by creating space to spotlight projects and ideas emerging from earlier community activations and hackathon efforts. Rather than treating inclusion as a side conversation, this event places representation, belonging, and community power at the center of the future of AI.

What to expect

A featured conversation or panel on responsible AI, inclusion, and the future of technologyReflections on how AI is affecting communities, work, and opportunityA curated showcase of community-rooted projects and ideasNetworking with leaders across tech, civil society, education, and community spacesSpace to connect around mentorship, collaboration, and future possibilities

Themes

Responsible AI and public understandingInclusion, access, and belongingThe future of work and social impactCommunity-built innovationFrom visibility to opportunity

Who should attend

This event is for:

Latino professionals, students, founders, and community members interested in AI and techAllies and cross-sector partnersCivil society and nonprofit leadersTechnologists and ecosystem buildersResearchers, educators, and public-interest leadersMentors, funders, accelerators, and industry representatives interested in more inclusive innovation

Why this event matters

Toronto Tech Week is one of the city’s most important convening spaces for innovation, startups, investment, and emerging technology. This event creates space for a broader and more grounded conversation about who gets to participate in shaping the future of AI, whose realities are reflected in the systems being built, and what more inclusive pathways to innovation can look like in practice.

Agenda

6:00 PM – Doors open, welcome, networking6:30 PM – Opening remarks and framing6:45 PM – Featured conversation panel7:30 PM – Audience Q&A7:45 PM – Community project showcase spotlight8:15 PM – Reflections and ecosystem connections8:30 PM – Open networking9:00 PM – Event close

Hosted by Alianza LatinaAlianza Latina is a collaborative initiative working to build unity, visibility, and data power for Latino communities in Canada. Through community-centered programming, partnerships, and shared infrastructure, Alianza Latina is helping create stronger pathways for connection, representation, and collective action.Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com