Past Speakers

A Growing Archive

Every speaker who has taken the Prompt Victoria stage, grouped by year. Each profile stays live as a permanent reference — building a lasting record of Vancouver Island’s AI community.

The Archive

Year by Year

The most recent event is listed first. Every speaker profile remains at a stable URL — linked from talk pages, partner sites, and external coverage — so the history compounds over time.

2026

Most recent

November 5, 2026 · Victoria Conference Centre · Speaker count TBD

    2025

    Inaugural year

    350 attendees · 28 speakers · 14 sessions · NPS 71

    • Loki Jorgensen
      Circle Innovation

      Dr. Loki Jörgenson is a dynamic tech leader bringing 20+ years of private industry…

    • Brad Edwards
      Palo Alto Networks

      Brad Edwards is a Domain Consultant at Palo Alto Networks, specializing in security operations…

    • René Fournier
      R2 Creative

      René Fournier is founder of R2 Creative, where he builds ambitious applications and teaches…

    • Cynthia Lynam
      Victoria Data Society & Prodago

      Cynthia Lynam is a seasoned professional in digital transformation and technology adoption, driving meaningful…

    • Alistair Vigier
      Caseway

      Alistair Vigier was shot before his 20th birthday. Instead of letting it define him,…

    • Elaheh Nouri
      Tecnet

      Elaheh Nouri is the Business & AI Practice leader at Tecnet Canada Inc., where…

    • Matthew Van Heyst
      Tecnet

      Matthew Van Heyst is the Chief Executive Officer of Tecnet Canada Inc., leading the…

    • Michael Harvey
      Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC

      Michael Harvey was appointed to a six-year term as BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner…

    • Rob Cooper
      PlusROI

      Rob Cooper is president and founder of PlusROI Online Marketing Inc and What Works…

    • Brandon Laur
      The White Hatter

      Brandon Laur is the CEO and digital literacy instructor behind The White Hatter, where…

    • Tisha Becker
      FrameBright

      Tisha Becker is the CEO and co-founder of FrameBright Technology Inc., a Canadian company…

    • Chris Lynam
      RCMP

      Chris Lynam is currently the Director General of the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre and…

    • Mandla Moyo
      NoRedInk

      Mandla Moyo is a Software Engineer in the AI team at NoRedInk, a writing…

    • Tim Chipperfield
      Thinkific

      Timothy Chipperfield is Senior Engineering Manager at Thinkific, where he leads the AI team…

    • Mike Anderson
      IntLabs

      Mike Anderson is a technologist focused on privacy, provenance, and trustworthy AI. He was…

    • John Oram
      VeilStream

      John Oram is a software developer based in Victoria, British Columbia, with over a…

    • Kirit Thadaka
      NVIDIA

      Kirit is an AI practitioner with over a decade of experience as a builder,…

    • Courtney Epstein

      Courtney has spent the past decade applying machine learning and AI to help enterprises,…

    • Anu Jolliffe
      Victoria Data Society & Equifaira Partners Inc.

      Anu Jolliffe is a technology innovator with more than 35 years of experience leading…

    • Tariq Chatur

      Tariq Chatur an AI and Automation Developer for the Government of British Columbia, has…

    • Nat Knight
      Data Engineering Consultant

      Nat Knight has been writing software since Python 2 roamed the Earth (i.e. the…

    • Steve Harris
      Founder of AI4Enterprise

      Steve Harris is the Founder of AI4 Enterprise, a Victoria-based consulting practice helping organizations…

    • Sarah Downey
      Sarah Downey Consulting

      Sarah Downey is a consultant who helps nonprofits adopt AI in ways that are…

    • Julian Daley
      CEO, Our Place Society

      Born in Ireland, Julian has over 30 years’ experience working in non-profit, government and…

    • Mike Leslie
      CEO, Revela

      Mike Leslie has over a decade of executive and senior management experience in the…

    • Tamara Lechner
      World Flourishing Organization

      Tamara Lechner is a “people person” with experience as a founder, consultant, speaker, writer,…

    • Eric McLachlan
      Revela

      Eric McLachlan is a software engineer focused on dealing with the scale of information…

    Why We Keep This Live

    A Record That Grows With the Community

    Every speaker who joins Prompt Victoria becomes part of a permanent record — visible to peers, employers, and the next generation of AI practitioners on Vancouver Island.


    Individual speaker profiles stay at the same URL year after year. That means a talk from 2025 keeps collecting backlinks, citations, and AI-search references alongside the newest lineup — strengthening each speaker’s footprint and the conference’s authority over time.

    If you spoke at a past event and want to update your profile, please contact the program team.