September 11–13, 2026Discover your purpose in the AI era
Aga Khan Museum & Ismaili Centre TorontoJoin 500+ Canadian youth aged 18–25 for three transformative days exploring how AI shapes your future. Connect with 250+ industry mentors, attend hands-on workshops, and build a community of peers passionate about creating meaningful impact in an AI-powered world.
Setting the trajectory for young adults in Canada
Sparked by guidance to embrace technology and actively support one another.
3
days across the Ismaili Centre Toronto & the Aga Khan Museum
250+
super connectors ready to mentor across five fields
18–25
young adults from every corner of Canada
Four themes, one trajectory
Keynotes and sessions are organized around four threads, from finding your passion to building, scaling, and connecting.
Purpose, Values & Future-Ready Literacy
Find where your passion meets what the world needs: your ikigai. Build real AI literacy on a foundation of pluralism, dignity, and service, and the mindset to lead with a moral compass.
Entrepreneurial Pathways: Build Something
The cost of building has collapsed. You can ship a product, run a real experiment, or meet a real investor in a weekend. Pitch sessions, VC office hours, and fireside chats with young founders who’ve done it.
Future-Proofing Careers: White to Gold Collar
An honest look at how AI is reshaping work, with practical reskilling frameworks, plus the skilled-trade paths becoming “gold collar”: highly skilled, better paid, and AI-resilient.
Super Connection
250 super connectors across health, tech, business, government, law, energy and education: high-caliber professionals here to mentor, sponsor, and open doors for you.
Founders & Mentors
A sample of who’s in the room: young entrepreneurs alongside industry leaders at the forefront of their careers.
Where it gets hands-on
More than just talks: participate in labs, showcases, and meet-ups designed to accelerate your growth.
Builders Showcase
Three minutes on stage to demo what you’re building, software or made with your hands, and get live, constructive feedback from experts and peers.
Career & Skills
Drop-in rooms for tool demos, ikigai and résumé portfolio guidance, and VC office hours where you can pressure-test a real idea.
Super Connector Meetups
Coffee and lunch sessions that put you across the table from high-caliber mentors offering their career guidance.
Event run of show
Here’s what to expect throughout the three days.
Doors, dinner & first connections
Welcome reception
The call that sparked this summit
Opening: Setting the trajectory
Want to join the top AI leaders in Toronto?
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about participating in the summit.
Who can attend?
Youth and young adults aged 18–25 from across Canada. The summit is designed around you: your questions, your ambitions, your next step.
When and where is it?
September 11–13, 2026, hosted at the Ismaili Centre Toronto and the Aga Khan Museum.
Who is putting it on?
It’s brought to life by youth leaders and community institutions: a direct response to Mawlana Hazar Imam’s recent youth mulaqats and his guidance to embrace technology and support one another.
What does “For Youth, By Youth” mean?
A planning team of youth leaders from across the country is shaping the agenda and programming, so the summit genuinely resonates with the people in the room.
Can I actually meet a mentor?
Yes. 250 super connectors across health, tech, business, government, and education are here through meet-ups, fireside chats, and drop-in labs to make career-altering connections.
How do I register?
You can save your spot directly by clicking the button on this page.