Techartist, quasi-sage, and cyberpunk anti-hero from the future. KK brings over two decades of experience bridging technology, art, and community building. When not organizing Vancouver's AI scene, he's usually pushing boundaries in generative AI or mentoring the next wave of creative rebels.
Our bridge-builder between community and industry, Matthew leads our partnership and sponsorship initiatives. With an eye for meaningful connections and a talent for relationship building, he ensures our community grows sustainably while maintaining its grassroots spirit.
The Pixel Wizard himself, Kevin makes our events look and sound amazing. He's not just running AV - he's capturing Vancouver's AI evolution through high-quality documentation while pushing the boundaries of what's possible with live event production.
Yin Lau is a fractional executive assistant and operations strategist who runs a small team supporting founders, nonprofits, and creative teams across admin, marketing, social, web, and event logistics.[1][2][3] In the BC + AI ecosystem, Yin is the organizing force behind the scenes — taming inboxes, wrangling calendars, booking travel, and building the workflows that let everything else move.
David Wang is the art director shaping the visual language of Vancouver AI and The Upgrade AI. From brand systems and presentation decks to event visuals and social assets, David makes sure everything looks as intentional and future-facing as the ideas behind it.
Udbhav Kansal is a community builder and systems thinker focused on making BC + AI’s operations scalable.[4][5][6] He works across people, partnerships, and Notion architecture — onboarding members, standing up databases and templates, and turning messy brainstorms into structured pipelines that keep programs, content, and partnerships moving.
Jason Sanders is a social media strategist, event producer, and partnerships lead with roots in academia, festivals, and public-sector storytelling.[7] At Vancouver AI, he steers our social channels, co-designs community programming, and is helping evolve our sponsorship and partner ecosystem into something sustainable, values-aligned, and distinctly solarpunk.
Fionn leads IT and technical infrastructure across events and internal systems, keeping the stack stable so the community experience feels seamless — from on-site setups and connectivity to behind-the-scenes tooling that supports programs and meetups.
Sason focuses on government and institutional relationships, helping connect Vancouver AI’s grassroots community work with policymakers, funders, and public-sector partners exploring the future of AI in BC.
Anthonia co-leads the Education + AI (ED + AI) node, designing programs and collaborations that connect youth, educators, and communities with human-centered AI practice. Their work bridges classrooms, labs, and grassroots spaces so young people can shape — not just consume — the next wave of AI.