All passes include 2 catered lunches, unlimited coffee and tea, and an on-site cocktail event at the end of the summit.
Founding Leader is the highest recognition offered at the TruNorth AI Leadership Summit — reserved exclusively for transformational AI leaders who have dedicated their careers to advancing a future of human-centric, responsible, and sovereign AI.
It signifies something rare: you were among the inaugural cohort who helped shape the direction, culture, and long-term vision of this global AI leadership community.
Founding Leaders are not simply early participants. They are the charter group whose presence, expertise, and influence establish the standards of responsible, enterprise-grade AI leadership across North America, LATAM, the UK, EMEA, and APAC. This designation reflects seniority, credibility, and lasting commitment to a movement that will only grow in scale and consequence.
As a Founding Leader, you receive a permanent suite of prestige-level benefits — recognition that honours your early commitment and ensures you always have a seat at the table:
Upgraded lanyard displaying Founding Leader status
LinkedIn badge recognizing your place in the inaugural cohort
Guaranteed seat in the Closed-Door CIO/CAIO Roundtables and Workshops
Complimentary VIP upgrade, including the Vancouver Aquarium Networking Cocktail Event
Reserved front-row VIP seating in the Forbes-hosted main hall
Grandfathered rate for all future TruNorth events — your price never increases
First right of refusal for all future Summits worldwide across NA, LATAM, UK, EMEA, and APAC
Priority access to speaking and media opportunities within the TruNorth ecosystem
Your headshot and professional links featured on the official Summit website
Becoming a Founding Leader places you among the original 300 — the group that launched a global tour and set the standard for how AI will be governed, deployed, and led in the years ahead. It is a designation that travels with you as the Summit expands internationally and the community grows in influence.
AI is reshaping every industry, every function, and every leadership mandate — and the decisions being made right now will define the next decade. TruNorth AI Leadership Summit exists for the leaders making those decisions.
A global world tour spanning five regions — North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, EMEA, and APAC — TruNorth launches September 9 & 10, 2026 in Vancouver with its flagship North America series. Each stop is a focused, two-day gathering purpose-built for senior AI leaders who are accountable for getting this right.
This is not a technology conference. It is a peer-level forum where C-suite executives, enterprise AI leaders, policymakers, investors, and researchers converge around a single mandate: deploying artificial intelligence responsibly, at scale, in a way that creates lasting value for organizations and society.
Every session is designed to move beyond the noise — delivering the strategic clarity, trusted peer exchange, and forward-looking alignment that executives need to lead with confidence in an era defined by AI.