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Building in CanadaFrom Idea to Scale

By Alexander Innovation Centre · Updated

· Innovation Night · Vancouver

An evening of Canadian AI, founder connections, and the official opening of AIC Founders Lab.

The Alebex team presenting its streaming speech-to-text benchmark at Innovation Night
The Alebex team sharing its speech-to-text milestone. Photo: Alebex.

From the evening

Founders, investors, operators, developers, AI practitioners, and community leaders from across BC came together to explore how Canadian companies can build, commercialize, and scale.

The evening marked the official opening of AIC Founders Lab, a 9,000+ sq. ft. downtown Vancouver space connecting founders with technology, expertise, and resources.

People and conversations

On stage: Eric Zhao, Rob Goehring of AInBC, Justin Hinchcliffe, David Gratton, Kevin Friel, and Harvey Seifter of the World Ethics Organization. Topics included Canada's AI ecosystem, responsible AI adoption, commercialization, creative industries, and ethics.

A Canadian voice AI milestone

The community also celebrated Alebex STT's #8 worldwide position in Artificial Analysis' streaming speech-to-text accuracy benchmark as of September 21, 2026.

Explore Alebex voice AI (opens in a new tab)

Event photos

20 photos from AIC's official LinkedIn recap, also shared by Alebex. Select a photo to open the gallery.

Group photo in front of the Innovation Night stage — photo 1 of 20 A speaker addressing the Innovation Night audience — photo 2 of 20 Attendees listening to a presentation — photo 3 of 20 Presentation on ethics at Innovation Night — photo 4 of 20 Guests beside the AIC Founders Lab sign — photo 5 of 20 Community members posing together at the event — photo 6 of 20 Three guests at AIC Founders Lab — photo 7 of 20 Two guests beside the Founders Lab sign — photo 8 of 20 Guests welcoming the opening of Founders Lab — photo 9 of 20 Speakers and attendees during the evening — photo 10 of 20 Conversations and networking at Founders Lab — photo 11 of 20 Attendees connecting at Innovation Night — photo 12 of 20 Group photos from the Innovation Night stage — photo 13 of 20 Four guests at Alexander Innovation Centre — photo 14 of 20 Three attendees beside the Founders Lab sign — photo 15 of 20 Guests at the Founders Lab opening — photo 16 of 20 Community members at Innovation Night — photo 17 of 20 Guests gathering at AIC Founders Lab — photo 18 of 20 Three guests at the September 22 event — photo 19 of 20 Two attendees beside the Founders Lab sign — photo 20 of 20

Original recap and photos on AIC LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) · Alebex on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)

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