The Public Good Institute

Flagship National Convening

The Future of Human Services Summit Canada

AI, Risk, Workforce & Public Trust

Dates
May 11–12, 2027
Location
Venue to be announced

Who Convenes Here

  • Human services
  • Government
  • Indigenous organizations
  • Municipalities
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Public safety
  • Nonprofits

Why We Convene It

The focus is not AI hype. It is responsible adoption.

Workforce protection · Privacy & governance · Better documentation · Public accountability · The human work

The Summit examines how organizations can use AI and digital tools practically and responsibly while protecting dignity, professional judgement, community authority and trust.

The future of human services must be built with people at the centre.

Programme Themes

Six threads running through two days.

01

Responsible AI & Governance

02

Privacy, Records & Risk

03

Workforce & Change

04

Documentation & Service Quality

05

Indigenous Data Governance & Community Authority

06

Implementation & Procurement

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Beyond the Two Days

Two days can begin a conversation. The harder work is what happens after people go home.

A summit can align a field. It cannot change a policy, retrain a workforce or settle who signs off on an automated decision. That happens inside organizations, over months, usually without an audience.

PGI carries the work forward through research, executive learning, membership, implementation support and strategic advisory.

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