Almost a thousand attendees filled the century-old St James Theater in the heart of Old Montréal for the World Summit AI Americas. Held April 10 – 11, the conference welcomed AI leaders from industry and academia, who shared their AI experiences, insights, and analysis. Sessions included deep dive tech talks that broke down technical details for a general knowledge audience, as well as detailed use cases examining practical applications of AI in enterprise and how the tech has transformed business. There were also workshops hosted by startups, scale-ups and unicorns; which addressed challenges such as machine learning in drug development, the use of AI for social good, and how governments can harness the power of AI to improve infrastructure. On day one attendees filled the main conference room to hear Turing Award 2018 Honoree Yoshua Bengio. An AI chic atmosphere was informed by multicoloured stained glass windows, loud DJ music and a dazzling welcoming video.