Higher Education Strategy Associates is pleased to present AI-cademy 2026: Making AI Work for Higher Education, a two-day national conference for higher education leaders advancing thoughtful, imaginative, and evidence-based AI practice.

This year’s conference reflects a shift in the national conversation. AI is no longer a speculative or future-facing topic. Institutions across Canada are experimenting, building governance frameworks, supporting faculty adoption, and rethinking academic and operational systems. The question is no longer whether AI will shape higher education, but how. We’re especially proud to be hosting AI-cademy in partnership with the University of British Columbia to support these conversations, share best practices and collectively advance the ethical adoption and advancement of AI.

AI-cademy 2026 is designed for those responsible for ensuring that AI adoption is grounded in evidence, guided by institutional values, and informed by imagination as well as accountability.

Rather than asking what AI might mean for higher education, AI-cademy 2026 asks a more pressing question: How do we make AI work for higher education in ways that are evidence-based, imaginative, and institutionally sound?