BCPLAN SYMPOSIUM 2025

When
May 08, 2025
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
Kwantlen Polytechnic University—Richmond Campus
Registered
47 registrants

Stronger Together: Innovating the Future of PLAR through Collective Action.

Mark your calendars for the upcoming Symposium!

Location: Kwantlen Polytechnic University—Richmond Campus
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 5 pm

BCPLAN AGM - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Anyone welcome!

What to expect?

Lightning Talks – Quick, engaging presentations on new approaches, challenges, and solutions in PLAR.
Presentations – Practitioners in the field will share their best practices and current insights.
Resource Fair – Explore tools, research, and connections that can help advance your work in PLAR.
Panel Discussion – A dynamic conversation featuring experts tackling the most pressing questions in PLAR today.

*This event is in person and will not be recorded or live streamed.

This is more than just an event - it’s an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and take action. We would love for you to join us and be part of these important conversations. We are excited to announce our keynote speaker, David Porter , Ed. D!

Excited to network, learn and connect with others about the future of PLAR? Preview the Conversations That Matter BCPLAN _ Symposium 2025 Final Agenda.docx.pdf

Keynote Speaker:

Adina Gray is an educator, speaker, and founder of PurpleOwl AI, a training and consulting firm that helps educators and business professionals harness the power of Generative AI. She also serves as AI Initiatives Lead at Thompson Rivers University, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, and Advisor for AI & Digital Strategy with the Central Interior Business Accelerator.

With over 15 years of experience in post-secondary education, Adina designs AI literacy programs and delivers hands-on workshops locally and internationally. She has presented and led sessions across Canada, the United States, Europe and Latin America. A 2025 Women in AI North America Awards Finalist and recipient of the 2025 AI Innovator Award at the AI Revolution in Education Show in San Diego, she is committed to making AI accessible and human centered.

Learn more about Adina, here: purpleowlai

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