Attention: Govern or Be Governed

Rialto Theatre, 5723 Avenue du Parc, Montreal

Two-day conference. The internet was sold as a force for connection but platforms designed to maximize attention, not safety, pulled us apart. Two critical shifts: the explosive rise of generative AI, and a newly radicalized United States as an active obstacle to regulation. Invites lawmakers, academics, civil society leaders, journalists, creatives, and technologists to address whether democracies can still govern in the digital age.