Surrey AI Community Meetup #7
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Event: Surrey AI Community Meetup #7
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8 Surrey British Columbia CA Surrey, British Columbia Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8, 2290 152 St, Surrey, BC V4A 4N9, Canada ChIJ8fzoz5jEhVQRehxrW-PZdYA I3DC5F72E5053CA46
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About Event
Surrey AI Community Meetup warmly welcomes everyone passionate about exploring and shaping the future of artificial intelligence – developers, dreamers, educators, creatives, founders, professionals, students, and the simply curious.
We’re not just following the AI wave – we’re helping to build the boat.
Our mission is to cultivate a dynamic and inclusive community by sparking meaningful conversations, exchanging ideas, and exploring both the potential and ethical dimensions of AI.
What to Expect:
- Live conversations on cutting-edge AI developments (and their real-world impact)
- Interactive discussions, Q&As, and surprise guest insights
- Playful, engaging activities that spark creative thinking
- Networking with local innovators, thinkers, and tech tinkerers
Sponsor’s
Thx to Kassandra Linklater – A passionate connector in BC’s tech and innovation scene, active in Vancouver’s AI community and committed to making emerging technologies accessible. As a Surrey AI sponsor, she helps bring people together to spark ideas and build meaningful connections.
Thx to Dimitri Schwartzman – A seasoned real estate professional with over 10 years of experience serving Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, specializing in residential homes, pre‑sales, and new detached constructions. A proud father and community-minded sponsor of Surrey AI, Dimitri supports our mission to build inclusive, inspiring spaces where ideas and connections thrive.
Join Matthew Schwartzman & Ryv Valiquette at Royal Canadian Legion Branch #8 on September 16th (6 PM – 9 PM) for an evening packed with compelling AI discussions and meaningful connections, proudly partnered with KK’s Vancouver AI community events
About Surrey AI
The Surrey AI Community is a grassroots movement, independently led by local AI advocates Matthew Schwartzman & Ryv Valiquette, dedicated to expanding the vibrant BC + AI ecosystem.
Inspired by the dynamic, inclusive culture established by Vancouver AI events, our gatherings provide a welcoming environment for exploration, experimentation, and idea-sharing. This is a space created by community members, for community members bringing together curious minds, seasoned AI experts, and rising talents to push the frontiers of possibility.
About Vancouver AI
The Vancouver AI Community Meetups welcome all those interested in the future of AI – researchers, artists, geeks, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, experts, students and more!
The Vancouver AI Community Meetups offer an inclusive space where technologists, creatives and enthusiasts converge to explore the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence.
About BC + AI
Vancouver was just the start. BC’s AI Ecosystem continues to grow, with new community hubs emerging in Surrey, Victoria, Kelowna, and beyond each contributing unique perspectives to a thriving, interconnected network.
BC + AI represents a collective, province-wide effort to democratize AI knowledge, innovation, and opportunity. If you’re in Surrey (or nearby!), come join the movement and connect with fellow AI explorers.
Support it. Show up. Contribute.
Because AI is about much more than technology – it’s about the passionate community driving progress together.
The Space
Traditionally Hosted at Royal Canadian Legion Branch #8, a space rooted in history and community spirit offering us more than just walls, but a legacy of connection, conversation, and collective progress.
About Matthew
Matthew Schwartzman is a connector, storyteller, and AI community builder with a knack for bringing people together around big ideas. As the host of the Teen2Life Experience podcast, he’s spent years engaging with professionals across industries, uncovering the keys to success through deep, meaningful conversations.
Now, he’s turning that same passion toward AI—helping launch the Surrey AI Community Meetups as a space for learning, collaboration, and exploration. Whether he’s sparking discussions on emerging tech or fostering new connections, Matthew is all about making AI accessible, engaging, and real
About Ryv
Ryv Valiquette is a sales strategist, AI enthusiast, and growth architect with a sharp eye for innovation. From scaling businesses to uncovering the latest advancements in AI, he thrives at the intersection of technology and opportunity.
As a driving force behind the Surrey AI Community Meetups, Ryv is focused on creating a dynamic space where AI professionals, entrepreneurs, and the AI-curious can connect, learn, and build together. His mission? To ignite fresh conversations, foster collaboration, and bring AI-driven ideas to life—one meetup at a time.
Come Curious
Whether you’ve built something wild or just have questions you can’t shake, this is your space. No gatekeeping. No jargon firewalls. Just community, curiosity, and momentum.
Let’s build the future – together.
About BC + AI Ecosystem Association
BC + AI is the province-wide layer: a community-driven, nonprofit industry association built to create public-interest infrastructure for AI in British Columbia.
Not a corporate lobby. Not a think tank. A commons where meetups turn into working groups, prototypes turn into shared tools, and community values turn into governance.
Join / support: https://bc-ai.ca/membership/
