AI Summit - TorontoAI - 17 Sept 2025
- Chandan Kumar
- Sep 26
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 14
TorontoAI: An Evening of AI Security, Multi-Agent Systems & Community Connections
On September 17, 2025, TorontoAI hosted an exciting evening of AI insights, live demos, and networking at the ShyftLabs office in downtown Toronto. The event brought together researchers, engineers, founders, and enthusiasts to explore some of the most important and fast-moving topics in artificial intelligence.
🍕 With pizza, pops, and plenty of energy in the room, the event was packed with conversation, collaboration, and cutting-edge ideas.
AI Security with Siyavash Nia
The evening kicked off with a deep dive into AI security. Siyavash highlighted the challenges of securing modern AI systems against risks like data integrity breaches, adversarial inputs, and model vulnerabilities. His talk struck a balance between caution and opportunity—showing how AI itself can be used to strengthen threat detection and defense.
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Multi-Agent Systems with Eze Lanza
Next up, Ezequiel (Eze) Lanza took us into the world of multi-agentic systems powered by Vision-Language Models (VLMs). From frameworks like beeai, ACP, and A2A to hands-on demos of multimodal optimization with Hugging Face, Eze showcased the practical ways text and vision models can work together to unlock new workflows. The live demo was a crowd favorite—sparking questions, debates, and plenty of excitement.
GitHub Repository - https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_build_deploy/tree/master/workshops/CVPR2025
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Networking & Community
The night wrapped up with open networking, where attendees connected over projects, shared challenges, and explored opportunities for collaboration. The energy in the room reflected Toronto’s growing role as a hub for AI innovation, and we’re thrilled to see this community continue to expand.
Thank You!
A big thank you to our speakers Siyavash Nia and Eze Lanza, our venue host ShyftLabs, and to everyone who joined us in person. Your curiosity, questions, and insights made this event a success.
We’ll be hosting more AI demos, panels, hackathons, and community meetups soon—so stay tuned and connect with us across platforms: