AI Security Networking Reception at the Official Residence of the British Consul General in Toronto
Join us for an exclusive networking reception at the Official Residence of the British Consul General, Fouzia Younis MBE. Hosted by the LASR (Laboratory for AI Security Research) delegation bringing high‑potential AI Security and Cyber UK SMEs to Toronto.
This event will bring together leading experts in AI security, government representatives, and academic innovators. It offers a unique opportunity to connect with peers shaping the future of secure and responsible AI across sectors.
The evening will open with welcoming remarks from the British Consul General, followed by a brief overview from each organisation in the LASR company delegation. A relaxed networking session will follow, designed to spark meaningful conversations, foster collaboration, and strengthen links across industry, academia, and government.
LASR Delegation Companies:
Praeferre: A centralised AI security and compliance platform enables organisations to onboard AI securely and meet regulatory requirements from a single system. It stops data leaks and cyber breaches by centralising data access and privacy controls across the entire enterprise within one platform.
Nquiring Minds: A trusted AI company building advanced analytics solutions on top of solid cybersecurity principles, with a zero-trust data exchange platform (VOLT4.AI) that enables secure AI agent deployment and IoT data sharing across sectors including telecoms, defence, and manufacturing.
Tikos Technologies: A technical AI governance platform providing observability and explainability solutions for compliance, enabling regulated industries (finance, healthcare, defence) to audit, monitor, and certify AI models against frameworks such as the EU AI Act, NIST, and ISO 42001.
Culture.ai: A platform that detects unsafe AI use, coaches users in real time, and enforces smart guardrails to keep businesses secure and compliant, addressing the growing risk of employees using shadow AI tools and inadvertently exposing sensitive data.
We look forward to an engaging and insightful evening with you.
*Please note there is no external parking available.
About LASR:
The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR) is a collaboration between the public and private sectors in the UK to bring together the best minds in AI security.
LASR is dedicated to mitigating security risks to and from artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen national security and support economic growth. Launched in November 2024 at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference, the initiative brings together world-leading experts from UK organisations including Plexal, University of Oxford, The Alan Turing Institute, Queen’s University Belfast and the UK Government, alongside a broad network of academic, industry, and international partners.
LASR conducts cutting-edge research at the intersection of AI and cyber security, develop novel capabilities and skills, accelerate research commercialisation, and foster international collaboration for the secure development and deployment of AI