Youth Tech Labs: Demo Day
Youth Tech Labs Demo Day
Youth Tech Labs invites you to join us on Saturday, May 9th at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum for a morning celebrating youth innovation, AI literacy, and community collaboration.
Demo Day will highlight the AI solutions developed by Youth Tech Labs students for local businesses and community organizations. Throughout the morning, students will present their projects and showcase how AI can be used to create meaningful, practical solutions for real-world challenges. The top three student presentations will be recognized with awards of $500, $300, and $200.
The event will bring together educators, tech professionals, community leaders, and youth for a morning of student pitches, guest speakers, interactive demos, booths, networking, awards, and celebration.
Event Overview
Please arrive at 8:30 AM for registration and networking.
📅 Date: Saturday, May 9th
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Schedule
8:30-9:00: Registration & Networking
9:00-9:10: Opening Remarks
9:10-9:20: Inaugural Speaker: Ruth Casselman
9:20-9:40: Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Lai-Tze Fan
9:45-10:15: Student Presentations
10:15-10:20: Special Guest Speaker: Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
10:25-11:10: Explore Booths, Demos & Snacks
11:10-11:40: Student Presentations
11:40-12:00: Special Guest Speaker: Pat Belliveau, Gambit Co
12:00-12:15: Interactive Quiz + Prize
12:20-12:35: Certificates Presented by Hon. Bardish Chagger & MP Tim Louis
12:35-12:45: Award Presentations
12:45-1:00: Final Remarks + Raffle Prize
Community Showcase
Explore booths from local organizations, startups, and student-led AI projects.
Participating booths include: Children & Youth Planning Table, BEPWR, KYAC, UC GreenHouse, Civic Tech, Kintrace, Project Astraeus, Patient Companion, Hiro, Artificial Insights, Waddleloo, Growth Partner AI, Octopodi Technologies, University of Waterloo WVisdom Research Lab, Bigger than Hoop Dreams, and Girls E-Mentorship.
Demo Day is designed to be a space where young people can share bold ideas, demonstrate what they’ve built, and connect with the community shaping the future of technology.
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating the creativity, hard work, and impact of the Youth Tech Labs participants.