Speakers Announced - EA Summit Vancouver

By Danielle MacLean @ 2025-08-21T17:54 (+14)

We’re just one month away from the EA Summit Vancouver (Sept 19–20, 2025) 🎉

This two-day gathering will bring together researchers, professionals, students, and community members from across Canada and beyond to explore how we can make a greater impact on the world.

Speaker Highlights

We’re excited to announce a growing lineup of talks across EA cause areas, including:

Global Health & Development

• Simon Ling - High Impact Medicine - Start here: building an impactful career in global health and biosecurity
• SoonKhen OwYong - Rethink Charity Foundation / RC Forward - GiveWell's Cost Effectiveness Analysis Model

Animal Welfare

• Elisabeth Ormandy - Animal Charity Evaluators - Creating a Kinder World For Animals: An Overview of ACE's Programs
• Neil Dullaghan - Effective Altruism Animal Welfare Fund - Building a high-leverage ecosystem for change for animals
• Angel Lau - Hive - Getting Involved in Effective Animal Advocacy: Paths to Maximize Your Impact

AI Safety

• Luke Emberson - Epoch AI - Trends in AI and where they're taking us
• Evan R. Murphy - AI Governance & Safety (AIGS) Canada - Red Lines for AI

Global Catastrophic Risks

• Rebecca Frank & James Mulhall -  Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED) - Food System Resilience and the Risk of Climate-Driven Global Food Failure
• Sylvia Han & Arthur Burston - Student Biosecurity Researchers @ Impact Research Groups - Code, Proteins, and States: Your Niche in AI-Biosecurity

…and more to come!

Early Bird Tickets Closing Soon

🎟 Early bird tickets are still available until August 31st. After that, regular pricing begins.

👉 Get yours here: EA Summit Vancouver – Tickets

Event Details

📍  Vancouver, BC
📅  September 19–20, 2025
💡  Talks, workshops, networking, and community-building across cause areas
🥗  Delicious plant-based meals and snacks, all included!

We’re thrilled to be bringing the EA community together to the West Coast — and we’d love for you to join us.