Coming Up Today: Cohere-Aleph Alpha deal update, LawZero and enterprise AI announcements on the agenda

Montréal’s ALL IN conference opens today at the Palais des congrès for two days of AI announcements, business discussions and technology demonstrations. Now in its fourth edition, the annual event expects more than 7,500 participants from over 40 countries, with more than 260 speakers. Created by Scale AI and co-organized with Mila, ALL IN connects researchers, technology companies, investors and policymakers with businesses adopting AI. Germany is this year’s country of honour. Event overview

The September 16 agenda includes an update on a major Canadian–German AI transaction and scheduled announcements involving AI safety, enterprise data security and health research. All times below are Eastern.

Cohere and Aleph Alpha advance their combination

Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha have signed a definitive agreement, advancing the combination first announced in April. The business will operate under the Cohere name, with headquarters in Toronto and Berlin, subject to regulatory approval. The development adds a concrete transaction milestone to the companies’ previously announced enterprise AI strategy. Reuters

Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez is scheduled to join Aleph Alpha’s Samuel Weinbach, Canadian AI Minister Evan Solomon and German Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger at 9:15 a.m. for a discussion about Canadian–German cooperation and an alternative path for AI development.

Solomon, Bengio and Wildberger: LawZero announcement

At 11 a.m., Solomon will participate in a strategic LawZero announcement with Yoshua Bengio and Wildberger, followed by questions from the media. The public advisory confirms the participants and timing but does not disclose the substance of the announcement or any funding commitment. Solomon also appears in the opening programme and is scheduled to tour the conference beginning at the LawZero booth. Government advisory

Qohash: enterprise AI data security

Qohash has scheduled a 12:15 p.m. launch announcement for Qostodian Nexus, presented by CEO Jean Le Bouthillier. The conference’s advance announcement schedule identifies the topic as controlling data access associated with AI requests. Further product details will follow the scheduled release.

Terry Fox Research Institute: AI and health research

At 3:30 p.m., the Terry Fox Research Institute is scheduled to announce a national initiative led by its Digital Health & Discovery Platform. According to the conference’s media schedule, it will involve Canadian businesses, academic institutions and healthcare organizations, with a focus on data sharing, AI research collaboration and translating discoveries into patient care.

Alongside the announcements, the day’s programme includes Bell CEO Mirko Bibic and Gomez discussing AI’s economic impact, plus sessions on infrastructure, energy, sovereignty and deploying AI agents in businesses.

ALL IN continues September 17. Solomon is also scheduled to participate in a separate announcement with Mila at 3:20 p.m. Thursday. Minister’s schedule