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In his keynote at Upper Bound 2026, Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Mark Surman outlines a compelling "third way" for Canada to lead the global AI economy. Moving past the centralized, closed monopolies of Silicon Valley and the low-trust models emerging from overseas, Surman presents a vision for an AI ecosystem built on open-source innovation, security, and principled pragmatism. Drawing on Mozilla's legacy of challenging tech monopolies with Firefox, he demonstrates how open-source distribution can be leveraged as a massive global growth channel rather than a risk to IP.
Featuring breakthroughs from cutting-edge Canadian startups in the Mozilla Ventures portfolio, including Jozu, Transformer Labs, and Armilla AI, this talk reveals the massive financial opportunities waiting in the $100 billion AI safety, governance, and security markets. Discover how balancing mission and money allows builders to gain rapid developer adoption, protect human values, and unlock the multi-trillion dollar value of open-source software.