Paris, France – June 11, 2025 — At this year’s VivaTech conference, Farpoint President and CTO Ryan Monsurate joined a select group of Canadian AI leaders to deliver a clear message on the global stage: Canada’s AI innovation isn’t just world-class in theory; it’s ready for deployment.

Monsurate appeared on the panel Canada: AI’s Northern Powerhouse – From Research to Commercialization, hosted by Scale AI as part of Canada’s role as Country of Honour at Europe’s largest technology event. Alongside peers from MappedIn, Videns, and Airudi, the discussion explored what makes Canada uniquely positioned to lead in both AI research and enterprise implementation.

Farpoint’s contribution centered on a key point often overlooked in AI conversations: the real challenge for enterprises is not building models, but making them work within the complexity of real systems.

“There’s a lot of AI for AI’s sake right now,” Monsurate said during the session. “But the hard part is actually making it useful—aligning teams, embedding it in infrastructure, and making sure it doesn’t break a year from now.”

Founded by seasoned AI practitioners, Farpoint helps global organizations bridge the gap between innovation and application. The firm works with clients to identify high-value use cases, build resilient AI systems, and upskill internal teams so that solutions remain relevant, adaptable, and internally owned.

“We help our clients not just adopt AI, but build systems they can evolve over time. It has to be future-compatible, not obsolete within 12 months,” Monsurate noted.

Canada’s AI ecosystem, he added, offers an ideal foundation for this kind of work. With leading research institutions like MILA and the Vector Institute, and support programs such as Mitacs and Scale AI, Canadian firms are well-positioned to connect early-stage innovation with commercial outcomes. Farpoint has leveraged this environment to embed academic research through our Farpoint Fellows directly into enterprise solutions.

“We’ve got this incredible talent base and a collaborative culture that helps research make the leap into production. Scale AI, in particular, has played a critical role in connecting the engine of R&D to real-world commercialization.”

Farpoint’s presence at VivaTech speaks to a growing global demand for AI partners who bring not only technical fluency, but also deep systems thinking. As more enterprises look to deploy AI without sacrificing control over infrastructure or data, Canadian companies offer a compelling alternative: open, interoperable, and scalable solutions built for the long term.

Farpoint is proud to be part of that momentum, and to represent the Canadian approach to AI—pragmatic, forward-looking, and built to last.