IVADO is an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral research and knowledge mobilization consortium whose mission is to develop and promote a robust, reasoning and responsible AI. Led by Université de Montréal with four university partners (Polytechnique Montréal, HEC Montréal, Université Laval and McGill University), IVADO brings together research centers, government bodies and industry members to co-build ambitious cross-sectoral initiatives with the goal of fostering a paradigm shift for AI and its adoption. The objective of the IVADO is to be the link between academic expertise and the business needs of organizations, from international corporations to start-ups. With over 1000 affiliated scientists (researchers, post-docs, PhD candidates, and research associates), the IVADO is an advanced multidisciplinary centre for knowledge in sectors including Statistics, Business Intelligence, Deep Learning, Applied Mathematics, Data Mining, and Cybersecurity. The institute therefore supports the development of processes to extract trends, metrics, and concrete information from the jumble of big data.