“What you see is what you get…and more”
PROGRAM GUIDE: JUNE 28TH
09:35: CENTRE STAGE
Morning Breakout Startups with Ryan Donnelly, Founder Enzai | Aaron Erickson, Co-founder & CEO Orgspace | Adam Meghji, CTO & Co-Founder Peggy
10:00: AWS STARTUP LOFT
Scalability will save the world [Hosted by AWS] with Sam Ramadori
10:00: CITY OF TORONTO STAND | E158
International investment announcement with Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade Government of Ontario | Stephen Lund, CEO Toronto Global | Nicolas Vaudenay, Country Manager Anywr
10:00: DMZ | E281
University support for entrepreneurship with Desjardins
10:00: INTERAC CORP | E211
How digital payments can spark small business success with Leo Bailey, Director Interac
10:00: MASTERCLASS 1
How does a city become a hub for tech and innovation? [Hosted by Calgary Economic Development] with Brad Parry, CEO Calgary Economic Development | Jyoti Gondek, Mayor of Calgary, City of Calgary | Chloe Smith, CEO, Co-Founder Mercator AI
10:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Singapore: Where the future works [Hosted by Singapore] with Jeff Chia, Regional Director Singapore Economic Development Board | Ragy Thomas, Founder & CEO Sprinklr | Min Kim, Co-founder & COO Airfoil
10:00: STARTUP MASTERCLASSES
The startup CTO management handbook with Raif Barbaros, Investor Mistral Venture Partners
10:00 STARTUP SHOWCASE
The Future of Digital Marketing and Content Strategies with Danielle Graham, General Partner The Firehood | Nikki Hawke, Fractional CMO The 2045 Collective | Austin Please, Founder & CEO Galactic Gaylords Inc.
10:00: WOMEN IN TECH LOUNGE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY RBC
A fireside chat about technology, sustainability and investing in responsible AI
10:15: CENTRE STAGE
Opening remarks with Brigitte Truong, Multimedia Host & Producer Freelance
10:30: CENTRE STAGE
How AI Is changing the world with Colin Murdoch, Chief Business Officer Google DeepMind
10:30: FULLSTK
Opening remarks with Phil Mataras, Founder & CEO ar.io
10:30: MASTERCLASS 2
Trusted tech: Data ethics in practice [Hosted by TELUS Data & Trust] with Jesslyn Dymond, Director of Data Ethics TELUS | Nathan Kinch, Sociotechnology Ethicist TELUS
10:30: MASTERCLASS 4
How to prevent cyberattacks and threats [Hosted by Cisco] by Claudio Lener, Product Manager Cisco
10:30: PANDACONF
Opening remarks with Cat How, Founder, CEO & Executive Creative Director How&How
10:45: FOURTH ESTATE
Opening Remarks with Noel Toolan, Founder Katalest
10:45: FULLSTK
Building an AI unicorn: Lessons learned with Abhinai Srivastava, Founder & CEO Mashgin
10:45: PANDACONF
Customer boom: Your profit-scaling adventure begins here with Jon Davids, Founder & CEO Influicity
10:45: SAAS MONSTER
Opening Remarks with Mandy Gilbert, Founder & CEO Creative Niche
10:50: CENTRE STAGE
Fostering tech innovation in Canada with François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science & Industry Government of Canada | Jeff Shiner, CEO 1Password | Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder, President & COO Cloudflare
10:50: GROWTH SUMMIT
Opening Remarks with Davin Gnanapragasam, Partner KPMG
10:59: GROWTH SUMMIT
Digital identity: Placing you at the core with Elena Dumitrascu, Co-founder & CTO Credivera
11:00: AWS STARTUP LOFT
Accelerating access to research funds with the help of AI [Hosted by AWS] with Sherry Shannon-Vanstone, President & CEO, Founder, Profound Impact
11:00: DMZ | E281
Untapped startup potential in the Caribbean, and women in leadership
11:00: FOURTH ESTATE
Navigating the ethical landscape of generative AI and journalism with Gideon Lichfield, Global Editorial Director Wired | Harry McCracken, Global Technology Editor Fast Company | Traci Mabrey, General Manager Factiva at Dow Jones
11:00: FULLSTK
Is the engineer dead? with Anand Kulkarni, CEO Crowdbotics | Maxim Fateev, Co-founder & CEO Temporal
11:00: MASTERCLASS 1
Unveiling your IT DNA and embracing green IT integration [Hosted by Zenika]
11:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Defending your business from cybercrime [Hosted by At-Bay] with Adam Tyra, GM of Security Services At-Bay | Larry Crocker, Head of DFIR At-Bay
11:00: PANDACONF
Design for community, not doomscrolling with Tom Verrilli, Chief Product Officer Twitch
11:00: PRESS CONFERENCE AREA
Press conference with Web Summit founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave with Paddy Cosgrave, CEO & Founder Web Summit
11:00: ROUNDTABLES
Flexible payments, happy customers: Scaling strategies for success [Hosted by Tranch] with Philip Kelvin, Co-founder & CEO Tranch
11:00: ROUNDTABLES
Can biotech and tech help build products sustainably? [Hosted by BioHarvest Sciences] with Brian Cornblatt, Chief Medical Officer BioHarvest Sciences
11:00 SAAS MONSTER
How to do AI responsibly with Rebecca Parsons, CTO Thoughtworks
11:00: STARTUP MASTERCLASSES
Real-world fundraising strategies with Mark Volchek, Founding Partner, Las Olas Venture Capital
11:00: STARTUP SHOWCASE
The Transformation of Consumer Goods with Danielle Graham, General Partner The Firehood | Jacey Schnarr, Founder Raised80s | Steven Vanloffeld, Founder & CEO eSupply Canada
11:00: VENTURE
Opening remarks with Sarah Millar, COO Diversity VC
11:00 CITY OF TORONTO STAND | E158
Toronto is the place for cleantech innovation with Peter McArthur, VP National Cleantech Lead RBCx | James Nowlan | Sue Talusan Director, Climate Impact Accelerator, MaRS Discovery District.
11:03: GROWTH SUMMIT
Building rapport in a synthetic world – using generative AI with Gregor Hofer, Co-founder & CEO of Speech Graphics
11:07: GROWTH SUMMIT
Blockchain’s answer to a US$10 trillion cybersecurity problem with David Carvalho, Founder, CEO & Chief Scientist, Naoris Protocol
11:11: GROWTH SUMMIT
The gamechangers: How the gaming industry leads the way in embracing cutting-edge tech with Olya Caliujnaia, Co-founder & CEO Sanlo
11:15: CENTRE STAGE
Gee, Wiz! Lessons from scaling to US$100m in revenue with Assaf Rappaport, Co-founder & CEO Wiz | Shardul Shah, Partner Index Ventures | Kia Kokalitcheva, Technology & VC Reporter Axios
11:15: GROWTH SUMMIT
What’s your most underutilized asset? Your tools with Ken Babcock, Co-founder & CEO Tango
11:15: Q&A
Q&A with media legend Alan Rusbridger with Alan Rusbridger, Board Member Oversight Board
11:15: SPORTSTRADE
Opening Remarks with Jenna Kurath, VP of Startup Partnerships & Head of Comcast NBCU SportsTech Comcast
11:15: VENTURE
Building for Gen Z with Chris Sawtelle, Co-founder & CEO CrossCheck Studios | Pocket Sun, Co-founder & Managing Partner
SoGal Ventures | Sheilla Mamona, Journalist Glamour UK
11:19: GROWTH SUMMIT
Driving impact through open-source developer tooling with Emre Baran, Co-founder & CEO Cerbos
11:20: FULLSTK
Why you should look beyond the ‘big three’ cloud providers with Tom Leighton, Co-founder & CEO Akamai Technologies | Anthony Green, Podcast Producer MIT Technology Review
11:20: PANDACONF
AI is not your master with David Meltzer, Founder & CEO David Meltzer Enterprises
11:20: SAAS MONSTER
Cybersecurity: Hitting hypergrowth in a recession with Christina Cacioppo, Co-founder & CEO Vanta | Sarah McBride, Reporter Bloomberg
11:23: GROWTH SUMMIT
Your intuition is wrong: Why you need experimentation to innovate with Vijaye Raji, Founder & CEO Statsig
11:25: FOURTH ESTATE
What’s next for the news on Twitter? Susan Li with Correspondent Fox Business with Heidi Chung, Media Analyst & Correspondent Variety | Chris Hannay, Business Reporter & Editorial Writer The Globe and Mail
11:27: GROWTH SUMMIT
Efficiency is green: Industrial autonomy for a safer and more efficient energy future with Vicki Knott, Co-founder & CEO CruxOCM
11:30: MASTERCLASS 2
Unleashing the power of the industrial metaverse [Hosted by Siemens] with Lucia Mirabella, Head of Research Group Siemens | Stuart McCutcheon, Global VP. Sales and customer success Siemens
11:30: MASTERCLASS 4
Standing out in the age of GenAI – past initial adoption [Hosted by CI&T] with Lucas Persona, Chief Digital Officer CI&T | Steven Cornell, Director of Product BEES
11:30: PANDACONF
Marketing in the metaverse with Carol Carpenter, CMO Unity | JD Durkin, Anchor TheStreet
11:30: PRESS CONFERENCE AREA
Press conference with FPV Ventures co-founders Wesley Chan and Pegah Ebrahimi with Wesley Chan, Co-founder & Managing Partner FPV Ventures | Pegah Ebrahimi, Co-founder & Managing Partner FPV Ventures
11:30: INTERAC CORP | E211
Checking out: Omnichannel payments
11:30: INTERAC CORP | E211
Checking out: Omnichannel payments with Shenela Tavarayan, Director, Product Development Interac Corp.
11:30: SPORTSTRADE
Betting on women’s sports with Lisa Leslie, Olympic Gold Medallist & WNBA Champion WNBA | Steve Argintaru, Freelance Journalist Freelance
11:31: GROWTH SUMMIT
Paperwork: The API to the world? with Mang-Git Ng, Founder & CEO Anvil
11:35: CENTRE STAGE
The new Benchmark for world-class startups with Sarah Tavel, General Partner Benchmark | Katie Roof, Reporter Bloomberg
11:35: GROWTH SUMMIT
The role of Semiconductors in modern society: Technologically and Geopolitically with Reza Chaji, Co-founder & CEO VueReal
11:35: VENTURE
The SVB aftermath: How safe is tech’s money? with Alfred Chuang, Co-founder & General Partner | Race Capital, Eva Ho General Partner Fika Ventures | Michael Yang, Managing Partner OMERS Ventures
11:39: GROWTH SUMMIT
Decarbonizing the material world with Ryan Gilliam, Co-founder & CEO Fortera
11:40: FULLSTK
AI is the key to unlocking the metaverse with Morgan McGuire, Chief Scientist Roblox
11:40: Q&A
Q&A with Tom Verrilli: Top tips for streaming and building communities with Tom Verrilli, Chief Product Officer Twitch
11:40: SAAS MONSTER
What happened to the ping pong table? with Tony Jamous, Co-founder & CEO Oyster HR | Joe Thomas, Co-founder & CEO Loom | Alicja Siekierska, Senior Reporter Yahoo Finance Canada
11:43: GROWTH SUMMIT
A concierge in your pocket with Jennifer Tremblay, CEO Dinr
11:45: DEVELOPER LOUNGE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY AT&T
UX and design leads to product adoption with May Tee | J.M. Downey, Director of User Research AT&T
11:45: FOURTH ESTATE
The biggest stories of 2023 in tech with Steven Levy, Editor-at-large Wired | Jennifer Strong, Editorial Director MIT Technology Review | Nisha Patel, Senior Business Reporter CBC
11:47: GROWTH SUMMIT
The role of innovation and AI in outpacing the next outbreak with Kamran Khan, Founder & CEO BlueDot
11:47: GROWTH SUMMIT
The role of innovation and AI in outpacing the next outbreak with Kamran Khan, Founder & CEO BlueDot
11:51: GROWTH SUMMIT
Delivering a more human experience with Visual Intelligence and AI Eradj Khaidarov, Co-founder & CTO IrisCX
11:55: CENTRE STAGE
Using your platform for good with Sarah Wayne Callies, Actor, Director & IRC Ambassador International Rescue Committee | Tony Conrad, Partner True Ventures | Zachary Karabell, Founder The Progress Network
11:55: GROWTH SUMMIT
Navigating the B2B email marketing landscape in 2023: Essential statistics for every marketer with Michael Maximoff, Co-founder
Folderly
11:55: PANDACONF
Community as brand with Khalid El Khatib, CMO Stack Overflow | Laura Heisman, CMO VMware |Jennifer Hollett, Executive Director, The Walrus
11:55: SPORTSTRADE
The state of collectibles in 2023: Utility = viability with Baron Davis, Two-Time NBA All-Star NBA | Evan Vandenberg, Co-founder & CEO Dibbs
11:59: GROWTH SUMMIT
Fraud and anti-money laundering: Better together? with Jennifer Arnold, Co-founder & CEO MinervaAI
12:00: AWS STARTUP LOFT
AWS Partner Hour: Navigating the frontiers of foundation models [Hosted by AWS], Nathan Lile Office of the CEO Stability AI
12:00: FULLSTK
The power of AI and no-code: What does it mean for the role of the developer? with Vlad MagdalinCo-founder & CEO Webflow | Jason Aten, Contributing Editor Inc. Magazine
12:00: MASTERCLASS 1
Building trust and confidence in your tech product [Hosted by Sage] with Aaron Harris, CTO Sage
12:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Fintech, Web3 and virtual assets startup opportunities in Hong Kong [Hosted by InvestHK] with Yat Siu, Co-founder & Executive Chairman Animoca Brands | Jayne Chan, Head of StartmeupHK
InvestHK | Karena Belin, Co-Founder AngelHub
12:00: Q&A
Come try Prime Roots’ plant-based deli meat with Kimberlie Le, Co-founder & CEO Prime Roots
12:00: ROUNDTABLES
Unleashing your creative potential: A guide to becoming a content creator and mastering the art of storytelling Hosted by Erik Struk, Content Creator YouTube & TikTok & Instagram
12:00: ROUNDTABLES
Building a Web3 economy and infrastructure by building and funding innovative technologies [Hosted by CryptoChicks] with Elena Sinelnikova, CEO CryptoChicks and MetisDAO Foundation
12:00: SAAS MONSTER
Riding the generative AI wave in SaaS with Arvind Jain, CEO
Glean | Rathi Murthy CTO Expedia Group | Anthony Green, Podcast Producer MIT Technology Review
12:00: STARTUP MASTERCLASSES
Five common pitfalls of founder-led sales and how to avoid the with Bocar Dia, Managing Director Forum Ventures
12:00 STARTUP SHOWCASE
Medtech Innovations: The future of healthcare with Danielle Graham, General Partner The Firehood | Jesús Santana Rodríguez, President Polytone Laser Inc. | Devin Singh, CEO Hero AI
12:00: VENTURE
VC trends in turbulent times with Kyle Stanford, Senior Analyst & US Venture Lead, PitchBook
12:03 GROWTH SUMMIT
Beyond enterprise digital transformation: From process-centric to user-centric applications with Sol Eun, Co-founder & CEO Uiflow
12:05: FOURTH ESTATE
Objectivity v opinion: Can journalists truly be impartial? with Alan Rusbridger, Board Member Oversight Board | Rachel Corp, CEO
ITN | Chris Hannay, Business Reporter & Editorial Writer The Globe and Mail
12:07: GROWTH SUMMIT
Lean teams and growth machines with Clarke McKinnon, Co-founder & CEO The.com
12:10: SPORTSTRADE
Penny Oleksiak: Just keep swimming with Penny Oleksiak, Olympian Swimmer Canada | Andi Petrillo, Sportscaster CBC
12:11: GROWTH SUMMIT
How can Earth observation save lives and assets from devastating wildfires? with Thomas Gruebler, Co-founder & CEO OroraTech
12:15: CENTRE STAGE
Control is the new speed: Thriving in an AI-enabled world with Dave Rogenmoser, Co-founder & CEO Jasper | Gideon Lichfield, Global Editorial Director Wired
12:15: GROWTH SUMMIT
The B2B balancing act: Combining founders’ vision, consumer needs and high-end brands’ requirements with Giorgio Finzi, Founder & CEO 4Gift
12:15: VENTURE
How AI is transforming venture with Arjun Sethi, Co-founder & General Partner Tribe Capital | Steve Clemons, Founding editor-at-large Semafor
12:19: GROWTH SUMMIT
Telemetry, security and AI: The future of software development with Russ Whitman, CEO NodeSource
12:20: FULLSTK
How to build (and sell) products that users love – faster with Linda Lian, Co-founder & CEO Common Room | Christine Spang, Co-founder & CTO Nylas | Hope Cochran, Managing Director Madrona Venture Group
12:20: PANDACONF
Lunch
12:23: GROWTH SUMMIT
Bringing high-power compute to every household with Ash Koosha, Co-founder & CEO Oorbit
12:25: FOURTH ESTATE
How to foster a diverse newsroom culture with Danielle Belton, Editor-in-chief HuffPost | Amy Bernstein, Editor Harvard Business Review | Lisa Chang, National Television Personality Rogers Media
12:25: SAAS MONSTER
Developer-driven success: Unlocking your company’s potential with Bernadette Nixon, CEO Algolia | Milin Desai, CEO Sentry | Shensi Ding, Co-founder Merge
12:27: GROWTH SUMMIT
Scaling a startup in Latin America with Daniel Cuervo, Founder & CEO Carryt
12:30: MASTERCLASS 2
AI and creativity: What’s left for humans [Hosted by Sheridan College] with Nathaniel Barr, Professor of Creativity Sheridan College | Theresa Do, Senior Manager, Thought Leadership Strategy, RBC | Roehl sanchez, cco BIMM
12:30: MASTERCLASS 4
Scaling your business: Building a high-performance team [Hosted by David Meltzer Enterprises] with David Meltzer, Founder & CEO David Meltzer Enterprises
12:31: GROWTH SUMMIT
How to raise funds for your unsexy startup with Rodrigo Martinez, Founder & CEO Kolors
12:35: CENTRE STAGE
Finding the perfect co-founder with Tanis Jorge, Founder The Cofounder’s Hub | Edith Yeung, General Partner Race Capital | Meti Basiri, Co-founder & CEO ApplyBoard
12:35: GROWTH SUMMIT
Circularity in the built environment: Pathways and technologies for implementing a circular future with Sheida Shahi, Co-founder & CEO, Adaptis
12:35: SPORTSTRADE
The state of collectibles in 2023: Utility = viability with Baron Davis, Two-Time NBA All-Star NBA | Evan Vandenberg, Co-founder & CEO Dibbs
12:35: VENTURE
Tackling the VC diversity gap with Marlon Thompson. Founder & CEO Future Capital | Zhenni Liu, Partner MaC Venture Capital | Martina Fuchs, Business Correspondent Xinhua News Agency
12:39: GROWTH SUMMIT
Solving the greatest construction crisis of our time through innovation with Tim Angus, CEO & President Brickeye
12:40: Q&A
Q&A with Vancouver’s Mayor Ken Sim with Ken Sim, Mayor City of Vancouver
12:43: GROWTH SUMMIT
Unlocking success: Strategies for zeroing in on product-market fit with Mark Ghermezian, CEO Gynger
12:47: GROWTH SUMMIT
Using human-in-the-loop to deliver AI with purpose with Brian Ritchie, Founder & CEO kama.ai
12:51: GROWTH SUMMIT
Creating efficiencies in a US$1.4 trillion-a-year supply chain with Allan Bean, COO & CFO Trade Cafe Inc.
12:55: GROWTH SUMMIT
Live shopping: the revolution of retail with Etienne Du Jardin, Co-founder & CPO Mimo Live Sales
12:59: GROWTH SUMMIT
DevOps promised developer productivity. Developer experience delivered it with Kyle Campbell, Founder CTO.ai
12:59: GROWTH SUMMIT
The gender health data gap and the vaginal microbiome with Priyanka Jain, Co-founder & CEO Evvy
13:00: AWS STARTUP LOFT
Healthier social networks are possible! [Hosted by AWS]
13:00: DMZ | E281
Japanese startup showcase with JETRO
13:00: INTERAC CORP | E211
Can open payments be the driver for boosting public transit ridership in Canada? with Richard Mills, Go to Market Director Interac
13:00: MASTERCLASS 1
Québec@Collision pitch competition [Hosted by Québec]
13:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Cloud 3.0: Are you ready for the next wave? [Hosted by EY] with Imran Ullah, Partner EY Consulting
13;00: ROUNDTABLES
Exploring generative AI and the metaverse [Hosted by Roblox] with Morgan McGuire, Chief Scientist Roblox
13:00: SIEMENS | E229
Create a better #TomorrowWithUs
13:00: VENTURE
The AI-ification of everything with Will Robbins, General Partner
Contrary | Leigh Marie Braswell, Partner Kleiner Perkins | Zachary Bratun-Glennon, General Partner Gradient Ventures
13:10: Q&A
Q&A with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak with Penny Oleksiak, Olympian Swimmer Canada
13:15: PLANET:TECH
Opening remarks by Ally Karmali, Partner KPMG
13:21: CENTRE STAGE
Afternoon Breakout Startups with Leila Strickland, Co-founder & CEO Biomilq | Bryan Talebi, Co-founder & CEO Ahura AI | Kimberly Elliott, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer VoxNeuro
13:25: FULLSTK
Opening remarks by Ivan Burazin Chief Developer Experience Officer Infobip
13:25: PLANET:TECH
Water protector: Defending our sacred resource with Autumn Peltier, Indigenous Rights & Water Activist | Daisy Dunne, Special Correspondent Carbon Brief
13:30: FOURTH ESTATE
Opening Remarks with Michelle Manafy, Editorial Director of Digital Content Next
13:30: MASTERCLASS 2
Navigating the Future of Marketing & AI [Hosted by NPDigital Canada]
13:30: MASTERCLASS 4
How to Decentralize Any Frontend Using BOS [Hosted by Near] with Miao Jiang, Head of Product Proximity Labs
13:40: FULLSTK
Future of DevOps: Trends to watch with Todd Olson, Co-founder & CEO Pendo | Tamara Steffens, Managing Director Thomson Reuters Ventures | Jason Aten, Contributing Editor Inc. Magazine
13:45: CENTRE STAGE
Opening remarks with Sunil Sharma, Managing Director Techstars Toronto
13:45: FOURTH ESTATE
Journalism and (re)building public trust with Brian Tyler Cohen, Creator | Steve Clemons, Founding editor-at-large Semafor | Jennifer Hollett, Executive Director The Walrus
13:45: PLANET:TECH
Fermenting a sustainable future with Ryan Pandya, Co-founder & CEO Perfect Day | Guilherme Justino, Senior Editor Editora Globo
13:45: SAAS MONSTER
Mailchimp: You still write your own emails? wth Rania Succar, CEO Intuit Mailchimp | Alyssa Newcomb, Technology Contributor Freelance
13:45: WOMEN IN TECH LOUNGE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY RBC
Ask me anything: RBCx answers all your startup questions
14:00: AWS STARTUP LOFT
AWS Partner Hour: How to launch the next big thing, be the next disruptor and win as a tech founder [Hosted by AWS] with Amanda McQueen, CXO Kibsi | Tolga Tarhan, CEO Kibsi
14:00: CENTRE STAGE
Marketing in 2024 with Sairah Ashman, CEO Wolff Olins | Josh Richards, Founder & Chairman CrossCheck Studios | Jonathan Yaffe, Co-founder & CEO AnyRoad
14:00: CITY OF TORONTO STAND | E158
Beyond the arena: Sportstech and city building with Shane Kelly | Humza Teherany, Chief Technology & Digital Officer Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment | Mark Cohon, Chair Toronto Glibal
14:00: FULLSTK
How to design developer products well with Shane Curran, CEO Evervault
14:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Connecting climate action to your business [Hosted by South Pole]
14:00: PRESS CONFERENCE AREA
Press conference with NFL athlete and investor Kelvin Beachum with Kelvin Beachum, NFL Athlete & Investor Arizona Cardinals Football Club
14:00: ROUNDTABLES
Investment climate in 2023 and beyond: How to build effective investor relationships [Hosted by Wesley Clover] with Joshua Seerattan, Manager of Investor and Analyst Relations Wesley Clover
14:00: ROUNDTABLES
Economic downturn: What now? [Hosted by NextCorpo] with Bernhard Friedl, Co-Founder & Partner NextCorpo
14:00: SPORTSTRADE
Opening Remarks with Aaron Korolnek, Radio Host TSN
14:00: STARTUP MASTERCLASSES
Raising money in a downturn with Matan Hazanov, Managing Director Verstra Ventures
14:00: STARTUP SHOWCASE
The Impact Startup Showcase with Roy Morejon, President
Command Partners | Fatima Sultan, CEO Two Sisters on a Mission | Crystal Kuyumcu, CEO Exhale Aerosystems
14:05: FOURTH ESTATE
Generative AI: The next evolution in media with Nick Thompson, CEO The Atlantic | David Ewalt, Science & Technology Editor The Messenger
14:05: GROWTH SUMMIT
Opening Remarks with Davin Gnanapragasam, Partner KPMG
14:05: PLANET:TECH
Making waves: Investing in ocean sustainability for a better future with Deborah Brosnan, President Deborah Brosnan & Associates | Nathaniel “Nat” Bullard, Senior Contributor Bloomberg Green
14:05: SAAS MONSTER
Go big by going niche: Scaling vertical SaaS with Nicholas Romito, Co-founder & CEO VTS | Danielle Cohen-Shohet, Founder & CEO GlossGenius | Zhong Xu, Co-founder & CEO Deliverect
14:15: FULLSTK
The future of quantum computing with Christian Weedbrook, Founder & CEO Xanadu
14:15: GROWTH SUMMIT
Electrifying the cow with Joshua March, Co-founder & CEO SciFi Foods
14:15: SPORTSTRADE
From baskets to boardrooms: Unlocking data-driven performance with Shane Battier, 2012 & 2013 NBA Champion | Miami Heat, Andrew Herr, Founder & CEO Fount
14:20: VENTURE
Opening remarks with Christopher Gordon, Partner EY
14:25: CENTRE STAGE
How companies can invest in and retain women leaders with Lindsay Kaplan, Co-founder & Chief Brand Officer Chief | Susan Li Correspondent Fox Business
14:25: FOURTH ESTATE
Breaking news: The innovations shaping the newsrooms of tomorrow with Abbie Lundberg, Editor-in-chief MIT Sloan Management Review | Guilherme Ravache, Media Columinst Valor Econômico | Matt Frehner, Head of Visual Journalism, The Globe and Mail
14:25: PLANET:TECH
Farming with solar with Troy Helming, Founder & Chair Pristine Sun | Umair Irfan Climate Change Correspondent Vox
14:25: SAAS MONSTER
Make the physical economy SaaSy again with Shoaib Makani, Co-founder & CEO Motive | Tooey Courtemanche, CEO Procore Technologies | Martine Paris, Tech Contributor Forbes
14:26: GROWTH SUMMIT
Why AI governance is a competitive advantage with Navrina Singh, Founder & CEO Credo AI
14:30: FULLSTK
Shine a light on shadow IT: The future of managing risk: Christina Cacioppo, Co-founder & CEO Vanta | Rob Pegoraro, Contributor Fast Company
14:30: MASTERCLASS 2
Empowering founders to grow profitably [Akamai Technologies]
14:30: MASTERCLASS 4
Charting the course for a thriving Web3 ecosystem [Hosted by Near] with Joyce Yang, Investor global coin research | Steven Chien, GP Press Start Capital | Paul Hsu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Decasonic
14:30: PRESS CONFERENCE AREA
Press conference with two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis with Baron Davis, Two-Time NBA All-Star NBA
14:30: Q&A
Q&A with DeRay Mckesson: You have more power than you think with DeRay Mckesson, Civil Rights Activist & Podcaster Pod Save the People
14:30: WOMEN IN TECH LOUNGE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY RBC
Talk and networking session: Powering the future of work with diversity of thought
14:35: VENTURE
Back to the future: Investing in deep tech with Seth Bannon, Founding Partner Fifty Years | Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner Fusion Fund | Kristin Ellis, Partner Lowercarbon Capital
14:37: GROWTH SUMMIT
Hyperscaling open-source AI: How small teams can out-innovate big tech with Ian Tien, Co-founder & CEO Mattermost
14:40: CENTRE STAGE
Gamebreakers: Gaming in 2023 with Tom Verrilli, Chief Product Officer Twitch | Morgan McGuire, Chief Scientist Roblox | Harry McCracken, Global Technology Editor Fast Company
14:40: SPORTSTRADE
From shoulder pads to gamepads with Juju Smith-Schuster, Super Bowl LVII Champ & Wide Receiver New England Patriots | Mike Vela, Founder & CEO World Champion Fantasy
14:45: PLANET:TECH
Harnessing AI to build climate resilience with Max Evans, Co-founder & CTO ClimateAI | Michelle Jobin Weather Anchor / Host, Producer & Spokesperson CTV Toronto / Freelance
14:45: SAAS MONSTER
Break the silo: Let’s chat about SaaS flow with Matt Biilmann, Co-founder & CEO Netlify| Christine Spang, Co-founder & CTO Nylas Vishal Sunak, Co-founder & CEO LinkSquares
14:48: GROWTH SUMMIT
The power of consumer experiences for B2B with Philip Kelvin, Co-founder & CEO Tranch
14:50: FOURTH ESTATE
Crisis reporting in the modern age with Subrata De, Global Head of News, Progamming and Development VICE | Sonia Verma, Editor-in-chief Global News | Molly Thomas, National Anchor & Correspondent Freelance
14:50: FULLSTK
The language roast: Finding the funny side of coding with Gautam Rege, Co-founder Josh Software
14:59: GROWTH SUMMIT
Operational leadership: Becoming a startup’s CEO to scale it with Jennifer Nuckles, CEO R-Zero
15:00: CENTRE STAGE
Safe travels: Building trust at Airbnb with Tara Bunch, Global Head of Operations Airbnb | Naba Banerjee, Director of Trust & Safety
Airbnb | Amy Bernstein, Editor Harvard Business Review
15:00: DEVELOPER LOUNGE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY AT&T
Changing the engine while your plane is in the air with Jenny Brandmaier, AVP of Technology AT&T
15:00: ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION – ITA | E282
Aper-IT-ivo networking reception
15:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Startup growth: Balancing risk and reward [Hosted by University of Waterloo] with Moazam Khan, Director, Health Velocity | Adrien Cote, Executive Director Velocity | Akash Vaswani, General Partner Velocity Fund
15:00: Q&A
Q&A with TikTok sensation Josh Richards with Josh Richards, Founder & Chairman CrossCheck Studios
15:00: ROUNDTABLES
Raising money in Silicon Valley [Hosted by Aspenwood Ventures]
with Lars Leckie, Managing Director Government of the United States of America
15:00: ROUNDTABLES
GTM strategies for enterprise software [Hosted by Operator Collective] with Haley Daiber Brannan with Investing Partner Operator Collective
15:00: STARTUP MASTERCLASSES
A guide to navigating impact measurement and management with Olga Cruz, Senior Associate Good & Well
15:00: STARTUP SHOWCASE
EdTech Revolution and the Future of Education with Roy Morejon, President Command Partners Jeff Antoniuk, Founder, CEO JazzWire | Michel Shah, Founder The UpSkill Corporation Inc.
15:00: VENTURE
Between a rock and a hard place: Growth-stage investing in 2023 with Sri Chandrasekar, Managing Partner Point72 Ventures | Cathy Gao, Partner Sapphire Ventures | King Goh, Partner Headline
15:05: FULLSTK
Reclaiming privacy: Empowering consumers and challenging big tech’s dominance with Andy Yen, Founder & CEO Proton | Jennifer Strong, Editorial Director MIT Technology Review
15:00 PLANET:TECH
Is artificial meat the new norm? with Joshua March, Co-founder & CEO SciFi Foods | Kimberlie Le, Co-founder & CEO Prime Roots | Chris Bryson, Founder & CEO New School Foods
15:00 SPORTSTRADE
Investaletes: The mogul effect with Kelvin Beachum, NFL Athlete & Investor Arizona Cardinals Football Club | Kai Bond, Partner Courtside Ventures
15:10: FOURTH ESTATE
Amplifying your voice to inspire action with DeRay Mckesson, Civil Rights Activist & Podcaster Pod Save the People | Kayla Grey, Sports Anchor TSN
15:10: GROWTH SUMMIT
Developers, dinosaurs and the fight against social media extinction with Gabor Cselle, Co-founder & CEO T2
15:10: SAAS MONSTER
Jasper AI: And then everything changed (again)… with Dave Rogenmoser, Co-founder & CEO Jasper | Jackson Fordyce, Assistant Editor of Term Sheet Fortune
15:20: CENTRE STAGE
Shopify and the future of commerce with Kaz Nejatian, COO & VP of Product Shopify | Kia Kokalitcheva, Technology & VC Reporter Axios
15:21: GROWTH SUMMIT
Why the unicorns of tomorrow lie behind marginalized leadership with Solo Ceesay, Co-founder & CEO Calaxy
15:25: FULLSTK
The workforce renaissance: Accelerating the next wave of productivity with LLMs with Ivan Zhang, Co-founder & CTO Cohere | Anthony Green, Podcast Producer MIT Technology Review
15:25: SPORTSTRADE
Tech for tech’s sake? with Jen Millet, CMO Golden State Warriors | Humza Teherany, Chief Technology & Digital Officer Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment | Aaron Korolnek, Radio Host TSN
15:25: VENTURE
Creator economy gold rush: The future of celebrity brands with Marc D’Amelio, CEO D’Amelio Brands | Mark Stenberg, Senior Media Reporter Adweek
15:30: FOURTH ESTATE
The future of broadcast news with Bill Owens, Executive Producer of 60 Minutes CBS News | Cristiana Sousa Cruz, Deputy Editor-in-chief Jornal Nacional (Globo) | Andree Lau, Senior Director of Digital News Publishing & Streaming CBC News
15:30: MASTERCLASS 2
Generating a new responsible tech development paradigm [Hosted by University of Waterloo] with Martin Ryan, Manager, Venture Development – ServiceNow Ventures ServiceNow with Jennifer Boger, Chief Science Officer & Adjunct Professor ESG.AI & University of Waterloo
15:30: MASTERCLASS 4
Korean tech startup pitch day [Hosted by KOTRA and AI Yangjae Hub]
15:30: PLANET:TECH
The new energy future: Digital and decarbonized with Kiran Bhatraju, Founder & CEO Arcadia | Nathaniel “Nat” Bullard, Senior Contributor Bloomberg Green
15:30: Q&A
Q&A with Super Bowl champ Juju Smith-Schuster, Super Bowl LVII Champ & Wide Receiver New England Patriots
15:30: SAAS MONSTER
Unleashing the power of mission-driven SaaS with Christopher Hopper, Co-founder & CEO Aurora Solar | Jenny von Podewils, Co-founder & Co-CEO Leapsome | Rhett Power, Columnist Forbes
15:32: GROWTH SUMMIT
Hypergrowth in a multi-billion dollar industry with Kassandra Pop, Founder & CEO Hive Social
15:40: CENTRE STAGE
Can we disrupt the climate crisis? with Ryan Pandya, Co-founder & CEO Perfect Day | Troy Helming, Founder & Chair Pristine Sun | Daisy Dunne, Special Correspondent Carbon Brief
15:43: GROWTH SUMMIT
Hypergrowth and scaling in global markets: How to approach new opportunities with Andrew McLeod, Co-founder & CEO Certn
15:45: FULLSTK
How to turn bots from security risk to security advantage with Rajesh Ramanand, Co-founder & CEO Signifyd | Avery Pennarun, Co-founder & CEO Tailscale
15:45: VENTURE
UNICEF: Innovating to reach every child with Bo Percival, Senior Advisor of Innovation (Ventures), UNICEF | Stephanie Sy, Founder & CEO Thinking Machines | Spencer Horne, Founder Cloudline
15:50: PLANET:TECH
Climate displacement: A call to action with Kat Graham, Actress & Goodwill Ambassador UN Refugee Agency | Dana Hughes, Deputy Head of Communications UNHCR | Michelle Shephard, Journalist & Filmmaker CBC Podcast
15:50: SAAS MONSTER
Low-code in an all-code world with Edith Harbaugh, Co-founder & Executive Chair LaunchDarkly | Jai Das, Co-founder, President & Partner Sapphire Ventures | Patrick Jean, CTO OutSystems
15:54: GROWTH SUMMIT
Growing among giants in search and AI with Bryan McCann, Co-founder & CTO You.com
15:55: FOURTH ESTATE
The continuing threat of misinformation with Kalev Leetaru, Founder GDELT | Kevin Donovan, Chief Investigative Reporter
Toronto Star | Kiran Nazish, Founding Director The Coalition For Women In Journalism
16:00: CENTRE STAGE
Where I’m putting my money in 2024 with Rebecca Kaden, General Partner Union Square Ventures | Arjun Sethi, Co-founder & General Partner Tribe Capital | Mary D’Onofrio, Partner Bessemer Venture Partners
16:00: AWS STARTUP LOFT
How to hire and train early-career talent into your startup [Hosted by AWS] with Christine Samson, Manager, Startup Solutions Architecture AWS
16:00: MASTERCLASS 1
Game on: Delight customers with Twilio’s messaging API [Hosted by Twilio] with Rishab Kumar, Staff Developer Evangelist Twilio, Alex Goldman Developer Evangelist, Startups Twilio
16:00: MASTERCLASS 3
Tech paradox: Climate change v digital innovation [Hosted by Foresight Canada], Jeanette Jackson CEO Foresight Canada
16:00: Q&A
Q&A with entrepreneur, Co-Founder and CEO, D’Amelio Brands, Marc D’Amelio on building a family business with Marc D’Amelio, CEO D’Amelio Brands
16:00: STARTUP SHOWCASE
The Future of Work with Roy Morejon, President Command Partners | Darren Perlman Ceo Spotwork | Divine Adekanmbi CEO
Coverquick
16:05: FULLSTK
AI and the future of passwords with Jeff Shiner, CEO 1Password | Hessie Jones, Contributor Forbes
16:05: GROWTH SUMMIT
Using technology to scale climate resilience and purpose with Laura Zizzo, Co-founder & CEO Manifest Climate
16:05: VENTURE
What makes an Olympian of tech? with John Ruffolo, Founder & Managing Partner Maverix Private Equity | Janet Bannister, Founder & Managing Partner Staircase Ventures | Mark Ang, Co-founder & CEO GoBolt
16:10: PLANET:TECH
Spending US$1.1 trillion on climate tech: Beyond solar and EVs with Young Suk Jo, Co-founder & CTO Amogy
16:16: GROWTH SUMMIT
Deeper tech for deeper impact with Lionel Mora, Co-founder & CEO Neoplants
16:20: FOURTH ESTATE
Scaling the Peak with Brett Chang, CEO The Peak
16:25: CENTRE STAGE
In conversation with the Godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton Godfather of AI University of Toronto | Nick Thompson, CEO The Atlantic
16:25: FULLSTK
Making open source more equitable and secure with Max Howell, CEO tea | Justin Hendrix, CEO & Editor Tech Policy Press
16:30: MASTERCLASS 2
Does talent matter in a generative AI world? [Hosted by Capgemini] with Steven Karan, VP, Head of I&D Canada
Capgemini | Kevin Hawkins, Vice President, Human Resources TELUS Health
16:30: MASTERCLASS 4
Startup collaboration in industry: How to get started with Siemens [Hosted by Siemens] with Maria Schwarz, Communication Professional Siemens AG | Christian Kutscheid, Innovation Manager Siemens AG
17:00: CENTRE STAGE
PITCH semi-final with David Meltzer, Founder & CEO David Meltzer Enterprises | Dan Grimm, Head of New Product Development AT&T | Geena Jackson, Executive Producer, Creator & Core Judge Bears’ Lair
17:00: FULLSTK
The cost of embracing generative AI with Laurent Gil, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer Cast AI
18:00: STACKT MARKET
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