Web Summit Vancouver 2026 | 1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3, Canada

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Web Summit Vancouver 2026 is the marquee tech conference bringing the global innovation community together in Vancouver, Canada from May 11–14, 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. As the North American edition of the world-renowned Web Summit series, this event attracts thousands of founders, investors, entrepreneurs, technologists, and media from over 100 countries to explore the latest breakthroughs in AI, fintech, sustainability, software, big data, robotics, healthtech, and digital transformation. It’s a place where ideas spark into action, partnerships are formed, and the future of technology takes shape.

Across four high-energy days, participants engage in keynotes, expert panels, startup showcases, practical workshops, and curated networking sessions — all designed to cut through hype and deliver real insights on emerging trends and real-world adoption. With a diverse audience that includes startup founders, industry leaders, investors, and corporate innovators, Web Summit Vancouver offers a unique nexus of learning and collaboration, making it a must-attend for anyone serious about scaling ideas and driving impact at the intersection of business and technology.

More than just a conference, Web Summit Vancouver is a global tech community in motion — a hub where disruptive technologies, breakthrough companies, and forward-thinking minds come together to shape the next wave of innovation in the digital age.

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David Cohen

Founder & CEO of Techstars Tech Stars

JP Sanday

Partner at Menlo Ventures Menlo Ventures

Jennah Dohms

Chief Product Officer of The Knowledge Society The Knowledge Society

Ben Goldberger

General Manager and Executive Director of Editorial Content at BBC Studios BBC Studios

Kerry Wei

Partner at Prysm Capital Prysm Capital

Skerdi Sino

CMO at Native Teams Native Teams

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David Bloom

Senior Contributor at Forbes Forbes

Thomas Seal

Vancouver Bureau Chief of Bloomberg Bloomberg

Feyza Haskaraman

Partner of Felicis Ventures Felicis

Hamda Khochtali

Tech Journalist & Strategist at ICFJ International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Ray Wu

Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures Alumni Ventures

Sheila North

Former MKO Grand Chief at Bunibonibee Cree Nation

Albert Cheng

Chief Growth Officer of Chess.com Chess.com

Daisy Xiong

Business Reporter at Business in Vancouver Business In Vancouver

Anne Berends

CEO, CTO and co-founder of SunLED Life Science SunLED Life Science

Casey Adams

Founder of Listener Listener

Abdel Mahmoud

CEO and Founder of Anterior Anterior

Emil Protalinski

Senior Editorial Director at Treble Treble Technologies

Ramesh Srinivasan

Professor, Author of UCLA UCLA Blockchain Lab

Daniel Eberhard

Co-founder & CEO of Koho Koho

Dan Roesberry

VP, Global Partnerships & Crypto GTM at Visa Visa

Joanne Chen

General Partner at Foundation Capital Foundation Capital

Andy McLoughlin

Managing Partner of Uncork Capital Uncork Capital

Maria Luisa Aldim

Executive Councilwoman at Municipality of Lisbon Municipality of Lisbon

Jasmine Tookes

Co-founder of Brunel Brunel

Julius Krein

Founder & Editor of American Affairs American Affairs

Emily Zheng

Senior Research Analyst, VC at PitchBook PitchBook Data

MAJU KURUVILLA

CEO and Founder of Spangle Spangle

Danny Rensch

Co-founder & Chief Chess Officer of Chess.com Chess.com

Nicholas Brathwaite

Founding Managing Partner of Celesta Capital Celesta Capital

Penny Daflos

Senior Reporter at CTV Vancouver CTV Vancouver

Max Brodeur-Urbas

Co-founder & CEO of Gumloop Gumloop

Apl.de.ap

Rapper at Black Eyed Peas

Rashmi Gopinath

Co-founder & Managing Partner of BAM Corner Point BAM Corner Point

Ayman Mohyeldin

Anchor at MSNBC MS NOW

Clare Duffy

Tech Reporter and Podcast Host at CNN Business CNN

Brad Menezes

Co-founder & CEO of Superblocks Superblocks

Yvonne Lau

Technology Reporter at Financial Post Financial Post

Fabrizio Del Maffeo

CEO & Co-Founder of Axelera AI Axelera AI

Tallat Shafaat

CEO & Founder of Vectara Vectara

Joe Paluska

CMO at Commonwealth Fusion Systems Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Sam Bourgi

Senior News Editor at Cointelegraph CoinTelegraph

Harold Munro

Editor-in-Chief at Vancouver Sun Vancouver Sun

Jason Carmel

Global Lead, Creative Data at VML VML

Jeremy Fraenkel

Co-founder & CEO of Fundamental Fundamental

Amir Ali

Reporter at Daily Hive Daily Hive

Marc Raibert

Founder of Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics

Samuel Mugel

Co-Founder & CTO at Multiverse Computing Multiverse Computing

Jennifer Strong

Host and Creator at SHIFT Podcast SHIFT Podcast

Rahul Vohra

Founder & CEO of Superhuman Superhuman

Courtney Carter

Chief Revenue Officer of Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC

Matt James

Chief Animal Officer of Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences

Uynghiem Ngo

Co-Founder of Earth Sama Earth Sama

Nancy Wang

Partner of Felicis Ventures Felicis

Aron Levitz

President of Wattpad Wattpad

Cathy Gao

Partner at Sapphire Ventures Sapphire Ventures

Greg Twinney

CEO of General Fusion General Fusion

Nick Muy

CISO at Scrut Automation Scrut Automation

Alexander Rinke

Co-founder & Co-CEO of Celonis Celonis

Jason Carmel

Global Lead, Creative Data at VML VML

Jack Selby

Managing Director at AZ-VC AZ-VC

Ian Daly

Senior Manager, Consulting – Systems Engineering at Deloitte Deloitte

Joy Johnson

President of Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University

Michael Arbus

CEO of Moomoo Financial Canada Moomoo SG

Stephen Lucas

CEO of Mitacs Mitacs

Mahesh Krishnaswamy

Founder and CEO of Taara Taara

Clare Barnett

Director of Economic Development for the City of Toronto City of Toronto

Mohammad Doostmohammadi

CEO of pH7 pH7 Technologies

PJ Hagerty

Head of Developer & Community Relations at GitButler GitButler

Nate Fischer

CEO and Founder of New Founding New Founding

Cat How

Founder & CEO of How&How How&How

Susan Li

Business Correspondent at Fox Business Fox Business

Scott Stevenson

Co-founder & CEO of Spellbook Spellbook

Rika Nakazawa

Chief Commercial Innovation Officer of NTT NTT Data

Chris Griswold

Policy Director at American Compass American Compass

Dara Kerr

Tech Reporter at The Guardian The Guardian

Karl Alomar

Managing Partner of M13 Ventures M13 Ventures

Kacper Nowicki

Co-founder & CEO of NoMagic.AI NoMagic

Malcolm Kirk

President and CEO of The Canadian Press The Canadian Press

Vishal Garg

CEO of Better Better

Ron Levin

Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures Alumni Ventures

Bobby Berk

Interior Designer & TV Host at Queer Eye

Nicolas Sauvage

Founder, President & Managing Director of TDK Ventures TDK Ventures

Rob Pegoraro

Contributor at PCMag PCMag

David Savage

Pod cast Host & Group Technology Evangelist at Nash Squared Nash Squared

Dr. Jon Krohn

Co-founder & CDO of Nebula Nebula.io

Shivam Kishore

Senior Advisor for Digital Transformation at UNEP UNEP

Philip Rathle

CTO of Neo4j Neo4j

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Tim Draper

Founder of Draper Associates Draper Associates

Brian Tanner

Co-Founder and CEO of Artificial Agency Artificial Agency

Ryan Grim

Co-founder of Drop Site News Drop Site News

Alex Niehenke

Partner at Scale Venture Partners Scale Venture Partners

Sander Meijers

Head of Canada at Adyen Adyen

DeRay Mckesson

Activist & Podcaster at Pod Save The People Pod Save The People

Ben Kus

Chief Technology Officer at Box Box

Leo Schwartz

Reporter at Fortune Fortune

Jay Richards

Managing Director at Disrupt Disrupt

Christian Anderson

Co-founder & CEO of Watershed Watershed

Elie Barnes

CMO at Bremont Watch Company Bremont Watch Company

Zixuan LI

CPO of Z.ai / Zhipu Z.ai

Lu Zhang

Founder of Fusion Fund Fusion Fund

Paul Briggs

Principal Analyst, Canada at eMarketer EMARKETER

Muhammad Lila

Founder & On-Air Host of Goodable Goodable

Tarun Raisoni

Co-Founder & CEO of Gruve Gruve

Carlos Roa

Contributing Editor at The National Interest The National Interest

Kia Kokalitcheva

Snr Editor of VC News at PitchBook PitchBook Data

Manju Bangalore

Founder and Executive Director at Operation Period Operation Period

Chris Koehler

CMO at Twilio Twilio

Luc Chénier

CEO of Kyiv Post Kyiv Post

Kevin McDearis

Executive Vice President and CTO at Blackbaud Blackbaud

Jeff Wilser

Podcast Host & Book Author at AI-Curious AI-Curious

Vince Beiser

Journalist and author of Power Metal Power Metal

Uma Valeti, M.D

Founder and CEO of UPSIDE Foods UPSIDE Foods

Minda Zetlin

Contributing Editor at Inc.com Inc.com

David Placek

Founder and Creative Director of Lexicon Branding Lexicon Branding

Mark Troianovski

Head of Consumer and Platform Business Development at Coinbase Coinbase

Ned Koh

Co-Founder and President of Aaru Aaru

Paula Goldman

Chief Ethics & Use Officer at Salesforce Salesforce

Avery Pennarun

Co-founder & CEO of Tailscale Tailscale

Tanay Kothari

Co-founder and CEO of Wispr Wispr

Ahmed Iqbal

CMO at Cadillac F1 Team Cadillac F1 Team

Arvind Jain

CEO of Glean Glean

Erin Archuleta

Head, External Affairs & CSR at Block Block Inc.

Max Levchin

Co-founder & CEO of Affirm Affirm

Gabor Maté

Speaker, Teacher & Author

Natali Altshuler

COO for EA Sports Studios EA Sports

Sam Register

President of Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

Chris Hedges

Editor in chief at The Chris Hedges Report

Kelly Day

VP, International of Amazon Prime Video Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Andrew McKechnie

Head of Business Creative at OpenAI OpenAI

Jesse Zhang

Co-founder & CEO of Decagon AI Decagon

Mike Minton

Chief Product Officer at Twitch Twitch

Jennifer Cunningham

Editor-in-Chief at Newsweek Newsweek

Chris Konya

CSO at SYLVAIN SYLVAIN

Rob Bloom

CMO at Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team

Maneet Ahuja

Editor-at-large at Forbes Forbes