Thursday, June 13, 2024 Web Summit, the global technology events company, announced today that it is launching a new North American flagship event in Vancouver. The inaugural Web Summit in North America will take place in Vancouver, Canada, in May 2025, bringing together thousands of international entrepreneurs, tech innovators, unicorn founders, top investors, and global media. Web Summit Vancouver succeeds Collision in Toronto and continues the company’s mission to support and connect the global technology ecosystem.
Dubbed “the Olympics of Tech” by Politico, Web Summit hosts the largest technology events worldwide, including Web Summit Lisbon, Web Summit Rio, Web Summit Qatar, RISE in Asia, and now Web Summit Vancouver. “We can’t wait to gather the tech world in Vancouver and take over the city next year. Last month I flew to Vancouver to check out the city and meet Mayor Ken Sim and Destination Vancouver.
I was so blown away by its beauty and tech scene. It’s the perfect place to bring the tech world,” said Paddy Cosgrave, CEO of Web Summit. “Similar to Lisbon, Vancouver and British Columbia might seem like the underdogs at first but the energy and drive to build on an already very fast-growing technology ecosystem blew me away.
” Today’s announcement was supported by a consortium of organizations led by Destination Vancouver, in partnership with Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), B.C.’s Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovat.
