The Tech Festival Canada 2026

Meet | Build | Scale Two days on the Toronto waterfront where innovators, buyers, investors, and policymakers turn frontier technology into real partnerships, pilots, and contracts. 42 sessions across two stages, 79 speakers, and 1,000+ senior delegates, with 60%+ at C-suite or VP level and roughly 25% international. FIVE PILLARS, FIVE SECTORS Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Sustainability & Climate Tech, Cybersecurity & Digital Trust, and Robotics & Intelligent Infrastructure, each applied to the five sectors where budgets and procurement move fastest: Energy & Utilities, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Defence & National Security, Financial Services & Insurance, and Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Critical Infrastructure. DAY 1, MONDAY 26 OCTOBER Doors at 9:00 AM. Hon. Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, on Canada's next ten years of industrial capacity. Dr. Christian Weedbrook of Xanadu on a decade of building quantum in Canada. Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood Randall, former White House Homeland Security Advisor, on what happens when the grid goes dark, followed by a fireside with former BC Premier Christy Clark on Canada in the new global order. Brigadier General Kyle Paul of US Space Command on securing allied technology. Bijit Ghosh of Wells Fargo, Joe Greenwood of Mastercard, and Naresh Gunupuru of JPMorgan Chase on the path from co-pilots to core banking. Thiru Venkatachalam of IBM Consulting on enterprise AI architecture and the agentic wave. Plus panels on digital trust in the agentic age, humanoids and warehouse autonomy, transition finance and carbon credits, and the human contract in an AI economy. Awards Evening from 5:15 PM. DAY 2, TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER Opens at 9:00 AM with Christy Clark on scaling Canadian SMBs to the world, then the Toronto Declaration on Technology, Trust and Competitiveness with the Consulate General of India, Global Affairs Canada, and the Ontario Centre of Innovation. Quantum sessions on separating signal from hype and whether Canada can win the compute race. Healthcare tracks on clinical AI that scales and closing the women's health gap. Peter Routledge, Superintendent of OSFI, and Vance Lockton of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on the regulator's view of enterprise AI in Canadian finance. Ashley Casovan of the IAPP on who owns AI governance. Closing tracks on grid intelligence, the capital lifecycle, Arctic readiness and drone operations, and securing connected devices. Gala Dinner and Networking Reception from 6:10 PM. THE WHOLE PACKAGE Conference, Exhibition, Business Matching, Startup Arena, Consultation Clinic, Talent Hub, and Community Engagement, with focus countries including Germany, China, USA, UK, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, India, France, and Australia. PASSES Influence Pass $849 CAD and Power Pass $999 CAD, HST included. The Connect Pass is sold out. Full pass comparison and checkout at thetechfestival.com/tickets Full agenda and the complete speaker roster at thetechfestival.com Exhibition sales and sponsorship: [email protected] Marketing, media and communications: [email protected] General enquiries: [email protected] An event by AtlasLink Markets.