“The world’s premier tech conference” - Politico

In May 2026, thousands of international entrepreneurs, investors, media outlets, and leaders will gather at the Vancouver Convention Centre for our newest event: Web Summit Vancouver.

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What is Web Summit Vancouver?

The Guardian called us “Glastonbury for geeks”, the Atlantic “where the future goes to be born”, and Inc. “the best technology conference on the planet”.

This year, we welcomed the world’s tech community to the first Web Summit in North America.

A birds-eye image of Vancouver. The city sits in the middle of the bay, with mountains visible in the background. The photo appears to be taken at sunset.
15,000+attendees
650+investors
1,100+startups

Meet our 2025 speakers

Jay Graber
Jay Graber
CEOBluesky
Ivan Zhang
Ivan Zhang
Co-founderCohere
Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West
Professor, Author and 2024 U.S. Presidential Candidate Cornel West
Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus
Professor, scientist, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and AI contrarian
Raquel Urtasun
Raquel Urtasun
Founder & CEOWaabi
Brad Smith
Brad Smith
Vice Chair and PresidentMicrosoft
Qasar Younis
Qasar Younis
Co-founder & CEOApplied Intuition
Max Lytvyn
Max Lytvyn
Co-founderGrammarly
May Habib
May Habib
Co-Founder & CEOWriter
Jack Newton
Jack Newton
CEO and FounderClio
Michelle Zatlyn
Michelle Zatlyn
Co-founder & PresidentCloudflare
Soyoung Lee
Soyoung Lee
Co-founder & Head of GTMTwelveLabs
Arvind Jain
Arvind Jain
CEOGlean
Tanis Jorge
Tanis Jorge
FounderThe Cofounder’s Hub
Jack Selby
Jack Selby
Managing DirectorThiel Capital
Emily O'Hara
Emily O'Hara
VP, Global Head of Brand & MediaeBay
Naveen Verma
Naveen Verma
CEO, Professor of Computer Engineering at Princeton UniversityEnCharge AI
Dr. Maxwell Ollivant
Dr. Maxwell Ollivant
United Healthcare WhistleblowerWhistleblower Aid
Edith Yeung
Edith Yeung
General PartnerRace Capital
Tyler Bahl
Tyler Bahl
CMOActivision Publishing
Avery Pennarun
Avery Pennarun
Co-founder & CEOTailscale
Irina Novoselsky
Irina Novoselsky
CEOHootsuite
Natali Altshuler
Natali Altshuler
COOEA Sports
Mikayel Vardanyan
Mikayel Vardanyan
Co Founder & COOPicsart
Ken Sim
Ken Sim
MayorCity of Vancouver
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The tech world gathers in Vancouver

Web Summit Vancouver continues our mission to connect the global technology ecosystem. Vancouver is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, with a flourishing tech community that connects the Americas, Asia and the Canadian West Coast.

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A photograph of Center Stage at Web Summit Rio. There is a person, Gabriela Comazzetto of TikTok, speaking on stage.A photograph of a person speaking into a microphone. They appear to be on stage. There is an audience of people visible behind the speaker.A photograph of a live art installation at Night Summit in Qatar, at Barahat Msheireb. There are five people holding up 3D shapes, dressed in all-white suits. There are light installations visible in the background.

Some partners from our 2024 events

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Katherine Maher, CEO, Web Summit, centre, António Costa Silva, Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs, Government of Portugal, left, and Carlos Moedes, Mayor, City of Lisbon, on Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

“The world’s best speakers.”

Inc.

“A global gathering.”

HuffPost

Attendees arrive for the opening night of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal

“The best tech conference on the planet.”

Forbes

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