BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

Details

BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall is the marquee opening event of Toronto Tech Week 2026.Hosted at the iconic TIFF Lightbox, BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall will bring together over 500 leaders from across Canada’s tech and innovation ecosystem for meaningful conversations about strengthening the nation’s autonomy, security, and prosperity.

Featured Speakers

Cameron Bailey - TIFF CEO

Katheron Intson - Co-founder and CEO of Sentinel R&D

Eliot Pence - Founder and CEO of Dominion Dynamics

Christian Weedbrook - Founder and CEO of Xanadu

Evan Solomon - Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation

Olivia Chow - Toronto Mayor

Vass Bednar - Managing Director of the Canadian Shield Institute

Raquel Urtasun - Founder and CEO of Waabi

Melanie Woodin - President of the University of Toronto

Jim Balsillie - Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators

This special event will mark the release of the 2026 BetaKit Most Ambitious issue, presented by Uber, DMZ, and National Bank, telling stories of bold ambition in Canadian tech.

All attendees will receive a limited-run print edition of BetaKit Most Ambitious.

BetaKit Most Ambitious is supported by our partners across Canada’s innovation ecosystem.Presenting Partners: • Uber • DMZ • National Bank of Canada

Premier Sponsors • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP • City of Toronto • CPA Ontario • Heidi Health • NACO • Small Ideas • Startup TNT • Toronto Pearson • University of Toronto • University of Waterloo

Program Sponsors • Bonsai • Fasken Emerging Tech • Garage Capital • IDEA Mississauga • Invest Ottawa • IP Ontario • Lemon • MaRS Discovery District • Nomad.io • OVHcloud • ventureLAB

Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech.