“The world’s premier tech conference” - Politico

In May 2025, thousands of international entrepreneurs, investors, media outlets, and leaders will gather in Vancouver at our newest event: Web Summit Vancouver.  

A zoomed-out photograph of Center Stage during the Opening Night at Web Summit Rio. There is a large audience of people sitting in front of a lit-up stage, with the Web Summit logo front and centre.

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”.

Next year, we’re excited to welcome the world’s tech community to the first Web Summit in North America. Vancouver is ready.

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.

They’ve spoken at our events

Elon Musk
Elon Musk
FounderSpaceX
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Tennis Player
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Actor & Owner
Sam Altman
Sam Altman
CEOOpenAI
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
PresidentEuropean Commission
Marques Brownlee
Marques Brownlee
YouTuber & Podcaster
Olena Zelenska
Olena Zelenska
The First Lady of UkraineUkraine
Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings
Co-founder & Executive ChairmanNetflix
HM Queen Rania  Al Abdullah of Jordan
HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
QueenKingdom of Jordan
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicistCambridge University
Kara Swisher
Kara Swisher
Editor-at-largeRecode
Bono
Bono
Musician & ActivistU2
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
Author
António Guterres
António Guterres
Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins
Co-founder & CEOCanva

The tech world will gather in Vancouver

Web Summit Vancouver will take over from Collision in Toronto, continuing 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.

 

Pre-register for 2025
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

“One of the world's biggest tech conferences.”

Bloomberg

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