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<p>We&#8217;re excited to announce the first 20 talks for Web Summit Vancouver 2025. We&#8217;re adding more every week.</p>
<p>Join us in Vancouver this May.</p>
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Attendees at Saas Monster stage during day two of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada

Every few years, we’re forced to start over — new platforms, new profiles, and the exhausting task of rebuilding our networks. Bluesky is changing the game. As an open network, it’s giving users freedom and control over their social experience. Join Bluesky CEO Jay Graber to explore how decentralization could unlock a new era of social media.

The Next Era of Social Media

Artificial Intelligence will be the defining technology of our era, with the incredible potential to address pressing global challenges from climate change to public health. However, the current trajectory of AI development—characterized by brute-force scaling—comes with unsustainable costs: soaring energy consumption, capital-intensive development cycles, and exacerbated inequalities. In this session, Raquel will explore a sustainable and innovative path forward, emphasizing the need for efficiency, equity, and a paradigm shift in how AI is both developed and deployed. By focusing on creating AI systems that "think" like humans and reimagining how these systems learn, we can unlock the transformative potential of AI while ensuring it benefits all of humanity.

Prioritizing the sustainable development of AI

Data is the lifeblood of AI, but at what cost? As concerns around privacy and ethical AI intensify, companies must rethink how they collect, use, and protect data. Join two industry experts for an in-depth discussion on navigating AI governance, regulatory challenges, and the evolving role of ethics in building trustworthy technology.

Does AI own your data?

As market dynamics shift, venture capital firms are evolving their fundraising strategies to attract institutional investors, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds. Join this session as we explore how VCs are adapting to economic uncertainty, building investor confidence, and securing long-term capital in a changing financial landscape.

The future of VC fundraising

With venture capitalists continuing to prioritise AI investments, who will be the big winners over the next 12 months? From startups that demonstrate clear paths to profitability, to innovative applications of AI technology, what will stand out for VCs in an ever-crowded AI market?

All in on AI

What are the key trends shaping early-stage investing, from shifting founder expectations to how AI and macroeconomic conditions are influencing seed-stage deal flow. With funding dynamics evolving rapidly, what are investors looking for and how can founders capitalise on new opportunities?

What's driving seed-stage funding?

Great AI isn’t enough — it needs traction. Hear from product leaders on the strategies that turn promising prototypes into market hits.

Beta to Boom: Building AI products that sell

With venture capitalists doubling down on AI, the race for funding is more competitive than ever. But in a landscape crowded with bold claims and soaring valuations, which startups will truly stand out? From those proving real paths to profitability to innovators cutting through the hype, this discussion explores what VCs are looking for in the next wave of AI investment.

Winning the AI funding race

What will the retail experience look and feel like in 10 years? If technology has anything to do with it, it will be more personalised, more data-driven, and more immersive. Balancing in-store versus online, and personalization versus privacy, are just two of the conundrums facing marketers and brands. Join the CEO of JOAN, Lisa Clunie, and eBay's Global Head of Brand, Emily O'Hara, as the explore the future of retail.

The next era of retail

Developer burnout is rising as repetitive tasks take over. Join Nick Durkin, Field CTO of Harness, to discover how AI can automate these tasks, optimize workflows, and let developers focus on innovation by integrating the technology into software delivery for greater efficiency and creativity.

Beating burnout with AI

Discover how the race for critical minerals is transforming global industries and reshaping the future of technology. This talk delves into the challenges, opportunities, and strategies driving the search for these essential resources in a rapidly evolving world.

Striking gold in the global minerals race

Economist William Lazonick has argued that since the 1980's the US economy has shifted towards practices of predatory value extraction, and away from progressive value creation. This shift has made the daily lives of ordinary people more precarious. In this talk he will explore how we can reverse this shift and make people happier and more secure.

Why Silicon Valley extracts rather than creates

U.S. battery manufacturing faces key challenges. Nicolas Sauvage and Landon Mossburg examine past missteps, solutions, and the power of long-term investing for a competitive, sustainable future.

A cautionary tale for US battery manufacturing

In 2024, solar and wind power surpassed coal in electricity generation for the first time in the U.S., signaling a significant shift towards renewable energy. Palmetto CEO Christopher Kemper and former FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee discuss how innovation and policy are driving this change, making clean energy more affordable and accessible.

Clean energy unplugged

Join Jarek Kutylowski, CEO of DeepL, as he explores how AI is revolutionizing the world of translation. From overcoming the limitations of traditional systems to achieving breakthroughs in natural language understanding, Jarek will share how AI is transforming multilingual communication, making translations more accurate, meaningful, and context-aware than ever before.

From Babel to breakthrough: AI in translation

As computing and development costs soar, questions remain around AI’s long-term financial feasibility. Join Contextual AI co-founder and CEO Douwe Kiela to explore the intersection of innovation and profit, and learn whether founders and investors are in need of a cash out or a reality check.

What's the real ROI for enterprise AI?

As governments around the world embrace digital transformation, the question remains: can these systems be secure, or are we opening the door to unprecedented cyber threats? This panel brings together cybersecurity experts and AI ethicists to unpack the opportunities and challenges of building fully digital government infrastructures.

Can We Trust a Fully Digital Government?

In today's hyper-competitive e-commerce landscape, the customer experience is paramount. Explore how a seamless and efficient fulfilment process can become a powerful driver of customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Learn how to leverage advanced technologies to optimise your fulfilment operations to deliver exceptional customer experiences that drive sustainable growth for your e-commerce business.

Driving growth with seamless fulfilment

Join industry leaders to explore how new technologies are securing the next generation of online transactions. Learn how emerging authentication and verification solutions are transforming high-stakes digital interactions across every sector of the economy.

Securing tomorrow's transactions

Shein's digitalized supply chain creates transparency and operational intelligence across thousands of manufacturing partners. This talk showcases how their integrated technology platform transforms isolated suppliers into an interconnected network with visibility into consumer demand signals, enabling more responsive production planning, reduced overstock, and better resource allocation across the entire ecosystem.

Check out the first 20 talks at Web Summit Vancouver