Name: Web Summit Vancouver
Start: 2026-05-11
End: 2026-05-14
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre

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<p>Browse the Web Summit Vancouver schedule. We&#8217;re adding more talks every week.</p>
<p>Join us this May for a first look at tech’s future.</p>
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Attendees at Saas Monster stage during day two of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada

The opening night of Web Summit Vancouver takes place on May 11, at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Doors open at 4pm, and the Opening Ceremony begins at 6pm. You’ll need to be registered and have collected your wristband and lanyard to enter.

Opening Night - Doors open!

Don't miss an amazing evening full of activities at Night Summit from 7:30pm to 10pm at Bentall Centre in Downtown Vancouver! 
Check the Web Summit app to find more about ⚡️ Speed Networking, meetups and more activities!
See you there!

✨ Night Summit

Venture capital in 2026 - boom, bust, or just business as usual? As market cycles shift and investor sentiment wavers, where is the money going? This panel unpacks the latest funding trends, economic realities, and what it all means for startups and VCs navigating the year ahead.

The state of venture capital

The narrative surrounding AI in the workplace has evolved with dizzying speed. We have moved beyond the era of "AI as a writing assistant" and entered a far more complex, experimental phase: the rise of the autonomous agent. These systems aren't just drafting emails; they are joining teams, translating high-level business strategies into executable tasks, and managing entire project lifecycles with minimal oversight. But is this shift truly a seamless migration of human workflows to digital agents, or are we overlooking the friction points? Let's find out.

From AI assistants to AI coworkers: what's next?

Sustainability claims are under scrutiny like never before. Derrick Emsley, Co-Founder & CEO of veritree, explores why verification and transparency are now competitive advantages, and why the cost of inaction is rising fast. Please be aware that attendance is first-come, first-served.

Show your work: The new sustainability standard [Hosted by veritree]

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Check out the 2026 schedule

Opening Night - Doors open!

✨ Night Summit

The state of venture capital

From AI assistants to AI coworkers: what's next?

Show your work: The new sustainability standard [Hos...

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