Web Summit’s women in tech program is a community initiative aimed at balancing the gender ratio at our events.
Please note: As part of our commitment to change, and in accordance with Part C of our terms and conditions, this program is only open to people who identify as women.

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Women in tech program at Web Summit Vancouver

We hope to continue the trend in 2026.

In 2025, 44% of all startups at Web Summit Vancouver were female-founded.

Get ready to network in the Women in Tech meetup spaces and beyond, connect with future customers and potential partners.

Growth

Every attendee who comes to Web Summit Vancouver should feel part of a community. We seed small communities at our events, and then help them thrive long after each event. Come meet other incredible women in your industry.

Community

Learn from the women in tech community at Web Summit Vancouver. As Inc. Magazine put it, Web Summit “attracts a diverse list of world-class speakers, and facilitates content that inspires and empowers attendees.”

Learning

From the Women in Tech meetups to Night Summit, grow your network, go to events and set up meetings. Mingle with other women in tech, building your professional network. Meet new potential mentors – or mentees.

Networking

We are deeply committed to changing the gender balance at all of our events, and to empowering women across the world by fostering networking opportunities, building mentorship programs and nurturing our online women in tech community.
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Our commitment to change

Meet some of the amazing women who’ve joined us

CEO, Founder

Carol Anne Hilton

Founder / CEO

Bobbie Racette

Indigenous Rights Activist

Autumn Peltier

Kelly Burton

Television Broadcaster, Backstage Host, Podcaster, Author

Renee Paquette

Entrepreneur & Tennis Legend

Maria Sharapova

Actress & Goodwill Ambassador

Kat Graham

Sairah Ashman

Chief Technology Officer - Emerita

Rebecca Parsons

Founder

Silvina Moschini

–  Sita Chantramonklasri, Founder &amp; General Partner, Siam Capital

“Women are half the population, and their health affects everyone.”

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