​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.