GATHER | Web Summit Vancouver 2026 x Global Tech Conference

"We meet at a critical moment in the history of technology."

Physician/author Dr. Gabor Maté and Twitch political streamer Hasan Piker

Waterfront—(May 11 to 14, 2026) For the second year, Web Summit Vancouver's annual multi-day global conference, known as the "Olympics of Tech," gathered 20,235 attendees (up from 15,727 in 2025) spread across three levels of the Vancouver Convention Centre, once again hosted by the titular Dublin-based technology events company.

GATHER | Web Summit Vancouver 2025 x Global Tech Conference

"Vancouver is one of the world's most beautiful cities, with a flourishing tech community."

NBA champions Metta World Peace and JaVale McGee

Waterfront—(May 30, 2025) It sure felt like almost everyone was at the inaugural Web Summit Vancouver multi-day global conference, replacing Collision Conference's five-year run in Toronto. Long considered the "Olympics of Tech" and hosted by the Dublin-based technology events company, the gathering took over three levels of the Vancouver Convention Centre for as many days at the tail end of May.

The HTML500 x Learn to Code Event x Rocky Mountaineer

2nd annual The HTML500 Vancouver learn to code event at Rocky Mountaineer Station in Strathcona on January 24, 2015. As seen in Vancouver Is Awesome.



This weekend's HTML500 free coding event was a very popular attraction. The waitlist is over 2,200 people deep for the annual day-long, 500-person tutorial aiming to teach newbies how to code (HTML and CSS) and promote overall digital literacy in Canada.

TEDxVancouver 2014 x Tilt x Queen Elizabeth Theatre

2014 TEDxVancouver: Tilt conference at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on October 18, 2014.



After taking last year off and the arrival of the official TED2014 conference in town, the independently organized TEDxVancouver returned, bringing along its 2,500 attendees (mostly newcomers and first-timers) for a full day of stories and inspiration. This was my fourth straight TEDxVancouver and it was both familiar and new in its high ambition and broad appeal (despite being a little all over the place at times), hoping to "Tilt" themes and shift thinking about human innovation.

TEDxStanleyPark x Think the Unthinkable x UBC Robson Square

TEDxStanleyPark: Think the Unthinkable conference at UBC Robson Square on March 16, 2013.



This was the first annual TEDxStanleyPark talk and conference, inspired by Stanley Park as a microcosm, bringing together different interconnected elements of society.

TEDxVancouver 2012 x Confluence x Orpheum Theatre

2012 TEDxVancouver: Confluence conference at the Orpheum Theatre on October 21, 2012.



Two bodies of water joining together, "confluence". It's hard to believe this past weekend's independently organized and annual TEDxVancouver was my third already and fourth ever. Twenty-three hundred attendees packed the beautiful Orpheum, doubling last year's total.

TEDxVancouver 2011 x The Frontier x UBC Chan Centre

2011 TEDxVancouver: The Frontier conference at UBC's The Chan Centre for Performing Arts on November 12, 2011.



Seemingly everyone who is anyone woke up early on Saturday morning and jam-packed the Chan Centre fo a day of knowledge and "Ideas worth spreading". My second and the third annual TEDxVancouver conference was bigger and better than last year's effort in most ways.

Freelance Camp 2011 x The Network Hub x New Westminster

2011 Freelance Camp (un)conference at The Network Hub in the River Market at Westminster Quay in New Westminster on September 10, 2011.

Northern Voice 2011: Blogging + Social Media Conference x UBC

Northern Voice 2011 personal blogging and social media conference at UBC Life Sciences Centre on May 13-14, 2011.



I attended my first Northern Voice conference this past weekend. I remember last year, just starting out in the social media community, watching all the live tweets and thinking I needed to be there next year. And I was. In fact, I was even invited to speak on a panel on day 2.

Speaking at Northern Voice 2011: Hyperlocal Blogging Panel

I am thrilled to announce myself as a late addition speaker to the Northern Voice 2011 personal blogging and social media 2-day conference next weekend (May 13-14). I will be part of the Blogging In Real Life: Building Community through Hyperlocal Blogging panel along with Briana Tomkinson from Tenth to the Fraser and Jon Strocel from TheV3H.com.

Video: YWiB Beyond Pink 2010 Conference

The Young Women in Business (YWiB) threw their annual Beyond Pink 2010 Conference last week at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and I covered the event as their official videographer along with the lovely Angela Jung interviewing delegates, organizers, and speakers like Aritzia Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services Sally Parrott and Lainey Gossip founder Elaine Lui. Watch the video and full coverage available here.

TEDxVancouver 2010 x The Fine Line x Kay Meek Centre

2010 TEDxVancouver: The Fine Line conference at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver on November 27, 2010.

I had an absolutely incredible time at the second annual TEDxVancouver conference with a bunch of friends, particularly Peter Verge, Jordan Kallman, Maurice Li, Jeremy Lim, and Karra Barron. It was a jam-packed day full of fun, interesting, engaging, intense learning and knowledge sharing, making live connections in person.

YWiB Beyond Pink 2010 x Conference x Four Seasons Hotel

Young Women in Business (YWiB)'s 2010 Beyond Pink conference at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver on November 20, 2010.



"Make your brand. Leave your mark." I received a last minute invite to cover Beyond Pink as a videographer to help out my Angela Jung capture day two of the festivities for YWiB.