CHICAGO — Web Summit is launching a new event in Vancouver. The first Web Summit in North America, which will take place in Vancouver, Canada in May 2025, represents a new era for the gathering.
Web Summit Vancouver will take over from Collision in Toronto, which became the fastest-growing technology event in North America. The new event will continue the company’s mission to support and connect the global technology ecosystem.
In the last two years, Web Summit has introduced three brand new events, including Web Summit Rio in South America, which has gathered more than 55,000 attendees in its first two years, and Web Summit Qatar in the Middle East, which drew 15,000 attendees in its first year. Web Summit’s flagship event in Lisbon is set to bring more than 70,000 attendees from 150-plus countries to Lisbon this November.
In total, participation at Web Summit events has increased by 51% since 2022, and by the end of the year, its 2024 events will have drawn more than 160,000 attendees.
Vancouver was selected with its more than 11,000 tech companies; technology has become the fastest-growing sector in the province. The tech sector is growing at twice the rate of the overall economy, and Vancouver ranks first in high tech job growth in North America.
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“The time has come to transition Collision into Web Summit. We have had the most incredible time in Toronto and are looking forward to continuing our Canadian journey in Vancouver,” Paddy Cosgrave, Founder and CEO of Web Summit, said. “We are now in four continents and have every intention to bring something to Africa very soon, as we continue our ambition to connect the tech world and build meaningful and lasting communities around the world.”
Web Summit Expands to Vancouver: North America’s Newest Tech Event Set for May 2025
“We knew Vancouver was the right place for Web Summit,” Royce Chwin, President & CEO, Destination Vancouver said. “A transformational event of this caliber will continue to build our reputation as an exceptional host city and sharpen Vancouver’s global destination competitiveness. And it will be an economic powerhouse as we anticipate that Web Summit Vancouver will generate $172 million in direct spending and $279 million in overall economic impact for BC in its first year.”
Web Summit Vancouver will build on the success of Collision, bringing together founders, entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors across North America and beyond to connect and exchange ideas about the technology and trends shaping the world.
This year’s conference in Toronto brought together more than 800 speakers, 1,400 journalists, 1,000 investors, 2,000 startups and 300 partners from more than 140 countries.
Reach Web Summit at info@websummit.com.
