Last year, with Collision moving to Vancouver under a new name, a bunch of Toronto tech leaders got together and said, ‘Why not us?’
Julia Konefal
“You could start your day paddleboarding on Lake Ontario, then you could go to a workout class, then you could go to a session on what VCs want to hear.”
Toronto Tech Week
And thus Toronto Tech Week was born, a city-wide get-together in the middle of June that somehow welcomed 15,000 attendees to over 300 events—making it Canada’s largest grassroots tech event.
Toronto Tech Week is back, and with nearly 600 events (150 more than when we recorded this episode!) welcoming people from around the world set to begin Monday, this year’s Toronto Tech Week promises to be much bigger and bolder.
But which Toronto Tech Week events should you attend? How do you find your tribe amongst the thronging masses? Most importantly, should you wear comfy shoes?
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To answer those questions, we have Toronto Tech Week 2026 co-directors Julia Konefal and Mell Truong, who also speak to the vision for the decentralized event platform and how it has grown and changed in its second year.
So, are you going to Toronto Tech Week?
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Recorded and edited by Toronto Podcasts. BetaKit is a Toronto Tech Week media partner. Feature image courtesy Toronto Tech Week.