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Next Up: Something Awesome

Here's what's coming up, and what you should expect for the week's ahead all across tech

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WHAT’S NEXT AT TECHTO? 👀

Last Chance: Unlock Sales Growth at TechTO Sales Tonight!

Are you serious about levelling up your sales game? TechTO Sales Toronto is tonight — and this is your last chance to grab a ticket before it’s sold out!

  • Where & When: Tonight, Tuesday, May 20, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at OneEleven, 325 Front St W

Why You Shouldn’t Miss This:

Learn from Sales Icons

Join 200+ other sales professionals, startup founders, and sales-curious tech talent plus, get inside the minds of leaders who’ve scaled revenue at high-growth startups and global brands:

  • April Dunford – Best-selling author of Obviously Awesome, a positioning expert who has helped dozens of B2B companies sharpen their sales messaging.

  • Evan Lee – Former top AE turned Head of Partnerships, breaking down how to sell into enterprise and scale outbound efficiently.

  • Jared Nusinoff – The Founder of Mash will share his takes on building and important lessons learned for other founders.

Tactical Takeaways

Whether you’re an AE, SDR, sales leader, or founder—expect real talk on:

  • When and how to use AI tools effectively in your sales workflows

  • Structuring outbound that converts

  • Building partner channels and new revenue streams

  • How to pitch, both you and your business

Save your spot now!

Travel with TechTO

Last chance to secure your spot for tomorrow’s Travel event — join hundreds of curious minds, investors, professionals and leaders in the travel tech space for an insightful evening.

Learn where the industry is headed, how it has evolved since Covid and what today’s active investors are interested in.

It’s one of our most stacked Travel line-ups yet! See for yourself:

Alex Baker Managing Partner, Relay Ventures | A leading venture capitalist with deep investments in travel, mobility, and emerging tech.

Janice Sousa Sales Coach, Value & Sales Excellence Team, Deloitte | A sales leader and coach with rich experience in B2B strategy, travel tech, and performance-driven sales.

Chris Houston Founder & CEO, Settled Technologies | A travel-tech entrepreneur transforming group trip planning through AI and automation.

Katie Olsson National Account Manager, Air New Zealand | An airline industry expert with frontline insights into global travel partnerships and customer experience.

Francois Gouelo Co-Founder & CEO, Enso Connect | A proptech and hospitality innovator helping short-term rental hosts deliver frictionless guest experiences.

 

What are you waiting for? Book your ticket for tomorrow’s Travel Toronto event for an experience you’ll never forget.

COMMUNITY 🤝

Explore all our Tech Week events including opportunities to apply to attend some of our more intimate curated content opportunities at TechTO HQ.

Today we highlight new speakers and the brilliant innovators taking the stage at our upcoming TiEQuest Summit on June 26 — Canada’s top innovators. One day. One stage.


This isn’t just another conference. It’s an all-day summit uniting the most ambitious founders, operators, and investors from across Canada — the ones building globally-minded companies that are shaping the future.

And we’ve just confirmed a headline speaker who truly embodies that mission: MICHELE ROMANOW 

From scaling ventures, to the Dragons’ Den stage, to investing in the next generation — Michele brings the kind of energy, insight, and boldness this summit is all about.

Expect world-class speakers & panels including insights from Canadian Tech Titans like:

  • Joanna Griffiths, Founder & CEO, Knix

  • Benjamin Bergen, President, Council of Canadian Innovators

  • Jack Newton, CEO & Co-Founder, Clio

  • Avlok Kohli, CEO, AngelList

  • Mallorie Brodie, CEO & Co-Founder, Bridgit

  • Neil Cawse, CEO & Founder, Geotab

  • Ron Benegbi, Founder & CEO, Uplinq

  • Matt Golden, Founder & Managing Partner, Golden Ventures

  • Prashant Matta, Managing Partner at Panache Ventures

  • Michael Hyatt, Executive Chairman, DataStealth.io

  • Alex Norman, Partner, N49P Ventures; Co-Founder, TechTO

  • Mike McDerment, Co- Founder & Board Chair at Freshbooks & Briza

  • Carl Rodrigues, President & CEO, SOTI Inc.


Get right in the room with Canada’s best of the best. Let’s show the world what Canada’s tech scene is really made of.

Part of Toronto Tech Week 2025, celebrating the people and companies driving tech forward.

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  • LAST CHANCE: Sales Toronto, Tuesday, May 20 at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE 

  • LAST CHANCE: Travel Toronto, Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE

  • Vancouver Demo Day + WebSummit Social, Tuesday, May 27REGISTER HERE

  • Health Toronto, Monday, June 9 at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE

  • Toronto Tech Week: Hackathon, Monday, June 23 at 9:00am — REGISTER HERE

  • Toronto Tech Week: Summer Social, Wednesday June 25, at 6:00pm — REGISTER HERE

Check out our full Tech Week Calendar here

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