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2026 Web Summit Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.

Throughout the week, there was a strong focus on the sovereignty of artificial intelligence, machine learning, SaaS, healthtech, wellness, fintech, financial services, and education as the top sectors represented. 

"The Sovereign AI Blueprint": Canadian Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, Cohere Chief AI Officer Joelle Pineau, and Bloomberg Vancouver Bureau Chief Thomas Seal.

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2026 Web Summit Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.

Speakers tackled hot industry topics such as further AI integration, the chip wars, tech geopolitics, film's future, and the emerging creator economy.

"The Sovereign AI Blueprint": Canadian Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, Cohere Chief AI Officer Joelle Pineau, and Bloomberg Vancouver Bureau Chief Thomas Seal.

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2026 Web Summit Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.

Among the thousands of tech workers and leaders, 1,197 startups and a record 768 investors (up thirteen percent) from 120 nations joined [the conference].

"The Sovereign AI Blueprint": Canadian Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, Cohere Chief AI Officer Joelle Pineau, and Bloomberg Vancouver Bureau Chief Thomas Seal.

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2026 Web Summit Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.

For the second year, [its] annual multi-day global conference, known as the "Olympics of Tech," gathered 20,235 attendees (up from 15,727 in 2025).

"Loneliness at the End of Empire": Dr. Gabor Maté and Hasan Piker.

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I wrote this because I want Vancouver to win. Web Summit can bring real value: capital, attention, press, investor density, and a bigger stage for the people already building here. But public funding changes the accountability standard.

Web Summit Vancouver 2026

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Web Summit Qatar Startup Program Sells Out Ahead Of 2026 Event

The startup program for Web Summit Qatar 2026 has officially sold out, with more than 1,600 startups from across the globe confirmed to participate in the highly anticipated technology event scheduled for February 1–4 in Doha. In a press release issued on January 11, 2026, organizers said the event floor has also reached full capacity, with several leading global companies already signed on as…

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Chelsea Manning, former intelligence analyst:  “If someone were to publish a massive leak today, people would say ‘oh this isn’t true”

The source of the first major leak of state secrets in the internet age, when she worked for the US, now seeks to reconnect with her life after a decade and a half of fame and activism