In Toronto’s Last Year of Hosting Collision, Focus on Technology and Startups

Published on June 19, 2024

TORONTO—Startups in the technology sector are taking centre stage at the 2024 Collision tech expo, with 1,600 up-and-coming companies gathering with over 1,000 potential investors. The June 17-20 event marks Toronto’s final year as host before Collision moves to the West Coast next year. In its sixth year in Toronto, Collision is seeing its largest number of startups participating since it first landed in Canada in 2019. The event is expected to draw over 40,000 attendees to the Enercare Centre to hear 800 speakers discuss the hottest issues in tech, including artificial intelligence, fintech, and the impacts of emerging technologies on education, society, and the democratic process....

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