Collision 2024

Date: June 11 to June 20, 2024
Venue: Virtual and Beanfield Centre
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Target Audience: Export ready Canadian companies in the tech industry
Sector: Automotive, Clean technologies, Financial and insurance services, Industrial machinery, Information and communications technologies, Transportation

Event description

Collision, one of the world's biggest tech conferences, returns to Toronto from June 17-20, 2024. Collision brings together the brightest minds in tech and offers an excellent venue to showcase new and innovative technologies and to connect with global business opportunities. It is anticipated that more than 40,000 tech and innovation enthusiasts will attend Collision.

Since 2019, our network of Trade Commissioners has recruited dozens of global multinational enterprises, companies and international investors to meet with Canadian companies though our business-to-business (B2B) program at Collision. In 2023, this program resulted in over 700+ business meetings, facilitating many new international business connections and leads for our Canadian clients.

Once again, the Trade Commissioner Service will leverage this event to organize a B2B matchmaking program, Innovate with Canada, to connect cutting-edge Canadian technology companies with global corporate technology buyers and venture capital (VC) investors. There are two components to our B2B program this year. You are invited to participate in one or both:

• June 11 to 13: Virtual B2Bs between Canadian companies and international delegates
• June 18 to 20: In-person and virtual B2Bs between Canadian companies and international delegates^{Footnote *}

Register to attend

• Register for Innovate with Canada by April 26, 2024, 11:59pm PST.
• Contact us at collision@international.gc.ca for more information.

Collision is offering discounted tickets to women in tech and complimentary tickets to Indigenous attendees and select startups.

Why your organization should participate

• Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Increase visibility of your product or service
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
• Pitch your product /service to selected audiences
• Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Business-to-business meetings
• Export Café (individual meetings with Trade Commissioners from different international markets)
• Seminar

Trade Commissioner, Rowena Ko (rowena.ko@international.gc.ca), specializes in the innovation sector for the Ontario region market and can provide information on this event and advice on business development.

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.