IEEE Canada Blockchain Forum 2026 (4th edition)
The Call for speakers is closing! Fill in the form to propose a talk/panel or contact Marc Lijour at marclijour@ieee.org for more information.
Theme for 2026: at the intersection of modernised Payments and AI, featuring Stablecoins, protocols such as x402, Agentic AI such as OpenClaw, on the wake of Bill C-15 and the rise of open source AI. We have a packed agenda!
The IEEE Blockchain Forum is returning for the fourth time as part of Toronto Tech Week. The goal of this compact one-day event is to congregate BUIDLers, researchers, academics, and engineers building blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and decentralized software applications.
Expect deep thought leadership, executive talks and panels, and academic presentations. We're talking long-term engineering trends and innovation. You won't find marketing narratives, token launches, or promotions.
Note: The 2025 edition of the forum counted with 200 participants and speakers from JP Morgan, the Bank of Canada, Mastercard, the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, EY, Starknet, among others.
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- Ontario Investment and Trade Centre
- 250 Yonge Street, 35th Floor
- Toronto, Ontario
- Canada M5B 2L7
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Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 26–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com
- Co-sponsored by Toronto Tech Week and the Government of Ontario
- Starts 09 March 2026 04:00 AM UTC
- Ends 11 May 2026 04:00 AM UTC
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First wave of speaker announcement
On the wake of Bill C-15 and the rapid digitisation of Canada's financial system, Canadian innovation leaders will give us a glimpse of what's to come this year and next.
Panel #1 - Stablecoins: A New Era of Payments in Canada
- Didier Lavallée, Founder and CEO of Tetra Digital Group
- Kesem Frank, CEO of Canada Stablecorp
- Kevin Zhang, Founder and CEO of LOON
Panel #2 - Canada's Digital Sovereignty
- Ali Abou Daya, CEO of Transactix Financial Inc.
- Thomas You, Associate Partner at Maverix Private Equity
Panel #3 - The new Frontier of Trust in Agentic AI & Blockchain
- Michelle Beyo, CEO of FINAVATOR
- Carlos Andres Delgado, Fintech, AI & Banking Expert
- Diana Oreto, Blockchain & Digital Assets Expert
More speakers to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Many thanks to our sponsors: Invest Hong Kong (Canada) and Moody's Ratings
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