ABOUT SUMMIT
February 3-5, 2025Exclusive to C100 members, this two-day experience in San Francisco is a unique opportunity to engage directly with decision-makers across various disciplines — entrepreneurs, business executives, technology visionaries, and investors.
SUMMIT AGENDA 2025
With 15+ hours of engaging panels, firesides, and networking, attendees actively shape impactful dialogue on the most pressing challenges and opportunities for Canadian tech entrepreneurs—sparking ideas that inspire change and drive impact.
All times are in Pacific Time. Agenda is subject to change. Please check back here for updates!
Monday, February 3
2:00 pm
Group Activities
6:30 pm
Group Dinner
Tuesday, February 4
7:30 am
Group Fitness Class
Optional
8:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Michael Buhr, C100
9:30 am
Fireside Chat
Michelle Zatlyn, Cloudflare & Michael Buhr, C100
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Fireside Chat
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Xero & Janet Bannister, Staircase Ventures
12:00 pm
Lunch & Networking
1:30 pm
Fireside Chat
David Baszucki, Roblox & Anthony Lee, Altos Ventures
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm
Fireside Chat
Joanna Griffiths, Knix; Satish Kanwar, Good Future
3:30 pm
Fireside Chat
Jack Newton & Curt Sigfstead, Clio; Geneviève Bouthillier, BDC
6:30 pm
Group Dinner & ICE Award Ceremony
Wednesday, February 5
7:30 am
Group Fitness Class
Optional
8:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
The Boldness Gap: Rethinking Risk in Canada
Martin Basiri, Passage & Katherine Homuthm Sheertex; Sean Silcoff, The Globe & Mail
10:00 am
Building a Canadian Unicorn
Mike Wessinger, PointClickCare & Michael Buhr, C100
Who It's For
Summit is our annual convening of C100 members for two days of high-impact networking, off-the-record learning, and celebrating the best of Canadian technology leadership.
Canadian Founders
Of impactful, growth-stage technology companies (200+ employees, post-Series B).
Canadian Tech Executives
Motivated to engage in mentorship, networking, and dialogue with the Canadian startup community.
Silicon Valley Veterans
Committed to sharing their experiences, networks, and resources to fuel the successful growth of the next generation.
Exceptional Speakers
Summit 2025 speakers include the leaders of Roblox, Knix, 1Password, Clio, Cloudflare, and Xero.
Michael Buhr
C100, Lacuna Technologies, Filld, Zerve, eBay, Palm, Adobe, Apple
Dan Park
Clutch
Chris Arsenault
Inovia
Shuman Ghosemajumdar
Reken, Shape Security, F5, Google, TeachAids
Mike Wessinger
PointClickCare, C100
Marianne Bulger
True Search, The Help List, Drive Capital, Golden Ventures
Michelle Zatlyn
Cloudflare
David Baszucki
Roblox
Joanna Griffiths
Knix
Jack Newton
Clio
Sean Silcoff
Globe & Mail
Janet Bannister
C100, Staircase Ventures, Real Ventures
Katherine Homuth
Reken, Shape Security
Anthony Lee
Altos Ventures
Martin Basiri
Passage, ApplyBoard
Curt Sigfstead
Clio
Satish Kanwar
Good Future, Shopify, Jet Cooper
Apoorva Mehta
Instacart
Dax Dasilva
LIghtspeed Commerce, Age of Union
Erin Chapple
Microsoft
Marcelo Cortes
Faire
Christian Jensen
Dragoneer
Allen Lau
Two Small Fish Ventures, Wattpad, Webtoon
Dave Wessinger
PointClickCare
Meaningful Content
Future Summit themes are informed by our members, market trends, and hot topics that will empower our Canadian founders to grow and scale in the face of economic friction.
