ABOUT SUMMIT

February 3-5, 2025

Exclusive 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.

Empower founders

Canadian Founders

Of impactful, growth-stage technology companies (200+ employees, post-Series B).

Empower founders

Canadian Tech Executives

Motivated to engage in mentorship, networking, and dialogue with the Canadian startup community.

Empower founders

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.

Michelle Zatlyn
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Cloudflare

Board Governance
CEO
Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
People Operations
Product Management
David Baszucki
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Roblox

Board Governance
CEO
IPO
Leadership
Strategic Partnerships
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
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Xero, theBoardlist, StubHub, Joyus, Google

Board Management
Culture
DEI
Leadership
Strategic Partnerships
Apoorva Mehta
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Instacart

CEO
Leadership
Strategic Partnerships
Joanna Griffiths
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Knix

Board Governance
CEO
Culture
Leadership
People Operations
Talent Acquisition
Jack Newton
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Clio

Board Governance
CEO
Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
People Operations
Product Management
Erin Chapple
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Microsoft

Culture
Engineering Management
Product Management
Program Management
Michael Buhr
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C100, Lacuna Technologies, Filld, Zerve, eBay, Palm, Adobe, Apple

Board Governance
CEO
Culture
Leadership
People Operations
Product Management
Talent Acquisition
Chris Arsenault
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Inovia

Board Governance
Fundraising
Venture Capital
Mike Wessinger
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PointClickCare, C100

Board Governance
CEO
Leadership
Talent Management
Janet Bannister
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C100, Staircase Ventures, Real Ventures

Board Governance
Leadership
Venture Capital
Dan Park
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Clutch

Board Governance
CEO
Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
People Operations
Sean Silcoff
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Globe & Mail

Leadership
Storytelling
Anthony Lee
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Altos Ventures

Board Governance
Leadership
Venture Capital
Martin Basiri
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Passage, ApplyBoard

Culture
Leadership
People Operations
Talent Acquisition
Curt Sigfstead
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Clio

Board Governance
CFO
Strategic Partnerships
Satish Kanwar
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Good Future, Shopify, Jet Cooper

Culture
Leadership
Product Management
Strategic Partnerships
Dax Dasilva
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LIghtspeed Commerce, Age of Union

Board Governance
CEO
Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
Product Management
Raquel Urtasun
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Waabi

AI Strategy
CEO
Corporate Culture
Leadership
Austin Allison
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Pacaso

CEO
Corporate Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
Elissa Barrett
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Hubspot, Henry Meds

Corporate Culture
People Operations
Talent Acquisition
Talent Management
Talent Recruitment
Marianne Bulger
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True Search, The Help List, Drive Capital, Golden Ventures

Executive Search
Leadership
Recruiting
Venture Capital
Marcelo Cortes
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Faire

CTO
Engineering Management
Software Development
Technology Architecture
Hussein Fazal
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Super.com

AI Strategy
CEO
Corporate Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
Talent Management
Guy Gal
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Side

CEO
Corporate Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
Christian Jensen
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Dragoneer

Board Governance
Fundraising
IPO
Venture Capital
Rob Krolik
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Burst Capital

Fundraising
Revenue Strategy
Venture Capital
Andrew Lindsay
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Microsoft, Asana, HubSpot

AI Strategy
Fundraising
Strategic Partnerships
Greg Shove
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Section School

AI Strategy
Board Governance
CEO
Leadership
David Skok
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The Logic

Corporate Culture
Fundraising
Leadership
Storytelling
Taylor Malmsheimer
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Section School

AI Strategy
Corporate Culture
Dave Wessinger
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PointClickCare

CEO
Culture
GTM
Leadership
People Operations
Product Management

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.

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