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Other significant Canadian speakers include Jeff Shiner of 1Password, Mara Reiff of FreshBooks, and Anna Sainsbury of GeoComply. The event, backed by $14.8 million in public and private funding, marks a significant shift from its previous host city, Toronto, which has now introduced Toronto Tech Week. Web Summit is expected to run in Vancouver for at least three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Web Summit Vancouver 2025, a rebranded version of the Collision conference, is set to take place from May 27-30 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. 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