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TechTO is helping create a tech ecosystem that wins together. One way we help the ecosystem win together is with our TechTO Community Events. Over 20,000 people join our events every year, as a way to learn from leaders, meet their peers, and grow their careers together.

We're looking for a special kind of leader to speak at our community events. We want leaders who can share inspirational stories and shortcuts to success with the community, so that we can all learn and grow together. We're looking for leaders that represent the best of our ecosystem's culture, so we can create an accessible innovation economy. The best leaders on our stages are ones that want to give back to the community and help the ecosystem grow and develop with their own contribution.

Our editorial team works with every speaker to ensure they understand our audience and how to best help them succeed. We believe in second order outcomes, that if you deliver value to our audience that will in turn deliver value to you. If you are instead looking to directly capture value, please look at our sponsorship opportunities here:  http://goo.gl/forms/C1WBJDVTkR. Unfortunately, there is no way to purchase an advertorial speaking spot on our stages. Likewise, we do not compensate speakers with payments or reimbursements and have operated this way since our founding in 2014.

In our effort to best represent all the amazing diversity of technology and talent in our ecosystem, below we are going to ask for additional details that help our editorial teams make the decision on who to speak. The more information you can provide, the more likely our team can identify the right place in our community for you to speak.

As we get many more inquiries than we have speaking spots, and are constantly planning year round events, we will only reach out when the right speaking opportunity arises. The best way to prepare for a speaking engagement with TechTO while you await a response is to join our Community Events or become a TechTO Insider, where you'll be able to engage with the community, meet our team, and build the relationships needed to help both you and community succeed.

Join an upcoming Community Event: https://techtoronto.org/

Become a TechTO Insider: https://membership.techtoronto.org/