Web Summit Vancouver is coming to Vancouver, May 27th - 30th, 2025. We'll have thousands of people visiting Vancouver and looking to connect and collaborate with creative people locally, across Canada, and from around the world.
Z-Space will be open for all three core days of the conference as a place to drop in, tour what's going on, as well as a few select events. Drop by 505 Hamilton, Buzz 301, or register below for our morning networking.
Coffee Culture Connect
We'll be opening Z-Space every morning for informal morning gathering.
Join fellow Web Summit attendees, local founders, technologists, investors, and creative minds for coffee, conversation, and spontaneous collaboration in a welcoming community space.
Expect fresh espresso drinks, local pastries, fast wifi, and the buzz of creative energy. Z-Space is just a 10-minute walk from the Web Summit venue, at the edge of historic Gastown.
Whether you're new to Vancouver or looking to make meaningful connections before the conference kicks off each day, this is your open door to the city’s tech and creative ecosystem.
Wednesday: Local First Auth & Open Web with Feathers & Mozilla
Instead of OAuth flows and shared secrets, Feathers uses local first cryptographic keys that are securely stored on each device and links them to a user identity. Mozilla champions the open web and user agency tied to emerging trends like local first.
Join Feathers & Mozilla around local first, auth, and the open web.
The DWeb Vancouver community and AT Community Fund present a Wednesday lunch time meetup for Bluesky ATProto fans:
Thursday: AI & Agents with HUGE
Is your romantic partner tired of hearing you talk about the latest breakthroughs in AI Agents, RAG, MCP, and Local LLMs? Do want to brag about your horde of graphics cards to others that understand?
Join Z-Space member and local first AI start-up, HUGE, for AI & agents and what we can do locally and encrypted with our own hardware.
HUGE is also hosting Arka's Investing in AI Roundtable on Thursday, starting at 11am:
Friday: Z-Space Presents
Meet the people of Z-Space! Come check out art, electronics, AR, protocols, gaming and more! Our creative community and local Vancouver colleagues work and play at the edge of Gastown. Fresh made espresso and pastries to power through the last day of Web Summit Vancouver!
Our Sponsors & Supporters
We're joined by all of our Z-Space members as well as a selection of sponsors and supporters in welcoming you during Web Summit Vancouver.
This event is proudly supported by MindPort, a strategy, research, and innovation partner built for the age of AI.
About Z-Space
The Z-Space Arts & Technology Society is a creative culture hub supporting art, tech, music, science, food, and community. Celebrating its 10th year in operation—and it's 1st year as a non-profit society—Z-Space provides affordable, sustainable, and community-oriented space for startups, artists, and builders.